tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post115026600750549858..comments2024-03-09T10:15:11.266+13:00Comments on Unravelling: Artist/Craftsperson ContinuumMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-35713940446975329762007-01-02T12:53:00.000+13:002007-01-02T12:53:00.000+13:00Thank you for your visit, Karen. Your phrase "equ...Thank you for your visit, Karen. Your phrase "equally accepted" is a killer - utilitarian textiles is appreciated less than objet d'art made with fibers at the moment, and that's unfortunate for us. I get a bit frustrated because some of the multimedia/fiber-art pieces are much less labor-intensive than what we do, too.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-11915657244961350392007-01-02T12:16:00.000+13:002007-01-02T12:16:00.000+13:00Thanks Meg - You have written about this in a bea...Thanks Meg - You have written about this in a beautiful way and have 'captured' my feelings about handweaving exactly. I'm Australian and have the same quandary. I'm to be in an exhibition in early 2008 with many weavers who do conceptual work. I feel that I have to weave in this way to be equally accepted but I just can't. I going to weave the beauty that you can hold and wear because this is what I'm drawn to. Although I always approach this functional weaving in an 'artistic' manner. Thanks again<br />KazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-55756368115778269582006-12-26T15:10:00.000+13:002006-12-26T15:10:00.000+13:00Hi, Beryl.
To me the crucial point right now are ...Hi, Beryl.<br /><br />To me the crucial point right now are that I don't see where I am:<br /><br />A) where weavers are in the artists spectrum, and where I am within that weavers' cluster, and the latter is especially difficult because I'm all over the place right now; and<br /><br />B) where I am in my career, which is something I won't know with any degree of accuracy until I'm done weaving, but every time I learn something, I think, "Well, that was very basic!!" and feel myself sliding back to the starting line.<br /><br />I also feel there is less respect for handweavers and handweaving in New Zealand compared to Japan, and perhaps the US, perhaps because it's something everybody's grandmothers did until a few years ago, and people's expectations are still largely home-spun-natural-colors-8DPI.<br /><br />And I'm yet to weave something I am 100% satisfied with, in terms of aesthetics and construction.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-90225491343917515332006-12-26T14:03:00.000+13:002006-12-26T14:03:00.000+13:00As I read over your posts of today, I felt I had t...As I read over your posts of today, I felt I had to respond because so much of what you said rang a bell with my experiences in calling myself a weaver. <br /><br />I think that gathering all of the expert advice and pondering it is a good thing. But I also think that we allow ourselves to be convinced that what we do isn't really art because it isn't hanging on a wall or framed. <br /><br />I weave the very best cloth I can and, with time and putting it in the public eye, I'm finding that others think my cloth is special too (not just me:-) The only piece of advice that I follow most of the time is to weave cloth that cannot be purchased commercially.<br /><br />Keep up the good work with this blog. It is an important step in showing the world what it is to be a weaver.Beryl Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07103241599737933596noreply@blogger.com