Caroline hosts the fantabulous Karen Brown, with the Etsy World News that we shall co-weave. Mending the world, micro-Venusian economy of hand-made intimacy to rise from compost of hyper yang infantile Mars-war based economies. “the resurrection of community spirit through shared traditions.” Karen Brown is an award-winning designer and creative director of the Center for Ecoliteracy. Her work has been included in the Smithsonian Institution and Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and featured in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, and on Today on NBC. She believes that the handmade movement is a fundamental force for transforming society and the economy.