tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post4760185528758413658..comments2024-03-28T03:40:29.423-04:00Comments on Passage des Perles: Cautious at craft showsDuchessehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-64678420562855096452009-04-28T10:55:00.000-04:002009-04-28T10:55:00.000-04:00Nothing ages like the craft fair look, IMO.Nothing ages like the craft fair look, IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-1318593843568920972009-04-23T02:12:00.000-04:002009-04-23T02:12:00.000-04:00I love this post, Duchesse. Thank you for categor...I love this post, Duchesse. Thank you for categorizing the styles seen at a craft show. I know exactly what you mean, and I think your friend's reflection in the elevator was very insightful. <br /><br />Thank you for suggesting I get a cute new purse to hold my keys. Yes, that's what I need. My spending hiatus. doesn't offically start until May 1.<br /><br />I left you a special note in a post for Thursday. :)sallymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832828827048897372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-78852858996777463222009-04-22T21:48:00.000-04:002009-04-22T21:48:00.000-04:00I agree, some women should not be allowed near a C...I agree, some women should not be allowed near a Craft show --- and some women should Never be allowed to go to a Harley convention -- have you seen them ? !!!!lady jickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09013352537776588166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-20042598877589622322009-04-22T19:08:00.000-04:002009-04-22T19:08:00.000-04:00Remember the advice:when going out check in the mi...Remember the advice:when going out check in the mirror and remove one thing. Maybe a scarf, or a bracelet. Seems the Artsies should follow this advice and remove one thing. But in their case I am thinking it might be more than one thing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152534221526877522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-78342936695225462482009-04-22T18:58:00.000-04:002009-04-22T18:58:00.000-04:00Aw thanks, Dana and Duchesse!Aw thanks, Dana and Duchesse!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-80757576578167356392009-04-22T18:27:00.000-04:002009-04-22T18:27:00.000-04:00Artisan and craftsman, or craftsperson, mean exact...Artisan and craftsman, or craftsperson, mean exactly the same thing. French also has the feminine artisane (craftswoman). Sad that crafts have acquired such an unpleasant connotation. <br /><br />I had the most unpleasant experience of being tempted to visit the appleseed's (odd spelling) site. The colours are hideous old-lady pasted and the styles are horrifically frumpy. I can't see the advantage over lines such as LLBean or Lands' End (other odd spelling). <br /><br />Don't practical-minded younger people go more for the MEC sporty style? <br /><br />And yes, this is a wonderful post. Also my major style challenge, as someone of a certain age and definitely not suburban (not that there is anything wrong with being so). <br /><br />By the way, happy Earth Day, every one visiting Le Passage, thinking of paring down and less but better... J'adore les passages: <br />http://www.passagesetgaleries.org/ <br />http://www.parisinconnu.com/passages/lagatta à montréalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-34303235233341749952009-04-22T17:27:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:27:00.000-04:00It's interesting how 'craft' has been appropriated...It's interesting how 'craft' has been appropriated by the amateurs and I give an annual lecture on this very subject to MA students. From what I gather you put 'artisanal' above 'craft' and yet crafts have been categorized and respected since medieval times. The term 'masterpiece' comes from the piece of work that a craftsman would make in whatever craft he specialised as proof that he was worthy of a licence to practice his craft.<br /><br />But I'm just showing off! I agree with you on the aesthetics of it all. Rather frumpy folksy ladies who do a bit of painting or pottery as a hobby. But they're harmless enough.<br /><br />On the other hand, the local craft fair in my town is a wonderful affair, especially on the opening night. Full of local professional artists and craftspeople and believe me the women look stunning - unconventional but stunning.greying pixienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-59575348638880580402009-04-22T16:16:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:16:00.000-04:00Imogen: had a look at that ReWork your Wardrobe si...Imogen: had a look at that ReWork your Wardrobe site and I think you're right, many DIY projects looked dreadful.<br /><br />Pseu: Agree, it is a way to stand out, like garish colours.<br /><br />materfamilias: Your knitting is sublime, Danai s so right!<br /><br />lagatta: your last two words, pare down- I should carve on my credit card. (Though I enjoy Vivienne Westwood I couldn't pull that off!<br /><br />mardel: they love the piece but don't always think of how it looks on.<br /><br />metscan: So many items do look cute on 20-somethings.<br /><br />Nanflan: Love'applesseedling'- that would be a very young one!Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-81058779487550474562009-04-22T14:59:00.000-04:002009-04-22T14:59:00.000-04:00Great observations--I think you described the scen...Great observations--I think you described the scene very well and more tastefully than I would have. Like Mardel, I sew, and I see the Appleseedlings and Atsy-Craftsy looks way more than I'd like to.NancyDaQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609215745927535353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-41677429586350864482009-04-22T13:11:00.000-04:002009-04-22T13:11:00.000-04:00Thanks for your post. I share your opinions.These ...Thanks for your post. I share your opinions.These artsies do look interesting and tempting to buy. But really, a woman of certain age ( like me ), suburban, will be more than happy to pass these over for the younger generation.mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732534795009852825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-807710516345698972009-04-22T11:38:00.000-04:002009-04-22T11:38:00.000-04:00Very astutely observations, Dutchess.
