whilst on my usual round's of
visitin the handful of handicraftin "competitors" [not that i'm lookin out for idea's or inspiration, mind :p ] :
there's this particular wee island cow who not only blatantly copies the style, design and pattern of a portuguese crafter's creations - right down to the exact materials [yes, materials!] used; but has been churning out almost exact pieces one after another from her own end.
curious mind wonders if her other earlier so-called unique handmade jewelleries are replicas of other designer's also.
sure, copycating has been around since time immemorial. not to mention, human nature. but what i find rather galling is that said wee island cow:
1. proclaimed on her blog in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS that all her "creations" are unique and one-of-a-kind
2. proclaimed on her blog in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS that NOBODY could copy her unique and one-of-a-kind thingies in any other way - without her permission
3. watermarks each and every piccy of her unique and one-of-a-kind thingies - so that nobody could craft and then claim their reproduction's as their own
and the followin take the biscuit:
1. connecting with and leavin regular nonsensical comments on the portuguese crafter's flickr page
2. she once *whinged* that someone accused her of copying someone else's
i'm not placin her link here as she has a stat counter, soz about that. not sure though if she's runnin out of ideas lately that she resorts to pathetic copycating. 'cos her unique and one-of-a-kind thingies have been selling like hotcakes. everyday.
oh, what i find more gagworthy is, she never fails to remark on each and every post [well, almost] how poor her photography skill is. ever since she made her debut two year's ago. strange, no improvement whatsoever?
still, did i mention that she's wee islander? so are her loyal fans/customer's. massive copycat types, all of em. nuff said.
as enscribed by the letter b @ May 23, 2006 03:35 PM | someone's pinged