tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post7275625425783356874..comments2023-10-20T06:14:21.052-05:00Comments on Okienurse's Paper and Ink Therapy: A crafty postokienursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16737956457626102108noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-16960055455789388702011-09-27T00:31:25.909-05:002011-09-27T00:31:25.909-05:00Gosh. Hope I got here in time to see you off to S...Gosh. Hope I got here in time to see you off to Spain. I was able to see all the cards and tags you had made this week as I scrolled down to this spooky (grin) post. Sorry I'm so late showing up this week. Seems I've had to say that a lot lately.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-50946068779727285112011-09-25T12:09:06.091-05:002011-09-25T12:09:06.091-05:00Definitely agree with Butlersabroad- I was going t...Definitely agree with Butlersabroad- I was going to say exactly the same thing about the alleged 'art' of piles of bricks/unmade beds/ formaldehyde cows. I think Jozarty made a really good point- its the difference between following a set of someone elses instructions,using their design, or just 'feeling' your way through a project. Mostly we start from scratch, choosing our colours/papers/ephemera etc- just as a painter would choose his canvas/medium/subject. If you gave 10 knitters the same wool, pattern & needles, you'd get pretty much 10 identical projects. Thats craft. Give any 10 of us the same inkpad/card/paper/stamps, and you'd get 10 totally different projects! Thats ART! I hate Art snobs too,lol.shazsilverwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274746581731544287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-80498109534680976192011-09-23T07:35:19.669-05:002011-09-23T07:35:19.669-05:00Oh my, I HATE art snobs! It is a form of art to ju...Oh my, I HATE art snobs! It is a form of art to just stay alive some days. Creating something from nothing, thats art, maybe a challenge is in order. You try my art, I'll try yours. Bet you you are the one that will find it the easiest!<br />Enjoy the hols.<br />Happy belated WOYWW.Tertiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15915401053788903418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-82196257926484731152011-09-22T16:37:25.932-05:002011-09-22T16:37:25.932-05:00Well, I was taught if you have nothing nice to say...Well, I was taught if you have nothing nice to say....then don't say it! ZIP!!!! <br /><br />Friend???? Hmmmmmm! Whatever!!!!<br /><br />Great desk! Beautiful ATC! <br /><br />Enjoy your time in Spain and I look forward to seeing pictures! Safe journey!!!The Crafty Elfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558967802577593412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-73002064431174273442011-09-22T14:10:54.948-05:002011-09-22T14:10:54.948-05:00Sounds to me like your friend is an art snob! Bea...Sounds to me like your friend is an art snob! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder IMO, I've seen some things classed as art that quite frankly should have gone in the bin!! And what about that Unmade Bed in the Tate modern gallery last year!! I rest my case. Your ART is beautiful! And congrats on the new granddaughter, she's a sweetie.<br /><br />Hugs<br />Brenda 88Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-49461513821321464062011-09-22T10:34:56.880-05:002011-09-22T10:34:56.880-05:00I agree with so much of what is said in the previo...I agree with so much of what is said in the previous comments and won't ramble on about it, but I will add that I do think that craft is not art when a skill is used to follow a pattern to make an item designed by someone else. eg., a jumper from a knitting pattern to me would be craft but a jumper made from hand dyed yarn and personally designed and knitted would rate as a piece of art. <br />JoZarty xxJoZart Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15197690337080094062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-34116649246322885952011-09-22T07:09:42.665-05:002011-09-22T07:09:42.665-05:00Hi there Vickie,
