what is it YOU really stitch

Feb 05, 2008 64 Replies

This splitting hair decisions , are facinating, but sometimes have to be taken, esp when one curates, or researchers objects. But even if it isn`t that problem, every time one has to refuse an object for an exhibition , one has to explain it to the person who offered it for participation. I don`t know it is luck, or reasonable explaining , but until now [touch wood] , i have never had bad reactions when i had to refuse an object , on the contrary, mant a time same artist or crafter, invites me to have a look at their stuff before their next exhibition[s],,,,, I honestly sit with every person and talk with them, just in the same manner i wrote to Lucretia . mirjam

Lucreatia , i don`t recall that i wrote the terms correct or appropriate in my words about your Shown handcrafted objects. Thus you are just blowing into the wind, i really gave you a compliment ,, which you turned into a flame war ,,, mirjam

That's exactly what I have been trying! C

Dawne i am glad you agree with me on that point, I don`t see Libraries selling discards here , thus this wouldn`t help me in knowing what a book in another language, actually is about. But from experirnce in out of country libraries i found several times that they defined , a sacred book of some culture as fiction ... which really horrified me.

Our public library has had a sale for years, books that are outdated, are not circulating much, or books that they have got many copies in when the book is at the height of its popularity and don't need a year later. Also magazines after a year or so. It makes room for new books and gives the library some revenue. My branch has an on-going sale table, and I donate books to them to sell when I need to make shelf room.

I have confidence in the classification at my library, both because the librarians are professionally trained and because they have specialist advice in selecting books in other than English. The collections are to meet the reading needs of people in the community that speak those languages, rather than for academic interest, and it is very interesting to see what languages are there. In Regina, you can borrow books in Hungarian, Vietnamese, Russian, Japanese among others.

Dawne

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