abbadon420 ( abbadon420@lemm.ee ) to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoWhat is Tom Bombadil?message-squaremessage-square49linkfedilinkarrow-up1119file-text
arrow-up1119message-squareWhat is Tom Bombadil?abbadon420 ( abbadon420@lemm.ee ) to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square49linkfedilinkfile-text
He is not a hobbit, neither a man, but what is he? Is he a dwarf? A wizard? A god? Something else entirely?
minus-squaretheodewere ( theodewere@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 years agothe Navajo had a tradition of weaving a single, intentional imperfection into the patterns on their blankets and rugs… they said it was so that their spirit didn’t get trapped inside the weave…
minus-squarehallettj ( hallettj@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 years agoTIL - I thought of this as a Persian tradition. Apparently the idea of a deliberate flaw in a woven work features in both cultures.
minus-squaretheodewere ( theodewere@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 years agovery cool to know… it may have been a pretty common practice at one time…
minus-squarezkikiz ( zkikiz@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoJapanese do this too especially in pottery, it seems like a very old form of artisanry
minus-squaretheodewere ( theodewere@kbin.social ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agooohh, thank you for sharing that… yes, it seems to belong to the very beginning of artistry itself…
minus-squareHaggierRapscallier ( HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nl ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoI’m pretty sure Islamic art does a similar thing too, to highlight humanity’s imperfection or something.
minus-squarefroghorse ( froghorse@lemm.ee ) BannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 years agoThat is a definite threat for artists. While you’re working on your big project, the project definitely has your soul. If the project comes out perfectly, or is close to perfect, or promises perfection, you might spend forever tweaking. Thus it has your soul forever.
the Navajo had a tradition of weaving a single, intentional imperfection into the patterns on their blankets and rugs… they said it was so that their spirit didn’t get trapped inside the weave…
TIL - I thought of this as a Persian tradition. Apparently the idea of a deliberate flaw in a woven work features in both cultures.
very cool to know… it may have been a pretty common practice at one time…
Japanese do this too especially in pottery, it seems like a very old form of artisanry
oohh, thank you for sharing that… yes, it seems to belong to the very beginning of artistry itself…
I’m pretty sure Islamic art does a similar thing too, to highlight humanity’s imperfection or something.
That is a definite threat for artists.
While you’re working on your big project, the project definitely has your soul.
If the project comes out perfectly, or is close to perfect, or promises perfection, you might spend forever tweaking. Thus it has your soul forever.