http://www.riehlife.com/2007/10/07/donna-druchanas-on-knitting-as-art/ Creating connections through the arts and across cultures Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.riehlife.com/2007/10/07/donna-druchanas-on-knitting-as-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 Donna Druchunas Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:22:06 +0000 http://www.riehlife.com/2007/10/07/donna-druchanas-on-knitting-as-art/#comment-1298 Hi Arletta, thanks for the note. I do hope to inspire people to create beauty, whether it's through knitting or writing! The world can never have too much beauty in it. And I do love preserving the culture and art/craft that women created in the past. So often it gets passed over by historians. Although that is getting better, "women's work" is still often disparaged as "craft" instead of being acknowledged as "art". Lots of discussion in the knitting world lately about this topic. Hi Arletta, thanks for the note. I do hope to inspire people to create beauty, whether it's through knitting or writing! The world can never have too much beauty in it. And I do love preserving the culture and art/craft that women created in the past. So often it gets passed over by historians. Although that is getting better, "women's work" is still often disparaged as "craft" instead of being acknowledged as "art". Lots of discussion in the knitting world lately about this topic.

]]> http://www.riehlife.com/2007/10/07/donna-druchanas-on-knitting-as-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1291 Arletta Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:41:33 +0000 http://www.riehlife.com/2007/10/07/donna-druchanas-on-knitting-as-art/#comment-1291 I'm sorry to be so late for the knitting-party and commentary. When Grandma tried to teach me to crochet, I was all thumbs, but knitting came much easier. My needles have been stilled for a long time. What is wonderful about your work Donna(well, one wonder of many) is how you are preserving culture and art/craft. Another, is that you may inspire the rest of us to take up our yarns and needles again! I'm sorry to be so late for the knitting-party and commentary. When Grandma tried to teach me to crochet, I was all thumbs, but knitting came much easier. My needles have been stilled for a long time. What is wonderful about your work Donna(well, one wonder of many) is how you are preserving culture and art/craft. Another, is that you may inspire the rest of us to take up our yarns and needles again!

]]> http://www.riehlife.com/2007/10/07/donna-druchanas-on-knitting-as-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1237 Donna Druchunas Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:38:10 +0000 http://www.riehlife.com/2007/10/07/donna-druchanas-on-knitting-as-art/#comment-1237 Hi Janet, thanks for hosting me on my blog tour! It's really a lot of fun. I hope everyone's enjoying the different looks into the process of researching, writing, and publishing! Hi Janet, thanks for hosting me on my blog tour! It's really a lot of fun. I hope everyone's enjoying the different looks into the process of researching, writing, and publishing!

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