tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12822647.post93097104269870485..comments2023-05-13T02:40:05.456-05:00Comments on Pieces of A Quilter's Life: Blissfully off-taskBeth Ferrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00935777033454211882noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12822647.post-60571927237807354862018-09-13T23:45:42.618-05:002018-09-13T23:45:42.618-05:00I love that you are incorporating art in your work...I love that you are incorporating art in your work. I needed to break out of the usual now I frequently add my painting in my quilts. I have just finished painting the centre of my Dresden plates and I love it. It is so freeing. Also I am using my watercolour painting on my white or plain fabric and heat setting it. It may not be Monet but I love it. Hugs xxLorraine (Lottie) Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256695955540675914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12822647.post-11930254130245911252017-05-22T04:27:39.007-05:002017-05-22T04:27:39.007-05:00Dear Beth so great to see you back up and at it ag...Dear Beth so great to see you back up and at it again after your long break form blogging and applqiue. It was so wonderful to see your name on Esther's new blog. Happy drawing, your journal book looks so much fun Cheers Glenda Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628032303449754104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12822647.post-53987042183948881292017-03-06T21:15:49.181-05:002017-03-06T21:15:49.181-05:00I love your art. I hope that I someday find inspir...I love your art. I hope that I someday find inspiration for something more artistic than painting bathhouse in the campground.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920077613701754400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12822647.post-57343744872713874142017-03-06T13:58:32.071-05:002017-03-06T13:58:32.071-05:00What fun you appear to be having! I took a sculpti...What fun you appear to be having! I took a sculpting class in high school as a way to explore my artsy side...I sucked at it! My creative writing class the same year was very successful and in college, studying engineering (good at math & science like you), my teachers outside of engineering tried to push me towards writing, but engineering paid better and I had two kids to support...I was in my mid 20s. Now at 60, I am back into art, along with my 13 yr old granddaughter...we are having so much fun even though my people will NEVER look as good as hers(she got the artists genes). I'm a great seamstress, quilter, cook and above all, grandmother.Marsha Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258236065735112319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12822647.post-85556225919910126692017-03-06T11:17:58.571-05:002017-03-06T11:17:58.571-05:00I could really relate to you post here. I also di...I could really relate to you post here. I also didn't take any art classes and always felt like there was a big hole. I wanted to do things with my quilting that I couldn't because I didn't have the art experience to figure it out. In California we have a wonderful Junior College system (the equivalent of the first two years of college). I have slowly been taking some semester art classes there and while it is a lot of work, it is well worth it. I am going to check out the workshops you mentioned above. One of the thing I have learned that is that if you don't practice and try new things, the skills get rusty. Thank you for the inspiration. Jeanne Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17416063371462883593noreply@blogger.com