Paperback, colour and black and white illustrations, 156 pages, W190mm X H240mm
Faythe Levine traveled 19,000 miles to document what has emerged as
a marriage between historical technique, punk culture, and the D.I.Y.
ethos. For Handmade Nation she and Cortney Heimerl have selected 24
makers and 5 essay writers who work within different media and different methodologies to provide a microcosm of the crafting
community.
Participants in this community share ideas and encouragement
through websites, blogs, boutiques, galleries, and craft fairs.
Together they have forged a new economy and lifestyle based on
creativity, determination, and networking. Twenty-four artists from
Olympia, Washington to Providence, Rhode Island, and everywhere in
between show their work and discuss their lives.
Handmade
Nation features photographs of the makers, their work environment,
their process, their work, and discussions of how they got their start
and what motivates them.