Read this article in The Guardian the other day which really grated on me, apparently our new interest in crafts makes us 'the new boring'. I couldn't agree less with his point that lost crafts were lost for a reason. Complete and utter tosh! It takes me back to when a relative of mine said she didn't see the point in anyone doing a degree in the arts because it was of no use to anyone. I couldn't understand how anyone could think like that and 25 years later I still can't. Art is one of the most important and fundamental things in life and I just couldn't imagine a world without it. I once entered a competition for one of those neon signs by Tracey Emin that said in huge letters "I need art like I need God". I wish i'd won it...
http://m.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/nov/17/downton-abbey-kirstie-new-boring?cat=culture&type=article
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