tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post6718327485595539856..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: Is it over yet?Terry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-35004504312199200852008-06-11T23:57:00.000-07:002008-06-11T23:57:00.000-07:00I agree! I've been feeling the same way about the...I agree! I've been feeling the same way about the omnipresent bird on a branch/fey girls with big eyes/collage with 1930's kid's photos wearing crowns. Where is the originality??Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904953326399195764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-45144988901403119502008-06-11T11:40:00.000-07:002008-06-11T11:40:00.000-07:00Awww...I love swirls! I like Art Nouveau stuff. I...Awww...I love swirls! I like Art Nouveau stuff. I'm completely attracted to anything curvy. Don't mind a bit of a flashback if it can be done in a fresh way.<BR/><BR/>Ditch the owls and deer, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-28797402527344516362008-06-10T16:21:00.000-07:002008-06-10T16:21:00.000-07:00I am going to look around my house and see how man...I am going to look around my house and see how many decorative items I bought in the 1970s are still with me.Christine Threshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472999420963274439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-49910905979990217522008-06-10T10:05:00.000-07:002008-06-10T10:05:00.000-07:00This post is a hoot!(big groan). The problem is th...This post is a hoot!(big groan). The problem is that we are drowning in bad taste and most people don't even know the difference. Am I a snob? You bet!Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981832263645584878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-54883035804878916752008-06-10T03:54:00.000-07:002008-06-10T03:54:00.000-07:00thanks for the laugh! and i agree, way too much c...thanks for the laugh! and i agree, way too much cuteness....Natalya Khorover Aikenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490493432155941262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-10192257785622346802008-06-09T18:21:00.000-07:002008-06-09T18:21:00.000-07:00When I read the title of this post, I thought it w...When I read the title of this post, I thought it was going to be about politics. <BR/><BR/>I guess it's a sign of age that what looks deja vu and trite to us seems fresh to people in their 20s and 30s. I was saying something to a young neighbor about Tilde, a shop in Sellwood with a strong retro aesthetic; she had no idea that there was anything "retro" about it. <BR/><BR/>Jeez, I used to make macrame' owls. I'm cringing now.Revalanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523121402264988240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-46278035155401702822008-06-09T17:52:00.000-07:002008-06-09T17:52:00.000-07:00As a child of the (early) 70's, who looks back on ...As a child of the (early) 70's, who looks back on her school pictures and cringes (feathered hair anyone?) my personal 70's pet peeve is anything avocado green... except avocados of course. It is so refreshing to know I'm not the only one who finds this little trip in the wayback machine not exactly welcome. As a friend said, the latest fabrics "don't play well with others." Sure don't. Ick.Colleen and Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106662082514042953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-84580832561637748692008-06-09T11:27:00.000-07:002008-06-09T11:27:00.000-07:00Everything old is new, again, as they say. Hey, yo...Everything old is new, again, as they say. Hey, you are getting pretty close to dissing my daughter's work! VBG I have to admit to not getting it. I think most art in the 70's was pretty hokey, too.<BR/><BR/>I'm waiting for the macrame owl to make a comeback.Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-70595547647974109342008-06-09T11:22:00.000-07:002008-06-09T11:22:00.000-07:00Wait, you forgot the "bird on a branch" which I th...Wait, you forgot the "bird on a branch" which I think is a precursor to the owl, and still seemingly going strong -- especially when combined with the swirly thing. <BR/><BR/>I have to admit a bit of a soft spot for that deer pillow, but only because the grass reminds me of the german scherenschnitte I like. Now, show me an avocado green bathroom suite and I'll scream for sure! (I suspect it's not far off as I recently saw the matching lycra body suit and wrap skirt outfit that I had in the late 70s. Yiiiiiiiikes!Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-39929858602064074622008-06-09T11:12:00.000-07:002008-06-09T11:12:00.000-07:00Just stopping by on my way out the door. I had beg...Just stopping by on my way out the door. I had begun to think it was just me that disliked that stuff.I think bad design evolves from pure laziness. It reminds me of the so-called movie writers who are clearly thinking "Lets not bother thinking of anything new lets just re-cycle and re-make bad movies from the 70s. It implies that we are all too stupid to notice that movies lately, in general, suck. By the way-owl collection here(raising hand)must have had 30 or more. I was in a really bad place back in those days so the re-emergence of all that stuff just makes my skin crawl and floods me with memories of cheaply-made plastic go-go boots, cheaply-made plastic- feeling polyester fabric-crappy faux hippie looking clothing...with owls. Love ya. See you in a couple of weeks.deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-79415138239569665972008-06-09T11:06:00.000-07:002008-06-09T11:06:00.000-07:00I'm not much of a consumer these days, but I am al...I'm not much of a consumer these days, but I am always a little discombobulated when I have to go shopping and I see what is in the stores. Maybe I didn't grow older, maybe time stopped and I didn't realize it. Everything new looks old again! The owls are the worst.Delhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433487427679233617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-17727800076582938542008-06-09T10:51:00.000-07:002008-06-09T10:51:00.000-07:00Chances are pretty good that these young designers...Chances are pretty good that these young designers were not even born yet in the 70's so it's all new to them. I remember in the 60's trying to breathe new life into art deco and such from the 20's. Some things never change. It looks like 40 years is the Turnaround timeDeb Lacativahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037530669295128974noreply@blogger.com