Happy WOYWW before I forget - mm,...Hi there Vickie,<br />Happy WOYWW before I forget - mm, curious things friends sometimes. As beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so is art! and craft for that matter. <br />A quick look for an online definition of "craft" made me chuckle - pasting it from the Free online dictionary "craft (krft)n.<br />1. Skill in doing or making something, as in the arts; proficiency. etc etc.<br /><br />So there you go the line is very greyed!! and in agreeing to disagree you did the right thing.<br /><br />Art is craft - ie crafted with the hands and craft is art - they are synonyms, it goes on to say!! <br />Love and blessings on all your travels, Shaz in oz.xShaz in Oz.CalligraphyCardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050100007497130952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-47411778116988647012011-09-22T04:04:50.833-05:002011-09-22T04:04:50.833-05:00I wonder what kind of art your friend creates beca...I wonder what kind of art your friend creates because many crafters back grounds are as, if not more,impressive than some pieces of so called art. I think it all boils down to what Bella said above ...its all about being creative....and you really are VERY creative.xxAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177505346903016669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-71223582775678282002011-09-22T03:44:58.854-05:002011-09-22T03:44:58.854-05:00LOVE that fall ATC it's fantastic!! the hallow...LOVE that fall ATC it's fantastic!! the halloweeny goings on on your desk look good too. xAprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127976169263242203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-18853168109495128662011-09-22T01:24:04.208-05:002011-09-22T01:24:04.208-05:00interesting debate! I am an Arts and Crafts teach...interesting debate! I am an Arts and Crafts teacher...never really thought about the break down of if what we do is ART or CRAFT!!! All I care about is being creative!Belinda Bassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229140792979430191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-4692470970447628612011-09-21T17:54:21.414-05:002011-09-21T17:54:21.414-05:00I think that was the ‘snob’ factor talking here wh...I think that was the ‘snob’ factor talking here when your friend said that what you do isn’t art. <br />I think you have to have an artistic flair to do what we do so yes, I would call it art and is more like art than the extortionately prices rubbish that people like Tracy Emin turn out in the name of art.<br /><br />Your desk is looking great this week as is the ATC that you’ve been working on. <br />Definitely a wonderful piece of ‘ART’!<br /><br />Happy Crafting!<br />Sue<br />xSueHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07786741542356949235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-79667331570479359762011-09-21T17:47:27.250-05:002011-09-21T17:47:27.250-05:00you do beautiful ART! Each peice is your creation,...you do beautiful ART! Each peice is your creation,, thats art,, singing is art, poetry is art,, when it comes right down to it,, everyone is an artist,, we all just use different mediums,, some use words , some use paint, some use cloth,, you are an artist and I love what you do!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-37646989858154012502011-09-21T16:25:42.644-05:002011-09-21T16:25:42.644-05:00Vickie, I believe the arts and crafts movement in ...Vickie, I believe the arts and crafts movement in Europe made it demonstrably clear that there is such a thing as a crafts person and another thing that is an Artist, and when the crafts person creates art they bring a set of skills not seen in the artwork of a person who has never learned a craft, <br /><br /> there were also many amazingly skilled craftspeople that made beautiful crafted items that were bloody awful artists...<br /><br />Be you and love what you are doing and worry not about semantics...or how other people rate your work<br /><br /><br />looking forward to your spanish workdesk...Check out the Gaudi CRAFT in his gardens...<br />Dxdonnalouiserodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12558884767978448435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-76940023449458062492011-09-21T12:59:04.658-05:002011-09-21T12:59:04.658-05:00Love your ART on show today!!
