tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post8519245611626374393..comments2024-03-08T00:12:34.350-08:00Comments on Art and Quilts, cogitations thereon: TitlesElizabeth Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-73481099036090801452011-04-02T00:48:24.374-07:002011-04-02T00:48:24.374-07:00Must say that I v much enjoyed your sense of humou...Must say that I v much enjoyed your sense of humour.<br /><br />Reminded me of a joke I heard as a child.<br /><br />"Red sky at night, shepherd's delight"<br /><br />"Red sky in the morning, shepherd's house is on fire!"<br /><br />Sorry about that<br /><br />Penny Davies, CirencesterAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314503041719828743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-30750985379772609432011-04-01T20:39:36.622-07:002011-04-01T20:39:36.622-07:00I often have a working title for my pieces. As it ...I often have a working title for my pieces. As it gets close to being finished it becomes pretty obvious it's either the actual name or it's not. If not, the rummage and search is on for something else. Sometimes that's fun and sometimes challenging. Sometimes it seems hopeless. But something always emerges lol. <br /><br />My QN piece was a rare bird - no real working title. When the time came it really needed to have a name I really struggled. An idle click on a rather random link brought me to an unfamiliar and transcendent piece of music with a wonderful name attached. I researched it and it seemed so right. I brought it to someone familiar with the language involved and he thought it was an amazing word. And that was that. When I showed it to another friend he wrote back right away that he really liked it. Then he wrote that he liked that somehow it seemed warm and feminine and just right. <br /><br />A rare thing start to finish.Mary Beth Frezonhttp://www.quiltr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-55200465585688071242011-04-01T12:04:09.763-07:002011-04-01T12:04:09.763-07:00I agree with you - one of my top pet peeves is &qu...I agree with you - one of my top pet peeves is "untitled" work. You might as well call it "couldn't be bothered". A close 2nd is the title with a number in it. Looking back and talking about our work with others, are you really going to be able to recall "Landscape #58"? How did that one differ from #57? Or am i thinking of #28? <br />Even if the title doesn't reveal much about your thoughts & work to the viewer, it should at least bring an image to YOUR own mind. It's like naming your kids "Boy #1", "Boy #2", "Girl #1"...<br />Sure it would be efficient but don't they deserve a little more thought?<br />Thanks for a great article!Kate Themelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13579923791071127249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-14473537179336940952011-04-01T04:53:33.686-07:002011-04-01T04:53:33.686-07:00no disagreements here.
I am so glad for the comme...no disagreements here.<br /><br />I am so glad for the comments on “Portrait of Fred #42”. I always wonder if the rest of their life is so boring that they can't think of anything else. I mean the whole World is Out There!<br />or maybe the rest of their life is so tumultuous they have to stick to one thing to stay sane?<br /><br />as you say, you have an idea in mind, but sometimes when you get to the end you find something else has been expressed more vividly. That is okay, too. if you didn't start with the original idea you may not have ever got to the final one.<br />Sandy in the UK<br />and why is the prompt word toxicies? A future title for a piece about things like nuclear disasters waiting to happen...perhaps?Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-14898838595370846112011-03-31T19:37:20.158-07:002011-03-31T19:37:20.158-07:00I agree that titles are important, since they help...I agree that titles are important, since they help the viewer understand the piece. And that they must refer to the imagery and idea, rather than to "Experimenting with New Materials" or some such. However, I seldom pin down the title until the work is nearly finished - or even completely finished. Allowing potential titles to percolate in my brain is part of my overall (slow) process of converting an idea to an image.Ellen Lindnerhttp://www.adventurequilter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-78408948701763183992011-03-31T17:55:06.424-07:002011-03-31T17:55:06.424-07:00I must confess that I've always considered tit...I must confess that I've always considered titles for my own work too much trouble, but, as of now, I am rethinking. I am rather obsessed with reading signage in museums, etc. but for information (of which there is rarely enough) not the title (which is rarely helpful to understanding what the artist wished to convey.) But, if artists used your system, titles would be actually illuminating! At quilt shows I read the titles/statements associated with the quilts I find the most intriguing or amusing.<br /><br />I've been reading your blog for a year or so now, and I really enjoy your insights and comments.Sally Hnoreply@blogger.com