[Aquanet] Fw: Hail to Hats

ezrider1je at comcast.net ezrider1je at comcast.net
Wed Feb 25 09:18:20 EST 2009 


I loved this little treatise on hats!  Thanks, Pat, for all this food for thought.  I really could relate to your last paragraph about a hat providing an identity, for when I put on my oilskin Australian rainhat, I instantly become a cowgirl, bow-legged swagger and all! 



Can't wait to see everyone's interpretation. 



Regards, 



Judy 








----- Original Message ----- 
From: patchapin at mindspring.com 
To: "Aquanet at Cleverwhiz. Com" <aquanet at cleverwhiz.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:24:29 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [Aquanet] Fw:  Hail to Hats 


> There's a whole bunch about hats: 
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> My first experience with hats was to realize with horror that the feathers 
> decorating my Great Aunt Beau's hat were egret feathers.  My brother, two 
> years younger,had already tried out the 'cherries' on another aunt's 
> Sunday hat.  Think back on the stuff that used to decorate hats, all the 
> way from Carmen Miranda's fruit salad to entire birds! 
> 
> We also knew the old rule about when going to San Francisco you needed 
> gloves and a hat (I felt a tad guilty there at UC Berkeley years later, 
> minus both). 
> 
> Officers' hats in the military come with responsibility and more rules, 
> not to be confused with bellhop's hats.  As well, a hat sometimes tell you 
> who is under it: the fireman's hat, the bishop's mitre and nun's headgear, 
> a witch's hat or a clown hat.  There's a rude old saying about new boat 
> owner's and admirals' hats, for all of that. 
> 
> Not perhaps hats but close: hoods, helmets, kerchiefs, scarves, turbans, 
> snoods, helmets, head-dresses, ball caps or other gimme caps, knit 
> caps/storm caps, parasols, little kids' hats with propellers, etc. 
> 
> Western hats/cowboy hats have styles and types,  never mind men's hats as 
> they go further North -- fedoras, snap-brims, top hats, etc.  Hats of 
> various kinds have been trademarks, right? 
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> There's a lot to be said about hats we have not even touched on. 
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> Why do we want a hat?  So often, it has less to do with protection from 
> the elements, but maybe more to do with an identity?  What makes a hat? 
> There used to be a whole industry of people who made 'Panama' hats, the 
> egret and the ostrich were in real trouble because of hats, and yet you 
> can use so many things as an impromptu hat if you need one............... 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Floyd Willis" <willis at psnw.com> 
> To: <patchapin at mindspring.com> 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:47 AM 
> Subject: Re: [Aquanet] Hail to Hats 
> 
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>> It's quite true that hats are pretty much out, but on the other hand - 
>> think 
>> about it - still people wear hats for all kinds of things - not 
>> necessarily 
>> to be dressed up like it used to be. 
>> 
>> For instance the bikers that just rode through Clovis, CA with Armstrong 
>> with them, all had on hats to keep them more safe - even those have 
>> different designs on them - then there are those hats that men mostly 
>> wear 
>> when they go fishing and some of them are so funny -  with turned up rim 
>> all 
>> around and usually khaki color, then the hats that the chefs wear- what 
>> about those and cowboy hats seem to still be in - at least around her I 
>> see 
>> people wearing cowboy hats quite often - 
>> 
>> then there are some great big hats that women wear sometimes when they go 
>> to 
>> the beach that are sometimes beautifully decoarated and sometimes not - 
>> then 
>> of course we could paint hats of the past - even say the Indian 
>> Headdresses 
>> that I always thought were so beautiful and then the hats that the U.S. 
>> Service people wear in history and not - and sometimes you see women 
>> wearing 
>> very ornamental hats that match their dresses - we have a couple that are 
>> from Nigeria in our church and from time to time they wear their former 
>> country costumes - and they look so great - they wear these usually when 
>> were are having a mission group going to Nigeria and then we have lots of 
