New interviews from Sparkplugging’s, “CraftBoom! Ten Crafty Questions with …” on are a little different from my “Crafting Heroes Interviews.” These interviews are a bit more person-orientated and there’s also a fun twist: I ask the interviewee five questions and the interviewee makes up another five questions to ask themselves. Sound like fun? Yep, I thought so too.
So without further ado I’m so delighted to be able to present to you the lovely Megan Reardon writer of the blog we all love to love that is Not Martha and boss lady of The Organized Knitter.
CraftBoom!’s Five Questions for Megan Reardon
Q: If you could be any crafter/artist (past or present) for a day who would it be and why
A: I would like to be Elsa Schiaparelli for a day, especially around 1927. She lived a remarkable life and didn’t bow to societal pressures. She was a fashion designer who hung out with Surrealists and collaborated with Dali, she was a rival of Chanel. She used innovative knitting techniques and wasn’t afraid to shock anyone. You can read about her on Wikipedia. I went to an exhibit of her clothing and they were things that wouldn’t be out of place in shops today, and almost seemed unremarkable unless you knew what decade they were designed in. This photo exhibit online from the Philadelphia Museum is great if you’d like to get to know her work.
Q: If you had magic powers what three things would you do to advance the Crafting Movement?
A: I would go back in time and make sure Sassy magazine didn’t fall before it’s time.
I would create grants (or just piles of gold coins) for those who put so much work into creating craft shows like Urban Craft Uprising, Bizarre Bazaar and the DIY Trunk Show.
I would create a never-ending supply of fabric so that certain styles wouldn’t run out, and I wouldn’t feel the need to hoard fabrics quite so obsessively.
Some things just defy explanation; which means you’ll probably find them hanging around on Megan’s blog.
Q: What are you most skilled at craft wise and what craft skills would you like to be more skilled at?
A: Having studied it in college, my sewing skills are the strongest (if a bit rusty when it comes to making clothing). I would like to be more skilled at graphic design principles in order to adorn my own work, or print my own fabric Spoonflower or Ink&Spindle. I think knowing more about graphic design would also help me design, or at least make decisions about, my house, garden, and Web site.
Megan is also pretty handy with the baking too. Will you get a load of that perfect pastry on that pie; why don’t I have neighbors or friends who can do that?
Q: What do you consider to be your greatest achievement?
A: I think it may be the bacon cups, though it was almost accidental. They were created as a result of being invited to a bacon-themed pot luck at the home of a chef and a food writer. I don’t have a lot of aptitude for cooking so I decided, the morning of the pot luck, that if I couldn’t do something that would taste good, I might as well do something that looked dramatic. I had no idea they would be so popular on the interwebs.
Megan’s world famous bacon cups. Drool … only another two hours before lunch …
Q: Besides family/friends/home/health what is your most treasured possession?
A: At this very moment I’m smitten with my iPhone, I feel like I have such freedom to have access to any information I might need or want from wherever I might be. I can look up recipes, yardage for yarn, maps and addresses, and all that stuff I print out but inevitably leave on my desk on the way out of the house. I’m hoping it will make my scattered self run a little more smoothly.
For the five questions Megan asked herself, check out the rest of the interview on CraftBoom!
