And also you’re so right, we often don’t pause to appreciate the work we’ve done and the achievements we have as if as soon as it’s done, it loses its value instead of being an integral part of what we do. In reality though it’s not just valuable because it added to our progress, but also on itself, as a thing we made with our own two hands
haha! Speaking of extinction and hobbies the UK nonprofit 'Heritage Crafts' has an interesting list of crafts at risk of being lost in the UK due to low numbers of trade and craft peoples. I have to resist picking one out and getting into a new hobby every time I read it lol.
Thank you <3
Yes, that is a great way to word it!! Your phrasing makes me wonder how much of that mindset comes from the effects of the rampant disposability attitude in modern culture and the effects it has on us makers- especially those of us working with fiber and textiles. Do we view the act of making the use and thus 'dispose' the value of our works when we complete them in the same way that consumerism has taught us to just throw stuff away when it's no longer useful or relevant?
I’ve read “extinction” instead of “exhibition”!
But also — it’s a very beautiful piece!
And also you’re so right, we often don’t pause to appreciate the work we’ve done and the achievements we have as if as soon as it’s done, it loses its value instead of being an integral part of what we do. In reality though it’s not just valuable because it added to our progress, but also on itself, as a thing we made with our own two hands
haha! Speaking of extinction and hobbies the UK nonprofit 'Heritage Crafts' has an interesting list of crafts at risk of being lost in the UK due to low numbers of trade and craft peoples. I have to resist picking one out and getting into a new hobby every time I read it lol.
Thank you <3
Yes, that is a great way to word it!! Your phrasing makes me wonder how much of that mindset comes from the effects of the rampant disposability attitude in modern culture and the effects it has on us makers- especially those of us working with fiber and textiles. Do we view the act of making the use and thus 'dispose' the value of our works when we complete them in the same way that consumerism has taught us to just throw stuff away when it's no longer useful or relevant?