tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post3728376535389598093..comments2024-03-08T00:12:34.350-08:00Comments on Art and Quilts, cogitations thereon: How come you’re not in the work?Elizabeth Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-7143978632212945432013-09-12T17:25:23.734-07:002013-09-12T17:25:23.734-07:00There are 26 letters in our alphabet, and yet we c...There are 26 letters in our alphabet, and yet we can vary their order in infinite ways. What makes one way interesting and another ... not so much? Many times it is the personal element. The same is true for other arts, I think. <br /><br />This was an interesting look at one artist's growth. I try to include myself in my quilts. In truth they aren't all personal expressions. Some are exercises in design. But I think that is as said -- exercise -- which will help me in my growth, also.<br /><br />Thanks for this. I've recently found your blog and enjoy reading. Much to think about. Melanie McNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10495776354219244256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-10673160759468442822013-09-12T10:49:45.578-07:002013-09-12T10:49:45.578-07:00Thanks Linda!! sometimes knowing the "story&...Thanks Linda!! sometimes knowing the "story" makes the piece more meaningful...<br />thank you to Barbara and Georgina for your comments...I agree with you that Meaning is so important, I always feel a bit let down when an artist poopoos or trivializes his work. the trouble with synecdoches is that they sound too much like a surgeon - I treated a leg yesterday!!! isn't it great though to challenge yourself with new words? I love Long Juicy Words - like schadenfreude even though the emotion is not a very admirable one!!Elizabeth Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13928615247903165719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-2094925112387052492013-09-12T05:17:36.113-07:002013-09-12T05:17:36.113-07:00Some of my work is deeply reflective and some of i...Some of my work is deeply reflective and some of it is made because I 'just like it'. I have yet to develop a recognisable, (even to me)style. Well done for incorporating 'trope' into your post - I hope one day to do the same with 'synecdoche'.Georginahttp://rosecolouredworld.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-83059141101798703982013-09-12T05:11:46.415-07:002013-09-12T05:11:46.415-07:00Love both of these pieces Elizabeth. I think that...Love both of these pieces Elizabeth. I think that when the art has some MEANING to us as the artist, it really resonates and has impact. Whether it be an issue in the world at large or something very personal, it comes across in a different way, which is difficult to put into words, but it is more interesting to the viewer- not mundane. I mean looking at the replica of a flower doesn't do it unless "we get inside that flower" or put ourselves into it and create a flower that is a metaphor for beauty or an emotion, for example. <br />Thank you for the thought provoking blog.Barbaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1210759514036256082.post-13397449046266584872013-09-12T03:47:19.081-07:002013-09-12T03:47:19.081-07:00Oh wow! Good article and I had to comment on the ...Oh wow! Good article and I had to comment on the latest Brushes and Scissors. Love it! Much different from the "first" one!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769814847989217681noreply@blogger.com