an interesting conversation arose on the boards today when a gal mentioned that her neighbor referred to her as 'crafty' and that she wasn't sure she liked it. she asked the rest of us how we felt about being called 'crafty'.
i was surprised to learn that many of my cohorts don't like the term at all. many of them see their scrapbooking as NOT a craft, but an art. i find that funny, because woodworking is both a craft and an art, and yet neither term is more offensive than the other. the word "craft" does not always imply elmer's glue, sequins and pipe-cleaners. the word "craft" means that it's a learned and practiced skill. the word "art" is almost a more hippy-ish term, as i see it. after all - anything can be called art, and i've seen some really questionable "art". to avoid being categorized along with felted dryer-lint murals and erotically-shaped ash trays, i'd rather be in the craft category.
so, after some consideration, this is my take on it:
i don't mind being called 'crafty' at all. to me, it insinuates that i'm creative and capable. i'd hate to be one without the other.
while scrapbooking is my main focus, and is indeed art to me, i do a LOT more. i decorate my home myself, i make my own stuff most of the time. i knit, i crochet. i bead, i sew. i make!
my best friend used to tease me because i'd see something i liked and instead of buying it, i'd say "i could make that." (she stopped teasing when she picked up this habit too!!)
i like that i can see something i love and make it my own. no knitted toilet paper covers here, but yeah, i'm crafty!!
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