tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post1179298903168918997..comments2024-03-08T00:12:34.350-08:00Comments on Art and Quilts, cogitations thereon: To be a jurorElizabeth Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-58585140136575871612011-07-15T09:50:34.858-07:002011-07-15T09:50:34.858-07:00I agree with you that the element of mystery is cr...I agree with you that the element of mystery is critical - otherwise you will look at the work once and not feel compelled to look again. Something as simple as Morandi's bottles can evoke a feeling of mystery - doesn't have to be multi-layered or complex, it seems to me anyway. Always enjoy your thoughts.<br />Thanks.Suzanne DeCuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513228329466411191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-7312384838756341842011-06-26T19:47:44.236-07:002011-06-26T19:47:44.236-07:00I look forward to what you say after the jurying e...I look forward to what you say after the jurying experience. I find it one of the irritating parts of entering a juried show that you never know why you didn't get in or how close you were to making it. It seems a lost chance for learning how to improve what you do, assuming the juror has worthwhile things to say, and I know you would. I also realize the time that would take....<br />Your blog always makes me think. Thank you!Bookhandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05806509376505636683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-85427651402270966302011-06-17T00:00:10.206-07:002011-06-17T00:00:10.206-07:00I really haven't a clue about what else to loo...I really haven't a clue about what else to look for since I've not really done much, yet. I definitely have not (yet) reached show stage. However, what you say makes me think. I appreciate seeing what is expected or necessary for a quilt to be art.<br />I am working (very slowly) on a quilt. I thought of nothing except the image I want to create when I started it. Since I started, I have stopped to learn more about composition. <br />Reading yours and others' blogs and having taken a couple of art/art related classes make me wonder about meaning or message. I see a lot about that. How does one know what that is when one is simply compelled to recreate a mental image? <br />I'm inclined to wonder if Grandma Moses had a message in mind when she painted. She might have, but I still wonder. I always had the impression she simply was recording what she saw... a lifestyle that was disappearing... but that may simply be my own ignorance.<br />I am happy to see you point out the mystery! This is something I know I want, but had not specifically thought about.<br />As for the rest... I don't think this is anything anyone else has done (at least not the same way -- the subject is certainly not new) and I have not even done 5, let alone 50 or 500! I know I don't even have my one voice or style, yet. Everything I do is new and experimental for me.Faithhttp://www.airynothing.net/Blogs/index.php?blog=13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-87432846418439642362011-06-10T10:04:41.052-07:002011-06-10T10:04:41.052-07:00My criteria is less analytical ... does it keep ca...My criteria is less analytical ... does it keep calling me back for another look, and another...?!Elsie Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13739927333538419518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-55975764295043547532011-06-09T10:04:29.590-07:002011-06-09T10:04:29.590-07:00It may go without saying, but I'd also be keep...It may go without saying, but I'd also be keeping an eye on technical skill, too. Are the fabrics appropriately assembled (if points need to meet to make the design work, they they must meet; if an edge needs to be frayed, then it should be)? Does the quilting and any other stitching enhance the design and concept? If there are attachments are they used appropriately and attached appropriately? Does the quilt hang as it should (flat or not)? Does the edge/border enhance the design and is applied appropriately?Moonsilk Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659720657383001401noreply@blogger.com