Tag Archives: 60s
Social Art, or The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin Project Rides Again!
Remember when I announced that we had finished The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin Project? Turns out we weren’t done — we just didn’t know it yet. This project really began in late November of 2016. By the end of … Continue reading
Pin Tales: The Waitress
With thanks to Janice Jow, who suggested writing down and sharing the stories of The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin Project. This is the story of The Waitress. My friend and I went out for brunch one Sunday. My friend … Continue reading
Field Guide to Love Bead Safe Harbor Pins: The Women’s Rights Pin
A Field Guide To The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin If you’re new to the Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin and you see one “in the wild,” on someone on the street, in a restaurant, at school, at work, or … Continue reading
The Love Bead Safe Harbor Pin Project: What Was It About?
In November of 2016, I found myself increasingly distressed by the tone of civic life, not just in America, but around the world. There was a new level of just plain, low-down meanness. Name calling, threats… it seemed as … Continue reading
Pin Tales: The De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
This was one of those that was both not as good as I expected, and much, much better. Because The De Young Museum is running a “summer of love” – themed exhibition, I thought this would be a great place … Continue reading