My pal Kathie Sever is an mind-blowing artist.

Her mediums include paper & ink, canvas & paint, and, for the past 8 years, fabric & thread.

When her daughter was born, Kathie started a children’s clothing business (Ramonster) that has since evolved into a custom clothing business — home of the most stunning shirts you evah laid your eyes on. I promise you. They shouldn’t even be called shirts. That’s too pedestrian for what she does. They should be renamed. Torso jewels. Something like that.

And if torso jewels aren’t enough for you, she’s tackled a children’s book project (with my other pal Shannon Lowry).

And she teaches kids to sew and saves the planet, too (with my other pal Bernadette Noll!!).

Sheesh.

No wonder she’s featured in the upcoming documentary Handmade Nation. Right?

Watch the trailer and tell me you’re not dying to see this film.

It’ll debut sometime next year. In the meantime, there’s the book.
This is a beautiful, beautiful book about creativity and passion and guts and love.
Who can argue with that?

Here’s a quote to whet your whistle:

"I think that the role of ‘maker’ is very diffused and inclusive, that art-making is not only specific to drawing, painting, sewing, sculpting, etc. More people are artists or are artistic than are aware of the fact; everyone is making in some capacity. Making is something inherant to our species, it defines us as a group and as individuals…" — Sarah RaRa, Handmade Nation

Amen and Namaste…