Spark - Stephanie Syjuco

KQED Arts and Culture, produced by the local PBS station highlights the art (visual and performing) scene of the San Francisco Bay Area. Click on "visual arts" where you can stream "Gallery Crawl", to learn about the galleries and what they focus on. But i particularly like watching the Spark clips because i more often than not, miss the Wednesday 7:30 PM showing. Don't miss the Spark segment about the Counterfeit Crochet Project by Stephanie Syjuco which is at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts through June 29th. Stephanie enlisted an International community of crochet crafters and had them make copies of designer handbags using yarn. I love the juxtaposition of using the very humble medium (yarn), and crafting skills to produce one of a kind copies of luxury handbags. And while she is "outsourcing" the work, it is a collaboration with the crafters. They own the finished product and pieces are graciously loaned for the show.