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Working from her home studio in Lawrence, Emily Eakes crafts "hand-carved, hand-printed, hand-embroidered, signed and ready to hang original artworks for the 21st century woman." Subtle and subversive, Eakes' work combines traditional printmaking with images of stereotypical "women's work" to create thought-provoking home decor pieces. "I'm inspired by culture and by the notion that what for some is bad and wrong, for others is good and normal," Eakes said. "I like making beautiful things that are subtly subversive." Click here to read the rest of my profile, filthEdesign aka Emily Eakes

i'm not a quilter, but my mother is...and i do think the art of traditional women's crafts has influenced my work. i did crochet, crosstitch and candlewick when i was young...and i like how knitting is becoming so hip and the subversive crosstitch is is great :) and the history of quilts is amazing, i'd like to learn more... here is a link to a story about joanne's fabrics censoring an issue of "quilter's home" magazine - it's a great read in addition to showing a great selection of edgy quilts design-crisis.com