tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post1001210660479403485..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Form, Not Function opens tonight -- with something missingKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-85447977212896495182016-05-16T11:19:35.877-04:002016-05-16T11:19:35.877-04:00you may be right, but my opinion: times contentiou...you may be right, but my opinion: times contentious and hateful are exactly when we need people to speak outkathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-13776471527531662822016-05-14T11:21:10.384-04:002016-05-14T11:21:10.384-04:00I don't know when the selections were made, bu...I don't know when the selections were made, but I have to wonder with the election primaries, shootings, terrorists, etc. all so contentious and hateful, the jurors were just burned out on commentary? This year they just wanted pretty?JustGailhttp://justgail.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-86700918737377487082016-05-13T17:49:31.393-04:002016-05-13T17:49:31.393-04:00Everyone likes 'pretty' and few people wan...Everyone likes 'pretty' and few people want to be challenged with ideas. I have to say though that with all that is going on in the world, you'd think there would be something. Refugees, climate change, orange trumptasticness, homelessness, opiate addiction, hunger, it's all still out there howling at the door. However, there hasn't been a large disaster that has happened to US recently. No Katrina, no nationally headlined shooting, no big news story that catches everyone up. <br /><br />Maybe social commentary needs its own show? Leigh in Portland (we are not burning down)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06372544021604211747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-73226770015546952642016-05-13T13:40:27.314-04:002016-05-13T13:40:27.314-04:00Ultimately, it's the jurors call. They only se...Ultimately, it's the jurors call. They only selected 20 quilts out of the 281 submitted for consideration from 128 individual artists and I'm sure there were some with political/social relevance. Unfortunately, they didn't make the cut this year. Elena Stokeshttp://elenastokes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-78271053413276781822016-05-13T12:25:55.521-04:002016-05-13T12:25:55.521-04:00Irene -- I agree with you on all counts. So frequ...Irene -- I agree with you on all counts. So frequently I have heard "I don't make that kind of work because it won't get accepted into shows." That's why I decided to give the award.kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-35291028600960188232016-05-13T11:14:23.257-04:002016-05-13T11:14:23.257-04:00as someone who does make a lot of work to do with ...as someone who does make a lot of work to do with social and environmental issues I often wonder why people do not do more work of the kind you were looking for. So many classes seem to focus on techniques and perfection that I think many textile people can see no further than producing the quilt with the most perfect technique and finish. If you ask people about shows they often pick out the landscape and close ups of flowers and people. I am sure there will be a flurry of responses to my comment but I do not think quilt shows cater for social commentary work. irene macwilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11758839710333575379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-87052320847855335602016-05-13T09:46:06.603-04:002016-05-13T09:46:06.603-04:00I bet this was a hard blog to write. You hit the ...I bet this was a hard blog to write. You hit the right tone of looking to next year. I commend you for not compromising the purpose of the award and picking "something".Susie Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893377527974815997noreply@blogger.com