The Salt Lake Tribune

Clever Octopus making waves in Utah’s arts and craft scene by ‘giving things a second life’ through new creative reuse store

Murray • It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday and Clever Octopus has just opened its doors for the day. The small State Street shop, filled with everything from rolls of fabric to scrapbook paper to thread and ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Clever Octopus, a sustainable art supply store, shuts down after eight years

The Utah nonprofit Clever Octopus Creative Reuse Center, which resold art and craft supplies to inspire “creativity and environmental consciousness,” has permanently closed, according to the ...
Juneau Empire

Old styles in new ways: beader talks art and octopus bags

Jill Kaasteen has been beading since she was young, but in recent years, she’s taken that art form to a higher level. With a project recently accepted by Sealaska Heritage Institute for their ...
CNN

Making arts and crafts improves your mental health as much as having a job, scientists find

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. Walking into my grandmother’s ...