I've just been reading Zen and the Art of Knitting by Bernadette Murphy, which I was given for my birthday. Its an interesting read, but the thing I found most interesting was that quite a lot of the knitters featured in the book, knitted because they enjoyed the process of knitting, not because of what they made. Most seemed to give the finished article away either as gifts to loved ones or to charities.
I found this so interesting because I love to make things too, but it is the making I love the most. I don't mind what I am making as long as I am making something, but I also hate waste and a house full of rubbish, and so I either make things as gifts or to have a purpose. I guess that's why I love bookbinding and paper making so much and why I've just started out on the knitting journey - at the end of all three processes you should have something of use.
I wonder what that means about beautiful works of art or things like my little hare? Does the beauty of the item cancel out the need for it to have a use? Its beyond me, but I know that I will continue to make stuff for as long as I can.
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