PEDAL TO THE METAL 2 Craft Fair
Saturday, December 4th, 2004, Noon - 5 pm
The Rivoli, 334 Queen St. W.
PWYC or a foodbank donation
19+
a smashup of crafts, art, zines, music and holiday shoppers. 40 vendors will be showing and selling their handmade creations, and 5 bands will be performing throughout the afternoon.
Lineup:
The Silt - 12:30
Aidan Baker - 1:30
The Pauls - 2:30
The Blameshifter - 3:30
The Guest Bedroom - 4:30
PEDAL TO THE METAL Craft Fair
Sunday, December 7, 2003 Noon - 6 pm
The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W.
hundreds of hand-made, one-of-a-kind crafts and artworks for sale
live bands every hour
The Costume Quilt performance/installation by The Westside Stitches Couture Club
Surrealist Craft Games by deadpan designs
e-mail thegood@churchofcraft.org to reserve a table.
check out Church of Craft Toronto for more info.
Stitch 'n Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook
by Debbie Stoller, the essential guide to knitting for chicks with sticks. In Stores Now!
featuring 2 deadpan patterns: wristbands and bikinis.
now you can make your own instead of buying them from me...
The Church of Craft at The Power Plant
Wednesday 22 October, 6 pm
The Power Plant, 231 Queens Quay West
To activate Liam Gillick's installation, communes, bars and greenrooms, making use of it as an open site for discussion, The Power Plant has invited three Toronto-based groups to hold their public gatherings at the gallery.
The Church of Craft is inviting people to gather in the gallery to make crafts. Participants and passers-by will contribute individual elements to a collective creation.
Voodoo Doll Sewing Workshop
June 1, 2003
3-5pm Trinity Bellwoods Park
the first workshop offered by Toronto's Church of Craft
The Fruit Market
March 30, 2003
12pm-6pm at Sneaky Dees
TRADE magazine's first ever zine, craft, music and film festival, with performances by Gentleman Reg, Hadassah Hill, and a screening of Scott Treleaven's film The Salivation Army.
NOW magazine gift guide
December 5, 2002
Featured the maggie, the billie-jean, the hotlips and the lynda.
canzine
Sunday, October 6, 2002
1pm-7pm at The Big Bop, 651 Queen St.
www.brokenpencil.com/canzine
Giant zine fair and festival of alternative culture featuring over 150 underground periodicals on display from across Canada. Radical film and reading events, panel discussion, and hands-on workshops.
UN global ceasefire & non violence day
Saturday September 21, 2002, toronto
knit in at christie pits park. BYO needles, thread and other craft supplies to this free crafternoon. under the gazebo in christie pits park 2-6pm.
read a weird gossip column about the event
BUST magazine
fall 2002 issue
www.bust.com
a deadpan wristband appeared in the fashion feature on page 74.
ladyfest toronto
saturday september 7, sunday september 8, 2002
two days of music, spoken word, film, performance art, workshops + more showcasing the talents of female-identified people.
at KYTES from 11:00am to 4pm, then The Raging Spoon from 5pm to 11pm.
deadpan was at the artists' bazaar on saturday, sharing a table with geekfactor zines.
DIY workshop weekend
saturday august 3, 2002
do-it-yourself workshops all weekend long at kytes (kensington youth theatre and employment skills).
at my beginners' knitting workshop, *almost* everyone finished their very own wristband.
bookmobile art auction
friday march 22, 2002, montreal
the projet MOBILIVRE-BOOKMOBILE project is a traveling exhibition of artist' book works, zines, and independent publications. www.mobilivre.org
deadpan donated custom knit bikini services to the art auction.
