tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post3558585741027443679..comments2024-02-26T18:40:35.032+10:30Comments on prophet of bloom: it's not business, it's personal.india flinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-88124105481037413222017-06-30T10:00:47.706+09:302017-06-30T10:00:47.706+09:30You know what? The amount of flying India does is ...You know what? The amount of flying India does is really not having a big detrimental effect on the environment. But how about the fact that we all use computers and iPads and iPhones etc? And most of us upgrade every few years or so. That’s a LOT of manufacturing, using what is essentially slave labor to build tools made with plastic and heavy metal. Tsk Tsk. I wonder, Jennifer, do you buy clothing? Bad for the earth and the people who live on it, but far away from you, no doubt. Do you use a gas guzzling vehicle in your daily life? Do you eat meat? Meat production is far worse for the planet than flying in a plane. It’s also not good for the health of the humans who eat it, not to mention the health of the poor animals who live miserable lives culminating in terrifying and horrific slaughter. I really hope you don’t eat meat. But if you do, I will acknowledge that it’s your business, not mine. Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-12266369207338682252015-08-15T06:52:31.664+09:302015-08-15T06:52:31.664+09:30thanks Sue...I'll be there next month, but bot...thanks Sue...I'll be there next month, but both classes are full, sorry<br />best wishes<br />indiaindia flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-78885537171199086572015-08-14T10:38:45.169+09:302015-08-14T10:38:45.169+09:30A wonderful, articulate post as usual. All I can s...A wonderful, articulate post as usual. All I can say is the world would be poorer if you chose to stay home and if you should make your way over to the west coast of Canada - sign me up for your course.Sue Hutchen Layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625590499077456483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-19187437566489556062015-08-07T08:15:57.763+09:302015-08-07T08:15:57.763+09:30i'm in the UK at present [since July 24] and r...i'm in the UK at present [since July 24] and return each year to Big Cat Textiles at Newburgh, Scotland.<br /><br />http://textilecentre.co.uk/india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-88913383208236682532015-08-06T08:20:38.229+09:302015-08-06T08:20:38.229+09:30Loved all that you wrote here, so true to how I fe...Loved all that you wrote here, so true to how I feel, a workshop with you would be heaven I know. I don't think you come to the uk, and right now I probably don't have the time or money, but one day...Nina Fennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128749978562913310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-30427388930323329952015-07-11T07:49:07.510+09:302015-07-11T07:49:07.510+09:30*sigh* I guess we all are entitled to opinions! I ...*sigh* I guess we all are entitled to opinions! I am blessed to have the chance to take a class with this September near home (for a change) on Lopez Island. I am thrilled that you will be near enough for me to have the opportunity. I think that workshops provide more than the class...the chance comments, the 'little something's" that are just said in passing, the smiles and good will...those things never come across in DVD's or online workshops....as much as I sometimes wish they could. Living in the Island's does, at times, limit the traveling I can do for classes and workshops...as does my personal exchequer! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and, please, just keep on doing as you do and being who you are! Cheers!mzjohansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099656264060749484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-90701473761221214672015-07-08T09:54:39.035+09:302015-07-08T09:54:39.035+09:30You have made all your thoughts and reasons to tea...You have made all your thoughts and reasons to teach in person instead of online sound poetic and beautiful... and so true... I travel and teach in person myself..all that sharing can be so gratifying and wonderful. If only there was some sort of machine that could whisk from one place to another in the blink of an eye!layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-80021474866337383002015-07-04T09:29:38.562+09:302015-07-04T09:29:38.562+09:30India I cherish the time I was lucky enough to spe...India I cherish the time I was lucky enough to spend in a class with you, and dream of the day I will hopefully get to again! Please wander to NJ or PA or somewhere close again soon!!!!Little Mountain Fiber Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748226128280594088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-84325395886544620272015-07-04T07:24:26.291+09:302015-07-04T07:24:26.291+09:30Staying away from the time vampire makes a lot of ...Staying away from the time vampire makes a lot of sense