>> people who are from Vietnam, etc and they sometimes have festivals here 
>> in 
>> Fresno - the hats the ladies wear are very decorative and beautiful and 
>> on 
>> and on I could go - the range of hats is forever - depending upon how you 
>> want to approach them - I haven't decided how I am going to approach my 
>> hat 
>> painting - and if I am going to paint just one or several or ?  I think 
>> it 
>> is going to be a challenge but I have always been one that has liked 
>> challenges with my watercolor.  So much from me on that subject. 
>> 
>> My hat is off to you for talking about it - Bev. 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <patchapin at mindspring.com> 
>> To: "Floyd Willis" <willis at psnw.com>; "Aquanet at Cleverwhiz. Com" 
>> <aquanet at cleverwhiz.com> 
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 5:58 PM 
>> Subject: Re: [Aquanet] Hail to Hats 
>> 
>> 
>>> I'm not talking about the fine art world, so no fear. 
>>> 
>>> But hats, like other things, go in and out of fashion, both as headgear 
>> and 
>>> as paintings.  Think back a few years, and recall that the big thing was 
>>> "SouthWest" art, which meant anything with a mainland Native American 
>> theme, 
>>> cactus, and a certain triad of colours.  Go back further, and there was 
>>> a 
>>> period where frogs, mushrooms, cute mice, unicorns or other items held 
>> sway 
>>> in the commercial world of design.  People were convinced they needed or 
>>> wanted items with these things, from notebooks and wastepaper baskets to 
>>> stationary and wrapping paper. 
>>> 
>>> Hats and shoes went through recently, and didn't make much of a ripple 
>> this 
>>> time around.  If I was still in Tropic Texas at South Padre Island, I 
>> could 
>>> paint a Charro sombrero and it would sell locally -- for anyone who 
>> doesn't 
>>> know what this outfit looks like, Google Emiliano Zapata photos and you 
>> will 
>>> see.  The sombrero in Tamaulipas is now usually made of velvet covering, 
>>> with spangle/sequin embroidery; done right, it can weigh more than a 
>> couple 
>>> of pounds by itself, but is an impressive piece all by itself, never 
>>> mind 
>>> the rest of the outfit. 
>>> 
>>> However, in the area where I am now, there's absolutely no call for 
>> anything 
>>> like this. 
>>> 
>>> pat chapin 
>>> www.patchapin.com 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Floyd Willis" <willis at psnw.com> 
>>> To: <patchapin at mindspring.com> 
>>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 5:24 PM 
>>> Subject: Re: [Aquanet] Hail to Hats 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> > Hi,  Why couldn't you market it?  I am just curious.  Bev. 
>>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> > From: <patchapin at mindspring.com> 
>>> > To: "Raymond Blum" <raymond at paidtech.com>; "aquanetArt" 
>>> > <aquanet at cleverwhiz.com> 
>>> > Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 6:17 PM 
>>> > Subject: [Aquanet] Hail to Hats 
>>> > 
>>> > 
>>> >> Wow, I'm thinking this one over for sure; I know I can't market 
>> whatever 
>>> >> comes of it, but by the same token, it just 'feels' like fun! 
>>> >> 
>>> >> And of course, there's the deeper meanings thing; start thinking 
>>> >> about 
>>> > hats 
>>> >> and why people wear them, and you start thinking about heads and what 
>> in 
>>> >> them, and.......oh, never mind! 
>>> >> 
>>> >> Hopefully we are all gonna do this one! 
>>> >> 
>>> >> pat chapin 
>>> >> 
>>> >> 
>>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> >> From: "Raymond Blum" <raymond at paidtech.com> 
>>> >> To: "aquanetArt" <aquanet at cleverwhiz.com> 
>>> >> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 2:18 PM 
>>> >> Subject: Re: [Aquanet] March theme votes are in... 
>>> >> 
>>> >> 
>>> >> > Hey everyone, I am sorry I did not write the guidelines for the 
>>> >> > theme 
>>> >> > gallery up very clearly... I am rewriting it now 
>>> >> > 
>>> >> > On Feb 22, 2009, at 4:54 PM, Raymond Blum wrote: 
>>> >> > 
>>> >> >> and the winner is... 
>>> >> >> oh that would be telling :) 
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> Click here to see the results and instructions for how to 
>>> >> >> participate   http://www.aquanetart.com/themeresults 
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> Now... go paint!!! 
>>> >> >> 
>>> >> >> ---Raymond 
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