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Zola on Craftsmanship
Sarai Mitnick
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Sarai started Colette back in 2009. She believes the primary role of a business should be to help people. She loves good books, sewing with wool, her charming cats, working in her garden, and eating salsa.
Comments
Reader
September 24, 2010 #
I think that’s right. As this is a sewing-oriented blog, sometimes I see personal blogs done by people with pretty good skills, but their work lacks taste.
Steph
September 24, 2010 #
This reminds me of Nietzsche on Apollonian and Dionysian forms of art. A tightrope walk, always.
I’m not sure if it is lack of taste necessarily that bothers me in others’ work. Taste varies so much between individuals. I feel more bothered by an obvious failure to realize ambition- great ideas, not so great skills. Of course, when there are no real ideas but the work is good, it can also be disheartening…. Hmm… Food for thought.
Beth
September 24, 2010 #
Hmm…I read this really differently. I read it as if poetry and craftsmanship are two sides of the same coin. Both must be present for a creative endeavor to become a reality.
mjb
September 24, 2010 #
It’s funny that we can all read this differently! I read it as saying that we’re all born with creative inspiration, but it takes work to gain the ability to realize those visions.
ChristineB
September 24, 2010 #
I’m with Beth and mjb.
Sarai
September 24, 2010 #
So interesting to see the different perspectives! I think we all have artistic vision, but some people are better trained or equipped to recognize it in themselves, others choose to ignore it until it withers. But even if you recognize it, you also need to develop it over time through concrete skills. I think that’s pretty in line with what mjb said.