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Celebrating Palestinian Resilience!

Photo: Handmade Palestine on Facebook Morgan’s text: In Palestine, we celebrate life. We rise up against all odds. This beautiful photo captures the joy of students with disabilities at Ma’an Lil Hayyat…

June 3, 2026

Asia, Music, Society, Textiles, Traditions
Handmade Palestine visits Paducah, Kentucky!

I landed on Handmade Palestine’s Instagram page in December of 2025. Morgan Cooper, Founder, shares what life is like in Palestine and she caught my attention. She covers the crafts made by…

May 20, 2026

Asia, Society, Textiles, Traditions, Travel
Martin Luther King Jr remembered in art

Martin Luther King’s life has inspired so many artists who embed his leadership and vision into their paintings, murals, quilts and sculptures.

January 19, 2026

Americas, Public Art, Society, Textiles, United States
placemaker’s news: december 2025 – holy days

featured image: Lucuma Designs In many traditions the word “holy” means to be set apart for a specific purpose. For many religious people, it specifically refers to a purpose belonging to…

December 11, 2025

Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, Music, Newsletter, Textiles, Traditions, United States
the power of one

The power of one only exists because the power of many allows it to. Each of us has a power of one and we can become the power of many when we unite!

November 30, 2025

Americas, Europe, Music, Society, Textiles, Traditions, United States
placemaker’s news: october 2025 – the frog resistance

October’s News, covering the Frog Resistance in Portland, several new blog posts, welcoming Georgianne Holland of Nestle and Soar, and other news.

October 16, 2025

Africa, Americas, Art Classes, Asia, Ceramics, Dance, Fashion, Society, Textiles, Traditions, Travel, United States
Creative Arts Safaris – Benin and Togo

Fiona Wright of Creative Arts Safaris shares highlights from a tour to Benin and Togo! Ceremonies, workshops and experiencing life on the river.

October 13, 2025

Africa, Art Classes, Ceramics, Dance, Music, Public Art, Textiles, Traditions, Travel
Replicating a Tiffany Peacock in Textiles

Heather Daveno of August Phoenix Mercantile created a garment inspired by the peacock doors she saw at the Palmer House in Chicago. The doors were designed by Louis Tiffany and cast in bronze for C.D. Peacock Jeweler. This was a challenging piece with lots of embroidery!

October 8, 2025

Americas, Fashion, Textiles, United States
A Tale of Two Museums by Eileen Doughty

Eileen Doughty of Doughty Designs shares her experiences as a docent and a volunteer at two museums. She lives in the Washington DC area and gives testimony to how it has been with military presence on the streets. (September 2025)

September 5, 2025

Americas, Cultural Center, Textiles, United States
Fiona Highlights: Kyrgyzstan – A Felt Experience

Fiona Highlights is a series of posts where Fiona shares some of her favorite experiences in the tours she has enjoyed through her travel business, Creative Safaris. This highlight has a tour coming up in April 2026: Kyrgyzstan—a-felt-experience.

August 23, 2025

Architecture, Art Classes, Asia, Food, Textiles, Traditions, Travel
Immigration: The Home Within. Reflections on England, New Zealand and Australia by Debra Dorgan

Debra Dorgan, owner of AllThingsPretty, is a member of our sister site, Artizan Made. Her main focus has been to create garments, accessories, jewelry and home décor items out of upcycled textiles. …

August 7, 2025

Architecture, Australia, Europe, Photography, Society, Textiles, Travel
Immigration: Sanctuary in Tasmania – Rita Summers Art Quilt

Immigration series: Rita Summers shares the journey of how her family ended up in Tasmania, Australia. There is the Dutch Resistance, isolation in Canada and finally, happiness in Tasmania! Rita created an art quilt celebrating the migratory steps.

August 6, 2025

Americas, Australia, Society, Textiles, Traditions, Travel