tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307989857819252647.post1468048781579283286..comments2023-10-29T10:29:25.193-04:00Comments on BookGirl: "Women's (Art) Work"Clarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04838656854709586779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307989857819252647.post-26919136577058418672008-01-11T20:56:00.000-05:002008-01-11T20:56:00.000-05:00Thanks for the lead on the book, MadSilence. I th...Thanks for the lead on the book, MadSilence. I think that the crafts resurgence also has to do with our interest in getting back to the more personal and hangmade, in an age of impersonality and technology.<BR/><BR/>Karen, Coco is doing well. She and her "older brother," Twiggy are getting along, although Twiggy is much more patient than I would be if my pesty little sister kept biting my ears!<BR/><BR/>Lee, thanks for a thought-provoking post.Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838656854709586779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307989857819252647.post-24520567469491263282008-01-11T19:34:00.000-05:002008-01-11T19:34:00.000-05:00Thanks for drawing my attention to that! I am goi...Thanks for drawing my attention to that! I am going to follow your link to the full post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307989857819252647.post-49359803880582181542008-01-10T15:13:00.000-05:002008-01-10T15:13:00.000-05:00Interesting postThanksps how's coco?Happy New Year...Interesting post<BR/>Thanks<BR/>ps how's coco?<BR/>Happy New Year<BR/>KKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109053226201554151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307989857819252647.post-2197519456128562642008-01-10T06:23:00.000-05:002008-01-10T06:23:00.000-05:00Interesting. My daughter's friends (women in their...Interesting. My daughter's friends (women in their 20s) formed a Stitch'n Bitch group that meets weekly to work on craft projects. I've been reading Ellen Dissanayake's book, Homo Aestheticus: Where Art Comes From and Why. The author claims that humans are artistic creatures, that mechanized modern society separates us from our artistic nature, and that we need art in our lives to satisfy fundamental human needs. Growing interest in arts and crafts may reflect our recognition that something is missing, that artistic expression may aid us in understanding "how to live better, what it means to be human, to be male and female, to be alive and looking for peace."<BR/><BR/>MadSilenceMadSilencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247714475972112958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307989857819252647.post-78064187120041018412008-01-07T10:49:00.000-05:002008-01-07T10:49:00.000-05:00Hey! Thanks for the link! I'm glad you enjoyed t...Hey! Thanks for the link! I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I think it's an issue worth thinking about if you're a woman crafter of any kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com