tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post6384015481573833645..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: What is an Artifact?Pigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-30125491800810778542014-05-23T09:39:53.334-04:002014-05-23T09:39:53.334-04:00Heck, my life is so un-curated as to be laughable!...Heck, my life is so un-curated as to be laughable!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-83678565289019139742014-05-23T09:39:22.211-04:002014-05-23T09:39:22.211-04:00Perfect description.Perfect description.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-22382926220258643262014-05-23T09:39:02.890-04:002014-05-23T09:39:02.890-04:00That's a good one, too! But it also keeps with...That's a good one, too! But it also keeps with the original meanings of the word.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-23080217381968062482014-05-21T20:11:50.054-04:002014-05-21T20:11:50.054-04:00I agree, Meg. Another word I'm getting tired ...I agree, Meg. Another word I'm getting tired of seeing used incorrectly - curator. It now seems that every Tom,Dick,& Harry is a "curator"! Also, the split second someone arranges a mantle display or a table setting - suddenly they are "stylist". Someone puts weeds in a mason jar on a old wood table and now we have a "curated" lifestyle! I find it Market Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583464151037024870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-70531923475089847812014-05-21T19:01:09.714-04:002014-05-21T19:01:09.714-04:00Agree with you Meg....a newer piece to me would be...Agree with you Meg....a newer piece to me would be an artful accessory!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena<br />The Arts by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-20213997855559898802014-05-21T15:49:49.352-04:002014-05-21T15:49:49.352-04:00One other usage for artifact that I'm comforta...One other usage for artifact that I'm comfortable with. In the software industry, we speak of code or processes that remain as "artifacts" of past decisions:).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-47466661476192760122014-05-21T09:45:35.712-04:002014-05-21T09:45:35.712-04:00Absolutely, Angela!Absolutely, Angela!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-31909598063110595012014-05-21T09:45:17.372-04:002014-05-21T09:45:17.372-04:00I agree about earning the moniker!I agree about earning the moniker!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-82865061991948626272014-05-21T09:44:59.036-04:002014-05-21T09:44:59.036-04:00Or Roadshow in 10 years!Or Roadshow in 10 years!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-77775516554696588902014-05-21T09:44:24.629-04:002014-05-21T09:44:24.629-04:00Everything's vintage, heritage, artifact, cura...Everything's vintage, heritage, artifact, curated, etc. It does devalue what's the real thing!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-29669138906398597502014-05-21T09:43:00.523-04:002014-05-21T09:43:00.523-04:00I don't think that this is as much breathing n...I don't think that this is as much breathing new life into a word, but mis-representing what they're selling.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-47961011048176609252014-05-21T08:19:34.526-04:002014-05-21T08:19:34.526-04:00It's just the new English! Though, the idea of...It's just the new English! Though, the idea of romanticizing an object to increase its value is an old strategy. I make sure I ask additional questions when seeing this kind of advertising! "Buyer beware!" Angela MullerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-39524057166134266732014-05-21T06:12:37.822-04:002014-05-21T06:12:37.822-04:00You are so correct Meg! Perhaps along with those l...You are so correct Meg! Perhaps along with those liberties taken with words and their meanings, the objects themselves are given a translation and respect they have not earned.... any strategy for a quick dollar!onneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981012261493442575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-28446413518717525302014-05-21T05:14:23.569-04:002014-05-21T05:14:23.569-04:00I have never considered artifacts anything but his...I have never considered artifacts anything but historic but we are at a very self aware age and now so many items are consciously "limited and exclusive" and yet I am sure those very same items will never make the cut in the antique roadshow in a hundred years time...Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-41218787303102703162014-05-21T04:41:19.736-04:002014-05-21T04:41:19.736-04:00I totally agree. This is just one of those attempt...I totally agree. This is just one of those attempts to bolster up the price of modern mass produced knick-knacks by giving it an uppity moniker. Devalues the real thing in my opinion. Well pointed out Meg.YONKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02659751063643621817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-59576474176560528462014-05-21T00:25:57.230-04:002014-05-21T00:25:57.230-04:00I can remember as a chaperone at an environmental ...I can remember as a chaperone at an environmental educational camp the group leader said we would be looking for artifacts that evening. Using flashlights that evening the children would see the sparkling diamond like reflections in the field. I was so puzzled and mad when what we were looking at was the flashlight catching the eyes of Wolf spiders! How on earth could this Teacher call spiderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com