This year's Lotus community scroll is our second longest ever! At 82 ft and 7 inches. Here's the scroll rolled out. So much paper can fit into our club crankie box.

Event is located in the Lotus Firebay at 105 S. Rogers, Bloomington Indiana. The workshop will run from 4 pm - 6 pm. Limited pre-carved pumpkins and supplies are available for individuals or groups for a 15 dollar ticket per pumpkin! Groups and Individuals are welcome to bring a pre-carved pumpkin for a discounted ticket price of 10 dollars to help us cover the cost of crankie materials! To register in advanced for a pre-carved pumpkin use this link: https://givebutter.com/p

Join us for a new and exciting workshop event Saturday Oct.24th! Bring your own pumpkin or snag a limited pre-carved pumpkin and tell your own spooky, silly, classic halloween tale at a Pumpkin Crankie Workshop! Hosted by the local, amazingly talented artist Elizabeth Blackwell! Elizabeth is a master in the art of crankie's and runs "We are Crankie!" along with the annual crankie fest here in Bloomington Indiana! To register in advanced for a pre-carved pumpkin use this link

First try at doing a crankie in a mini pumpkin. It was hard to carve, which was confusing. It turned out it had 215 seeds inside. Maybe I'll plant them for next year? Decided to put the crankie in the freezer for a while so the toothpick supports inside would stay in place. It was just too hot the first time I tried to film it. Would you be interested in a pumpkin crankie tutorial? Here's what it looked like taking the scroll out. Trying to save it before the pumpkin fully th

We will have a community drawn crankie scroll station in the Roosting Day Community Art Show. Celebrating crow convergence and the changing of seasons. The show will be up at the Fountain Square Mall from October 23 to November 21 st. Be sure to check it out for November's first Friday gallery walk. Fountain Square Mall Monday - Friday 7am - 8pm Saturday 9am - 8pm Sunday 9am - 7pm 101 W. Kirkwood Ave, Bloomington, IN https://www.fountainsquarebloomington.com/ Make A Crow! Be

Thanks, everyone, for adding to this community scroll at this year's Lotus. Nice to hear everyone's stories about crankies they made or have seen. All while celebrating amazing music. Had a great time seeing the Lotus parade back in rotation. Hope it happens every year. This year's scroll we'll measure soon to see if it's beaten our 104 ft record. Check out more of Lotus: https://www.lotusfest.org/

At the end of September, we were invited to do a crankie workshop for the children's section, ages 8 - 12, of the downtown public library. It was really wonderful to see all the kids share their finished crankies with each other. Their stories ranged from evolution, castle building, Pokémon, Kirby, and their own original characters. Thanks so much to Jon Stevens for making this opportunity possible. Check out their event page to see more workshops to take at the library for a

Help us make a community drawn crankie scroll longer than our 104ft record from Lotus last year. We will be in the Arts Camp and in their Arts Village: Friday, October 2nd from 6 to 10 pm. Saturday, October 3rd from 12 to 4 pm and 6 to 10 pm. Both the Arts Camp and Arts Village areas are free to enter and participate. Lotus Info: https://www.lotusfest.org/ Lotus Tickects: https://www.lotusfest.org/tickets/ Lotus is always looking for volunteers: https://www.lotusfest.org/oppo

Happy 50th Anniversary 4th Street Festival! Thanks for letting do a pop up for a community scroll. Be sure to check out their display at the Monroe County History Center. And contact 4th street fest to sign their petition to keep the festival on 4th street! Website/ Socail Medias: https://www.4thstreet.org/ https://www.facebook.com/FourthStreetFestival/ https://www.instagram.com/4thstreetfest/ Volunteer: https://www.bloomingtonvolunteernetwork.org/agency/detail/?agency_id=7

Thanks to everyone who came out into the heat to draw. And the IU Art Humanities Council for having us. Stay crankie! IU Arts Council: https://artsandhumanities.indiana.edu/council-programs/first-thursdays/index.html

If you'd like to volunteer for We're Crankie or join our committee, please fill out this form so we can see what you're interested in. Looking for help during the festival and help createing community drawn scrolls at local events. Find out more: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeN0-RMaY7uF3K-Q8KgRS_1FEK32DJMPvwgYt2bp0e1CLivzw/viewform You can also find this form on our Apply page.

We'll be making a community drawn scroll at thei First Thursday September 3 rd from 4 to 7 pm. There will be Back-to-School A&H Showcase featuring 70+, A&H-focused booths, performances, extended exhibition hours, food trucks, and more. Hope to see you there! IU Arts Council: https://artsandhumanities.indiana.edu/council-programs/first-thursdays/index.html They are still looking for volunteers if you're interested - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVfhi8kD3u3GuI7Qg8

Thank you to everyone who drew/ wrote on this community scroll. Hope everyone had a great pride! Filmed this from the front and the back of the crankie box, didn't want to cut off anyone's additions. Btown Pride: https://bloomingtonpride.org/about-us

You can 3D print for free at the downtown MCPL for up to 3 hours every day. So I explored what 3D crankies can look like. First, I found a design by Cantareus on https://www.printables.com/model/222230-customisable-crankie and got it printed. This design was harder to put all the tiny pieces together. I think I would change the placement of the handle and have an opening in the back. It can be a hassle to change scroll papers by taking it apart, but maybe I would need to try

Come help create a community drawn scroll at this year's Pride in Bloomington Saturday, August 22 nd from 2 to 6 pm. Check out all that pride has to offer from 2 to 11 pm! Pridefest: https://bloomingtonpride.org/

Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScz07ODINfsiVUaMZYW8XWEZJJO3MsFjF9ucXjhwaXrV-Jx1w/viewform?usp=dialog Application Deadline: December 31st, 2026 You can apply with a proposal of what your crankie will be or one you've already made. Every artist must make their own crankie scroll. Crankie boxes can be made by other people, but their name will need to be provided for credit in the show program. Crankies can be any medium. Festival to be in April 2027; show

Congrats to all the racers, thanks for drawing at our stop. This scroll was drawn by the bike racers and Bloomington Homes for All volunteers. It was fun seeing how fast everyone was, kept a log of how long it took for everyone to reach our stop. The race started at 5:30 and the first person to our stop was at 5:34 and the last at 7:30 pm. Also met Dave Askins with the B Square Bulletin as they were covering the race/ fundraiser. Here's the link to the article if you want to

We're Crankie will be a spot along the Alleycat Race, Auguts 15. Be a part of the race, all donations go towrad saving Seminary Pointe. Our stop we will be making a community drawn crankie scroll. We will also meet with everyone at the end point to finish the scroll at Friendly Beasts. Map of all the spots along the race will be given to racers right before the race. BHOMES4ALL: https://bh4a.org/ Donate: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-build-seminary-point

Had lots of fun teaching cadets and seniors age groups at Bloomington Creative Glass Center- Summer Camp: Have A Heart! Thank you to everyone who came to each week's summer camp art showcase, including State Senator Shelli Yoder.

Went to the Cincinnati Crankie Festival and it was amazing! They had a free crankie workshop before the Sunday show and it was pretty fun. Got to meet new people and see how they go about making their scroll stories. I really liked how they used nuts to hold the dowel rods in place inside the crankie box. For my crankie I made it about their mascots of their festival meeting one of the We're Crankie cats. Excited for their next festival! Cincinnati Crankie Fest: https://www.e