tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291649238761960949.post6971346347935744042..comments2021-02-28T19:53:28.054-08:00Comments on creative laundry: If you want to stick around, grab a cup of coffee, I'm a rambling...Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06424592942558764840noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291649238761960949.post-33288614224009425512008-09-16T22:00:00.000-07:002008-09-16T22:00:00.000-07:00Paula: nope, nope, nope, no collage. Not that I ha...Paula: nope, nope, nope, no collage. Not that I have any reservations about collage, I use it a lot,but only as texture or in a way that refers to the piece as something obviously applied, never attempting it as a stand in for an image.<BR/><BR/>Hey and thanks for answering my ending questions. Your art is so unique, I can see what drives you. Assemblage and found art is so interesting and relevant, I wish i had a talent for it.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06424592942558764840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291649238761960949.post-6048957957128600702008-09-16T12:48:00.000-07:002008-09-16T12:48:00.000-07:00I finally had the concentration to read this. I s...I finally had the concentration to read this. I still cannot believe you painted the hands, the moth. I can't believe it. I kept thinking it was collage. <BR/><BR/>and reading all of this was fascinating...the hows the moths, the goals...your perceptions about things. good post!<BR/><BR/>love that you had the image in your head and the whys are later.<BR/><BR/>what drives me creatively? unknown objects. what can be done with them. how do things work together physically and maintain a pure aesthetic. that kind of thing.phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10669096127325145722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291649238761960949.post-90785627012609216642008-09-16T10:43:00.000-07:002008-09-16T10:43:00.000-07:00Caroline:Interesting question, I'll have to think ...Caroline:Interesting question, I'll have to think more about that. And yes, I believe that's the true reason we make, share and look at art, to get that strong emotional or spiritual reaction to it...to be moved and feel connected to something outside ourselves in some way by any art form (paintings, books, films...)<BR/><BR/>Kim: good luck. The balance is always a struggle for me.The analysis has to be there a bit to make sure the technical aspects of what you're doing match your desire, but too often for me, the analysis or maybe more accurately, judgment/criticism gets in the way before I complete things.It can hard to plow through the grunt work to get it done. I think that's why it's so important to really feel connected to what you want to create and why people who try to create to please a market or a trend feel burnout a lot sooner.<BR/><BR/>Andrea: Thanks, but not even close to what I wanted to say. Drives me crazy, this articulation business.<BR/><BR/>And I'm sure all you were really asking was, how big is the painting and what paint did you use. <BR/><BR/>Just posting the next one, not a thread of thinking required!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06424592942558764840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291649238761960949.post-27808656840190245632008-09-16T09:35:00.000-07:002008-09-16T09:35:00.000-07:00Fascinating to *me* but then I'm a geek. Seriously...Fascinating to *me* but then I'm a geek. Seriously, you got to the heart of the matter without rambling and esoteric nonsense. Surprisingly concrete for such metaphysical stuff. (And stop making me THINK.)andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291649238761960949.post-90433858293741957352008-09-15T10:48:00.000-07:002008-09-15T10:48:00.000-07:00The analyzing comes near the end of the process.I ...The analyzing comes near the end of the process.<BR/><BR/>I had a bit of an "aha" moment just now.<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna go and work and when I'm close to being done, I'm then going to figure out what it is I'm doing.<BR/><BR/>I've really had it backwards. Analysis, then process. Except the process wasn't coming.<BR/><BR/>Gonna try process then analysis. We'll see if that works.Kim Hambrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784106179953299055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4291649238761960949.post-49018623406631287112008-09-15T02:17:00.000-07:002008-09-15T02:17:00.000-07:00If it makes more sense later do your ideas change ...If it makes more sense later do your ideas change even more later on?<BR/><BR/>I've had pictures that I've never found a meaning for in words but it has nevertheless had a strong emotional or even spiritual effect on me.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635758748108011584noreply@blogger.com