I see way t...Very astutely observations, Dutchess.<br /><br />I see way too many Appleseeds and Artsies which always makes me think twice when I am considering something handcrafted or even avant-garde in the fashion sense. As someone who knits and sews (although sewing has been kind of on the back burner lately) I think it serves me well to really think about how I wear something and mix the more unusual or handmade items with good basics.<br /><br />I think sometimes people have trouble figuring out how to make a piece work and they go overboard before they even realize what has happened.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-73109374331001521902009-04-22T10:52:00.000-04:002009-04-22T10:52:00.000-04:00I'm an artist, and will never be part of the "eleg...I'm an artist, and will never be part of the "elegant age" as that just isn't me, but I sincerely hope I'm more type 3 than type 2. A friend and colleague tends to veer into what you call Artsy (or Craftsy-Waftsy), and I have a much older aunt - she'd be in her 80s now, who is definitely full-blown artsy, though she isn't an artist by profession or avocation at all. <br /><br />It is also a matter of simply not knowing how to dress after 40-45 or so in a way that reflects us as creative persons, and not "corporate" or what we'd call "madame" (in French, means housewifely, domestic, suburban or conventional, not a bordello madame) - and not morphing into the slightly pathetic look 2. <br /><br />When I was the cute 20-year-old, there was a lot of paint on my frayed old jeans, but if I dressed like that now, people would give me money on the streets. If I were currently 20-something, I'd be some kind of post-punkoid art student, but not being Vivienne Westwood, prefer leaving that to chicas 30 years younger. <br /><br />We all know what is frightening here, but it is not an easy balance to strike. I love unique and hancrafted items - that is, after all, part of the appeal of the pashminas - but I guess as we get older it is even more important to pare down.lagatta à montréalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-81991114697218008552009-04-22T10:50:00.000-04:002009-04-22T10:50:00.000-04:00Mater, your knits *never* veer into the crafty! Th...Mater, your knits *never* veer into the crafty! They are artisan all the way.danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902311224633734779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-50779173006295183112009-04-22T10:37:00.000-04:002009-04-22T10:37:00.000-04:00Nicely observed, Duchesse. As an avid knitter, I'm...Nicely observed, Duchesse. As an avid knitter, I'm very careful about how I portion out my knitwear. Never more than one piece at a time, excepting the possibility that I might some day do matching hat and gloves or hat and scarf (so far, I stick with my leather gloves, and if I wear one of my handknit scarves I'm more likely to accompany it with a felted hat or beret).materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-3941102969764881142009-04-22T09:28:00.000-04:002009-04-22T09:28:00.000-04:00I think the overdone "artsy/craftsy" look is also ...I think the overdone "artsy/craftsy" look is also some women's strategy to fight over-50 invisibility. I've known a couple of very vibrant women who drifted into this look.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-14907569140667667032009-04-22T08:48:00.000-04:002009-04-22T08:48:00.000-04:00I too have noticed the Appleseeds and the Artsies ...I too have noticed the Appleseeds and the Artsies - though I think that many of the second category go to the craft show to get ideas which they they go home to make themselves. <br /><br />So they get a compliment on their hand felted vest and think, if this is good then maybe I can patchwork up some pants to go with and suddenly they're overdone.<br /><br />Plus there is often something frugal about them, they can make is so much cheaper themselves and then they can have it all (and unfortunately, wear it all at once).Imogen Lamport, AICI CIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796095692232856223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-86762363429804962842009-04-22T07:50:00.000-04:002009-04-22T07:50:00.000-04:00Oops--shift key is sticking.Oops--shift key is sticking.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2872918251244874644.post-9182603302246150182009-04-22T07:49:00.000-04:002009-04-22T07:49:00.000-04:00Pleasure in the morning. this is truly a masterpie...Pleasure in the morning. this is truly a masterpiece, Duchesse.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.com