Memorial Crafting

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 Photographyhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36389581https://allthatsinteresting.com/victorian-death-photoshttp://archive.sciendo.com/HSSR/hssr.2016.5.issue-2/hssr-2016-0016/hssr-2016-0016.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J26r0WPbPeEAppalachian Death Culturehttps://www.nolangroupmedia.com/beattyville_enterprise/funeralizing-death-practices-of-appalachia-by-rebecca-d-elswick/article_6f2472a4-a89e-11e9-89db-5f3c7fabf074.htmlhttps://blindpigandtheacorn.com/death-superstitions-and-traditions-in-appalachia/The Kentucky Blue Peoplehttps://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=IwAR3qxEBbI4Am4DrmzDPphLlilPd0CNdQwkUhr6nIPQUCLlWB9qroPir42fohttps://www.lauriecabot.com/?fbclid=IwAR3qxEBbI4Am4DrmzDPphLlilPd0CNdQwkUhr6nIPQUCLlWB9qroPir42fohttps://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: @writersdelighttwitter: @writersdelightYou 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 AuthorsMarlon Riggs https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/4431-the-signifyin-works-of-marlon-riggsSon of Baldwin- Robert Jones Jr. https://www.sonofbaldwin.com/June Jordan- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/june-jordan