tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post8381154337699292565..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Getting past the workshopKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-84851613818931591222014-08-05T11:15:44.404-04:002014-08-05T11:15:44.404-04:00Bravo!Bravo!Monica Johnstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00314548854514928847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-57491094352617210932011-07-14T23:07:38.896-04:002011-07-14T23:07:38.896-04:00All of which begs the question, is there anything ...All of which begs the question, is there anything new under the sun? I use the same materials as the FQ but our content is light years apart. And I have had discussions with FQ about not wanting to rip her technique off (which she has assured me I am not). To me the content is the message. But is you are doing strip or freeform piecing ala Nancy Crow, how much can you change the content? Or is it the coloring, the spacing, the stitching. whatever.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885430927886664672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-56056024570118159262011-07-11T13:05:29.284-04:002011-07-11T13:05:29.284-04:00Work “in the style of” has been around for as long...Work “in the style of” has been around for as long as artists have had teaching studios -- or have known other artists. In other words, forever. It does not mean, necessarily, that any particular work lacks authenticity, originality, or sincerity. (There are, for example, works from Braque and Picasso that are so similar they are virtually indistinguishable. Should we be howling that Braque and Picasso are not real artists? ) <br /><br />Perhaps we should be heartened rather than dismayed that this peculiar thing called art quilting has evolved sufficiently to have stars in the firmament and established forms that provide context for working and viewing. It may now be that the challenge when looking at something is not to say “Derivative. Bah!” and move on but rather to look and say “Given that this is ‘in the style of,’ what has this artist brought to the game? To what purpose has she chosen this form and how well or ill are the form and purpose matched and expressed? ”<br /><br />And that’s a good thing, isn’t it? <br /><br />See also Jane Dunnewold’s essay posted here:<br />http://existentialneighborhood.blogspot.com/2011/02/formnot-function-lecture.html<br /><br />-Melaniemy crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13484071987163894248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-22792681185798784162011-07-11T11:17:20.570-04:002011-07-11T11:17:20.570-04:00The timing of this post is perfect for me, I just ...The timing of this post is perfect for me, I just had a 2 day class from Melinda Bula at Sisters. The class project was from a pattern, and I am very happy to do this and learn her techniques. But I've been thinking about how I can make more pieces from what I've learned but not make them look like her work. I think you hit the nail on the head when you said "If you are rigorous in evaluating your own work, and keep asking yourself "am I making this mine, or is it still the FQ lookalike?" It is a process, each piece can be part of your growth as an artist if you let it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912482730305630798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-89912814848433559322011-07-11T10:47:45.742-04:002011-07-11T10:47:45.742-04:00which causes someone from a far country, who has n...which causes someone from a far country, who has noticed similarities by groupies of NC and others, to ask:<br /><br />What is the draw for repeatedly attending workshops by a certain big name? It must be very difficult to move on to something your own.<br /><br />What are big names doing to get people to act/think/work on their own? Perhaps after 2 or 3 workshops big names should say 'let someone else have a turn' or take some time out now and think on your own 2 feet' or at least 'go learn from someone else for a bit'.<br /><br />Sandy in the UK<br />perhaps glad she doesn't have the funds or inclination to be a groupie.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-54065133209351291322011-07-11T09:10:02.535-04:002011-07-11T09:10:02.535-04:00Yes yes yes, I agree that there are so many out th...Yes yes yes, I agree that there are so many out there that have the stamp of Nancy on their work and they never quite move on to their own style. I think part of this is the notion/dogma that THIS IS THE WAY TO MAKE QUILTS gets ingrained in the brain, and when a smidge of a personal idea rises it is immediately compared to the CONCEPT and maybe gets squashed. <br />Also, we use the strip or the square and the wonky setting and cannot do much to make it more OUR OWN now than it is has been done over and over and over ad infinitum.Melody Johnsonhttp://www.fibermania.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-65834452340896607792011-07-11T08:54:46.758-04:002011-07-11T08:54:46.758-04:00Bravo! I just spent last evening browsing,first, ...Bravo! I just spent last evening browsing,first, through "Gee's Bend: The Women And Their Quilts", then moved on to "Nancy Crow". Dare I even mention the obvious similarities.Mary Keaslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908710230407490209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-79131067436810321392011-07-11T08:23:10.012-04:002011-07-11T08:23:10.012-04:00on derivative works:
go to google and click the im...on derivative works:<br />go to google and click the images link, then google the following two phrases in this order:<br /><br />gees bend quilts<br />nancy crow quilts<br /><br />love them all!<br />LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com