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For the first time, I wish I'd been able to take Woodwork instead of Home Economics at school. Although, if I had, I wouldn't have learned to work the sewing machine and made a skirt from scratch, or shucked my fear of hot appliances to bustle about a kitchen. But seeing a simple, elegant chair like this makes me hanker after a skill that might have allowed me to create a beauty instead of merely purchasing it. Not that I could even purchase it if I wished. The Victoria Hagan chair is from Target (several thousand miles away in the US) and it costs a pretty and hefty $120.
I suppose I'll make do with a printed image of the chair, place it in a wooden frame whose color almost matches that of the actual chair, and be satisfied. Some things in life are destined to remain 2-D.
Posted by Monoceros at November 12, 2006 3:11 PMTarget is established here in MN!
i'd love to be a carpenter too! most rewarding... cf abstract bizarre-ness of what i do, to most people. sob.
Posted by: tiggie at November 13, 2006 2:02 PMHey, I didn't know that! Sigh, if only the chair were foldable and packable, but then it wouldn't be so lovely! Ha, I'd love to see what you'd make if you had carpentry skills, tiggie. Perhaps we should take a class for amateurs one day!
Posted by: monoceros at November 13, 2006 3:16 PMheee... i think a class for amateurs is a great idea! =C)
let me see... i think i'll make furniture that entice people to gather and bond... and functional furniture with the kind of elegance that it would hard to resist not using... and of course... i'd have to get my wood from sustainable resources... or maybe recycled materials... but of course, we are talking about IF i had carpentry skills... sob. =C)
Posted by: tiggie at November 14, 2006 12:32 AMI bet your stuff would deck the art/design museums, tiggie!
Posted by: monoceros at November 14, 2006 6:45 AMawww... you are awfully kind!
Posted by: tiggie at November 15, 2006 12:38 AM