Why do people decide to make a gift for Xmas when it 3 days to go and they have never made anything before. But for some reason they think how hard could it be? Well there is a reason there are classes and schools!!! And they never want to make something easy and get mad at the person that tells them that they may need to rethink it! Everyone wants it right now and never think that you need to practice and learn skills to achieve something of quality and that may take more then 5 minutes! And that is why it cost more then a couple of bucks at a craft show, which is where they saw it and think how hard could it be I could do it. Well you can but it will take more then a minute or two and you may have to start a bit simpler project. But no these people are geniuses and they are above everyone else that have worked hard and long for on mastering their craft.
Thanks for listening to my rant

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I didn’t get in the Toronto Outdoor Art Show again. Why do I even try with this it’s the 4th time I have entered ant the 4th time I have been rejected. This time I was even contacted about the work they said I wasn’t a textile/fiber artist as i said in my entry and put me in jewelry. I went in as a textile artist and I believe that I am for the most part as I use a needle and thread to do most of my work. Above is one of the picture I sent to the committee. These are a selection of my Ndeble/Herringbone bangles (they are one of a series of each one). These are bead weaving it is done with a needle and thread. I also had embroidered brooches, spiral rope (bead weaving again) necklaces, my fringe bracelets and necklace (also done with needle and thread) OK there was 2 pictures of wire work but this is something I have been doing too. Why do you need to fit in a box? They said that my work was jewelry yes but it is also textile and jewelry isn’t a media last time I checked. So what should I do only do textiles? Are bead textiles? they are glass for the most part so where do they fit and where do I fit. I want to do more wire work and I want to learn to make glass beads and incorporate it into my work. So what am I then? I consider my self and craft person, artist, artisan, or even a designer-maker. OK there is my rant an I will pick myself up and go on thanks for listening.

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