It's all about the purses lately. Free form ought to be banned. Ya, "no rules, no gauge" is the best idea ever especially since this is the end result.
So, you take a basic black crocheted purse. Then you throw up on it. While it's still sticky, you take it to Chuck E. Cheese's and set it down in every disgusting corner and in the bathrooms. Whatever latches on to it is "embellishment".
Well, after following the coroner around for a week -- you know, getting to know what makes him tick, what he likes, find out if he sees the world differently than we do -- I've summed up what I've learned in purse form! I've chosen the free-form form cuz, you know, as a coroner, you never know what you may come up against. One day it's a murder/suicide, another it's a 12-day old who-knows-what. It's all a rich tapestry. 'Cept I didn't choose tapestry, I chose crochet.
1) Close your eyes and turn out all the lights. 2) Pick up a hook. 3) Pick up some yarn. 4) Crochet at random, changing colors/gauge/hook/stitch every two to 75 stitches or so. Stop whenever it looks like a purse. 5) Wad it up and glue it together at various stress points. 6) Attach a belt for a shoulder strap. 7) Fill purse with rocks to throw at your detractors. What the hell do they know about art?
I can't believe that people really need a pattern for this. And that people really spend time writting them. The name freeform suggests doing it without one. Having said that, I did buy one on clearance sale for the motif patterns in it. But hopefully I'll have better taste than this. And I love motifs.
Have you seen the commercial where the clog is blown out of the drain and ends up on someone's dinner table in France? I think the French may be getting even with us... they have re-purposed the clog and returned it to American soil!
Don't make a blanket statement like this when you've only seen one example of freeform. Not all freeform is appealing to everyone just like not all crochet or knitted items are appealing to everyone. I wouldn’t say that knitting or crochet should be banned just because I’ve seen some items I didn’t like or wouldn’t make.
I've seen a lot of freeform, and frankly, I wouldn't admit to having done any of it, even that done by the "artists" and I respect the non-freeform work of some of those people. But then, I don't like abstract "art" either.
ok, so it's a bit ugly (notice my attempt at being nice- no wonder I keep it locked up) but c'mon, maybe the person who did it, the person who photographed it, the person who chose it to be shown, the person who chose it for the magazine, the person who chose it for the cover, the person who actually did the cover, and all the people who printed it where either colour blind or fully blind... who knows. Besides, who are we to judge (notice the nice thing again- I just got lucky, am in a good mood, afterglow and all... gimme a break) other people's creativity attempts? Picasso got away with it, didn't he?
Ladies, you can get the same look in much less time. Simply spray any purse with spray adhesive, toss into the miscellaneous bin at your local thrift shop, and drag the purse back and forth until it is covered with everything that that is totally useless, and therefore ended up in the miscellaneous bin.
Some free form can be lovely (see http://users.tpg.com.au/users/jdesigns/HomageToMagpieLge.jpg) but this...this is why there are knit snobs in the world. I personally blame this bag.
Oh my goodness!!! I never new creative people could be so cruel with words. You art may not be my art, but lets not be so hard on anothers idea of beauty.
I love free from crochet and anyone who has seen any of Prudence Mapstone's work can't help but fall in love with it, however, this leaflet and cover project doesn't endear me to the craft.
erk... muppet vomit
ReplyDeleteWhile that purse is awful, and I'm not a freeform person, I have seen some nice examples of the art that did not go overboard.
ReplyDeleteOh, wow...but..what is it? ...a bag? No, really... ^__^
ReplyDeleteSo, you take a basic black crocheted purse. Then you throw up on it. While it's still sticky, you take it to Chuck E. Cheese's and set it down in every disgusting corner and in the bathrooms. Whatever latches on to it is "embellishment".
ReplyDeleteThis is really gross.
I can't believe anyone would actually carry that.
ReplyDeleteYou know, free form crochet can be really impressive if done by a genuine artist. You know. With some taste.
ReplyDeleteAnd here we have exibit B. Crocheter who is *not* an artist deciding that they are and just letting loose their imaginary creativity.
That is one ugly purse!
ReplyDeleteWell, after following the coroner around for a week -- you know, getting to know what makes him tick, what he likes, find out if he sees the world differently than we do -- I've summed up what I've learned in purse form! I've chosen the free-form form cuz, you know, as a coroner, you never know what you may come up against. One day it's a murder/suicide, another it's a 12-day old who-knows-what. It's all a rich tapestry. 'Cept I didn't choose tapestry, I chose crochet.
ReplyDeleteIf possible, this one is uglier than the one with the little weenies hanging off of it
ReplyDeleteHere's the pattern in its entirety:
ReplyDelete1) Close your eyes and turn out all the lights.
2) Pick up a hook.
3) Pick up some yarn.
4) Crochet at random, changing colors/gauge/hook/stitch every two to 75 stitches or so. Stop whenever it looks like a purse.
5) Wad it up and glue it together at various stress points.
6) Attach a belt for a shoulder strap.
7) Fill purse with rocks to throw at your detractors. What the hell do they know about art?
Creativity can be an ugly thing in the wrong hands
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that people really need a pattern for this. And that people really spend time writting them. The name freeform suggests doing it without one. Having said that, I did buy one on clearance sale for the motif patterns in it. But hopefully I'll have better taste than this. And I love motifs.
ReplyDeleteLooks like someone with glue all over his/her hands fingered that nice crocheted purse. Now every piece of crap in the room has stuck to it.
ReplyDeleteHave you seen the commercial where the clog is blown out of the drain and ends up on someone's dinner table in France? I think the French may be getting even with us... they have re-purposed the clog and returned it to American soil!
ReplyDeleteFree-form purses: Where all orphaned arts-and-crafts tidbits end up. . .
ReplyDeleteDon't make a blanket statement like this when you've only seen one example of freeform. Not all freeform is appealing to everyone just like not all crochet or knitted items are appealing to everyone. I wouldn’t say that knitting or crochet should be banned just because I’ve seen some items I didn’t like or wouldn’t make.
ReplyDeleteI've seen a lot of freeform, and frankly, I wouldn't admit to having done any of it, even that done by the "artists" and I respect the non-freeform work of some of those people. But then, I don't like abstract "art" either.
ReplyDeleteFree form is EVIL.
ReplyDeleteok, so it's a bit ugly (notice my attempt at being nice- no wonder I keep it locked up) but c'mon, maybe the person who did it, the person who photographed it, the person who chose it to be shown, the person who chose it for the magazine, the person who chose it for the cover, the person who actually did the cover, and all the people who printed it where either colour blind or fully blind... who knows.
ReplyDeleteBesides, who are we to judge (notice the nice thing again- I just got lucky, am in a good mood, afterglow and all... gimme a break) other people's creativity attempts? Picasso got away with it, didn't he?
Ladies, you can get the same look in much less time. Simply spray any purse with spray adhesive, toss into the miscellaneous bin at your local thrift shop, and drag the purse back and forth until it is covered with everything that that is totally useless, and therefore ended up in the miscellaneous bin.
ReplyDeleteSome free form can be lovely (see http://users.tpg.com.au/users/jdesigns/HomageToMagpieLge.jpg) but this...this is why there are knit snobs in the world. I personally blame this bag.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness!!!
ReplyDeleteI never new creative people could be so cruel with words.
You art may not be my art, but lets not be so hard on anothers idea of beauty.
I like freeform. I don't like this but i do like freeform.
ReplyDeleteok this is artsy, I kind of like this one.
ReplyDeleteI love free from crochet and anyone who has seen any of Prudence Mapstone's work can't help but fall in love with it, however, this leaflet and cover project doesn't endear me to the craft.
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