to me. I imagine summer in your woods must be glorious. Much better to be among the trees than being sucked dry by a screen! india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-34700020508158634282015-07-03T23:42:37.921+09:302015-07-03T23:42:37.921+09:30Hi India... I so share your thoughts. People sugge...Hi India... I so share your thoughts. People suggest to me on a regular basis that I could "make a lot of money" teaching online and save all the commuting I do. But there is nothing like being physically present, together. There is no other magic for me with teaching. On another note, I've been mostly absent from blogging and reading blogs because I seem to have lost the ability to focus much online. After some challening years, I need to be outside or just present with real-time sensations and not in this cool, but strange cyber-world. Maybe I'll come back in winter more, who knows. Anyway, as always, thanks for sharing!Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-18800471923344162032015-07-03T04:45:50.473+09:302015-07-03T04:45:50.473+09:30and ronnie has put it well, too. and ronnie has put it well, too. Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-41093752597175338822015-07-02T22:23:54.334+09:302015-07-02T22:23:54.334+09:30i do not think the internet can never replace huma...i do not think the internet can never replace human touch .<br />i take a class with a teacher to hear their story if i come away with something creative all and good. to share a meal is good for the soul . i look forward to lopez ... <br />great post kathydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17874533752971678951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-90665123347712229902015-07-02T20:20:00.621+09:302015-07-02T20:20:00.621+09:30Thanks Ronnie, looking forward to hanging out and ...Thanks Ronnie, looking forward to hanging out and "looking up" with you too!india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-25751476667680279912015-07-02T09:42:28.960+09:302015-07-02T09:42:28.960+09:30Beautifully and authentically said .. as always......Beautifully and authentically said .. as always... jo so and sewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02676855843557551117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-71908061427959648642015-07-02T09:10:39.940+09:302015-07-02T09:10:39.940+09:30ooooo what a wonderful post india --- thank you fo...ooooo what a wonderful post india --- thank you for sharing --- I wanted to let your words percolate for a bit so I could offer more than just a quick, albeit supportive comment. As we've never met 'in the flesh' all I have are typed words on a screen and not the richness of eye contact, voice, body to convey meaning --- I hope my total support for your life choices isn't lost in my long winded reply!<br /><br />you see I gave your post a lot of thought overnight.... I wondered how best to illustrate what I think about things and then it came to me..... concrete. <br /><br />in environmental circles concrete is considered a wicked bad thing. its carbon footprint is massive. the cement industry is a major contributor to greenhouse gas. there's all the transport and mining (oooo this could go on and on and get very complicated) -- most folk in the know will tell you (and the world) concrete = BAD. Yet we don't hear a huge outcry about the evils of concrete.... and that's because (in part) concrete is a ubiquitous part of modern industrialised life (too hard to do away with), its also because we can see some of the benefits of concrete may justify the 'cost'... also not all concretes are the same (yet this can't always be discerned by simply looking at the end product) --- for example - here at the creek we have quite a few concrete paths and floors to sheds (and my studio!) --- we make concrete ourselves in small batches, utilising 'creek sand' (i.e. grit that is clagging up our waterways as a result of agricultural clearings of the late 1800s/early 1900s) --- our concrete thus is actually a proactive move for the environment as it alleviates (in a very small way) the destruction of valuable wetland habitats <br /><br />yup concrete shows that things that look black and white are anything but.... whenever we atomise and compartmentalise issues we risk making ill-informed judgements and that is dangerous.