TONIGHT! Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 from 9pm until 12-ish or so, at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!
Project: Starfish Beach Buddy • $2 Processing fee, por favor
You know, I’m not sure if there’s a Hell, but if there is one, I might be going there for this craft. With all these esoteric, nebulous craft companies I order from, sometimes the descriptions online aren’t all that detailed. I thought “Oh! Starfish buddies! Perfect for summer, how beachy!” The concept is that you get a starfish shape, and decorate it with a little beach outfit and make it into a magnet.
Imagine my chagrin, my horror, my mortification when the package got there and it contained small boxes of REAL STARFISHES. So then: Oops.
This is not a vegan craft. Life forms were dried and are no longer alive in the making of this project.
If this freaks you out, it’s TOTALLY OKAY. I have a a variety of back-up craftts for you to choose from, so please come in and craft, you can make something else. And if you want to march around outside with a big sign protesting CraftNight, that’s fine too, I totally understand, I’ll buy you a cocktail. Feel the way you feel, that’s one of our mottos.
I’ve spent the last week lying awake in bed contemplating the neural activities of starfish. Some people just think of them as glorified shells. I am not a vegetarian, and for the record, starfish are not vegetarians either, so I can’t be a total ninny and pretend that dried starfish are the most horrible thing ever, because they aren’t. But it is a quandry. It’s controversial, it alienates some people, thrills others. Such is art.
I would think, if you indeed decide to make one… make this starfish COUNT. Don’t let it have been dried for naught. Go all the way. Craft like you’ve never crafted before, commemorate it, honor it, and keep it. Forever.
See you at the Craft Table,
JP Craft Captain
