Saturday, May 19, 2012

Third Coast Fiber Arts Festival

I just learned today that someone out there is watching every move we make with this festival -- in one case urging a vendor not to come.  This makes me just plain heartsick.  In Minneapolis, in Seattle, even in East Lansing, Michigan, surely in New York City -- the epicenter of capitalist competition -- shops cooperate, understanding that all the boats rise, that getting companies known and people knitting can only help everyone.  I wonder if anyone realizes any of this.  And of course Artisan Knitworks, while the main sponsor of this event, probably will lose money.  I suppose it's not imaginable anymore that we just want Detroit to have its own fiber expo?  That there COULD be something like a selfless act?  That a professor who's been at a university for three decades might want to hold something there and benefit her UNIVERSITY and CITY before retirement?  Oh no.  We have to push and shove and behave like six-year-olds on the playground.  I'm ashamed of whoever has been doing this, and I hope it doesn't affect turnout.  If this affects participation and the necessary sense of celebration, it WILL affect my decision as to whether to remain in Michigan, I have to say.  What a sorry state of affairs.  Smiling, being happy, helping, are always easier than the alternatives.  Guess that fact has been lost.

svb

4 comments:

  1. i can't believe anyone would act thusly...how petty, small-minded and hateful! they must not really love fiber, and all the luscious ways it can be plied (no pun intended--but i'd knit it anyway!) t'heck widd'em who are acting so foolishly...i can't tell you how much i'm looking forward to this event, as a consumer buyer only...i've never seen the wayne state campus before...your yarny-fibery siren song shall lure me there, 'cause i'll be there, to buy yarn for myself, and fiber for gifts for my two spinner-friends! thank YOU for making this happen!

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  2. Wonderful. The world is full of all kinds of people, and we can only hope that Detroit gets what it deserves, which is a big, wonderful festival. svb

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  3. Don't let one spiteful little brat ruin this festival!!!!! It will be a wonderful thing.

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  4. Not to worry. We are all SO excited, so full of joy!!! svb

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