Parents Teach Art, Part 2: Making it Happen
In my recent article Parents Teach Art I shared information about Duniway Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, and its award-winning, parent-led art program. Now I'll go into more detail about how to make a program like this work at your child's school. [Second grade "Paint and Poetry" lesson]The Art …
Parents Teach Art: A DIY Approach to Elementary School Art Education
Where I live, there are billboards all over town that simply say, "Art. Ask for More." At the bottom is a line of smaller print that says, "Are your kids getting enough?"As an artist and a mother of two, I feel fortunate that my kids attended a public elementary school with a thriving, well-established …
News from the Craft + Style Blogosphere: August 21, 2008
Now that we've been focusing on fall fashion here at The Storque, I am one happy camper. It truly makes me inspired to get dressed in the morning. This week's News From the Craft + Style Blogosphere covers the aforementioned fall trends, delicious and beautiful edibles, home movies and a beauty road trip. Read …
Featured Buyer: Susan Beal of West Coast Crafty
Susan Beal aka susanstars is a writer and crafter in Portland, OR. She wrote her first book, Super Crafty, with the ladies of the PDX Super Crafty collective, and her new jewelry-making book, Bead Simple, came out in March. She's also the new mama to an adorable two-month-old baby girl, Pearl. In the occasional …
Old School Etsians: mmmfiber
Etsians are what make our world go 'round over here at the Etsy Labs offices. The site has now been up for 3 years and we want to give a shout-out to some of our first sellers. mmmfiber is member number 113 (and the actual 1st Etsian is 96 since Rob, Chris, and Haim — Etsy's original founders — are numbers 93,94,95 and …
A Dude's Perspective: Matt Haughey from Metafilter
We invited popular webby guy and founder of MetaFilter, Matt Haughey, to join us on the Storque for a peek into his male shopping behavior. He graciously agreed to be part of our A Dude's Perspective series.MetaFilter is a popular weblog written by many people. The idea is elegant: get a community of reliable …
About Us: Zak aka zakj
Etsy has had quite a growth spurt in the past year, and we have the awkward pictures to prove it. We are posting a series of About Us pieces to help you get to know the Etsy admin (and since many of us work remotely, for the admin to get to know each other!). You've seen the admin badge, and maybe you're a bit curious about …
Portland Custom Bike Culture
Bike culture in Portland is maybe the awesomest in the country! (Care to debate? Let it be known in the comments below!)We found this video on Youtube about a custom bike exhibit at the Portland airport and we were really excited to learn about Sweetpea Bikes, one of the only two female-run custom bike shops …
Etsy Success Stories: pdxbeanies
You've seen those big sellers on Etsy who seem to be making sales left and right. You have to wonder how they've made it to where they are: can they actually be FOR REAL? What's their recipe for success? And just how do they do it? This week's installment of our Etsy Success Stories series features Nili of …