Have a great trip ...Love your ART on show today!! <br />Have a great trip to Spain.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10690233874810368197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-51329969287410487432011-09-21T11:58:42.462-05:002011-09-21T11:58:42.462-05:00Wow, so many definitions of art...lol My interpre...Wow, so many definitions of art...lol My interpretation of art has always been to "create" In that sense we are all artists. <br /><br />It is our visions and how we bring that vision to our creations that make them artistic. That's my opionion and I am sticking to it!<br /><br />Have fun in Spain..Thanks for sharing, have a great WOYWW!<br /><br />xoxo Marjo #36Marjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439165295091188606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-25107623051849001342011-09-21T10:46:54.309-05:002011-09-21T10:46:54.309-05:00Lovely work and space !Lovely work and space !Fuchsiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040909328567959431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-15691100616082055502011-09-21T09:37:52.907-05:002011-09-21T09:37:52.907-05:00How could anyone see that beautiful autumn themed ...How could anyone see that beautiful autumn themed ATC and not consider it art? Ah well, agreeing to disagree was probably the best option, if you want to stay friends!angelfishhttp://fiona-staringatthesea.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-60472623140202070362011-09-21T09:24:35.431-05:002011-09-21T09:24:35.431-05:00There is an art to the craft that we do. It was al...There is an art to the craft that we do. It was always callled art and craft when I was at school, but what ever we do we should enjoy doing it in our own way. Hugs Mrs A.Mrs A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14938668067423094462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-63118428881034908092011-09-21T08:16:46.867-05:002011-09-21T08:16:46.867-05:00Love your ATC. I always like working with "Li...Love your ATC. I always like working with "Little" creations, a great challenge. Have fun adjusting to being home and good luck with getting ready to leave again..I would agree with you...I don't care what I'm called I just enjoy what I am doing. Enjoy the WOYWW and Have Fun!!<br />I'll be late if I do WOYWW, my back is out and not moving so wellSylvia/LittleTreasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15555765276083157280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-29347481292173186682011-09-21T08:12:40.757-05:002011-09-21T08:12:40.757-05:00Sometimes I am arty, sometimes I am crafty - call ...Sometimes I am arty, sometimes I am crafty - call it what ever you like - it doesn't matter - we will still keep stretching the boundaries cos that's what we crafty artists do!!!! x JoTwiglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851717329658611598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-43733627256021005712011-09-21T07:57:41.206-05:002011-09-21T07:57:41.206-05:00I have to say i call my self a crafter.Why because...I have to say i call my self a crafter.Why because i dont feel im an artist dont draw ,the painting i do is not one that would be in ana art gallery.To me you wouldnt go to an art gsllery to see a handmade card as piece of art..Or would you Naaa dont think so thats why i define myself to be a crafter.But each to there own .Someone who does art journals to me that is art and ther girls in woyww do some beautiful ones whihc yes i call art!<br />Anyways debate over .Happy wednesday and have Creative week<br />hugs judex10judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15915860473376913535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-2756631127000225192011-09-21T06:31:29.221-05:002011-09-21T06:31:29.221-05:00I quite agree with Sandra De. Crafters are more g...I quite agree with Sandra De. Crafters are more generous and do more varied things that "artists". We are artistic otherwise we could not do what we do. We all have our own take on any project, and none of us would produce the same thing if we were given a group of things to work with. Some crafters are brilliant painters and artists too. Just tell anyone who says crafting is not art to watch Barbara Gray or Sheena Douglas. Let's just enjoy what we all do in our own way.MaggieC (Silvercrafter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13560733295194874288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-24859716115927647672011-09-21T06:31:03.277-05:002011-09-21T06:31:03.277-05:00The definition of 'Art' is creating someth...The definition of 'Art' is creating something visual - who cares what medium is used in that creation as long as brings pleasure to the creator and the viewer!! I'd rather look at some beautiful, skilful craftwork than some paintings I've seen in galleries, that's for sure!! So I'm definitely on your team :D<br />Hugs, LLJ xxxLunch Lady Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15592783504717849403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-60152131608996124872011-09-21T05:54:20.739-05:002011-09-21T05:54:20.739-05:00I have dicussed with my hubby about "what is ...I have dicussed with my hubby about "what is art" - a difficult subject... (He hates the word "art") I think that they (art, craft, and so on)are just words that everyone understands their own way!<br />I understand it so, that when you create something of your own, it can be called art. <br />Happy creating, anyway ;)<br />Tuire xxTuire Flemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09416454815999110675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765964504199008697.post-30250566491130653292011-09-21T05:54:18.946-05:002011-09-21T05:54:18.946-05:00Ohhh I think we do art. But I think crafters are ...Ohhh I think we do art. But I think crafters are much more generous in spirit then artists. Your art is beautiful.sandra dehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13976065716935953253noreply@blogger.com