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I started Crochet Jam in 2012. My community-art event is rooted in a cherished childhood memory that's steeped in the Black American tradition of weaving in a calm and non-judgmental environment without rules or limitations.

I started Crochet Jam in 2012. My community-art event is rooted in a cherished childhood memory that's steeped in the Black American tradition of weaving in a calm and non-judgmental environment without rules or limitations.

Virtual Crochet Jam, sponsored Scrap SF and Mission High School’s Black Student Movement Organization, SF

Virtual Crochet Jam, sponsored Scrap SF and Mission High School’s Black Student Movement Organization, SF

Upcoming Crochet Jam: JACCC, 23 February, 1–4 pm, Los Angeles, CA

Upcoming Crochet Jam: JACCC, 23 February, 1–4 pm, Los Angeles, CA

Crochet Jam, Untitled Art Fair 2018, Palace of Fine Arts with Recology Artists-in-Residence and Patrica Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco

Crochet Jam, Untitled Art Fair 2018, Palace of Fine Arts with Recology Artists-in-Residence and Patrica Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco

Crochet Jam, Larkin Street Youth Services, SF 2018

Crochet Jam, Larkin Street Youth Services, SF 2018

Crochet Jam, Bethany Senior Center, San Francisco 2018

Crochet Jam, Bethany Senior Center, San Francisco 2018

Crochet Jam, Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco

Crochet Jam, Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco

Crochet Jam at Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, California

Crochet Jam at Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, California

Crochet Jam, Grattan Elementary Public School, San Francisco 2018

Crochet Jam, Grattan Elementary Public School, San Francisco 2018

Crochet Jam at Minnesota Street Projects, San Francisco 2018

Crochet Jam at Minnesota Street Projects, San Francisco 2018

Crochet Jam with SitesUnseen, San Francisco 2017

Crochet Jam with SitesUnseen, San Francisco 2017

Crochet Jam at The Tenderloin National Forest (TNF), San Francisco

Crochet Jam at The Tenderloin National Forest (TNF), San Francisco

Crochetjam with Stonewall Alliance and Museum of Northern California Art (monca), Chico, Ca

Crochetjam with Stonewall Alliance and Museum of Northern California Art (monca), Chico, Ca

Crochet Jam, Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose

Crochet Jam, Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose

Crochet Jam, SalesForce HQ, San Francisco

Crochet Jam, SalesForce HQ, San Francisco

Crochet Jam, Get High on Mountains: Artist & Creative Space, SF 2017

Crochet Jam, Get High on Mountains: Artist & Creative Space, SF 2017

Crochet Jam at Counter Pulse's Block Fest in the Tenderloin National Forest May 2017

Crochet Jam at Counter Pulse's Block Fest in the Tenderloin National Forest May 2017

Crochet Jam at Diversity, Richmond, VA in conjunction with Queer Threads Symposium, VCU April 2017

Crochet Jam at Diversity, Richmond, VA in conjunction with Queer Threads Symposium, VCU April 2017

Crochet Jam at Intersection for the Arts' Common Ground Arts Festival, San Francisco 2017

Crochet Jam at Intersection for the Arts' Common Ground Arts Festival, San Francisco 2017

Crochet Jam at the Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD) San Francisco

Crochet Jam at the Museum of African Diaspora (MoAD) San Francisco

Crochet Jam Classes 2016–17

Crochet Jam Classes 2016–17

Crochet Jam #2, Bethany Senior Center, San Francisco 2016

Crochet Jam #2, Bethany Senior Center, San Francisco 2016

Crochet Jam with Rocio and Gloria, Bethany Center, San Francisco 2016

Crochet Jam with Rocio and Gloria, Bethany Center, San Francisco 2016

2016 National Queer Arts Festival, "Creative Labor: Queer-It-Yourself (QIY) Expo and Faire, SomArts, San Francisco

2016 National Queer Arts Festival, "Creative Labor: Queer-It-Yourself (QIY) Expo and Faire, SomArts, San Francisco

Crochet Jam: Artists Live Here: Temporary Site-Specific Projects, Pro Arts, Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California

Crochet Jam: Artists Live Here: Temporary Site-Specific Projects, Pro Arts, Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California

