- Frivolity:
- The trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible; something of little value or significance.
Creativity is often looked at as being frivolous, and people who are creative are seen as being less important/valuable than rocket scientists, computer programmers, or even wall street execs. But without creativity, life is appealing as a Kafke story. There would be no rockets without the dreamers who wrote stories about the moon, no computers without the artists who dreamed of making a type of fabric that lead to the creation of the weaving loom, and there would be no glamour in being a wall street exec without the movies and novels that portrayed them as both evil and exciting.
In the 1800s (or maybe before) the complex and creative art of tatting was called frivolité by the French. I learned to tat at age 4, have crocheted since age 6, have made up stories since I could talk, and have wanted the title of "creative director" since I first heard it in college. In my creative life I have made (and sold) hand-crafted greeting cards, written short stories, painted, collaged, taken photographs, sculpted, and applied lots and lots of glitter. I don't care if what I make is crafty or artsy, sophisticated or folksy, plain-jane or over-the-top, as long as I have fun.
Calling the web site where I show off my artwork and writing "Frivolities" is both my tribute to the aunt who taught me to tat, as well as a bit of a personal giggle at those poor souls who think of creative people as the flakey element of modern society. As far as I can tell, we're more like the glue that keeps all the parts together and the glitter attached.