tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post4813670380116787126..comments2024-03-08T00:12:34.350-08:00Comments on Art and Quilts, cogitations thereon: Dealing with the leftovers!Elizabeth Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-91869446557902615902010-12-23T11:56:34.716-08:002010-12-23T11:56:34.716-08:00I love the middle piece. I think it is perfect---...I love the middle piece. I think it is perfect----the splash of pink adds a surprise among the stormy trees. Baby bear definitely needs a lot more, and perhaps some other colorsCalifornia Fiber artist and composerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438651763194053429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-17667941583749642202010-12-23T09:31:46.125-08:002010-12-23T09:31:46.125-08:00I love the two larger pieces. I know Baby isn'...I love the two larger pieces. I know Baby isn't finished yet, but as it is now the subject matter doesn't seem to relate to the other two.<br /><br />Cyn's comment about tall and spindly made me turn the picture sideways in my mind. If give it a quarter turn clockwise, the pink shape becomes a tower under a dark overhanging cliff.Linda Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543497499701512487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-39976746680564338502010-12-23T08:49:49.556-08:002010-12-23T08:49:49.556-08:00Okay, here we go, I'll throw in my two cents&#...Okay, here we go, I'll throw in my two cents' worth. I enjoy the design of Papa very much but would like more variety of values in the house. Regarding Mama (accent on the second syllable, of course) I agree with your notion for a little pink on the left to balance the larger pink area, perhaps skinny lines of it along the trunk and branches like sunlight. Regarding Baby, I appreciate the sense of open-ness and anticipation. It does feel preliminary, unfinished. But do continue with it and please maintain that wide open feeling and blend that pink in. So there, I've said what I thought for right now with only brief glimpses of the pieces. I often change my mind and modulate pieces as I live with them more. but thank you for asking, it's a good exercise to critique a bit. Best wishes for a joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and all your readers! Thank you for posting.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730298448632087144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-44411500035014171612010-12-23T06:49:12.786-08:002010-12-23T06:49:12.786-08:00Hi cyn, thanks for the suggestion!! I never though...Hi cyn, thanks for the suggestion!! I never thought of it but it makes a lot of sense - will improve right away! or maybe tomorrow...<br />thanks!! ElizabethElizabeth Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-24581697295658433232010-12-23T05:43:57.724-08:002010-12-23T05:43:57.724-08:00PS I'd like to comment on your store too. Do...PS I'd like to comment on your store too. Do you still have these quilts in your study/studio?<br />If you could get higher resolution photos that showed the complete piece (including binding), I think that would be a plus for a potential buyer browsing the gallery.<br />I saw one of your quilts in person - I think @ a SAQA show in Grants Pass, OR - and it was STUNNING. <br />It's tough to recapture that vibe online, but bigger photos would be a great start. People say this to me all the time, so what the heck, I'll say it to you. ;)<br />I'm taking it to heart... new camera, taking a class, brought all my work back to the studio to photograph during all the "extra time" i'm supposed to have at the end of the year.cynhttp://www.cynsartquilts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-88936577277447079632010-12-23T05:38:25.791-08:002010-12-23T05:38:25.791-08:00love the flavor and the feel. sometimes when swit...love the flavor and the feel. sometimes when switching from the study to the cloth, the piece starts to become too important (because of the effort & finality?), and it loses some of the playful intentions. i love the looseness of the study... i'd try to find that again in baby.<br />Actually, what if baby were twins? seems to me that halloweeny and gothic both could point to tall and spindly instead of fat and close to the ground.<br />just ideas.<br />love that you share and ask for them!cynhttp://www.cynsartquilts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-88592927674269639982010-12-23T03:05:29.163-08:002010-12-23T03:05:29.163-08:00Fun to read, as usual. Yes, I think Baby needs som...Fun to read, as usual. Yes, I think Baby needs something more--maybe some trees or a house, some uprights...? It looks like a setting, waiting for the actors to begin.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06934368926009523143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-17241223580561232352010-12-22T19:09:04.176-08:002010-12-22T19:09:04.176-08:00acid green, dearie. Baby needs a little tartness t...acid green, dearie. Baby needs a little tartness to cut the sugar. And maybe a little black?Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981832263645584878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-48731234380318767542010-12-22T10:38:40.783-08:002010-12-22T10:38:40.783-08:00Oh, I like these, particularly Mama. But I love ta...Oh, I like these, particularly Mama. But I love taking the leftovers and making a nice stewy melange. I think the process adds to the depth and interest of the original. Great for exhibits. But then, I'm a sucker for context, and here the context enriches the original textile.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325386238844997236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-18360653744023593152010-12-22T10:20:03.734-08:002010-12-22T10:20:03.734-08:00I like both Mama and Papa LG. Papa is definitely a...I like both Mama and Papa LG. Papa is definitely an improvement over the sketch - as you say the tree was pretty clunky but now looks quite elegant.<br />Mama LG immediately brought the poem The Listeners by Walter de la Mare to mind. It was one of the first poems I ever learnt by heart in primary school and is still a favourite of mine. Isn't it interesting how images can conjure up words and memories?<br />As for baby - I have to say it does nothing for me. Imho you either need to do a lot more to make it interesting or abandon it. I find the pink in it rather jarring - it doesn't fit seamlessly into the images as with the other two.Ruthhttp://www.sew2speak.comnoreply@blogger.com