Craft Guerrilla

Who I'd like to meet:

The East London Craft Guerrilla is a group of independent Crafts People, Artists, Designers Makers of quality hand made goods. The aim of The Craft Guerrilla army is to join forces with other creative individuals and set up craft events in vacant or unused venues and associate with "friendly" businesses and other Craft groups.Share our resources and web traffic so everyone benefits. The Craft Guerrilla army is taking on the world for a better hand made existence! We've had enough of soulless, mass produced tat and so has the average consumer.High Street beware because we're the new kids on the block! The Craft Guerrilla was born out of a shared idealism with regeneration, recycling, sharing of knowledge and the revaluation of the hand made movement at its heart. We want to show people the true meaning and value of quality hand crafted designer goods through our ethos and principals of cooperation,collaboration and experience gained by working within a creative community. "We're an independent craft group run by designer makers for designer makers! We believe that art and craft should be promoted and encouraged no matter people's expertise, knowledge,education or social standing. Creativity is fun.We like fun.We like parties too. Sharing knowledge is liberating and promotes creativity.We too want to learn as well as pass on our knowledge. That's why we've started our D.I.Y. craft events! Also it gives us a chance to spin some tunes with our DJ-ing alter egos!!! Mass produced items are unoriginal,uninspiring,dull and unfair as most workers get a raw deal. Badly paid and kept in a cycle of poverty.You know who you are...nasty multi million dollar companies...shame on you! That's why we make our own and why we want to offer shoppers guilt free,gorgeous,quality,designer hand made items at our craft markets. Also it's not all about selling. We want to teach you just how great it is to make them too. Deborah said: "when people get stuck in and realise just how much hard work goes into making hand made items they gain not only a skill they can take away and use but also an understanding of their value..." We love working with other creative people. Working with in a creative community is inspiring and fruitful for all involved! We like to bounce ideas off other like minded people. Strength in numbers. That's why we started the Craft Guerrilla. Want to know more? Want to join the revolution? visit www.craftguerrilla.com and read our manifesto,meet our members and see what we do!" X Deborah, Lisa, Ellen and Louise