Knot Sew Crafty Gorgons

The Gorgons dig a little deeper into the world of video game crafting. Whether it's the OG Pets, Sims, Beta Minecraft, or Animal Crossing, we can't possibly cover it all.

This is probably one of the sillier episodes of the season. Kept very light and fun, the Gorgons talk about procraftination and how they've tried to overcome it.

This episode, the Gorgons go on a a little international, time traveling tour to talk about Memento Mori via Victorian Death Photography and Appalachian Death Culture. 

Find these topics interesting? Here are some resources:

Victorian Death Photography

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36389581

https://allthatsinteresting.com/victorian-death-photos

http://archive.sciendo.com/HSSR/hssr.2016.5.issue-2/hssr-2016-0016/hssr-2016-0016.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J26r0WPbPeE

Appalachian Death Culture

https://www.nolangroupmedia.com/beattyville_enterprise/funeralizing-death-practices-of-appalachia-by-rebecca-d-elswick/article_6f2472a4-a89e-11e9-89db-5f3c7fabf074.html

https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/death-superstitions-and-traditions-in-appalachia/

The Kentucky Blue People

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GYMFKs_6Ts

The Gorgons talk about a different kind of craft today! Jesii and Heather talk about their experiences with witch craft and ways they have.

https://www.lauriecabot.com/?fbclid=IwAR3qxEBbI4Am4DrmzDPphLlilPd0CNdQwkUhr6nIPQUCLlWB9qroPir42fo

https://www.lauriecabot.com/?fbclid=IwAR3qxEBbI4Am4DrmzDPphLlilPd0CNdQwkUhr6nIPQUCLlWB9qroPir42fo

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43626381-sew-witchy?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=pU3MFeyGS1&rank=1

The Gorgons spend this episode gushing about Heather's current crafty crushes, the Guerrilla Girls. Listen in to hear about this history of work that that Guerrilla Girls have been doing to call out problems in the Art industry, including racism, sexually predatory behavior towards art students, and other major issues particularly impacting artists of color, women, non-binary, and other marginalized groups. 

https://www.guerrillagirls.com/about

Gorgon Jesii leads us on an campy adventure, focused on the history of Girl Scouts USA and the crafts that are oozing from that culture. Were you ever a Girl Scout? We'd love to hear about your crafty projects!

The Gorgons talk crafting as memorial

The

Gorgons are finishing up the conversation on Crafting with Words with

special guest, Denarii Grace. This portion of the conversation covers

topics such as Denarii's proudest achievements, Fat Acceptance in

writing and other crafts, and Denarii's work in Rooted in Rights.

Denarii can be found at:

Instagram: @writersdelight

twitter: @writersdelight

You can support their legal pursuit at https://gofund.me/1b16f18b

And you can follow their work on Rooted in Rights or submit works if you also identify as disabled through https://rootedinrights.org/

We will be updating show notes with the next episode to be more fleshed out but to avoid some spoilers. Below are some of the artists discussed with Denarii in this portion of the episode. For those of you who write and use words as your primary crafting medium, what are you working on? Who has been influential for you? 

Influential Artists and Authors

Marlon Riggs https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/4431-the-signifyin-works-of-marlon-riggs

Son of Baldwin- Robert Jones Jr. https://www.sonofbaldwin.com/

June Jordan- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/june-jordan