tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post2169439329556152774..comments2024-03-14T19:12:35.076-04:00Comments on Love My Art Jewelry: Let's Talk About CohesiveArtisan Beads Plushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17162473523455499816noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-78742912557507751812015-03-23T08:13:07.685-04:002015-03-23T08:13:07.685-04:00To me the beauty of this process is that as I am f...To me the beauty of this process is that as I am finding my way with clay, I find the self-expression is clarifying me for myself also. Earlier I had to show everything to those around me for clarification. Now I know when I have something that is right, because it feels right for me. There may be faster roads to oneself and to artistry, but I'm liking this one.Maude McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114080227219488819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-29215714194394045502015-03-21T11:21:40.901-04:002015-03-21T11:21:40.901-04:00Loving the theme of this of finding your inner voi...Loving the theme of this of finding your inner voice and putting your own stamp on your jewelry making. <br /><br />As a lover and buyer of an eclectic range of jewelry in my younger days (from classic to funky), I was making lots of different kinds of jewelry that WERE from the heart and were me in my earlier work. <br /><br />It may not have been a cohesive collection, but it was fun as hell to take classes and try all those different techniques and to use those techniques to make different kinds of jewelry. It really juiced me and kept me going when I might otherwise have gotten bored.<br /><br />Love the "trim" quote. There is another similar one I love. "Be Yourself, everyone else is taken".Baking Beads in the Keyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309751830008221469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-17133827292884635252015-03-18T09:02:10.502-04:002015-03-18T09:02:10.502-04:00Thank you for including my work!
Its great to se...Thank you for including my work! <br /><br />Its great to see your your work progressed over time. My husband is an art teacher and that's how he grades students - not compared to each other, but how they grew personally. Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896028363300392097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-41111468841823204102015-03-17T22:12:01.821-04:002015-03-17T22:12:01.821-04:00Thank you, Staci. I am on this journey and reading...Thank you, Staci. I am on this journey and reading your post has helped me realize that I have to be patient and it will come! I'm getting closer everyday I think and am looking forward to the day when I finally discover my true artistic voice!You are such an inspiration to me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575401642213900349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-28606621926286886192015-03-17T19:38:05.928-04:002015-03-17T19:38:05.928-04:00This is really true. I didn't realize it befo...This is really true. I didn't realize it before but as a customer I look for artists who have a style I recognize, both in jewelry and beads. And then I know I will love all their work because I love their style.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110950629018970436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-83193494354755444452015-03-17T19:13:46.665-04:002015-03-17T19:13:46.665-04:00I am still finding my voice as I see so many style...I am still finding my voice as I see so many styles I like in all the artists on this blog and those who have commented. I know it's within me and that I will find it. Thank you for putting into words exactly what I've been trying to describe when I say I haven't found me yet.Patty Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13714190370777849815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-70240185022082879792015-03-17T16:10:09.634-04:002015-03-17T16:10:09.634-04:00This is a perfect post andyou hit the nail right s...This is a perfect post andyou hit the nail right smack dab on its head! I absolutely love Janet's comment above "He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.<br />– Raymond Hull" Patti Vanderbloemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899971311953499881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-80646051759369306932015-03-17T14:27:44.366-04:002015-03-17T14:27:44.366-04:00This was just what I needed to read. After 10-ish ...This was just what I needed to read. After 10-ish years of trying bits of this and that, including sparkly rainbow crystals, LOL, I think I can finally hear my voice speaking up. I'm not there yet with the cohesive look to my collection. I have over 10 years worth of dabbling all hanging out together and it looks like a dozen different people made it. It was all fun to make and a necessary learning experience, but it drives me batty to look at it all now. I've discovered the direction I want to follow, and my challenge now is to stay the course and listen to that small voice. Lovely article.Tammy Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018519669764443230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-56869283754355093542015-03-17T14:09:35.175-04:002015-03-17T14:09:35.175-04:00Thanks everyone. I will never forget the artist wh...Thanks everyone. I will never forget the artist who gently nudged me in the right direction, encouraging me to make what was in me, rather then what I thought I should be making. She gave me confidence and freedom and it took me and my business in the right direction. I just hope I can pass that on. There is nothing like that moment when you realize, from your very soul, this is what I should be doing.stacilouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337978880639296378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-25012675167215175992015-03-17T13:35:03.149-04:002015-03-17T13:35:03.149-04:00Wonderful article, thank you!! You're saying e...Wonderful article, thank you!! You're saying exactly what I feel : I'm still trying to find my own path and indeed when I look at my past production it goes in several and different directions... Thank you for explaining how you did find your path, I have to work to find mine.Lucie Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09853288285768055919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-37197767468582078962015-03-17T12:36:13.745-04:002015-03-17T12:36:13.745-04:00Hitting the nail on the head! There is making jewe...Hitting the nail on the head! There is making jewelry and then there is being an artist...and the journey in between the two. Thank you so much for mentioning me. You were an early inspiration for LoveRoot, no question! :)Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494074553512459092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-18033231456919138062015-03-17T12:34:59.133-04:002015-03-17T12:34:59.133-04:00Completely agree. It takes time to develop a voice...Completely agree. It takes time to develop a voice and coherence in our work. We all start out learning what we do by emulating what we love, what makes us excited. This is a normal part of artistic development. The challenge is to keep pushing our own work and respond to what we love (whatever the source, nature, art, etc.), with a unique statement of our own. Art is a dialog, a back and forth. We do not create in a vacuum. The critical step is not to continue to emulate others or do what others would have us do (what is popular, etc.), for that is a one-way dead-end conversation. We have to participate in the dialog by presenting our our own take and continue to evolve and shape it until it is our own voice. Meanwhile, it is important to nurture young or upcoming artists who are still struggling to find their way, not by chastisement over developing work that might be similar to that of another artist or that follows a mish-mash of different trends, but by gentle prodding or suggestions of areas to experiment or push themselves in. This is how we sustain and grow a community of fellow artists and artisans.<br />Nicely written article. :)Karen Tottenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01511687726517324742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-80610437330383636102015-03-17T12:04:34.981-04:002015-03-17T12:04:34.981-04:00Awesome post! This quote really is great: He who...Awesome post! This quote really is great: He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.<br />– Raymond Hull<br /><br />I think you definitely find your style, your voice, when you just keep creating from your heart. Your own work will make you the happiest and stop caring what else is out there, because it really doesn't matter. It's fun to see the individual!<br />Honey from the Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955079572505560557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9010443633955755126.post-89178302309032853312015-03-17T11:42:15.219-04:002015-03-17T11:42:15.219-04:00I feel the same way.. one glance.. and its a total...I feel the same way.. one glance.. and its a totally from the soul.. its almost like you are being drawn into the work by an unknown force.. <br />I think we have creative soul mates as well as soul mates in our personal life with friendships and partners - the same way two souls can seek eachother out at a gathering is the same way I can walk by 100 booths at a craft show and then spend 2 hours in one..<br />and its a beautiful feeling once you understand it and understand yourself and the things that turn you on creatively.Lisa Peters Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16981061259106021523noreply@blogger.com