"Seamster Scout Merit Badges" artist Andrew Blubaugh
About the artist: Andy Blubaugh is a filmmaker. His works have screened at venues worldwide, including the Sundance, Clermont-Ferrand, Edinburgh, Milano, and Seattle International Film Festivals. His films can be seen in the United States on the PBS and Logo networks, and have been broadcast in France, Italy, Sweden, and Taiwan. In 2008 he was identified as one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Independent Film." He is currently an instructor and thesis advisor at the Northwest Film Center School of Film. He sews on an ancient "New Home" sewing machine with a tricky foot pedal, and has recently learned how to stitch decorative piping (which looks totally awesome and way easier than he would have thought).
$35.00
About this piece: The sucky thing about being a responsible “grown-up” is that trying new things is actually kind of discouraged. That pesky work ethic tells us that time we spend fumbling with a new interest could be used to invoice, or network, or do something called “professional development,” whatever that is. Nuts to that. I miss being in Boy Scouts, where instead of punishing the dilettante, he is celebrated, and the most varied skill sets are honored with a sash full of merit badges. There’s no equivalent for us grown-ups, so I made my own badges to reward myself for stepping away from the work station recently and trying something new.
- size:
- 18″ x 18″
