Today is a sad day for me. Yesterday's Sneaks e-mail from Studio Calico informed me that two of my very favorite DT members are leaving. Laura and Vee. They are both such a huge inspiration to me. I visited both their blogs to see what they had to say about it and was shocked to find that they have been asked to leave.
I would think diversity is the most important thing in a DT. Making sure there's someone to each style and taste. To me Laura and Vee are the cream of the crop of their respective styles and replacing them is impossible. I'd hate to see the DT merging into the same style. Last year at this time it was Sasha leaving. Another favorite of mine. I really feel that the DT members who's style I admire are dissapearing from the team.
Please visit Laura's blog and read her lovely words!
I totally agree with you. It is sad when a company makes the DT just like all the others.
ReplyDeleteI could not agree more! I have always enjoyed the wide variety of styles on display in the DT. It seems to be becoming much more samey and it makes me sad.
ReplyDeletei am sad about this too. I have a feeling the new incumbents will be doing whats hot at the moment but not particularly inspiring. Vee wasn't a fave of mine but at least she had her own style. You could look at her layouts and say - that's a Vee layout. I fear we are going to be seeing lots of white cardstock and ink splatters :(.
ReplyDeleteI know - I'm sad about Stephanie Howell , she is my fave scrapper
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree with you more! I hope the new DT members will have a diverse style, too!
ReplyDeleteI SO agree with you on this!!! Vee is my all time favorite SC scrapper and the reason I found out about Studio Calico. I love Laura's simple style and her beautiful photography- the email came as a huge shock. I am incredibly sad and discouraged to hear they have been asked to leave and I will really miss Vee's deconstructed and modern style. I'm keeping my fingers crossed to see some familiar names on the roster. I really don't like SC's policy to ask people to leave- I think designers should have definite terms and be asked to stay- it just seems too cut throat corporate for me and I feel awful for the designers that have been asked to leave in the past. Sasha Farina's leaving last season was a huge shock for me as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Michelle. And I agree about what the others have said about the DT merging into the same style :(
DeleteThank you. Thank you. Thank you. Your words are kind and mean a lot.
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