It’s so enjoyable to hear you express your thoughts Jude, it’s artful I think. I struggle with getting thoughts and emotions into words so I marvel at those who can. The photo of Soul-o is calming. Feel better soon Jude.
i think “true” art sees from the inside out, no matter what form it takes. or how it’s “crafted”. for me, a house can be a work of art. or a meal. a book… true art comes from the heART.
that is a popular approach currently, yet, the idea of “true” art doesn’t appeal to me because I have yet to define it and I’m not sure it can be defined. It’s a rabbit hole with me, this considering art thing. But I am ready.
You say “It’s all sort of right.” That made me think “It’s all sort of Wright,” Frank Lloyd, that is. The instant I saw the center square, the image on the left two-thirds triggered thoughts of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs, particularly the Prairie and Unsonian designs. What do you think of his works, particularly Fallingwater?
I’m smiling, I was married to an architecture student early on. I like Wright’s work because in fits to nature in such an odd way, without soft lines. And there is so much consideration of balance.
Fallingwater in beautiful, but later I learned it was not structurally well made, many leaks and not really livable. from an artistic standpoint so perfect yet non functional in architecture is a flaw.
Leaks can be fixed, and those at FallingWater have been — more times than once. Over the summer, it’s undergone a complete restoration, but it is nearly 100 years since its original completion. I’d move in tomorrow if they’d let me, but I have to make do with visits.
Sorry for your sniffles. My fall allergies show up as dizziness. Appreciate the conversation around art and craft, and selling. Another form of dizziness for me. xox
Rhu is having allergies, too. The other morning he woke me up early sneezing and sneezing. Love the moon that is made of light and shadow. And I’m thinking about the fact that you now live in the round, and wondering how you might feel differently in your body living within a round container instead of a square. Maybe there’s more settling to do before you know. Or maybe it’s just my projection of how that might be different. Love the photo of Soul-o illuminated 🧡
Wonderful, thoughtful words (and responses, too) . . . yes, for me things were a little different over the years that I made art to sell. I loved putting it out in the world, but the art itself started to lose some of its intimate connection to me & what was going on in my life. It’s always a balance, isn’t it? I’m so grateful now that I am in a place where I can just create what I want, when I want to. That is pure joy!
Allergies bad here too. Love the picture of Soul-o.
I’ve decided that art is a lot like the color pink, something we have to reclaim from consumerism. 🙂 This is a topic I think a lot about and more and more I think of it as a difference of purpose. Art being about communicating a thought or story and possible in so many ways. Craft being more about the usefulness. What we make doesn’t have to be one or the other, it’s a spectrum. That’s my working definition at the moment anyway…
Probably not… 🙂 Here’s where I can go round and round. A useful object can tell a story and move from craft to art. And is everything that tells a story art?
Thinking about selling…I do think it changes things. I want to think about gift economy more.
story is very important, and I think art is definitely linked to dialog, a kind of round and round really. endless is ok for me.
social media has made so many things about selling, even selling yourself.
Yes, I think our work changes, definitely, when trying to please an audience, so to speak (aka, peddle our creativity)…at least, for me—
I love what happens when we create just to create.
I’m sniffling too…🤧🍂🌾🍁
I really like your commentary today. I think that there is so much fodder for discussion. Personally I have just left 30+ years of “creative” corporate settings and I am finding it really difficult to wash that away and connect with my former artistic self. I’m wondering if the selling of art is somehow harkening back to your corporate years and you struggle with that? You have made enormous strides to connect with your artistic self. I would love to hear more about that journey. And lastly, I think its a very selfless thing to do to sell your work, as I strongly believe art helps people.
Art is something I have always been able to make…it’s in the DNA I think. I have tried to help people who say they can’t do ART….
Strange to me, art, I don’t separate it as a “thing”.
It’s so enjoyable to hear you express your thoughts Jude, it’s artful I think. I struggle with getting thoughts and emotions into words so I marvel at those who can. The photo of Soul-o is calming. Feel better soon Jude.
