tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post5534461200842783715..comments2024-03-27T14:52:47.190-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: Edge Finishes & CritiquesThe Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-81011697689239001312010-05-19T08:49:48.456-07:002010-05-19T08:49:48.456-07:00Listening to others is research--good point. If wh...Listening to others is research--good point. If what they say makes you second guess, then you have to work it out. But others might also see something that you didn't see, and open up new possibilities that you might otherwise not have thought of. They may not be something you use in the piece you are asking about, but may be useful in the future.<br /><br />Just coming back here to see what you've been doing may actually send me to my sewing machine today. I may second guess myself on that as there is lots to do in the yard, but at least it has opened up that possibility.Katneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399336885633739593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-4982817678792476612010-05-14T21:23:36.437-07:002010-05-14T21:23:36.437-07:00YOur explanation made me see the piece differently...YOur explanation made me see the piece differently -- which is why language is just another piece to the art process. Good job of sorting through the options.<br /><br />Art really isn't just intuition -- it requires intentionality. And that's what you've worked so hard on here -- sorting out your intentions. Good holding of your own ground, while granting others their ground. <br /><br />I think this could be more than an exercise; it could be a breakthrough. I always solicit critiques from people -- and sometimes I even accept their advice. But I always brood over what I hear until I resolve it in some way. Usually not as deep and concentrated as you've shown, but thinking through "why" is as important as knowing instantaneously "what".<br /><br />Good on you. Now if I can only suss out what I might be doing paint-wise for the April piece.... Maybe I need to think some more.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325386238844997236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-89610288476605921502010-05-14T20:21:43.845-07:002010-05-14T20:21:43.845-07:00Thanks, Terry, I was hoping I could pull off the e...Thanks, Terry, I was hoping I could pull off the explanation in a way that others could understand. I really appreciate the time you took to weigh in on this. It pushed me to truly resolve what was going on in my head and was indeed a good exercise, in spite of my complaining!The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-51936420335442720942010-05-09T22:35:22.206-07:002010-05-09T22:35:22.206-07:00I think you are quite right about the issue being ...I think you are quite right about the issue being one of personal aesthetic as much, perhaps, as what the piece calls for. Your thought process here is very interesting and you have shared it very articulately. Perhaps the the most important thing to take away from the discussion is that decisions like this be made with thought and reason and not simply as the way you always do it. Good exercise.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.com