A&S Competitions

[James Crouchet]

On Thu, 30 Mar 1995, Jennifer Kubenka wrote:

> On 30 Mar 1995, Mark Harris wrote:
> 
> >         Reply to:   RE>>A&S Competitions
> > 
> > >I would hope that the artisan would be honorable enough to be truthful 
> > >about the project at hand.  In my case, I would definitely be a beginner 
> > >at blackwork, but advanced at Assisi or other forms of counted 
> > >cross-stitch work.  And so I would enter the project accordingly.
> > 
> > But are you going to consider the artisan dishonorable who really believes
> > he or she is still a beginner while others consider them intermediates?
> > This ranking of the artisans is the main problem I see with this idea.
> > 
> > Stefan li Rous
> 
> 
> I dunno, Stefan.  Artistry is such a subjective thing, all wrapped around 
> emotions and egos and such, that I really do not know.
> 
> However, that's why I put forth the question.  How could such a system be 
> created, and who would maintain it? Would it foster an even more 
> pronounced reluctance to enter A&S competitions then?
> 
> Savian's (I *think* it was Savian, please excuse me if it was indeed not) 
> put forth a nice message about honor on the field and how it must needs 
> be learned.  Would it not be the same for artisans?  
> 
> Emher ni Maille, with more questions filling her brain about this...
> 

Yes, it was me (Savian). But remember, an honest mistake is NOT 
dishonorable. We recognize that in fighing and we teach blowcalling as a 
skill. It seems that this system would need to teach self evaluation as a 
skill before expecting artisans to enter A&S compititions.

Savian