tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post5778708729554875957..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Second-guessing the jury (or myself)Kathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-38337621255933783402012-02-13T03:53:08.365-05:002012-02-13T03:53:08.365-05:00Hmmm. Makes me wonder why a beginner - such as my...Hmmm. Makes me wonder why a beginner - such as myself - should ever bother to enter these shows. A piece of work should stand on it's own merit, period. If you want to judge a 'body of work', then judge the whole body of work and not individual pieces. What does it matter if a chosen piece came from a 'dilettante'??? Is that individual piece worthy of being chosen? Yes? Then what's the issue? <br /><br />Further, most artists have a certain style and that's fine. However, it seems you're implying that not having a specific, identifiable style is unworthy. Exploring different media, styles, etc. does not prevent one from producing excellent work. <br /><br />So a serious question - for beginners whose work would be clearly out of place at a mainstream quilt show yet is still too 'dilettante' for Quilt National or Visions, what other options are there for entering shows?magicmoonmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255246775296758927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-29940227181037665742010-08-08T17:49:33.492-04:002010-08-08T17:49:33.492-04:00Educational post and good comments. This is a topi...Educational post and good comments. This is a topic that could probably use three or four posts. What does it mean to have a body of work? <br />Debbie's post seems to indicate that it means working in the same thing all the time. I think if each piece in the body shows growth, thought, skill and technical development then working the same thing with variation can be a tremendous learning experience. Later pieces may apply this knowledge. <br />Beautifully, intelligently designed work, skillfully executed will always stand out. This gives beginners with this skill set, the same opportunity as experienced folks. Question - would some one with a good sense of design, and outstanding skills be a beginner or are these developed with time and experience?<br />Aside, as a resident of San Diego and a member of Quilt Visions, I visit the gallery frequently. There are always small exhibits of based around a theme. The work ranges from the unsightly to the extremely good, but all is accepted. This may be a place to get started while building a body of work and your own personal identity as an artist.Yasmin Saburhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697637464662114506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-66620635593314946372010-08-08T17:31:28.475-04:002010-08-08T17:31:28.475-04:00Kathleen, I can't thank you enough for puttin...Kathleen, I can't thank you enough for putting this into all the right words....great job! I'm one of those who got into Visions this time around with only ONE (my first) submission. And I am also one of those artists who speaks in multiple tongues. If I had to make the same thing all the time I'd be looney and very bored! I have added your blog to my Bloglines favorites, keep posting! Regards, Debbie Bein (dbein@hvc.rr.com) (http://deborahbein.com/artblog)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-57214565996374442392010-08-08T12:24:37.171-04:002010-08-08T12:24:37.171-04:00Really great points. Art quilters at all stages ca...Really great points. Art quilters at all stages can learn something from this.janice pdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627735016408777385noreply@blogger.com