Saturday, January 29, 2011
Brand New Blog!
So the other day I decided I wanted to learn how to sew.
Growing up my mother sewed everything for us, from stuffed animals, to blankets to clothing. She made some beautiful pieces for us as children growing up, along with some exquisite items for herself. She's brilliantly talented.
I, on the other hand am a beginner. Other than home economics and wood working in junior high, and managing to make my brother a quilt out of old jeans I had lying around the house... that's been my attempt at anything even remotely considered domestic. Don't get me wrong, I can cook relatively well... but some things just seem to be a dying art form.
I think back to my grandmother, and her generation, even my mother's. They cooked, cleaned, raised children, sewed, took care of the household and the repairs that needed to be done. (except for painting boats... which is an entirely different story) They are women who are strong, who take charge, who don't necessarily need a man to do everything for them. So why should I sit back and let some of these art forms die out in and with my generation? Why has my generation become lazy, self-centred and self-obsorbed.
Working for a feminist organization for years, all I heard about was women's liberation and how we shouldn't be working for the man, we shouldn't be as domesticated. It's what women fought for.
No. Women fought for choice. For options. We obtained the right to have options.
But I don't want to sit back, when given those options, and continue going to Walmart for my consumer driven products, or M&M meats and buy my regular low fat, low carb boxed meals (which really aren't low carb or low fat when they mask it with sodium). I want to learn new things, challenge myself and my abilities. Knowing full well I may fall flat on my face.
So, with that being said, this is my homage to my great grandmother, grandmothers and mother who have worked hard all their lives. this is my journey... my learning experience, and my creative process, whether it be crafting, sewing, baking/cooking or DIY projects around the house.
Here we go! Prepare for some great attempts and some failure, but that's all part of life!
Enjoy!
Growing up my mother sewed everything for us, from stuffed animals, to blankets to clothing. She made some beautiful pieces for us as children growing up, along with some exquisite items for herself. She's brilliantly talented.
I, on the other hand am a beginner. Other than home economics and wood working in junior high, and managing to make my brother a quilt out of old jeans I had lying around the house... that's been my attempt at anything even remotely considered domestic. Don't get me wrong, I can cook relatively well... but some things just seem to be a dying art form.
I think back to my grandmother, and her generation, even my mother's. They cooked, cleaned, raised children, sewed, took care of the household and the repairs that needed to be done. (except for painting boats... which is an entirely different story) They are women who are strong, who take charge, who don't necessarily need a man to do everything for them. So why should I sit back and let some of these art forms die out in and with my generation? Why has my generation become lazy, self-centred and self-obsorbed.
Working for a feminist organization for years, all I heard about was women's liberation and how we shouldn't be working for the man, we shouldn't be as domesticated. It's what women fought for.
No. Women fought for choice. For options. We obtained the right to have options.
But I don't want to sit back, when given those options, and continue going to Walmart for my consumer driven products, or M&M meats and buy my regular low fat, low carb boxed meals (which really aren't low carb or low fat when they mask it with sodium). I want to learn new things, challenge myself and my abilities. Knowing full well I may fall flat on my face.
So, with that being said, this is my homage to my great grandmother, grandmothers and mother who have worked hard all their lives. this is my journey... my learning experience, and my creative process, whether it be crafting, sewing, baking/cooking or DIY projects around the house.
Here we go! Prepare for some great attempts and some failure, but that's all part of life!
Enjoy!
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