tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post8850823718813401860..comments2024-03-28T12:15:48.456-07:00Comments on Idaho Beauty's Creative Journey: VoicesThe Idaho Beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-55685336314661946902011-05-29T05:36:43.272-07:002011-05-29T05:36:43.272-07:00These are breathtaking shots. We would *love* your...These are breathtaking shots. We would *love* your permission to print these and hang in a series in our apartment. I shall call you Auntie Ansel from now on...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-51938276732230054392011-05-21T19:40:26.107-07:002011-05-21T19:40:26.107-07:00Thanks, Sherrie. And nicely put yourself.Thanks, Sherrie. And nicely put yourself.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-62440254577519051222011-05-20T22:17:59.095-07:002011-05-20T22:17:59.095-07:00You've said it beautifully,Sheila. It's ha...You've said it beautifully,Sheila. It's hard not to be influenced by those whose work really touches us. I prefer to think of it as inspiration rather than influence. Inspiration gives me that jolt of energy needed to do my own work in my own way. (I also love Erika Carter's work.)Sherrie Spanglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439380401594187156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-27841926731635055382011-05-20T18:35:21.564-07:002011-05-20T18:35:21.564-07:00Oh, that IS good advice. You have a great weekend ...Oh, that IS good advice. You have a great weekend too, and exercise your voice!The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-13425215688240176182011-05-20T08:30:25.548-07:002011-05-20T08:30:25.548-07:00Love that feather. I have them all over the house...Love that feather. I have them all over the house, as well!<br /><br />Re: voice, I copied this quote from somewhere a while ago ~<br /><br />Embrace the process<br />Follow your gut instincts<br />Do what you feel compelled to do<br />That is your voice<br /><br />Have a great weekend, Sheila!Cate Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079028386218370915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-37465441751296692482011-05-19T19:26:42.058-07:002011-05-19T19:26:42.058-07:00I think your experience shows that you already had...I think your experience shows that you already had a strong voice, i.e. naturally put your own twist on someone else's idea. Your comment makes me realize that this is the way I've always approached quilting, especially in the beginning. Never making a pattern to specifications, always changing this or that and inserting my own voice, if only a little.<br /><br />It occurs to me that it would be more difficult to connect with the viewer/reader if one worked in a bubble. I think it is that understanding of others (whether in common experience or mindset or perspective), that universality that seeps into our individual work that draws other to it.The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19193398.post-90677737486454469362011-05-19T13:02:28.422-07:002011-05-19T13:02:28.422-07:00That's a really cool feather!
I knew someone ...That's a really cool feather!<br /><br />I knew someone who wanted to be a writer, and made a point of not reading anyone else's work so as not to be influenced by it. Absurd, right? For what it is worth, I have found that even when I tried to do something "just like" some other artist, it would never work. It would still look like I did it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609012310202327443noreply@blogger.com