Crochet Jam, "Love Our Neighborhood Day Celebration," Berkeley, California

Crochet Jam, "Love Our Neighborhood Day Celebration," Berkeley, California

Crochet Jam, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, California State, Chico (CSU)

Crochet Jam, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, California State, Chico (CSU)

Crochet Jam, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 2016

Crochet Jam, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery 2016

THIS, NOW., Dance In Revolt(ing) Times (DIRT), Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco

THIS, NOW., Dance In Revolt(ing) Times (DIRT), Dance Mission Theater, San Francisco

Crochet Jam, Light Up Central Market in conjunction with the Luggage Store Gallery and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, both in San Francisco

Crochet Jam, Light Up Central Market in conjunction with the Luggage Store Gallery and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, both in San Francisco

Crochet Jam, Spun Smoke, Oakland 2016 spunsmoke.com

Crochet Jam, Spun Smoke, Oakland 2016
spunsmoke.com

Crochet Jam, Minnesota Street Project's Community Event

Crochet Jam, Minnesota Street Project's Community Event

Crochet Jam, University of San Francisco's Artist as Citizen | Artist in the Community Program

Crochet Jam, University of San Francisco's Artist as Citizen | Artist in the Community Program

Crochet Jam, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland, California 2015

Crochet Jam, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland, California 2015

Crochet Jam with Vanderbilt University students on Alternative Spring in San Francisco at the Luggage Store Gallery Annex

Crochet Jam with Vanderbilt University students on Alternative Spring in San Francisco at the Luggage Store Gallery Annex

Crochet Jam, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 50th Anniversary Celebration

Crochet Jam, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 50th Anniversary Celebration

Bring It Home: (Re)Locating Cultural Legacy Through the Body, January 22 2016–May 7, 2016

Bring It Home: (Re)Locating Cultural Legacy Through the Body, January 22 2016–May 7, 2016

Crochet Jam, NIAD Art Center, Richmond, California 2015

Crochet Jam, NIAD Art Center, Richmond, California 2015

"Without Place" with 3.9 Collective, SF Tuttle Gallery St. John Student Center Owings Mills, Maryland

"Without Place" with 3.9 Collective, SF
Tuttle Gallery
St. John Student Center
Owings Mills, Maryland

Art Night SF 2015

Art Night SF 2015

Crochet Jam, Root Division, San Francisco 2015

Crochet Jam, Root Division, San Francisco 2015

Crochet Jam, Radical Craft Night, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, California 2014

Crochet Jam, Radical Craft Night, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz, California 2014

Crochet Jam, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Crochet Jam, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Crochet Jam, San Francisco Day School, San Francisco, California

Crochet Jam, San Francisco Day School, San Francisco, California

Crochet Jam, NADA MiamiBeach, sponsored by ARTADIA 2014

Crochet Jam, NADA MiamiBeach, sponsored by ARTADIA 2014

SCRAP SF hosts Crochet Jam with Ramekon O’Arwisters

SCRAP SF hosts Crochet Jam with Ramekon O’Arwisters

Crochet Jam, Artadia: the Fund for Art & Dialogue Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Exhibition, Curator: Gianni Jetzer, Longhouse Projects, NYC, September 13–October 25, 2014

Crochet Jam, Artadia: the Fund for Art & Dialogue Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Exhibition, Curator: Gianni Jetzer, Longhouse Projects, NYC, September 13–October 25, 2014

Crochet Jam, Greensboro College, Greensboro, North Carolina

Crochet Jam, Greensboro College, Greensboro, North Carolina

Crochet Jam, Three Point Nine Collective Artists, Hunters Point Shipyards 2014

Crochet Jam, Three Point Nine Collective Artists, Hunters Point Shipyards 2014

Crochet Jam, Omi Gallery, Impact Hub Oakland, August 2014

Crochet Jam, Omi Gallery, Impact Hub Oakland, August 2014

Crochet Jam at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Lunch & Learn Program, Health, Safety & Wellness Department—to relieve stress and foster creativity in the workplace.

Crochet Jam at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Lunch & Learn Program, Health, Safety & Wellness Department—to relieve stress and foster creativity in the workplace.

