This week I learned a new perspective for making art with crochet. I continued to work on my flower bouquet a bit this week, but I struggled to commit to these crafts as I was worried it wouldn’t pay off in the long run. I kept thinking “if someone just pulls this string, the whole piece will fall apart!”, which kept me unmotivated and uninspired by these thoughts. Until I realized (!!! Big moment for me here!!!) that art is allowed to be fragile! In fact, most art is fragile! I realized this when I was read the quote “Most art is fragile, but some should be placed and never moved” by Donald Judd and I was reminded that people are paid to revarnish famous paintings, or how statues get chipped but are still considered incredible works of art history! I kept holding myself back with these flowers because a lot of it is loose, random and not tied together at every point, making it breakable if you gave it a bit too much love. Or even that these pieces wouldn’t sit the same at all times and would curl, twist, stretch and shrink really bothered me because I felt like my hard work wasn’t showing through this project! Realizing that art can be fragile and that these pieces don’t need to be bullet proof has really changed my perspective on what I can or should make! I love the look of these flowers, but hated how delicate they were, but now I love the look AND how delicate and fragile they are – like real flowers! Granted these flowers aren’t weak or bad, they’re just a little less structured than a blanket or a toque! I worked on a sunflower mainly this week! The loops for the seeds on the sunflower are delicate and could come out if they were pulled a little too hard, but I think it looks amazing! It was very worth the work, and this realization ahs really opened up my perspective on crochet!
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Kylee
3/19/2024 05:42:43 pm
Hi Paige, the flower you made looks great! I have a list of things I would like to eventually crochet and a little flower bouquet is on my list. I can't wait to see more of your future projects!
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Emma Metz
4/2/2024 07:30:46 pm
Paige,
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Kelsey
4/13/2024 03:41:55 pm
Wow, Paige! I wish I'd found your posts earlier! We are on similar journeys with our crochet. That flower looks beautiful! Amazing job :)
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AuthorMy name is Paige Belcourt and I am currently a student a the University of Regina. I am working towards a degree in Secondary Mathematics Education with a minor in French, as well as a certificate in inclusive Education. Archives
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