tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post5646280469121838973..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Artist mis-statementsKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-4295740346802012472015-07-04T07:18:36.301-04:002015-07-04T07:18:36.301-04:00Bravo!Bravo!Susie Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893377527974815997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-59192095792044966442015-06-30T16:45:36.732-04:002015-06-30T16:45:36.732-04:00HA! So appropriate that your post is about grammar...HA! So appropriate that your post is about grammar on the same day that I send out a newsletter with an error in the headline. Mortified! Isn't it ALWAYS the headline?Paula Kovarikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714555010914286722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-85537816472838831902015-06-30T09:55:31.740-04:002015-06-30T09:55:31.740-04:00Having worked as a proofreader at two big daily ne...Having worked as a proofreader at two big daily newspapers, the first rule was: "never proofread your own writing" – it's almost impossible to see your own mistakes.<br />Vancouver BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-961964909762111612015-06-30T06:38:57.976-04:002015-06-30T06:38:57.976-04:00You know to tell you the truth, I think its more a...You know to tell you the truth, I think its more about proofreading rather than not knowing the actual grammar rules. As a teacher, I've found that self-proofreading is really tough on people - me included. For me, I hear what I want to say in my head and don't even realize that what I've typed isn't exactly the right words. My mind just skips over the errors. For me what's a bigger issue - a huge issue - is the artist statement that to the average viewer is unclear. On more than one occasion, I'll read statements that are posted with pieces at a show out loud. They are so convoluted and laced with "artist speak" that everyone around me laughs. I imagine that was NOT the impression the artist wanted to make with the statement. Nina Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316034317827146338noreply@blogger.com