Crochet Jam, Torres Community Shelter, Chico, California www.chicoshelter.org

Crochet Jam, Torres Community Shelter, Chico, California www.chicoshelter.org

Crochet Jam, Delores Park Cafe, SF sponsored by ArtSpan

Crochet Jam, Delores Park Cafe, SF sponsored by ArtSpan

Crochet Jam, Maker Faire 2014

Crochet Jam, Maker Faire 2014

Crochet Jam 1320 Stevenson Street, San Francisco 2013

Crochet Jam 1320 Stevenson Street, San Francisco 2013

Installation images, Project: Ramekon O'Arwisters, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA March 18, 2014–April 18, 2014

Installation images, Project: Ramekon O'Arwisters, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA March 18, 2014–April 18, 2014

Crochet Jam building innovative, sustainable business and community partnerships in my SF neighborhood's Plaza Program

Crochet Jam building innovative, sustainable business and community partnerships in my SF neighborhood's Plaza Program

Crochet Jam, Left Brain Meets Right Brian, at DJ717, San Francisco 2014

Crochet Jam, Left Brain Meets Right Brian, at DJ717, San Francisco 2014

Show & Tell 2013

Show & Tell 2013

Crochet Jam, Activate McCoppin, San Francisco

Crochet Jam, Activate McCoppin, San Francisco

Crochet Jam, SF ArtSpan, Family Art Day

Crochet Jam, SF ArtSpan, Family Art Day

Sugar In Our Blood: The Spirit of Black and Queer Identity, Africa American Arts & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco, CA, 13 June 2013–19 September 2013

Sugar In Our Blood: The Spirit of Black and Queer Identity, Africa American Arts & Culture Complex (AAACC), San Francisco, CA, 13 June 2013–19 September 2013

Crochet Jam at ArtSpan + 20th Street Block Party, Mission district, San Francisco

Crochet Jam at ArtSpan + 20th Street Block Party, Mission district, San Francisco

Crochet Jam at California Academy of Science's NightLife 2013

Crochet Jam at California Academy of Science's NightLife 2013

Crochet Jam at AAACC

Crochet Jam at AAACC

Crochet Jam at Exploratorium San Francisco, 17 August 2013

Crochet Jam at Exploratorium San Francisco, 17 August 2013

Three Point Nine Art Collective Meet and Greet, Filmore Gallery, San Francisco

Three Point Nine Art Collective Meet and Greet, Filmore Gallery, San Francisco

Panel Discussion and Artist's Talk: Sugar In Our Blood: Queer Art and Spirituality

Panel Discussion and Artist's Talk: Sugar In Our Blood: Queer Art and Spirituality

Crochet Jam, Maker Faire Bay Area 2013

Crochet Jam, Maker Faire Bay Area 2013

Crochet Jam at Mission Spring Open Studios, Developing Environments, SF April 2013

Crochet Jam at Mission Spring Open Studios, Developing Environments, SF April 2013

Crochet Jam & Creativity Workshop at Maitri, SF

Crochet Jam & Creativity Workshop at Maitri, SF

Crochet Jam, Chico, California 2012

Crochet Jam, Chico, California 2012

April 2012 Artist-in-Residence: de Young Museum, San Francisco

April 2012 Artist-in-Residence: de Young Museum, San Francisco

"Weaving the Past into the Tapestries of Today: African American Folk-Art Traditions and Contemporary Textiles" at the de Young Museum

"Weaving the Past into the Tapestries of Today: African American Folk-Art Traditions and Contemporary Textiles"
at the de Young Museum

Mindful Creativity in Community

Mindful Creativity in Community

"Crochet: Meditation and Creativity" a featured artist demonstration at ART+SOUL Oakland, City Hall, August 4, 2012

"Crochet: Meditation and Creativity" a featured artist demonstration at ART+SOUL Oakland, City Hall, August 4, 2012

SuperBowl Crochet Jam at Rebel, San Francisco, CA 2012

SuperBowl Crochet Jam at Rebel, San Francisco, CA 2012

STITCH is a weekly ongoing, community-based SEWING BEE to support The Spirit Tapestry Project.

STITCH is a weekly ongoing, community-based SEWING BEE to support The Spirit Tapestry Project.