tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092151543591751391.post2628000809319276562..comments2023-05-02T02:47:51.737-07:00Comments on Tracey Knits is Online!: The C WordTraceyKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17389887188260167842noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092151543591751391.post-1745877281913610842010-09-30T09:31:31.914-07:002010-09-30T09:31:31.914-07:00Couldn't agree more. It's like the differe...Couldn't agree more. It's like the difference between photograph and picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092151543591751391.post-13235033449951206972010-09-29T14:16:27.362-07:002010-09-29T14:16:27.362-07:00Just because I like talking... ;)
Exactly what Te...Just because I like talking... ;)<br /><br />Exactly what Tess & Rozelyn said! I especially like the further explanation of why as being "we're not serious about our work". This is a sideline and something we fit into our schedule or do out of boredom, etc.<br /><br />I do henna body art around my straight job (which happens to be 50hrs/week!) and now I'm trying to do some glass painting and get that on Etsy. Again, I don't consider this a "hobby" - but I don't make enough money at doing henna parties to have this as my "real job". I wish I did!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092151543591751391.post-59296292283969395892010-09-29T13:14:18.137-07:002010-09-29T13:14:18.137-07:00thank you for your responses! My struggles have ob...thank you for your responses! My struggles have obviously resonated with you. I would love to hear from someone on the other side of the argument so this does not seem so one-sided.TraceyKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17389887188260167842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092151543591751391.post-31746850788601111712010-09-29T06:23:28.591-07:002010-09-29T06:23:28.591-07:00Honestly, I don't like being called a "cr...Honestly, I don't like being called a "crafter". Through experience, it also gives a connotation that what we (I've included other business owners/designers/artists) are not serious about our work. For other people, it seems that we are doing what we do because it's just a hobby or we have nothing else to do. Come on, there's a real big distinction between artists/designers and crafters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371735227781004580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092151543591751391.post-794188987178728652010-09-28T13:25:19.543-07:002010-09-28T13:25:19.543-07:00THANK YOU for posting this!! 'Crafting' ha...THANK YOU for posting this!! 'Crafting' has such a sudden positive mainstream appeal, but I too, consider myself and artist- not a crafter (although I suppose it's easier for me to go by artist when I went to an art school and mostly paint lol). Erica above makes a great point in comparing a 'crafter' to a general hobbyist. Craft vs Art to me is also similar to the difference between Handmade and Homemade. Handmade=high quality and special, while Homemade= not as skilled, a little homely sometimes. It's really all in the connotations though I suppose. I'm with you though... no 'crafting' for me!Tess Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10922026306279183388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092151543591751391.post-69121900700435611932010-09-27T17:26:30.788-07:002010-09-27T17:26:30.788-07:00Agreed. I don't like the word "craft"...Agreed. I don't like the word "craft" in that it denotes "sub par" and more general hobbyist interest than an actual passion (never mind that there are hobbyists out there who are OBSESSED with their train sets and stamp collections, etc.).<br /><br />I don't feel I deserve the label "artist", but I certainly don't like following directions, kits and slapping things together according to someone else's idea. Yeah. Irritating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com