In Our Hands
A Maker's Manifesto for Changing the World Through Creative Practices
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- On Sale
- Sep 29, 2026
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- Hachette Audio
- ISBN-13
- 9781668658604
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In Our Hands is a stirring invitation to reclaim creative practices as a source of empowerment, connection, and renewal in turbulent times. As we contend with mounting societal pressures, the erosion of rights, dehumanizing technologies, and the emotional weight of an increasingly uncertain world, this book offers a restorative path forward through the simple yet radical act of making. Blending intimate personal narrative with cultural and historical insights, Whitehouse illuminates the three vital strands of a creative life: making as self-care and spiritual grounding, making as a catalyst for connection and community, and making as creative activism.
Drawing on the legacies of artists and activists as well as contemporary creative movements rooted in social change, Whitehouse highlights transformative creations—from vibrant quilts that capture history and secret knitting codes that sparked resistance, to the quiet hope of paper cranes—and invites readers into their own acts of making. Each chapter pairs storytelling with reflective and creative prompts, teaching readers to work with their hands to process grief, reclaim agency, and imagine new futures.
A companion for burnout, anger, and reinvention, In Our Hands offers both solace and spark—a manifesto for creative renewal and change, rooted in the belief that creative practices can return us to our shared humanity and ignite a quiet revolution shaped by our own two hands.
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"A poetic and powerful manifesto on the healing force of creative love. With a rare blend of passion and expertise, Bonnie Smith Whitehouse invites readers to awaken curiosity, imagine new possibilities, and rediscover the deep truth that when our hands create, our hearts heal. This is a book the world needs now more than ever."Becca Stevens, Founder of Thistle Farms, CNN Hero of the Year, and author of Love Heals and Practically Divine
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"Bonnie Smith Whitehouse offers us refuge in a world of military aggression, capitalist oppression, and quotidian devastation. In Our Hands presents us with a series of habits, rituals, and invitations that enact the divine spark of our human spirit... and preserves the fragile web of our humanity."Cheryl Glenn, author of Rhetorical Feminism and This Thing Called Hope
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