I was speaking to a lady tonight, telling her about how I love to knit and spin – how it’s a part of who I am. I was having a hard time explaining myself as usual. She totally got it! She said “Of course. You’re an artist!”
DUH!
Why is it that I never thought of myself that way? Why is it that knitting, spinning, crocheting, weaving and all the other fiber arts are considered HOBBIES? Do we not create? Instead of paint on a canvas, it’s wool on needles.
I like the sound of it. That’s what I’m going to tell people.
“So, Mylene, what do you do?”
“I’m an artist… I just have a day job”. (Well, if we’re going to get technical, I have a day/night job.)
“Really? That’s interesting. What do you do?”
“I’m a fiber artist.”
“What’s a fiber artist?”
“It’s someone who uses fiber, like wool for example, to create whatever one’s heart desires. I knit and spin. I can make beauty with my wool.”
I guess the we have to start acknowledging that we’re artists before we can expect “civilians” to see us that way.
Check this out: I took that string and turned it into something – those socks – with my bare hands. I must be a genius! Hahaha.
ARTIST. It makes perfect sense.
Great spin on what we do! It is so true. Why is it described as a HOBBY and not an ART? I never thought of it that way. It gives me a new oulook on wanting to perfect my “art”.