tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post9211927105213197158..comments2024-03-08T00:12:34.350-08:00Comments on Art and Quilts, cogitations thereon: Working in a SeriesElizabeth Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-81796880124839607592010-03-23T17:35:27.972-07:002010-03-23T17:35:27.972-07:00Thanks for your blog.
I have been considering wor...Thanks for your blog.<br /><br />I have been considering working in a series forever - I knew it would be good for me. <br /><br />But I have not really done it until this week. And then, I opened up your blog and read this. Thank you Elizabeth.Judy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-6158737902640652352010-03-19T07:17:58.225-07:002010-03-19T07:17:58.225-07:00Elizabeth,
I thoroughly enjoy reading your blog. ...Elizabeth,<br /><br />I thoroughly enjoy reading your blog. It's engaging and informative and provides lovely insights on design.<br /><br />I have been working on art quilts about a particular subject (architecture) for a little while now. I haven't done an actual series yet, but that is definitely a goal.<br /><br />Do you have any suggestions or guidelines about how to take a big, broad topic like architecture, which offers endless design options, and define a well-focused series? <br /><br />I am looking to create a series of pieces that obviously relate to each other, but have substantial differences between the pieces and provide ample challenges and learning opportunities for me. I love your comment about how a series lets you explore beyond obvious ideas and interpretations of a theme.<br /><br />Thank you for blogging!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /> LindaLinda Strowbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171163079927480162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-55107302748545260882010-03-18T10:46:50.687-07:002010-03-18T10:46:50.687-07:00I am beginning to understand working in a series. ...I am beginning to understand working in a series. I've done a couple sets of related pieces and learned a great deal. But I'm not quite there yet. Thank you for the freedom you affirm in following our personal developmental paths. I'll get there, I'm beginning to understand more. Thank you.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730298448632087144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-87022368498022392292010-03-18T07:35:45.594-07:002010-03-18T07:35:45.594-07:00Good points (aka I agree with you)! I like your r...Good points (aka I agree with you)! I like your red quilts. When were those made? I don't recall having seen them before.Kathleen Loomishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-40962376359334864582010-03-18T06:51:34.512-07:002010-03-18T06:51:34.512-07:00I've just finished a series--in my
case it wa...I've just finished a series--in my <br />case it was about an architectural subject--and for me it was both rewarding and tremendously hard work. By the end, I knew the lines of the building intimately. Also at the end, I had the sensation that I had said all I had to say about the subject, and I was very glad I had said it. Thanks for your perspective on working in a series.Sue Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151283383000033536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-65360994023089950022010-03-17T11:47:50.113-07:002010-03-17T11:47:50.113-07:00I have a question about working in a series. Somet...I have a question about working in a series. Sometimes when you see a series, the progression (not necessarily a straightforward path, but definitely movement)of the artist is quite visible from one work to another.<br /><br />Sometimes, the change from piece to piece is almost undetectable. To my eye, it almost seems as though the artist is stuck. I would have to say that over the years I have found Nancy Crow and Michael James to be in the second category. After awhile the work stops speaking to me. <br /><br />So, am I uneducated or unsophisticated in my vision? Or am I just looking for something else in the artwork that I choose to enjoy? Are both points of view valid, or do you have to work a series this deeply to be a "serious" artist?Karen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589381487144096056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-38589599459939675652010-03-17T10:20:00.225-07:002010-03-17T10:20:00.225-07:00Always enjoy reading your posts Elisabeth. I loved...Always enjoy reading your posts Elisabeth. I loved the link to the Nancy Crow interview too. I have taken some classes at her facility but never actually with her. <br />Lots of good thing to mull over.Karen Schochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109585068654540205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-80547330432985244642010-03-17T08:52:46.029-07:002010-03-17T08:52:46.029-07:00Intersting blog post - a friend of mine just took ...Intersting blog post - a friend of mine just took Jeannette De Nicolis Meyer at Asilomar about working in series. She has come to the conclusion that she definitely needs to make changes in her quilting life and will be focusing on the same thing. I'm not quite there yet though. (And I mean by art quilter.)Barbara Sindlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864004276255587051noreply@blogger.com