Bazaar Bayar - Latest Comments

Re: The language of women

Catherine Bayar — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:29:22 -0000

I wish I could make these too, but will have to leave it to my talented ladies and stick to knitting.

BTW, your Galata view post inspired a walk around Sultanahmet this morning, really taking it all in on this glorious sunny winter day. Thanks for the reminder!

Re: The language of women

Turkey's For Life — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:32:36 -0000

I didn't know about the Turkish oya; that it was used to convey unspoken messages. Really interesting. I always watch the women in Fethiye, sitting on benches by the sea, chatting and creating their beautiful patterns - and then I alwayswish i could do something like that. Craft is not my thing! :)
Julia

Re: The language of women

MyTurkishJoys — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:41:30 -0000

What a beautiful and unique way to use the oya! I love it!

Re: Autumn oya

Catherine Bayar — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:44:26 -0000

Thanks for asking - you may buy them here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/88... And hope you enjoy making the cape!

Re: Autumn oya

Nreinwald — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:50:43 -0000

Wheredo I buy these so my Northanger Abbey hooded cape will look the same?

Re: The language of women

Catherine Bayar — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:40:08 -0000

Isn't it funny that some of the happiest memories do spark tears, usually over something simple, those things that someone dear took the time to share. Thanks for commenting, Judith - lump in my throat here!

Re: The language of women

Judith van Praag — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:08:31 -0000

The title of this post brings tears to my eyes. It makes me think of the things I learned from my mother, and knitting is one of them.

Re: Cut from Different Cloth

Catherine Bayar — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:40:47 -0000

Thank you Tara! The family I mention is STILL talking...change takes time, I suppose.

Re: Cut from Different Cloth

Tara Hopkins — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:48:37 -0000

Great blog, great writing on such an important issue. Spas!

Re: Cut from Different Cloth

Catherine Bayar — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:58:09 -0000

True, Erica, some are very tough to watch, though there always seems to be a bad ending for the worst of the abusers. Meanwhile, this commercial is playing here at nearly every break: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... so there is an attempt to educate in the midst of sex and violence for ratings.

And I am amused to watch the adapted-to-Turkish-culture version of "Desperate Housewives" which works pretty seamlessly into Istanbul life...

Re: Cut from Different Cloth

erica — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:56:04 -0000

I live in Canada and I'm Canadian but my husband is Turkish........we watch every Turkish TV drama there is......Iffet and Firar are some of my favourites this year.......and I mean we are watching about 10 or 12 at the moment every week.. I can't believe how some of these women are treated. I get upset watching these shows..........the abuse is disgusting.

Re: Cut from Different Cloth

Catherine Bayar — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:48:33 -0000

While just across the border, abuse is rising: "Here is man's world. If you are man, Kurdistan is a nice place, but if you are a woman, it is a tragedy."http://www.kurdishglobe.net/di...

Re: Thicker skin

Home Security — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:57:24 -0000

It is not a polite thing to say to someone you don't know any culture.

Re: Piece by piece

Catherine Bayar — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:59:19 -0000

Thank you Karen, for posting here. It's important we help each other in the face of those 'sheep' that don't understand that the value of creativity has nothing to do with money. Next time, hands on hips and declare, "I'm a textile artist" - No apologies, no trying to validate your work - just smile.

Re: Piece by piece

stitchinglife — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:01:42 -0000

You have some real treasures here, Catherine. Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts on my post yesterday, and for championing the cause. You wrote some wise words that will sustain me for a long time. Thank you.

Re: Piece by piece

Emily — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 04:17:46 -0000

Catherine, Hello...I had to move to wordpress too! The blogger ban was just to long! Anyways I really enjoyed your recent mail update. You have been very busy congratulations!

Re: Streets lined in…

Rayela — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:06:51 -0000

Gorgeous piece, Catherine! It looks Miao to me.

Glad the Blogger nightmare is over and that you are on to this site!

Rachel

Re: Streets lined in…

Catherine Bayar — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:21:43 -0000

Thanks Judith - he is indeed wonderful to keep up with! I love your mention of "doodle bugs" - not quite the same meaning, but Abit, always a doodler, has started creating intensely detailed mandalas this winter. Past life as a ceramicist or calligrapher perhaps? His artist's eye is for the big picture as well, imagining the details for the future he's aiming to build. You should see what he's working on at the moment - but inshallah, everyone will, when the time is right!

Re: Streets lined in…

Judith van Praag — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:28:17 -0000

Came across the thumbnail of a detail of this lovely piece on FB. At first glance I thought the photo was of a flower found among debris on a work site, or a rough street. Following the link I came to this blog post. I love this line: "Unafraid to get his hands dirty in pursuit of potential cast-offs of value, he turned the lump over to discover a garden of flowers, butterflies and birds", without the intro about the embroidered fabric I would still have expected more critters to appear, busy ants, a black beetle, perhaps some doodle bugs. Even "on a field of blue" would have kept me in the fairytale spell. So in the end "silk" was the final giveaway that reality had set in. Lovely piece, lovely story and how wonderful to have such a mindful man with the eye of the artist on your side!