The Extreme Craft Roadshow
Over the past seven years, Garth Johnson has maintained the weblog Extreme Craft, which examines the field of craft through the prism of his unique sense of humor. The work showcased on his site vacillates gleefully between playful, provocative, and downright rude.
From day one, the blog's tagline has been "art masquerading as craft, craft masquerading as art and craft extending its middle finger". The Extreme Craft Roadshow is a fast-paced one hour "greatest hits" of the website that proves the lines between art, craft and design have become hopelessly blurred.
Garth Johnson is a writer, artist and educator who lives and works in Eureka, California. He is an assistant professor of art at College of the Redwoods. Garth has written for magazines like CRAFT, Readymade, FiberArts and Hand/Eye. His first book, 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse was published by Quarry in November, 2009. He has also contributed to books like Handmade Nation, Craftivity, Craft Corps and World of Geekcraft. His work has been exhibited internationally, as well as featured in magazines such as The Observer, Ceramics Monthly, American Craft, and Metropolis.
Design Futures is sponsored by the Berkeley School of Information and the Berkeley Center for New Media. All events are free and open to the public.
