WOYWW 883 The One About Neet

Neet, of Hickydorums blogspot died last week. Her cherished husband Chas let us know and has posted on her blog about her quiet and restful passing. She hadn’t been well for some months and spent Christmas in hospital, full of praise for the staff who looked after and who she instantly befriended.

That was Neet to a tee: befriending. And warm. And oh so craft talented. And rather enabling. Indeed her own blog bio suggests that she hopes to be an enabler…..

I guess you would call me a crafter. Mainly paprcrafting but I enjoy Friendly Plastic, Shrink Plastic, Melt Art, Clay and Jewellery making. I teach various workshops and demonstrate at shows (now totally independent - whoo hoo) and I get most of my pleasure from passing on to others what I have learnt myself be it from the internet, other workshops I attend or simply messing about myself. I like to think I am an "enabler" and so help people to become more confident in themselves and enjoy what they are doing. If they are making something like a book, canvas or a piece of art I encourage them to produce something which is different from that of the person next to them, or mine - ie with their own personal slant.

Of course, Neet enabled in a way that was entirely giving, helping others to acquire skill and improve their crafting confidence. How typical of her. I learned from her, and she enabled me in the other sense too, tuning me into Janet Klein’s designs and happily giving me ideas and suggestions. If I’d been another foot taller, I’d have asked her for wardrobe advice too, man was she a cool dresser and so casual about her look. 

Neet joined WOYWW in 2011 and until late last year, she contributed almost without pause. Always positive and so very humble about her teaching and demonstrating;’I guess you would call me a crafter’…. she really had a reputation, and I’m sure that her local group, Victoria Crafters will miss her just as much as her online community of friends will. 

I searched for Neet’s blog rather than typing in the url, and look what came up - even the AI Dolly knows her - 

Based on the search results, Hickydorums (often referenced as hickeydorums) is a blog and creative persona associated with Neet, an active participant in the online art journaling community.

I don’t know where Alvin and Alvira came from, but a Neet gave them life and giggles and I’ll miss their stories on her blog, I’ll miss her incredible modesty with all of her creations, and I’ll miss my giggling at her idea of an untidy Workdesk. I cherish our friendship online and the memories of meeting up at WOYWW crops. I miss reading that she drove into the nearby Barrow to post her blog because there is no internet at the holiday caravan. Dedicated. Another word that describes her. 

My heart goes out to Chas at the loss of his life’s love, and I hope that he finds some small comfort in the memories of the many friends that his lovely wife was surrounded by.