tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281883476739158489.post3553934982530533298..comments2023-10-10T08:26:17.996-05:00Comments on Rayela's Fiber Focus: The Political Voice of Blogging ArtistsRachel Bielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14804950102480086440noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281883476739158489.post-71230234932173278552008-09-08T13:28:00.000-05:002008-09-08T13:28:00.000-05:00Hi Rachel - I nominated Fiber Focus for the "Brill...Hi Rachel - I nominated Fiber Focus for the "Brillante Blog" award...You can see it here.<BR/><BR/>http://huipil-crafts.blogspot.com/2008/09/brillante-blog.html<BR/><BR/>As you know if you've ever visited my personal blog, I agree with the kinds of things you wrote about in this post.erinberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813231433661323654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281883476739158489.post-4774237737452952142008-09-08T08:56:00.000-05:002008-09-08T08:56:00.000-05:00EXCELLENT post! We talk about art, politics, histo...EXCELLENT post! We talk about art, politics, history, religion all the time here with our visitors. You write so well that I'm just going to print this out, stick on the shop and cafe walls, point and say "READ"!!!...especially when we have American customers. <BR/><BR/>Those Americans who travel understand how very important this election is, and how vital it is to restore America as a 'force' in the world for GOOD, not war. <BR/><BR/>Artists should be concerned with politics - I don't mean in a 'red state/blue state' sense, but as interpreters of events and harbingers of what may come. We have a different view than most of the world around us, and must express what we think, controversial or not. These are certainly not times to play things safe! <BR/><BR/>As an artist living in an 'interesting neighborhood' which includes Iraq, Iran and Syria (not to mention Georgia AND Russia), I find it heartening that the Turkish government hosts talks between Syria and Israel, and tries to communicate with all the Heads of State around us. It may be only business talk about oil and natural gas, and Turkey is certainly no perfect democracy, but I'm grateful they think that words are better than bombs. (Now, if they would only feel that way about a certain group in the mountains of Northern Iraq. But that's a WHOLE other story...)<BR/><BR/>Human beings everywhere in the world love their families, their homes, their pets, their gardens, the beauty that surrounds them. Human beings everywhere also have their share of hardship and hurt. Better we all strive to express these shared elements of life through art, music, conversation and understanding than fear, alienation and 'might makes right'.Bazaar Bayarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712818121398423065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281883476739158489.post-32793310654673237492008-09-08T02:33:00.000-05:002008-09-08T02:33:00.000-05:00Brilliant post.Luv it.Thank you so much for sharin...Brilliant post.<BR/>Luv it.<BR/>Thank you so much for sharing,<BR/><BR/>Bin.vantianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420635764964440720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281883476739158489.post-58510616681803604862008-09-07T23:16:00.000-05:002008-09-07T23:16:00.000-05:00POWERFUL post.POWERFUL post.High Desert Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612606483622054573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281883476739158489.post-45419486194685373852008-09-07T19:16:00.000-05:002008-09-07T19:16:00.000-05:00Wow - this is an incredible post - and I thank you...Wow - this is an incredible post - and I thank you so much for this point of view. I was worried that I would be offending people - it's nice to be pulled back to reality. You are such an excellent writer and your research is always fascinating to me - you find so much information! No way am I "smarter" than you! In fact, my daughter phoned a while back to say she had read your post and she said, "whoever that woman is, no way are you smarter than her - she's really a great writer." That's my own daughter speaking - and she thinks I'm very smart! So, no more self-depredation allowed. Thanks, very much for the vote of confidence.Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281883476739158489.post-67502879635775075432008-09-07T16:39:00.000-05:002008-09-07T16:39:00.000-05:00it may be a good idea to remember what Ronald Reag...it may be a good idea to remember what Ronald Reagan thought of the Little Bush:<BR/><BR/>"A moment I've been dreading. George brought his n'er-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida; the one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I'll call Kinsley over at The New Republic and see if they'll hire him as a contributing editor or something. That looks like easy work."<BR/><BR/>From the REAGAN DIARIES------entry dated May 17, 1986.<BR/><BR/>________________________<BR/><BR/><BR/>Phony quote:<BR/><BR/>http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/kinsley.aspAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281883476739158489.post-65532842718314398322008-09-07T15:14:00.000-05:002008-09-07T15:14:00.000-05:001. I dont see why blogs have to be 'on topic' all ...1. I dont see why blogs have to be 'on topic' all the time. I dont understand why some people feel they should be. needlework is a small part of my life and the other things i do and think (gardening children, envirnomental concerns) influence what i stitch (as you pointed out).<BR/>2. a blog is about your and your interests, not the reader. write what you like and they can go elsewhere if they dont like it. <BR/>3. I have tucked some political content into my blog, mainly on environmental concerns, i havent had any complaints yet, but i am sure to surround it with lots of 'on-topic' (ha) content to assuage the needlework purists. <BR/>4. i have very purposely NOT mentioned US politics, because even though I am interested in the outcome, I dont feel it is my place to comment on OS politics, so any political comment i make is local (Australian)<BR/>5. I think a blog is a very good way to 'enlighten' people about issues they may not have thought of. I have actually made(and some planned to make) some 'art' quilts which have a fairly clear political message - i will have no hesitation blogging about them when the time comes.<BR/>6. if i lived in the US I would be politically about 3 miles to the left of Obama.....<BR/>7. I dont, and wont, discuss religion, except i mentioned in passing, and with a great deal of dread, that I am not religious (i drew the line at calling myself an atheist - mainly because i think that is a bit too confronting for people, and unneccessary to get my point across). no one commented. phew. <BR/><BR/>extreme left atheist doesnt sound as 'right' and appealing as Christian Right somehow. grin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com