<br /><br />the world is complex, our actions and lives are interconnected, no one is immune from impacting on the environment.... with this in mind, I think we need less judgemental posturing - I'm all for putting an (imperfect) example out into the world for folk to be inspired by but not at all interested in telling folk how wrong their actions are. <br /><br />peace to you india --- all power to your lovely work --- one day I hope we DO get to hang out beside a warm fire xxxxxronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-80308300231968764482015-07-02T07:27:32.809+09:302015-07-02T07:27:32.809+09:30thank you for the kind words Nancy.thank you for the kind words Nancy.india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-61681250707422093392015-07-02T07:26:19.232+09:302015-07-02T07:26:19.232+09:30thank you Velma...the work you do with your 'h...thank you Velma...the work you do with your 'hooligans' is as valuable. it too requires you to travel from home, though not so far. i guess if we all lived in more concentrated communities then we could all walk to work but that kind of living brings other challenges. <br />i'm not sure it would make all that much difference to the environment if i were to stay home on the farm as there are others only too ready to fill the gap (as i saw to my amusement when the brief talk of my going to Argentina fizzled) . and as you say, if i opened the doors of the studio it might well increase the number of visitors to South Australia! india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-42159974647076376312015-07-02T06:31:23.001+09:302015-07-02T06:31:23.001+09:30It makes me a little sad to think people would giv...It makes me a little sad to think people would give you a hard time traveling to teach in person. One of the greatest joys I have ever had was seeing a person I admired in "real life." Over the years I have met some pretty amazing people and it always leaves me dreaming of ways to improve myself and to try to learn how I can better express myself. Keep on traveling. It's a great experience for both the teacher and the taught. You can only get so much from a book or a pod cast. You miss the sparkle of delight and the real person when you meet face to face. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200245194489874517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-64412294363894409262015-07-02T02:55:15.518+09:302015-07-02T02:55:15.518+09:30i read this early today and didn't want to wri...i read this early today and didn't want to write the first comment...but i'm glad to return 6 hours later to see so much response. you are a gifted teacher, india, and it would be rotten to keep you tethered to the farm. besides, then all of us would then have to come there. through your teaching you change, challenge, inspire minds and maybe even hearts. i'm thinking if everyone of us carpooled to work or town with only one other person, we would change the world. your work is changing the world too. stitch by stitch.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-1921656912571320022015-07-02T02:38:42.499+09:302015-07-02T02:38:42.499+09:30dito lotta. I feel blessed with the opportunity fo...dito lotta. I feel blessed with the opportunity for new friendships and travel that opened up for me after attending your workshop. Marianne Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08176512013747283346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-31563377895006995782015-07-02T01:07:44.738+09:302015-07-02T01:07:44.738+09:30Wonderful words and sentiment. I am one of the man...Wonderful words and sentiment. I am one of the many who's life you have transformed. Thank you!lottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04240907332519613605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-48834348747981956432015-07-02T01:04:27.431+09:302015-07-02T01:04:27.431+09:30Brilliant post, although I don't travel a grea...Brilliant post, although I don't travel a great deal but hopefully I share your philosophy and the class I did with you and a great circle of women is one of the most memorable things in my life in the last few years. Being in the companionship of like minded people for a few days relieves the necessary solitude of the day to day life of my craft. Long my you continue to travel the whirled bringing companioship and your lovely self into other peole's lives.<br />Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-40409976964822542652015-07-02T00:55:51.660+09:302015-07-02T00:55:51.660+09:30was it Madeline Island you were at? the memory gro...was it Madeline Island you were at? the memory grows misty with time so please forgive me if i am wrong. that was a rather lovely summer...india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-36849576037500661992015-07-02T00:53:54.220+09:302015-07-02T00:53:54.220+09:30This comment has been removed by the author.india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-29504008327215482382015-07-02T00:45:09.239+09:302015-07-02T00:45:09.239+09:30excessive? so far i've flown to New Zealand an...excessive? so far i've flown to New Zealand and to Queensland this year. relatively minor transgressions compared, say, to the military operations of the Australian (and other) governments. nor do i take holidays. we've planted a hundred acres of trees here on the farm, with plans for more, so at very least I'll be leaving my children a decent forest, along with a goodly pile of leaf-print recycled blankets. <br /><br />but you're welcome to call me selfish if you choose. those who are pure can cast all the stones they like. or something like that.india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.com