Thanks @ncstatedesign for this feature. If you haven't, check my podcast interview with @consciousstyle
"Karen Baker, current student in the Doctor of Design Program at NC State’s College of Design, is a weaver focused on design, history, and critical studies of textile and fiber in Washington, DC. She is currently researching the textile, fiber and craft contributions and techniques of enslaved and free African American weavers before the Great Migration."
#textile #fiber #weaver #blackcraft #blackhistory #craft #naturaldye
Thanks @kellymavenmedia - my #media guru!
Calling all my Creative Entrepreneurs in Craft, Textile, Fiber, Fashion, and Surface Design understanding how business impacts our art and design is just an important as any other industry!
Early-bird ticket close 4.26.26
cecsummit25.eventbrite.com
#creative #economy
Morning breakfast @busboysandpoets and got this new edition to the research. 2025 Release by @robellawake "A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects". Pick up at an #indiebookshop if you can.
#blackcraft #craftresearch #crafts #history
21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Peace Walk and Parade details in Southeast DC, Washington DC! Bundle up and come on out.
Parade starts at 11am!
Activities until 2pm
#mlkholiday
Starting out making art to encourage our DC residents to strive towards a healthy lifestyle with #radicalselflove on New Year's Day for Fresh Start 5K is not a bad day 1 for 2026! It made the 22 degree temperature and 20 mile winds worth it. 🥶
Thanks @ahhcandles4 and Chameka for hanging with me and Jim for the amazing illustrations.
Happy New Year!
#arttherapy #healthjourney #mydccool #happynewyear
Great way to start 2026. #happynewyear
January 1 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm @fibrespace
Slip into 2026 with our annual New Year’s Day Cast On
Pick a pattern and join us on New Year’s Day in our second-floor lounge to cast on! We'll be open from 10 am – 4 pm, so stop by to swatch or cast on for your first self-care project of 2026. No registration is needed and the event is free--just come on by!
KUUMBA-LIVE! is part of the closing events for Fighting for Freedom: Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence, the groundbreaking exhibition organized by the @darmuseum in partnership with the Black Craftspeople Digital Archives (BCDA). Curated by William Strollo, Dr. Torren L. Gatson, and Dr. Tiffany Momon.
KUUMBA-LIVE
December 31, 2025
Noon - 4 pm
Please join us at the DAR’s historic headquarters for exhibition tours, hands-on activities, a panel discussion, Kwanzaa ceremonial performances, and refreshments. KUMBA-LIVE will honor Dr. Gatson and Dr. Momon, creators of the BCDA.
