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Ok first, do not diss the blue wefts. They may bear important info about the origin of the rug. To those far more knowledgable than I will ever be in this.....every minute part of a rug means something or can. Along with the overall essence which can not be assessed on a bar graph or academically. I call it the X factor. And discerning this can not be taught. It is visceral. So not to diss yr take that the new puppy is elegant. In this, yr opinion is not humble. You clearly have a vital and original eye. Get that and keep it YOURS.
Learning nuts and the bolts esp when shopping for a rug comprising serious capital outllay for a person--and that is subjective, is crucial; I outta know, boy! What is it? What is its value re what should I pay for it without being totally exploited?? How does its value work back to its inherent goodies? Is it durable? Is it...for those interested in such, I am not...an investment and collectible?
I have read TONS of feedback on ebay from buyers of rugs. This WAS MESMERIZING. Most of it from humans who have bought rugs from low end vendors, OFTEN for well under $100. WHAT LEAPT OUT AND NOURISHED ME was the level of distilled, unalloyed happiness these rugs brought their recipients!! Many precious lessons right there. Snobs---people who are stuck, would condem & mock them. I luv them! They are coming from a very pure, innocent in the best sense, core. Remember, "sophisticated," from the Greek, means LOSS OF INNOCENCE. THE CAPACITY to respond to something elementally, is something PRECIOUS. It also varies form individual to individual in its specifics.
My eye now... thanks to here and my rabid pro activity on my own....is more educated in rugs than only weeks ago. But I became aware at some point...that I could not bear to cross a line where my Jillyness might be sacrificed to greater sopistication. And so, it is still MINE.
To be true to thine own self....one must reclaim and cultivate that unique self. It is never from the outside-IN.
So stop the obsequious drivel e yr HUMBLE THIS OR THAT. Nobody need be a curator or a pundit to GET your dining suite! Nobody need know the circa, the genre, or if it is prime example within it. I was raised by antiquarians, they apparently impacted me without my realizing it, so I am interested in the nuts and bolts ...but get that the core essence is the bottom line, you have an eye that is yours… and never let that become compromised. Just make sure this wonderful learning augments and does not narrow.
When Elvis was 13, he dressed like ELVIS. He violated socio cultural Southern shoulds & oughts by sneaking into (then) Negro nite clubs WHICH WERE OFF LIMITS....because within him lurked THE SINGULAR ESSENCE OF THE MUSIC, THE EROS AND THE lifeforce. ELVIS... who eventually impacted the world, early on, was mocked and shunned by replicants who were slaves to what was then a la mode and considered normal.
I have little affinity verging on zero tolerance for threadbare rugs. but in many circles They have BIG cache.. See what goes for obscene money at auction. A rug with singular provenance, significance historically....is sometimes in shreds. Even Pro here, said early on, he too was drawn to the ostensible charm of the antique & often threadbare...but he metamorphosed. I believe it is often an artificially gestated affinity.... but even more, it abrogates FUNCTION--RUGS MADE TO SIT ON the FLOOR and be walked on are first and foremost about FUNCTION The rest is rich & complex and important, compelling and infinite in its potential.... but ALSO icing on the cake. PILE MATTERS. If only to me.
Then there is the ubiquitous, insidious maniupulation of the eye of the beholder by commerce and symbolism. The "look" of someone's idea of old money...and what that comprises. Lemmings abound in our species, and they are often unwitting. People trying to define themselves form the outside in while being inadvertent hostages. It marks the fashion world to be sure: Marc Jacobs et.al. re shabby chic...or heroin chic We see ink on so many humans; INK...has reality shows!....tho it was not long ago, tattoos were associated with underclasses & felons. A la mode is a trap. Along with someone who loves a rug because it costs 40K and they could buy it.... and that represents something. Look at me, I am wearing a Patek timepiece and I sleep on Portault sheets each within a narrow range of some shade of white! Classy versus vulgar too often products of conditioning and too rarely the manifestation of someone's real essence. Which is whyy all that morphs over time and so rapidly. Coco Chanel said, "fashion is for those who do not have style."
There are pundits in every arena with experience, impressive credentials who get all the academic elements, but many will never have the sometimes unfathomable via conventional means chops to get the truth-essence of this or that.... with an original eye. I think youhave an original eye.
Einstein intuited the perfect integration of the Universe and in detail. He EXPERIENCED IT. The math, the science, the physics came later. He, Albert... said the higher form of intelligence is not cognitive, it is intuitive. I have come to this in my own journey organically, not theoretically, Another illustration: many Chinese physicians can diagnose disease accurately without one, high end, technological device. M
I am in no way impugning an educated eye, trust me. I am just calling upon people to explore the components of "educated" and to beware that they can sometimes truncate. You are commencing a great and heady adventure....and in very original ways. I enjoy this very much. But please stay 14...and filled with wonder and trust & celebrate your eye.. Is all ahm sayin.
Now, the IMPORTANT STUFF.....are Sara Palin's blood money threads from Neiman Marcus in either of those shops? If so, U must burn them. lol
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