Our 350 and Climate Revolutions group will ride our bikes in Eugene's annual street parade, and we made a banner! It's ten-feet long, and say: Step Up For Climate Bike Everyday! I decided to use an old canvas drop cloth because it's got some weight, and it was free. I spread it out in my driveway and used a 2x4 to draw lines I roughed in the letters with pencil, then outlined again with black Sharpie. Then I brought it in to my studio to start to paint. I'm using flat latex house paint and a foam brush. I used some old white house paint to cover up some paint stains on the cloth. And some leftover orange latex paint to make a stripe down the center On Friday we had a banner painting party, and I forgot to take pictures, but we finished the letters and the stripes. We cut small slits and used zip-ties to attach it to a bamboo pole!
My crafting makes my activism sustainable; it allows me to slow down, think deeply about issues, and share my passion creatively.