tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post1159259506596941571..comments2024-02-28T19:37:14.696+01:00Comments on moments of perfect clarity: craft is cooljulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-22533325609112826252009-03-03T21:08:00.000+01:002009-03-03T21:08:00.000+01:00Very interested in your theories; will add that I ...Very interested in your theories; will add that I have made chutney, marmalade and pickled onions this year . . . for the first time ever. And I've put in a garden - newest project, raspberry canes. And I'm seriously contemplating learning to knit - partly because my youngest daughter is fascinated by it.<BR/><BR/>AND we have been reading the Little House books for the past year -- which were childhood favorites of mine, too.<BR/><BR/>AND I also have two Master's degrees. Go figure.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-9276472124262951452009-03-02T07:40:00.000+01:002009-03-02T07:40:00.000+01:00My childhood was filled with Laura's books, too. ...My childhood was filled with Laura's books, too. My favorites were the taffy pulling and the balloon out of a pig's bladder. Now I read at least one of her books to my class each year. We always make a button string, too. I think you'd be surprised how much fun modern children of the Wii generation enjoy a simple button string. Willow's right - it's the pull of our ancestors.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-45340315771960529982009-03-02T07:38:00.000+01:002009-03-02T07:38:00.000+01:00your crafty photos always makes me feel so warm an...your crafty photos always makes me feel so warm and hopeful.helehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500335410678018061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-16103387535472199222009-03-02T03:06:00.000+01:002009-03-02T03:06:00.000+01:00For me, it's about creating something that makes m...For me, it's about creating something that makes me happy. Some of my photography never sees the light of day beyond my computer - but it makes me happy to create with my eyes. Like you, I would have something crafted in love than anything you could pick up without thinking at the local department store.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851293154388793520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-22380129303257725172009-03-02T00:30:00.000+01:002009-03-02T00:30:00.000+01:00I think for all us....making just a little bit of ...I think for all us....making just a little bit of something with our own hands is all we need to feel good about ourselves and to be able to call ourselves creative.bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094533582512917616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-87287634402725786822009-03-02T00:07:00.000+01:002009-03-02T00:07:00.000+01:00denis--how cool you stopped by!!! i will definitel...denis--how cool you stopped by!!! i will definitely check out your book (it's in my shopping basket on amazon already, just have to check out)..all i had seen was the newsweek synopsis!! thanks for the comment!!julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-40329038043263561892009-03-02T00:04:00.000+01:002009-03-02T00:04:00.000+01:00Terrific little essay. Yes, I think we share a lo...Terrific little essay. Yes, I think we share a lot of pleasures and preferences with ancient ancestors, though we tend to credit mom, dad, and our fellows. You can read a lot more here:<BR/><BR/>http://theartinstinct.com<BR/><BR/>The book actually talks at one point about *hand* crafts, and their importance to us.<BR/><BR/>Denis DuttonDenis Duttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02123065737754138152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-67387450449734979722009-03-01T23:38:00.000+01:002009-03-01T23:38:00.000+01:00Good morning Julochka,I think you have described t...Good morning Julochka,<BR/>I think you have described the whys and wherefores pretty well. This making process seems to absorb us - thats what appeals to me - the immersing of myself in the project, getting lost in it, unaware of time, that's what I find meditative and rewarding, not so much the end products but they are nice to have around too. <BR/><BR/>And the way that fresh new ideas seem to swell out of others like they are being born and they take you someplace else again.Delwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131844.post-49910001523203744092009-03-01T22:56:00.000+01:002009-03-01T22:56:00.000+01:00It's your ancestors speaking! And I think it's won...It's your ancestors speaking! And I think it's wonderful!<BR/><BR/>My aunt and uncles told me recently that my dear grandmother would win the blue ribbon at the fair every year for her canned peaches. They said that she actually cheated, by buying store bought canned peaches, and filling her canning jars with them! I thought it was an adorable story.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com