I feel very deeply that art is so much about thought, consciousness.
and story
i think “true” art sees from the inside out, no matter what form it takes. or how it’s “crafted”. for me, a house can be a work of art. or a meal. a book… true art comes from the heART.
that is a popular approach currently, yet, the idea of “true” art doesn’t appeal to me because I have yet to define it and I’m not sure it can be defined. It’s a rabbit hole with me, this considering art thing. But I am ready.
You say “It’s all sort of right.” That made me think “It’s all sort of Wright,” Frank Lloyd, that is. The instant I saw the center square, the image on the left two-thirds triggered thoughts of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs, particularly the Prairie and Unsonian designs. What do you think of his works, particularly Fallingwater?
I’m smiling, I was married to an architecture student early on. I like Wright’s work because in fits to nature in such an odd way, without soft lines. And there is so much consideration of balance.
Fallingwater in beautiful, but later I learned it was not structurally well made, many leaks and not really livable. from an artistic standpoint so perfect yet non functional in architecture is a flaw.
Leaks can be fixed, and those at FallingWater have been — more times than once. Over the summer, it’s undergone a complete restoration, but it is nearly 100 years since its original completion. I’d move in tomorrow if they’d let me, but I have to make do with visits.
Ha!
❤️🍀
👋
Sorry for your sniffles. My fall allergies show up as dizziness. Appreciate the conversation around art and craft, and selling. Another form of dizziness for me. xox
There are so many forms of dizziness 🙃
Rhu is having allergies, too. The other morning he woke me up early sneezing and sneezing. Love the moon that is made of light and shadow. And I’m thinking about the fact that you now live in the round, and wondering how you might feel differently in your body living within a round container instead of a square. Maybe there’s more settling to do before you know. Or maybe it’s just my projection of how that might be different. Love the photo of Soul-o illuminated 🧡
It is so different, will try to find words…
Soul-o is glowing!
So cool!
Halo-ed Soul-O ✨️🤍🖤
Glad I could catch the moment
Like boro, the “wrong” side seems right. It’s where the stories seem vibrant.
The map of going.
Wonderful, thoughtful words (and responses, too) . . . yes, for me things were a little different over the years that I made art to sell. I loved putting it out in the world, but the art itself started to lose some of its intimate connection to me & what was going on in my life. It’s always a balance, isn’t it? I’m so grateful now that I am in a place where I can just create what I want, when I want to. That is pure joy!
Feeling free…
Allergies bad here too. Love the picture of Soul-o.
I’ve decided that art is a lot like the color pink, something we have to reclaim from consumerism. 🙂 This is a topic I think a lot about and more and more I think of it as a difference of purpose. Art being about communicating a thought or story and possible in so many ways. Craft being more about the usefulness. What we make doesn’t have to be one or the other, it’s a spectrum. That’s my working definition at the moment anyway…
Do we even need to define it? Is it possible?
Probably not… 🙂 Here’s where I can go round and round. A useful object can tell a story and move from craft to art. And is everything that tells a story art?
Thinking about selling…I do think it changes things. I want to think about gift economy more.
story is very important, and I think art is definitely linked to dialog, a kind of round and round really. endless is ok for me.
social media has made so many things about selling, even selling yourself.
Yes, I think our work changes, definitely, when trying to please an audience, so to speak (aka, peddle our creativity)…at least, for me—
I love what happens when we create just to create.
I’m sniffling too…🤧🍂🌾🍁
It’s very confusing, sometimes it all seems the same thing, and then, sometimes not.
I really like your commentary today. I think that there is so much fodder for discussion. Personally I have just left 30+ years of “creative” corporate settings and I am finding it really difficult to wash that away and connect with my former artistic self. I’m wondering if the selling of art is somehow harkening back to your corporate years and you struggle with that? You have made enormous strides to connect with your artistic self. I would love to hear more about that journey. And lastly, I think its a very selfless thing to do to sell your work, as I strongly believe art helps people.
Lots to think about here.
Introspection is ongoing…ever changing, like Life. Like us! Thoughtful nine patch…
There go the Geese flying overhead!!
Here too.
A little voice inside my head said, “Don’t look back. You can never look back.’ ”
-Don Henley Boys of Summer
Maybe you can look but not see.
To me, this is a masterclass.
❤️