tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post8819043497883903513..comments2024-03-27T14:52:47.190-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: Experimental Friday - ErasersThe Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-68847083753536002742009-03-14T14:00:00.000-07:002009-03-14T14:00:00.000-07:00Thanks, you two. But Diane, my neat arrangement i...Thanks, you two. But Diane, my neat arrangement is purely for the camera, which conveniently crops out the mess surrounding this little vignette! Once I got into the actual work, this "neatness" quickly disappeared.<BR/><BR/>Reflecting upon this experience, I became aware of the fact that although I love the idea of rubber stamps, I have a difficult time figuring out effective ways to use them. In actually designing one, I found my efforts limited by my conceptualizing skills. I have a very difficult time envisioning how negative areas will effect the design and how repeats will work. It's a little like the surprise one gets when arranging pieced quilt blocks side by side and discovering a secondary pattern emerge where the blocks join. I think some people can anticipate this in their heads better than others. Like everything else, I suppose this ability increases with practice. So perhaps working with stamp design would actually improve a skill I know is weak but needed in other facets of developing my art.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-54765386705548339512009-03-14T09:54:00.000-07:002009-03-14T09:54:00.000-07:00Great job, Sheila. I'm terribly impressed with y...Great job, Sheila. I'm terribly impressed with your neat arrangement of materials and notebook. I struggle with my messes, creative and otherwise!Diane Elizabeth Applehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073809998128808473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-32713145788772768152009-03-13T20:12:00.000-07:002009-03-13T20:12:00.000-07:00Very nice, Sheila!Very nice, Sheila!Cate Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079028386218370915noreply@blogger.com