tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post5634870900365118231..comments2024-03-28T12:15:48.456-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: Slower Than I ThoughtThe Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-76260882955304103032017-02-03T18:18:23.369-08:002017-02-03T18:18:23.369-08:00I need to take back part of what I said about the ...I need to take back part of what I said about the colored pencil/collage book. Yes, the 2nd half IS projects complete with motifs to transfer so you can make exact copies. But there IS a short section of instruction of different ways to work with colored pencils, including how to shade and make gradations followed by several different "demonstrations" of what to do and not do and then a suggestion of what to practice that on. A mini-workshop so to speak, but she does them all on different colors of paper which I find a little confusing and distracting. Anyway, I may spend some time with her exercises. And you may want to check out the book anyway.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-4821874027374723802017-02-02T18:37:42.782-08:002017-02-02T18:37:42.782-08:00Yeah! A fellow procrastinator. :-) Sherrie, I do b...Yeah! A fellow procrastinator. :-) Sherrie, I do believe I have your syndrome of "relaxing in my old age."The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-80796088474408216652017-02-01T20:07:37.757-08:002017-02-01T20:07:37.757-08:00I'm glad I'm not the only one behind on do...I'm glad I'm not the only one behind on documentation of items made! I used to do it as soon as I put the label on, but now I let things slide. I call it relaxing in my old age.Sherrie Spanglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439380401594187156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-29190574998276738592017-02-01T18:00:06.413-08:002017-02-01T18:00:06.413-08:00Whoops! Pressed "publish" too soon, Chri...Whoops! Pressed "publish" too soon, Chris. If you do some snow-dyeing, I hope you will share over on your blog. Have you tried it before? And yes, LOTS of coloring for February! I found myself having to hustle a bit to finish on time. But I really do love the way it turned out, very lush I think. And the procrastinator in me finds it a pleasant distraction. ;-)The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-18519639634120482742017-02-01T17:56:17.738-08:002017-02-01T17:56:17.738-08:00Chris, you are right - TONS of padfolios! The tota...Chris, you are right - TONS of padfolios! The total for both 2015 & 16 ended up to be 21 - no wonder I want a break!<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words about my documentation system. Of course, I started it before there were things like blogs or flickr or Facebook, even before digital cameras! So this sort of thing was about the only way to do it. I still think it is easier to access than what is on-line and actually contains more detailed info and in many cases, actual patterns and mock-ups, a great collection of reference info I actually do find myself going back to at times. Still, I wonder what will happen to them when I'm gone. There is software data programs specifically geared to artists that might better meet my current needs, but I'm so old school. I do appreciate my digital files but I don't think I could function without my hardcopy files. The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-78585478853266760082017-02-01T17:45:47.336-08:002017-02-01T17:45:47.336-08:00Oh Mary - you've hit it on the head. I need to...Oh Mary - you've hit it on the head. I need to not only expand my waking hours but avoid the trap of indecision about which of these things to dive into first! I think I spend too much time in research, could certainly start playing long before I do. Need to just grab one of those books, take it to the studio and start working through it for real. Not like I don't have the supplies . . .The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-67588092942017999262017-02-01T17:42:57.253-08:002017-02-01T17:42:57.253-08:00Olga, you always have such broadening information ...Olga, you always have such broadening information to share. I've just spent some time on Phillips' website, reading about Humument and viewing some of the pages. Just the documentation of each page's transformation, not once but twice, would be a monumental undertaking! His picking out of words to say a new thing is just like the Blackout Poetry of Austen Kleon that I dabble in for awhile. I too found myself wanting to add related images as I blacked out the words I would not use. He takes that to a marvelous artful level. Thanks for telling me about him and his project.<br /><br />My turning point has come slowly with the help of Annabel Rainbow, first with her assuring me that thousands of books end up being repulped, so choosing one of these destined for the dustbin is a saving gesture. And also assuring me that she only chose that kind of book, nothing of real value or rare, that couldn't be found in great quantities. At any rate, watching her progress through altering a book did open my eyes and see the value and beauty of the medium.<br /><br />So what do you use your colored pencils for? Artists really are doing extraordinary work with them.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-72074069013079044242017-02-01T17:19:39.946-08:002017-02-01T17:19:39.946-08:00Let me know, Hilary, if you need more info to trac...Let me know, Hilary, if you need more info to track them down, like an author. I've since had time to look more closely at the colored pencil one and am disappointed that after she goes over general materials and supplies, it's all specific projects (like patterns) with step by step instructions on a variety of substrates I'm not interested in working with. It strikes me as more decoupage than collage as I think of it. The colored pencil part is a very tiny one it would seem. Oh well...The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-19059156155320002082017-01-31T06:09:35.038-08:002017-01-31T06:09:35.038-08:00Looks like a lot of photos of padfolios. You made ...Looks like a lot of photos of padfolios. You made a lot of them. I don't have documentation like you do on any of my projects. I am really impressed by your documentation. Those binders must be amazing to look through. The only thing I have is documentation on my blog. <br /><br />It is snowing here today and I am thinking about some snow dyeing as well.<br /><br />Wow that was a lot of coloring for February! Better you than me!!! Looks good....Christine Staverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411569621417693487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-50854838854367886242017-01-31T03:33:25.561-08:002017-01-31T03:33:25.561-08:00Oh you’ve spoken for so many of us…….so many ideas...Oh you’ve spoken for so many of us…….so many ideas, supplies, to-do lists to cross off……we need to expand our waking hours!The Inside Storihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984299652568523595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-66450989444137212502017-01-31T01:25:14.814-08:002017-01-31T01:25:14.814-08:00Sheila, as the daughter of a teacher, and as a for...Sheila, as the daughter of a teacher, and as a former publisher, I know what you mean about baulking at destroying books. I overcame my doubts, however the moment I saw some pages of Tom Phillips' A Humument project: http://www.tomphillips.co.uk/humument In this case the alteration has definitely produced something special and worthwhile.<br /><br />I share your love of coloured pencils too. When I was last in the USA, in 1992, the exchange rate was favourable enough for me to buy a complete range of Prismacolor pencils. I was also lucky that coloured pencils were fashionable in the galleries and encountered several fascinating exhibitions.<br /><br />Have fun with all your new input. Olga Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-5152103891314223572017-01-30T22:51:37.252-08:002017-01-30T22:51:37.252-08:00Gosh - those books look very interesting. Might ha...Gosh - those books look very interesting. Might have a little gander on Amazion. 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