tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post84152313173832037..comments2023-04-15T07:47:45.619-04:00Comments on drucilla pettibone: cottoningDrucillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03228978343783804866noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-67862203282397075332011-09-28T02:22:50.316-04:002011-09-28T02:22:50.316-04:00heather, yes i see how fiber kind of encompasses o...heather, yes i see how fiber kind of encompasses or confounds all those labels. liminal and edgy are lovely ways to think about it. <br /><br />thank you grace!<br /><br />jude, of course you're right, it doesn't Matter in a big way, but still perhaps important to work through and get to that place where it doesn't matter...Drucillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228978343783804866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-63930192989410658882011-09-24T09:27:30.554-04:002011-09-24T09:27:30.554-04:00beautiful cloth, doesn't matter this artist th...beautiful cloth, doesn't matter this artist thing, right?judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-8451362007694270422011-09-22T20:19:17.038-04:002011-09-22T20:19:17.038-04:00"liminal"....what a great word.
maybe we..."liminal"....what a great word.<br />maybe we could say we are Liminists<br /><br />whatever, i really really really love looking<br />at the abovegrace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-41262079727807929262011-09-21T16:18:15.529-04:002011-09-21T16:18:15.529-04:00I usually say that I'm an artist who works wit...I usually say that I'm an artist who works with textiles if anyone asks. Sometimes I just say I like to work with textiles. I also like what Lou Reed (I think) said once: "It's better to be on the edge of things because you can see a lot farther from the edge." Being in an area that is pretty liminal, like fibre/textile/art/craft, is very exciting and offers a lot of freedom, I think.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188002198879523397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-47139439319747452842011-09-17T22:59:43.848-04:002011-09-17T22:59:43.848-04:00i used to really dislike career-based labels, and ...i used to really dislike career-based labels, and that perennial question.. but now i think it makes sense to want to know - about others and oneself - where they fit into a community. more descriptive than defining or limiting (or elevating). and for me right now, it's about wanting to be conscious about creating my life and work. categories give a framework to live into and through, and i want some version of that... i've been blowing in the wind for too long.Drucillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228978343783804866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-38593811897148768992011-09-17T18:16:29.483-04:002011-09-17T18:16:29.483-04:00Because everybody's first question is, "s...Because everybody's first question is, "so what do you DO?". I've been saying fiber artist for a long time, but always have to go further with the explanation, since sometimes people don't even know what fiber means. Artisan is nice- to me it connotes a very highly skilled craftsman- still with a worker feel. Artist does seem to require putting some kind of meaning into the work. But I feel for you- sometimes I want to just be in the process of making something and not worry about if it's functional or has some meaning in it. What if instead of "Artist" being about what you make, it was about how you see and think?MarieEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255440089611626603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-78826190371407563882011-09-17T14:20:12.251-04:002011-09-17T14:20:12.251-04:00why indeed...i guess people like to put themselves...why indeed...i guess people like to put themselves into categories and maybe they somehow think that elevates their status.<br />i love the way you are playing with your scraps, Dru.deanna7treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707505639796548961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176758332072334714.post-90775956478751044922011-09-16T21:57:26.042-04:002011-09-16T21:57:26.042-04:00very intrigued by your creature, wish i could pet ...very intrigued by your creature, wish i could pet it, and love your colors, as always. <br />artist/artisan/craftswoman? i find myself telling people i do handwork for lack of knowing what to call myself. it seems so important to have a label to share with others- why? why? why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com