August 30th, 2010
Local Craft Mystery
By Katie McKay // 4 Comments
HALIFAX - For over a year now, installations like these have been cropping up all over the city. A pop-up shop of sorts with only one item for sale: pieces of painted wood with 'Cruise Halifax' stamped on the back and timely messages on the front.
The labelled messages usually reference a large-scale event in town and oftentimes draw on an emotion of civic pride, with a polite plea to purchase one of the artifacts. Along with the milkcrate, plaque or shopping cart that serve to display the various local crafts, is a donation receptacle. No salesperson or artist in sight.
Does anyone have any information about the mastermind behind the artwork? Any theories? Have you ever purchased a piece? Spacing wants to know!
photos by Katie McKay
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I ♥ faith in the community.
i've seen the guy who does these, and j.rotzstain has talked to him
One of these is at the end of my street and on Trollope and Cogswell. Pretty cool!!
I have no idea who makes them, but i have purchased one before (during pride). I like the idea of guerrilla crafts, so even though the quality of these is sometimes questionable, I was game to buy one.
Comment by L-A
August 30, 2010 | 10:49 am