June 23rd, 2009
44 sock monkeys are on their way to South Africa.
Right now, they are snuggled in a suitcase somewhere over the Atlantic ocean. Just before their departure, we snapped this shot of them.
A gi-normous thankyou to all the kindherated crafters worldwide who have been busy stitching up a storm and have helped OSM to fill the Clowns order of 100 sock monkeys by mid-summer. There will be a second batch sent as soon as we find a courier for them….So, know anyone who’s going to Africa?
Travelling Monkey Show
May 31st, 2009
Greetings craftivists! So many of you have been in touch to say you’d like to learn to make a monkey and donate to this important cause. The time has come, my friends. OSM’s summer sock-monk-athon will take place on Sunday June 7th at the HART HOUSE at U of T. 12- 4pm all materials & instructions provided.
Since it’s summer, we’ll be holding the event in the outdoors, in the beautiful quadrangle. The Quad is a courtyard and has a tent so if it happens to rain, we’ll be sheltered, but so far the forecast looks good.
A previous post had placed the Sock-monk-a-thon on June 6, but we’ve moved it due to the availabilty of this fantastic space.
If you’d like to join the fun, please email lindsey@operationsockmonkey.com to let me know so I’ve got enough supplies and materials for everyone.
Crafters may donate their first-born monkey to the delegate group leaving for South Africa on the 17th of June, or may choose to keep their monkey pal and donate $20 to OSM to help fund clown expeditions, an upcoming OSM residency @ Woza Moya and buy more materials and supplies.
All ages are welcome, but please note crafters under the age of 10 will require a grown-up to help. Making a sock monkey takes approx 3 hours so please arrive at 12 pm to ensure you have time to finish.
Hope to see you there!
May 23rd, 2009
OSM’s call to action has been answered by a veritable chorus of crafters worldwide who are arming themselves with materials, instructions, inspiration and imagination to create an army of sock monkey pals for Project Njabulo (Njabulo=Joy) in Lesotho and Swaziland.
Those of you who are D-I-Y have already begun to send delegates, like the amazing Binti Villinger who sewed up this tangle o monkeys you see below and had them off to our courier in Conneticut in a heartbeat. Thanks Binti!
Others who are eager to get involved but more inclined to D-I-W-O ( Do It With Others) will be happy to learn of the upcoming Sock- Monk- a- thon in Toronto on June 6. Location: TBA. I’m working on it. If you know of a venue perfect for this typeof event, get in touch!
For those of you living elsewhere in the world, who like to D-I-W-O, stay tuned for an official OSM sock monkey tutorial video, coming soon to a small screen near you.
Tangle'O' Monkeys
