tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post2628494366529744534..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Daily art: the December dilemmaKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-79675200737710086992013-12-13T17:27:01.901-05:002013-12-13T17:27:01.901-05:00I like the idea of committing to a Daily Art proje...I like the idea of committing to a Daily Art project and having started projects in the past I know that I tend to over-complicate things - trying to fit too much into a piece. Have you any suggestions for keeping a stitching project simple?Linda B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05490436237080230938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-5461747301916105062013-12-13T13:52:28.133-05:002013-12-13T13:52:28.133-05:00I think I found December the hardest. Now I realis...I think I found December the hardest. Now I realise I hit that part of me that doesn't finish some things because if you do, then you don't have it to do any more. <br /><br />Even still, I have already got ideas for continuing the bead project for the next year. <br />One problem I have - and perhaps because I am doing something a little different under the larger umbrella of beading onto something - is that I have so many ideas on that month's theme that I can't stop. I am making several extra items to round out the colour scheme or whatever. I think I am okay with that, because it means I have found something that works. And because I intend to use the results together on a larger project.<br /><br />Like others, I think the photo suite is interesting and often amusing.<br />I'd be interested to have you talk about what you do with previous years' projects, especially larger ones like the bundles.<br />SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-56914730612738428302013-12-13T13:19:58.666-05:002013-12-13T13:19:58.666-05:00I've been deliberately choosing travel-friendl...I've been deliberately choosing travel-friendly projects. For collage, I pack enough cards for the trip, plus a little scissors and a gluestick. I either date-stamp the cards in advance or wait till I get home. For hand-stitching, enough fabric squares, the scissors and a few skeins of floss. I have a camera with me all the time. <br /><br />That's one of the things that you have to consider when setting the rules for your project -- make sure you give yourself enough wiggle room that it's doable.kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-79057655057876222722013-12-13T11:27:54.996-05:002013-12-13T11:27:54.996-05:00I love the photo suite. I often laugh out loud whe...I love the photo suite. I often laugh out loud when I see them. And every time I see your collage work I thinkI want to do that! I really would like to embark on a daily project, but feel so over extended right now that I think I would fail. How do you do it when you travel? Maria Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957467971593083397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-54269466399986629072013-12-13T10:45:55.797-05:002013-12-13T10:45:55.797-05:00You wrote: "It may be getting stale"
No,...You wrote: "It may be getting stale"<br />No, i think it's getting BETTER. Keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-59575542097855870212013-12-13T09:33:38.949-05:002013-12-13T09:33:38.949-05:00The photo shoots often produce a chuckle or more. ...The photo shoots often produce a chuckle or more. Hope you continue.Connie in Alabamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326006203761665176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-89298928475452659122013-12-13T09:25:02.909-05:002013-12-13T09:25:02.909-05:00Hi Kathy, I'm working on the same dilemma. I&#...Hi Kathy, I'm working on the same dilemma. I'm already continuing my daily photos, know what I'm going to do for my daily stitching that starts in January, but my weekly and monthly projects are still up in the air. <br />I also feel a bit sad when a project reaches completion, but its offset by the excitement of the new one. I think that's part of what keeps me going.Linda Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05009179379851379466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-65488240453421787472013-12-13T08:12:46.550-05:002013-12-13T08:12:46.550-05:00The photo suite is not getting stale. Every one sh...The photo suite is not getting stale. Every one shows me something new about "like"ness. (Aside from being individually pleasing shots.)<br />The collages, however, give me an unpleasant brain itch which I have stopped trying to analyze and have just stopped looking. It puzzles me, because what is patchwork but fabric collage? and patchwork (not quilting, actually) is what I do for art.<br />Mary Anne in Kentuckysolarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606487180967915130noreply@blogger.com