meeting this Friday: mending

[Devon Olson]

Hello my dear fellow maintainers!

This Friday we will be meeting with Lauren Callis to talk about mending, maintaining traditional skill sets, and advocating for repair within a community context. This topic is near and dear to my heart, and I really hope to see you there. And to accomodate more folks globally, the meeting will be at a new time: 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST /5pm GMT / 7am NZDT

Register here now! (fee goes towards honoraria for speakers).

I came across Lauren on social media as I sought to find information on mending for my own personal use, and was (and continually am) impressed with her ability to build community while also concisely communicating and making approachable both the skills to mend and the ecological imperatives behind repairing what we already have. And did I mention that I'm a big fan of her colorful and lively and fun visual style!? Okay, toning it down here. Very excited.

Lauren is the co-founder and executive director of Curiosity Studio, as well as An Upcycled Closet, and art therapist. Her art practice is in painting and fiber arts. An Upcycled Closet's mission is to assist you in developing a closet + home that is functional, sustainable, and expressive. Considering our role in the climate crisis can be daunting and scary. Lauren wants to encourage folks it can be, in fact, beautiful and personal instead. By scaffolding skills and tools, she believes this can also be done affordably and seamlessly within our lives.

My best,

Devon

Information Maintainers Co-Facilitator