tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post2420225270195096424..comments2024-03-20T12:56:39.078-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Crafty Crone: Life muddles on:However is the wordjafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-69748116395667782082009-07-08T22:55:11.221-07:002009-07-08T22:55:11.221-07:00that hand is AMAZING! and you are so right about t...that hand is AMAZING! and you are so right about the under representation of women - in so many things, not just artLady Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797024837774358632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-44055304392075259522009-07-08T11:52:53.015-07:002009-07-08T11:52:53.015-07:00ria, thanks for dropping by and commenting. Hope y...ria, thanks for dropping by and commenting. Hope you have super summer and get re energized :)jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-1502591694066932942009-07-08T11:29:43.703-07:002009-07-08T11:29:43.703-07:00I saw your post in Guerrilla Girls on fb and decid...I saw your post in Guerrilla Girls on fb and decided to pass by here-even tho it's summer ;-). The blog-thoughts you posted are interesting to me as it's my first summer blogging ;-) But also I get what you're saying about feeling caught up in the promoting-side and thinking it would pay off in sales...I'm getting a bit exhausted as well...maybe I'll "regroup" and Ria Vanden Eyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456268932458566201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-48484876862726254412009-07-04T05:30:58.326-07:002009-07-04T05:30:58.326-07:00Hiay Jan,
Mr.Plato will be covered from head to to...Hiay Jan,<br />Mr.Plato will be covered from head to toe :)jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-14552534296685075282009-07-04T05:20:46.796-07:002009-07-04T05:20:46.796-07:00Blogging seems to be cyclical. Are you cover Mr P...Blogging seems to be cyclical. Are you cover Mr Plato with felt?Janets Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392133843958757539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-59269526370207857342009-07-02T16:37:18.526-07:002009-07-02T16:37:18.526-07:00shana, I still get a shock when I read a college o...shana, I still get a shock when I read a college or high school book on western art. Its astonishing, no wonder people don't think there were any famous artists, lets alone women who worked full time and very successfully as court painters.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-82357458906184755272009-07-02T14:15:46.467-07:002009-07-02T14:15:46.467-07:00i think it's a form of mysogynistic gatekeepin...i think it's a form of mysogynistic gatekeeping. that's how 'art school' was, exactly.shana goetschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237772115819065394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-64948357195254703352009-07-02T12:17:01.948-07:002009-07-02T12:17:01.948-07:00Bill, I think what I get with blogging is the same...Bill, I think what I get with blogging is the same with creating. I explore ideas, process them and spit them out on the blog. The links are part of that exploratory process. So yes it is more journal than anything else. But along the way I did get a little lost.I got caught up in the promoting of my blog, my work,the business side of it and believing that all that hard work would pay off with myjafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-78981547057531725352009-07-02T11:40:19.254-07:002009-07-02T11:40:19.254-07:00But you blog so well :) I think I'm beginning ...But you blog so well :) I think I'm beginning to agree with Linda that for many of us a blog is a type of public journal. Personally, I blog because I want to be able to write and speak about my art intelligently. Perhaps it's a form of practice. I read your blog for a similar reason. I like the art and I enjoy how you write about it. You can be very persuasive. Until recently I had no William Evertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552959930900393198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-86824501294387978632009-07-02T10:05:42.029-07:002009-07-02T10:05:42.029-07:00I think summer plays a role Art in lack of blog in...I think summer plays a role Art in lack of blog interest all round.<br /><br />Hi Linda,<br />I did embroidery many years but like you did it from kits too. I did one or two original pieces but they were traditional. This is long before I got into art.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-40333058497622174412009-07-02T08:14:30.666-07:002009-07-02T08:14:30.666-07:00I went through an embroidery period - nothing like...I went through an embroidery period - nothing like what you are doing! Mine was all kits - but I can appreciate great embroidery when I see it. You do so many really intriguing things! I agree that embroidery should be represented. My wonderful mother-in-law would do kachinas in thread - look at a photo and then recreate it in thread on her own - I need to do something with those to show them offLinda and Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507457405486846539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-27252031409629981832009-07-02T08:12:26.106-07:002009-07-02T08:12:26.106-07:00I was going to suggest MAD, but otherwise in terms...I was going to suggest MAD, but otherwise in terms of fine art textiles..not much. <br /><br />Maybe it's something about summer... I not feeling the blogging as much eitherArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615345242334094697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-44884887750594121132009-07-02T05:38:52.233-07:002009-07-02T05:38:52.233-07:00So nice to see you. I was wondering how you were....So nice to see you. I was wondering how you were. Glad you are doing okay and healing.jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-68143611593912235392009-07-02T05:34:34.879-07:002009-07-02T05:34:34.879-07:00i so hear ya- i too have been out of the blog deal...i so hear ya- i too have been out of the blog deal- i had some surgery and wasnt feelin up to par prior-but am now recouping-<br /> i love the embroidery- my final high school art project in 1973! was an embroidery design on a henley (sp?) t shirt!-so i LOVE the needle and thread-what you are doing is beautiful- and i enjoy visiting you-even when i dont comment-<br />thanks for your inspirationsckwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08932697753582874633noreply@blogger.com