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![[Repost from @justacard]
This Christmas support small independent businesses and shops, makers and artists.
Buy less and buy better.
For yourself, your loved ones and the whole planet. “EVERY POUND YOU SPEND IS A VOTE FOR THE WORLD YOU WANT TO LIVE IN” “Christmas is such a crucial time for artists, makers and small businesses and many are working hard to positively promote their work, not just the artist themselves but press, small business associations, shop owners etc. and even campaigns such as ours. There is no reason whatsoever why you should be one of them, and you are of course entitled to your opinion, but those in your audience, as you say so yourself preparing for their events, were surprised to hear you speak in this way. Perhaps on a different radio station this would be less surprising, but your audience, we’d imagine, are people who support and respect the Arts.
We’d welcome the opportunity to talk you through the hours of love and labour which goes into a £185 scarf or that bus pass holder, the materials, time spent studying for a art/design degree or MA, not to mention the often considerable costs exhibitors pay to even have a stall at these markets! This would explain why most artists and makers don’t sell ‘bargains for under £10’. We’re not embarrassed by our prices - we’re proud of the quality of the work and the bespoke services we provide and the price (often under!) reflects the commitment of labour, materials and skills.” #justacard
Full post and link at FB page or visit @justacard](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568a8db5d8af102bf3edc841/58309510bebafb6e0f50cd9b/5c0c04915364996e6e82fe3d/1544291505298/)
![“My fascination with textiles all started during my first degree in Athens which was in Conservation of Art Works and I was specialized in Textile Conservation. Through my studies, which were very practice and science based, I had the opportunity to come across exceptional textile historical pieces and get in depth knowledge on different techniques of textile making and fibers.
I liked weaving from the first time, so I went on a did a seminar course at the Historical Weaving Centre in Athens were I learned how to weave on a frame loom.
I fell in love with the mathematical aspect of it in combination with the creative one, it was a new way of ‘drawing’.”
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“The symbolic side of textiles is linked historically with issues of enormous importance to the people, as the great metaphor of life and death, found in the Greek mythology, where the three Fates spin the destiny and cut the thread of life. It was believed that the thread of life was spanned twice during one’s lifetime, firstly at the birth and secondly at the marriage, as they were the two most important events in a human’s life.
Passed on from one generation to another, textile heirlooms become narrative objects of great sentimental value, which encompass a particular sense of belonging: feeling at home.” A new post about how and why I became a weaver, what I love and motivates me about weaving and how textiles link with the notion of ‘feeling at home’ is now live @theweavingworkshop. (Link in profile.)
A big thank you to Brittany for editing and posting it and to @theresastory_ for pre-editing all the text as my dyslexia and my Greekness don’t help me with writing.
Photo: Alcyone (of the Sky) Wall Hanging specially made for the first exhibition ‘Open Narratives’ of @make_hwsomerset](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/568a8db5d8af102bf3edc841/58309510bebafb6e0f50cd9b/5c0853b3ed62fe49d49e37c9/1544049624187/)
