Arts and Crafts

White Liberal Quilt

Radio Houstoned: Laurie Perry and Drunk, Divorced & Covered in Cat Hair

Slideshow: Montagu Hotel Demolition

To Do: Maggie Sefton Signs Her Latest Title

Always Look on the Bright Side of Ike, Part 3: Free Wood!

Photos from the Obama Rally in Chicago's Grant Park

"Knitta, Please" Lives On And Goes International

It's been three years since we first wrote about Knitta, the Montrose artistes who were pioneering the art of guerrilla knitting.Since then the phenomenon has spread worldwide, according to today's UK Telegraph."Knitters turn to graffiti artists with 'yarnbombing'" is the headline.You'll have to ima ... More >>

Soul Men

Okay, the name is stupid. But Soul Coughing is still a great band.

Press Picks

Okay, the name is stupid. But Soul Coughing is still a great band.

Target Free First Sunday

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"Museum of Unnatural History" is a Pitch-Perfect Parody

Elaine Bradford creates a mock natural history museum show

Arbor Day Celebration

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“Toast 2009”

Anybody got some butter?

Children’s Museum of Houston Thanksgiving

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Silver Spoon: "Designed by Architects"

Margo Grant Walsh wasn't born with one, but she collected her own

“Cohesive Discord”

The artists of BOX 13 get together for some quirky collaborations

Poi Dog Pondering

The Chicago band visits the Continental Club

International Quilt Festival

This patchwork party is the SXSW of its industry

KnitKnit

The KnitKnit author and photographer sign their new book

Knock on Wood

How an old toolshed became a hippie haven

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

How an old toolshed became a hippie haven

They Don't Fold

How an old toolshed became a hippie haven

A Fly Little Party

How an old toolshed became a hippie haven

Aw, Shuck!

How an old toolshed became a hippie haven

From the Crafters

How an old toolshed became a hippie haven

Paper Tigers

Viva Piñata is adorable -- and misleading

Kingdom Come

Finesilver showcases a menagerie of art

Blanket Statements

The women of Gee's Bend deliver again

Knitta, Please!

Hitting the streets with Montrose's craftiest taggers

Pasta-bilities

Paul Kittelson plays with his food in a new show at Barbara Davis Gallery

The Icebox Revisited

Houston had one of its most shocking race murders 45 years ago. But exactly whose tragedy was it?

Bee Gee's

An MFAH exhibit captures quilting heritage and quality that is sew fine

Stux in the South

The eclectic New York space lends a strange sampling to New Gallery

Art: The Third Dimension

Crocheted, stitched or etched in Sheetrock, sculpture assumes new identities in current shows

Ask a Rapper: Yung Redd of Swishahouse

The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place - lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good - so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them to explain things. Have something you always wanted to ask a rapper? Email introducingliston@gmai ... More >>

Between the Folds

Physics, math and art - all from one sheet of paper

9 Days of Giftmas: Ladylike Things

Sick of corporate Christmas? Try shopping local. Hair Balls presents a 12-part series highlighting ideas for holiday gifts made and sold in Texas. Hair Balls doesn't want to perpetuate staid gender roles or anything, but sometimes you have to shop for someone a little more traditional, you know. Or ... More >>

Local Craftswoman Hits Jackpot: An Appearance On Martha Stewart's Show

​Houstonian Claire Chauvin describes herself, on her blog poopscape.com, as "a craft-obsessed mother and photography teacher."And if you're "craft-obsessed," then there are few better things than being invited to appear on The Martha Stewart Show. That little bit of heaven happens for Chauvin next ... More >>

Día De Los Muertos: Honoring our Past, Celebrating Our Future

MECA honors Latin American traditions during this annual festival

2010 International Quilt Festival

MECA honors Latin American traditions during this annual festival

Five Top Rappers' Ideal Corporate Jobs

technology-digital.com​The U.S. economy has been limping for a while now, causing more and more people to seek innovative ways of generating revenue. Rappers, it turns out, aren't immune from the economic turmoil. Just ask will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, who recently secured a second job wi ... More >>

Marketplace

technology-digital.com​The U.S. economy has been limping for a while now, causing more and more people to seek innovative ways of generating revenue. Rappers, it turns out, aren't immune from the economic turmoil. Just ask will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, who recently secured a second job wi ... More >>

“Joan Son — Part Geometry, Part Zen: A Personal Exploration through Paper”

technology-digital.com​The U.S. economy has been limping for a while now, causing more and more people to seek innovative ways of generating revenue. Rappers, it turns out, aren't immune from the economic turmoil. Just ask will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, who recently secured a second job wi ... More >>

Stitched

technology-digital.com​The U.S. economy has been limping for a while now, causing more and more people to seek innovative ways of generating revenue. Rappers, it turns out, aren't immune from the economic turmoil. Just ask will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas, who recently secured a second job wi ... More >>

Top 10 Musician WTF Hobbies

Zazzle.com​Musicians are weird. Well, the good ones, at least. It's a little-known, beloved factoid. While artists' news, drama, and private lives are sometimes aired to the point of over-saturation, it becomes more interesting when we learn relatively kept insight into their rockers' offstage ... More >>

15th Annual Museum District Day

Zazzle.com​Musicians are weird. Well, the good ones, at least. It's a little-known, beloved factoid. While artists' news, drama, and private lives are sometimes aired to the point of over-saturation, it becomes more interesting when we learn relatively kept insight into their rockers' offstage ... More >>

Saengerfest Mini Monster Bash

Zazzle.com​Musicians are weird. Well, the good ones, at least. It's a little-known, beloved factoid. While artists' news, drama, and private lives are sometimes aired to the point of over-saturation, it becomes more interesting when we learn relatively kept insight into their rockers' offstage ... More >>

Dia De Los Muertos: Honoring our Past, Celebrating Our Future

Zazzle.com​Musicians are weird. Well, the good ones, at least. It's a little-known, beloved factoid. While artists' news, drama, and private lives are sometimes aired to the point of over-saturation, it becomes more interesting when we learn relatively kept insight into their rockers' offstage ... More >>

Stitched

Zazzle.com​Musicians are weird. Well, the good ones, at least. It's a little-known, beloved factoid. While artists' news, drama, and private lives are sometimes aired to the point of over-saturation, it becomes more interesting when we learn relatively kept insight into their rockers' offstage ... More >>

"Siege of Skeletons"

Zazzle.com​Musicians are weird. Well, the good ones, at least. It's a little-known, beloved factoid. While artists' news, drama, and private lives are sometimes aired to the point of over-saturation, it becomes more interesting when we learn relatively kept insight into their rockers' offstage ... More >>