tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post6806660815037798533..comments2023-10-30T00:08:05.814+11:00Comments on miss pen pen: grab a cuppa, pull up a chair and let's have a chatpenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267416259888049673noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-30652860857629016852009-12-16T03:55:18.757+11:002009-12-16T03:55:18.757+11:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-72141568920972036592009-06-06T22:07:02.571+10:002009-06-06T22:07:02.571+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-6717106792050130292009-04-05T17:41:00.000+10:002009-04-05T17:41:00.000+10:00i'm just righting to tell you i'm too tired to rea...i'm just righting to tell you i'm too tired to read all that...hehe glad you liked my blog!Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664365506834691884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-26188981352371578792009-04-02T12:23:00.000+11:002009-04-02T12:23:00.000+11:00Oooh, thanks for the thoughts! I would love to ma...Oooh, thanks for the thoughts! I would love to make a living from crafting but in the stuff I do? No hope unless I managed to become the next Wollmeise or Sundara and quite frankly, I don't want to be in that position!yarnivoroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04253817840476574619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-84404145832452168402009-03-25T17:48:00.000+11:002009-03-25T17:48:00.000+11:00I confess, I didn't see any Great Controversy in t...I confess, I didn't see any Great Controversy in the article at all. Merely a difference in perspective. I also saw no need to choose one position over another -each made valid points according to their point of view. Nothing to get hostile about, surely? <BR/><BR/>If anything, I was a little disappointed. I was hoping for something with a little more depth, some genuine debate. Crafting is shulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00349989043861777133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-8856095363681998982009-03-25T08:55:00.000+11:002009-03-25T08:55:00.000+11:00Oh and I did want to add that it's fascinating tha...Oh and I did want to add that it's fascinating that the media and public's current perception of craft is still so focused on the 'domestic' medium of textiles. <BR/><BR/>It would appear that they've both forgotten about ceramics, glass, jewellery (sort of it's Melbourne after all), and wood crafts.<BR/>Maybe we haven't actually shifted the boundaries as far as we thought. <BR/><BR/>Or maybe HANDMADELIFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14605651742241533692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-59622199081796824572009-03-25T08:44:00.000+11:002009-03-25T08:44:00.000+11:00Hooray and Amen to that Ramona!!!I couldn't agree ...Hooray and Amen to that Ramona!!!<BR/>I couldn't agree more or be more eloquent in my response.<BR/>I'm just so glad that we're all finally airing the dirty laundry and talking with more than pretty pictures... I'm thrilled with the passion in this ruminating and debating because it proves how much craft means to all of us.<BR/>BeckHANDMADELIFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14605651742241533692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-61893502036330189532009-03-24T21:41:00.000+11:002009-03-24T21:41:00.000+11:00this isn't about high v low or hobby v professiona...this isn't about high v low or hobby v professional and my god i dont think it was ever woman against woman (crikey!) - it's about understanding there should be a difference between objects with a price tag and objects that are made for love alone. I understand Pips point that there is a natural atrition (the market will only tolerate badly made work for so long and it aint going to make anyone HANDMADELIFEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14605651742241533692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-90361988323086630512009-03-24T20:20:00.000+11:002009-03-24T20:20:00.000+11:00Actually - I was not referring to this post - whic...Actually - I was not referring to this post - which I think is beautifully written. I was referring to the quotes in the article. Just to clarify.meetmeatmikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088257801400843909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-81936852980098515162009-03-24T18:38:00.000+11:002009-03-24T18:38:00.000+11:00It's getting hot in here... in short, I can see po...It's getting hot in here... in short, I can see points that I agree with with both Pene (on a standard of quality required for selling/being professional) and Pip (everyone should have a go, and let's not be any more competitive than woman already are), but I would also like to say that I find it simplistic to suggest that we can only ever speak of 'nice' things, and to characterise this post as Alina Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14765823162310470028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-90430984253489229602009-03-24T17:47:00.000+11:002009-03-24T17:47:00.000+11:00For the past 2 years I have made a living selling ...For the past 2 years I have made a living selling 'craft'or sewing as I would like to put it. I sell at craft markets and it has taken me 30 years from when I started using a sewing machine to get to where I am now at 41.I am not 'self-taught' instead I have put alot of time, training, money and practice into my now 'job'.I work my butt off, doing what I do, sewing during the week, markets on theharper and ediehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412091621606753288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-89601431103697647912009-03-24T14:54:00.000+11:002009-03-24T14:54:00.000+11:00Hi Pene,I'm adding my voice to your lively debate!...Hi Pene,<BR/><BR/>I'm adding my voice to your lively debate! Here goes:<BR/><BR/>I like crappy craft - it's often full of good intentions. I like artisan craft - it's full of enviable skill. I like people who bother to have a go. Good on them I say. Keep making stuff. Because the more you make the better you get. <BR/><BR/>I think there is heaps of great craft out there - and wonderful meetmeatmikeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088257801400843909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-88491555178161952332009-03-24T14:17:00.000+11:002009-03-24T14:17:00.000+11:00Wow, I had no idea the craft world had as many com...Wow, I had no idea the craft world had as many complicated politics/matters as the (fine) art world (don't get offended crafty people, I do think of much 'craft' as 'art'). I guess that's what happens as the industry grows. Take care, next thing you'll be seeing not just badly made objects, but more fakes on the market, just like the art world!sublime-ationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195360815689499148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7049693863672153782.post-64670360019522646712009-03-24T12:38:00.000+11:002009-03-24T12:38:00.000+11:00Excellent post! I was just discussing this very t...Excellent post! I was just discussing this very topic at a crafty gathering yesterday. My two cents worth? I think it's great that people are starting to have a go at craft. I don't think it's so great that people are selling things that are poorly made. Lots of people are selling things that are extremely well made too, but there also seems to be a lot out there that is craft that needs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com