FOUND: Crafty Writers or Writey Crafters
I think most people who know me know that I’m a writer, but I have always tended not to mix the writer side of myself with the crafter side of myself, and over the past year or so I’ve realized that that’s kind of a big mistake. I’m still working on ways to combine the two halves, and eventually I’ll be making scrumptious little books of fiction for your reading pleasure. I’ve become increasingly inspired in the last month as I’ve joined a writing workshop and am once again forced to adhere to deadlines (thank God for deadlines or I’d get nothing done at all). My approaching deadline has made me think an awful lot about how good it feels to hand in a beautifully packaged story. The tangible parts of reading are all so important to the experience and I’d love to play with that more. Anyhow, that was a long-winded introduction to what some other writers/artists/crafters are doing with their work on Etsy.
I found this fantastic work by La Pomme Stories on Etsy (we were on the front page together yesterday!).
The stories are mostly short fairy tales, beautifully rendered in fabric and small artifacts. One of the things that I like most about them is the brevity. I’m pretty notorious for writing incredibly short pieces, and it’s really nice to see how one person has found a way to convey some of the meaning in between the things that are not written on the page. Really, really lovely stuff.
Another awesome bit that I found is Rana Regulus Demutato; An illustrated study of science and fairy tales from Julia Y of Dumpster Divine.
This especially appeals to the hybrid writer in me- what could be more hybrid than science and fairy tales? I like the implication that science isn’t as scientific as we want to think. I ordered this bad boy yesterday and I’m really looking forward to getting it in the mail. Also check out Julia Y.’s awesome dolls. I especially love the hair detail. So awesome for so many reasons.
