tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009154046558751404.post2221457422480638300..comments2024-03-23T13:17:01.804-04:00Comments on CHRIS'S QUILTING UNIVERSE: This year’s master classChristine Staverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411569621417693487noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009154046558751404.post-62604459889952208872014-12-14T17:49:09.135-05:002014-12-14T17:49:09.135-05:00Looks like an incredibly productive year! And a gr...Looks like an incredibly productive year! And a great assessment of where you've been and where you're going.Teresa Duryea Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118507007452425501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009154046558751404.post-75887346138527676762014-12-14T17:36:39.614-05:002014-12-14T17:36:39.614-05:00Lack of confidence is what we all have. And we all...Lack of confidence is what we all have. And we all see little things in our finished pieces that we wish we could redo. And we all wish for more comments on our blogposts and wonder on some posts why we don't get any. In the end we have to realize we make the art for ourselves. I think your pieces are quite strong. I hope you are a member of SAQA and try to enter some of SAQA's calls for entry. Keep on creating and don't let those internal negative voices hold you back.Regina B Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377568746998756667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009154046558751404.post-10141136882745337812014-12-13T11:00:13.884-05:002014-12-13T11:00:13.884-05:00Ruth, thanks for your comments. Maybe I will have ...Ruth, thanks for your comments. Maybe I will have to post a blog about how I did the fog fabric. Look for a post in January. