Comments on: A creative dad http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=303 iHanna's musings about creativity, projects and inspiration in everyday life while journaling, painting, altering, writing, knitting, collaging, crafting, photographing, DIY projects, crocheting, sewing and existing. How to find inspiration and joy in small things. Thu, 9 Sep 2010 07:12:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: il Bloggo » il Bloggo Archive » Romantic swirly scarf http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=303#comment-9918 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:31:32 +0000 http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=303#comment-9918 [...] Don’t miss the Mini world of Dad’s train station! I promised earlier to show it to you, and it’s worth looking at. It’s so damn tiny and well made. I could stay there a whole day… Take a hike up those snowy montains and then walk down to the valley where sprin has arrived… Some of the photos turned out really great. [...] […] Don’t miss the Mini world of Dad’s train station! I promised earlier to show it to you, and it’s worth looking at. It’s so damn tiny and well made. I could stay there a whole day… Take a hike up those snowy montains and then walk down to the valley where sprin has arrived… Some of the photos turned out really great. […]

]]> by: Jessica http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=303#comment-8461 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:16:25 +0000 http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=303#comment-8461 I too have wondered where my creativity came from. At first I immediately thought of my mother, who sews. But then I realized that my father is an avid woodworker, carver and house-fixer-upper. I remember sitting on his workbench, playing with sawdust as he worked away on something. I did the same with my mother's sewing table. I suppose his form of creativity wasn't as evident because it wasn't labeled 'crafting' but it definitely influenced me. I too have wondered where my creativity came from. At first I immediately thought of my mother, who sews. But then I realized that my father is an avid woodworker, carver and house-fixer-upper. I remember sitting on his workbench, playing with sawdust as he worked away on something. I did the same with my mother’s sewing table. I suppose his form of creativity wasn’t as evident because it wasn’t labeled ‘crafting’ but it definitely influenced me.

]]> by: Snowbear http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=303#comment-8443 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 04:54:23 +0000 http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=303#comment-8443 Nice spread of PAPA! Nice spread of PAPA!

]]> by: Stephanie http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=303#comment-8426 Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:40:54 +0000 http://www.ihanna.nu/blog/?p=303#comment-8426 What a lovely tribute to your dad - I loooove looking at those tiny train model worlds! That question about creativity in men & women is one to ponder - When I thought about this, I started to think Yes there is a difference, "Men are more function oriented, women are more comfort oriented" and then I thought, No... Not always true. Then I thought, My boys like to try anything I am doing - beading, crocheting, collage, drawing, painting, etc and everything their dad does - building with wood, fletching arrows, inventing tools, tying fish flies... I don't think I could say there is a real difference between men and woman when it comes to creative expression (if there is one thing I have learned in life is there are no absolutes, there are always exceptions!) Maybe traditon and personal interest plays a roll though. Percentage wise there may be more women knitting than men, for example. This is a long comment - I like how you wrote about your dad on Fathers Day - I called min Pappa igår, och nu känner jag mig inspirerad att skriva mera - det får bli ikväll i såfall för jag ska faktiskt jobba nu (!) Kram! What a lovely tribute to your dad - I loooove looking at those tiny train model worlds!

That question about creativity in men & women is one to ponder - When I thought about this, I started to think Yes there is a difference, “Men are more function oriented, women are more comfort oriented” and then I thought, No… Not always true.

Then I thought, My boys like to try anything I am doing - beading, crocheting, collage, drawing, painting, etc and everything their dad does - building with wood, fletching arrows, inventing tools, tying fish flies…

I don’t think I could say there is a real difference between men and woman when it comes to creative expression (if there is one thing I have learned in life is there are no absolutes, there are always exceptions!) Maybe traditon and personal interest plays a roll though. Percentage wise there may be more women knitting than men, for example.

This is a long comment - I like how you wrote about your dad on Fathers Day - I called min Pappa igår, och nu känner jag mig inspirerad att skriva mera - det får bli ikväll i såfall för jag ska faktiskt jobba nu (!)
Kram!

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