Artist Callen Maude wearing a crochet and beadwork flower headpiece
One of a kind crochet necklaces with vivid cotton yarn
Hands decorating a ceramic cake on a platter with fruit
Two people wearing one of a kind crochet masks. One is a full skull face mask and the other is a unicorn headpiece.
One of a kind large beaded earrings in a basket
A group of four people, three of whom you can see wearing one of a kind crochet masquerade masks

Slow art for a calm

nervous system

A woman in a hand painted floral dress with a large flower-shaped headpiece and crocheted fishnet stockings on a runway during a fashion show with an audience in the background.
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing red lipstick and a one of a kind crochet blue masquerade mask, with a purple and gray gradient background.

Callen’s Values

Sustainability

When the earth hurts, we hurt. Similarly, when we heal, so does the earth. Callen’s work is one-of-a-kind or small production, with a focus on re-used materials, organic textiles, and natural inks. Woven throughout her work are healing themes; connection between people, relationships between people and the land, natural folk medicines, and strong individuals who inspire us to live our best lives.

Inclusivity

Centered around animism, Callen’s work celebrates the aliveness of all beings - whether it is humans of any stripe, bodies of water, rocks, plants, fungi, or objects… All beings are important and worthy of love, compassion, and inclusion.

Slowness

Slowness is about having down time, with nothing scheduled, and just resting. It’s about balancing your nervous system so that you can show up in the world as your most aligned self. Slowness is an antidote to hustle culture and productivity over quality and connection. It provides a reset, wherein you can truly enjoy how far you’ve come, and celebrate what is.

I'm a multidisciplinary artist creating slow art to support others in their healing journeys. We're living in a world that asks a lot from us, to constantly produce, connect with others, do, do do...

For many of us, it's too much. Our nervous systems ask for a slower, gentler pace. They ask us for time to truly connect to ourselves, nature, and our community. Time to meander, putter, and simply be. For the last 10 years I have been on a healing journey of my own; fatigue, food sensitivies, insomnia, and anxiety being among some of my symptoms. Art is a way I connect with and accept these and other life challenges, as well as a way to connect to others and build community.

I love weaving folklore, healing plant symbolism, strong female and gender diverse figures into my artwork. My art imagines a way towards a calmer, more loving future. 

Thank you for joining me here

- Callen

A picture of Callen Maude; short dark hair, a septum piercing, and a broad smile, wearing a colorful floral shirt, standing against a white background.
A model dressed as a flower with a blue petal headpiece participates in the CRAFTED fashion show. The outfit includes a one of a kind draped beige dress with pink bows and black tights.
A model dressed in a colorful patchwork and bright blue jacket with a needle punch mask, barefoot, and wearing pom-poms on ankles, bent forward in a performance art piece for CRAFTED with seated audience and abstract artwork in the background.
Two people in colorful, crocheted costumes with masks perform indoors. One costume is striped, the other has a patchwork design. They hold a long, crocheted object between them. A seated audience is visible in the background.