When the shame prompt was announced, I couldn’t get the disco beat of Shirley & Co.’s “Shame, Shame, Shame” out of my head. The song was written by Sylvia Robinson and sung by blues vocalist Shirley Goodman paired with singer Jesus Alvarez. Their recording became an international disco hit in

In the fall of 2018, I did a textile art project with a group of young teenaged girls. Over the span of two month, they each made a textile collage themed around dress codes, clothing norms and body image. It was enlightening and very interesting to hear about their thoughts

Deforestation: a crime to the land and its creatures.

I consider myself a proud, patriotic citizen of the United States. But we as a nation have many things to be ashamed of. It didn’t start with Donald Trump, and it won’t end with his departure from the office of the President. And I don’t want to give the impression

Karol Kusmaul For the months of February and March, Cloth in Common members will be considering the word ‘shame.’  This is a hard theme to think about!! Here are a few of my notes from a quick online search of the word ‘shame’: A painful feeling of humiliation or distress

Doerte-Ina Liebing Our new prompt for the next two months. Shame is an extremely social emotion because it reflects the rules and values of the society. Shame exists to maintain a rule conform behavior of their community members. Who feels shame is afraid to be ejected by the society and