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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.
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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.
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Fehlende Folgen?
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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 Photography
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36389581
https://allthatsinteresting.com/victorian-death-photos
http://archive.sciendo.com/HSSR/hssr.2016.5.issue-2/hssr-2016-0016/hssr-2016-0016.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J26r0WPbPeE
Appalachian Death Culture
https://www.nolangroupmedia.com/beattyville_enterprise/funeralizing-death-practices-of-appalachia-by-rebecca-d-elswick/article_6f2472a4-a89e-11e9-89db-5f3c7fabf074.html
https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/death-superstitions-and-traditions-in-appalachia/
The Kentucky Blue People
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GYMFKs_6Ts
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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=IwAR3qxEBbI4Am4DrmzDPphLlilPd0CNdQwkUhr6nIPQUCLlWB9qroPir42fo
https://www.lauriecabot.com/?fbclid=IwAR3qxEBbI4Am4DrmzDPphLlilPd0CNdQwkUhr6nIPQUCLlWB9qroPir42fo
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43626381-sew-witchy?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=pU3MFeyGS1&rank=1
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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
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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!
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The Gorgons talk crafting as memorial
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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: @writersdelight
twitter: @writersdelight
You 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/
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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 Authors
Marlon Riggs https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/4431-the-signifyin-works-of-marlon-riggs
Son of Baldwin- Robert Jones Jr. https://www.sonofbaldwin.com/
June Jordan- https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/june-jordan
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Resources
Recommended Books Quick Crafts for Parents Who Think They Hate Craft (by Emma Scott-Child) Low-Mess Crafts for Kids (by Debbie Chapman) Art Lab For Kids (By Susan Schwake) Steam Lab for Kids (By Liz Lee Heinecke) McLeod, S. A. (2018, January 14). Concrete operational stage. Simply Psychology. www.simplypsychology.org/concrete-operational.html Piaget, J. (1952). The origins of intelligence in children. New York: International Universities Press. Piaget, J. (1954). The construction of reality in the child. New York: Basic Books. Piaget, J. (1964). Part I: Cognitive development in children: Piaget development and learning. Journal of research in science teaching, 2(3), 176-186.
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Our thoughts on when money meets hobby. We touch on a lot of subtopics on this one and we still only begin to scratch the surface. If any of these issue rattle your snekky shaky tail we want to hear from you! Tell us what you want us to expand on, or even better, if you have personal experience share your anecdotes to [email protected]
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Who are we, what are we doing here? We turned left and somehow ended up here, but the company seems good so we think we'll stay if it's alright with you.
Our flagship podcast episode where we explain the above, and offer insights into what is to come.
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First episode drops June 1st, 2022!
