BRAINY BIMBOS UNITE!
BRAINY BIMBOS UNITE!
At Material Grrrlz, we believe that craft is inherently political. KNITLIT is our monthly book club exploring the intersections of craft and politics💘 Through a group chat connecting material grrrlz from around the world, we connect over these ideas as a community:)
Currently Reading
The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine
By Rozsika Parker / June 2024 Pick
The Subversive Stitch follows the history of the domestic arts, and specifically embroidery, arguing that women’s craft education and marginalization from fine art spaces has led to the devaluation of “women’s work.”
Aesthetics of Excess: The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment
By Rozsika Parker / July 2024 Pick
Aesthetics of Excess examines how the style of women and girls of color is perceived as “excessive” and sexually deviant, complicating notions of “high” and “low” culture with examples of creative production by Black and Latina women.