Author Archives: marilyn

Project Nunway 6

Project Nunway: 666 Heretics of Fashion November 15th, 7pm SOMArts Gallery, 934 Brannan Street x 9th, San Francisco Partnered with Sister Mary Ralph again for Nunway this year. Photos: Jules Cisek, Popmonkey Photo Photos: Sam Nordemann The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence® is … Continue

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Religion Kitchen

Happy New Year! Marilyn is re-starting the Religion Kitchen. The Religion Kitchen is a group that practices creating religion by incorporating your creative and spiritual practices together. It is geared towards people who have an existing creative practice. (Religion is defined as a … Continue

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DIY and Locally-Made Trends: Makers Sparking Economic Change

Making things has become popular again. Technology has brought new tools to enable this. New DIY websites and apps pop up every day. Etsy has over one million artisan sellers who generated nearly a billion dollars in revenue last year. … Continue

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Creation vs Consumption

The holidays are coming up. They are often celebrated by shopping, an annual ritual of the consumer belief system in which who we are is defined by what we consume. What is the consumer belief system? Unlike traditional belief systems … Continue

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Project Nunway 5

The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc. Project Nunway V: Dissident Futures Sat, Nov 2 • YBCA Forum 7pm I designed an outfit for Sister Mary Ralph for Nunway this year. More Photos and Videos: Facebook Album of the outfit for … Continue

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Sew Good: Drop-In Sewing Class

Stuck on a sewing project? Want to learn how to use your sewing machine? Sew Good is a drop-in sewing session at SHARED held by award-winning fashion designer, Marilyn Yu. Come learn how to sew or improve your skills. All … Continue

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Eva Doll Photos

For those making dolls at home: Here are photos of some dolls for your reference. To download patterns: click here.

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Eva Doll Pattern Book

*Happy Holidays* My gift to you this holiday season is the Eva Doll Pattern Book. I really enjoy helping people get in touch with their creativity. As many of you know, I used to teach sewing classes. For those who … Continue

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Halloween Book Festival Awards

Both My Books Won Awards at the Halloween Book Festival The Halloween Book Festival is a competition honoring the best and scariest work of the holiday season. The festival will be held October 29-30, 2012 as part of the 2012 … Continue

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An Exercise on Practicing Non-Attachment

Last month I wrote about the blind contour drawings of three objects that represented three things that made our life worthwhile/meaningful. We then used the drawings for an exercise on letting go. Not everyone gave up all their drawings. There … Continue

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