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May 24, 2007

The fine line between Craft and Art

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I have always been interested in crafts of one kind or another. In the past I was right into cross-stitch and embroidery and now I am absorbed in papercrafts: scrapbooking, cardmaking and just starting to dabble in artist trading cards.

So I’ve always appreciated the wonderful things that crafting people make and pondered the fine line that often exists between craft and art.

A perfect example of this fine line would be my friend Doreen’s dolls. Doreen designs and makes incredible fantasy dolls. They put me in mind of the kind of models that come out of the Hansen Workshop (eg. The Dark Crystal).

Check out this post on ThatchSpace about Doreen’s dolls with some great pictures of Olaf, her latest award-winning creation. In Thatch’s words

“saying Doreen makes dolls is like saying Tolkien writes books”

If you’re as impressed as I was, leave her some love. She refuses to believe she’s as good as she is.

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