tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post9130488626367722743..comments2024-03-20T12:56:39.078-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Crafty Crone: Calculated Imperfectionsjafabrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-83334238271686749252010-03-10T16:23:05.810-08:002010-03-10T16:23:05.810-08:00Wait...there are rules? Seriously, I was recently...Wait...there are rules? Seriously, I was recently impressed with Picasso's early drawings...he could exhibit with the best realist out there. But why let technique have all the fun.William Evertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552959930900393198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-20412847319179227372010-03-10T15:59:48.510-08:002010-03-10T15:59:48.510-08:00This is a fantastic lesson for me - I've been ...This is a fantastic lesson for me - I've been struggling with Fred the head, even though I've made a head before. The difference is (apart from being over 20 years apart) that <i>I didn't know how to do it back then</i> - I just did it! Now I've watched a tutorial I seem to have lost my confidence! Absolutely, eff the rules! Other pieces of embroidery may be beautifully Undauntedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600222853782999884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-62564135362097735362010-03-10T13:52:01.603-08:002010-03-10T13:52:01.603-08:00Hi,
Checked your post and I think you hit the ...Hi, <br /><br /> Checked your post and I think you hit the nail on the head. There are to many who are so hung up on the "right" way to do things that they completely miss the joy and excitment that comes from making art. I loved your piece. One of the first needle arts I was taught as a child was embroidery. I have always thought of it as painting with thread.RPLancasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402409221135050440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-81532392643848396772010-03-10T12:24:35.669-08:002010-03-10T12:24:35.669-08:00yea, eff the bloody rules!yea, eff the bloody rules!jafabrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490900607853203086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22456780.post-91621077636718476602010-03-10T11:52:10.119-08:002010-03-10T11:52:10.119-08:00Hah- that is a great line. It's true that it i...Hah- that is a great line. It's true that it is too easy to catagorize more challenging work that way..<br /><br />and eff the rules : )Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615345242334094697noreply@blogger.com