tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37220856.post5380743064906986795..comments2024-02-08T13:07:43.674-05:00Comments on Northdixie Designs: An Unwitting Cutter???Dixie Redmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18290571323764327616noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37220856.post-36505930844683262502009-04-28T12:06:00.000-04:002009-04-28T12:06:00.000-04:00I don't work much with cloth little lone vintage c...I don't work much with cloth little lone vintage cloth. <br />I just finished a painting incorporating very old stamps in. A good friend of mine went crazy because he is a stamp collector and said I probably ruined the value of the stamps. But then he quickly admitted that the stamps I used would be seen and he wondered what good his collection was when it was always hidden away in a book.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010767083006504337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37220856.post-50144520164829973142009-04-28T11:41:00.000-04:002009-04-28T11:41:00.000-04:00Pardon my extreme ignorance but this cries to me o...Pardon my extreme ignorance but this cries to me of the "comic book baggie" school of thought where everything is sealed in impenetrable acid-free bags and locked away for eternity.<br /><br />As someone with a pile of moldy comics in my basement, I have to ask: What is the charter of your museum? Where is the board of directors or benefactors who pay for the place to properly preserve these relics?<br /><br />We consume these old things. If there is an immediate use for an item which would otherwise be ruined by un-use, why not put it to work?<br /><br />It is true that old and rare things have value, but not everything is "Superman #1". And even having such a wonderful and rare item does not mean that you are doing anything with it other than "having" it. Maybe Superman #1 should not be cut up for paper dolls, but what of Superman #412?<br /><br />This has me thinking I should go and make something with my old comic books which someone might be able to enjoy rather than leave them to time and entropy. The end result is the same, corruption and decay - why not let them be enjoyed <I>before</I> they are put in the trash?<br /><br />Another thought, what are we creating now to be passed on to the people 100 years from now? There are a lot of people who would like a 1940's leather bomber jacket, but who wants a 1980s "Members Only" jacket? MC Hammer pants? Cut, Cut, Cut away... otherwise is to deny the obvious. I can feel a lot more nostalgic about a doll with a Members Only jacket than actually wearing the 30 year old real thing.Christopher Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541965767356620060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37220856.post-42355558836564820932009-04-28T08:53:00.000-04:002009-04-28T08:53:00.000-04:00Dixie! I am SO PROUD of you! This is EXACTLY what ...Dixie! I am SO PROUD of you! This is EXACTLY what I wanted to happen with my post~ to plant a seed of question, before one cuts! It is so very true~ in this day and age when we have so many reproduction textiles~ not only prints but dress farbics and trims as well, I feel it a crime to cut otherwise INTACT early CLOTHING. I am adding the phrase "NO antique clothing has been cut or destroyed in my dollmaking" to all my future listings here on the internet, so that folks who dont 'know' me, can be absolutely sure of that fact!<br /> HURRAHHHHH for Dix!!!<br /> xoxoxo rachaelRachael Kinnisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484492441305725235noreply@blogger.com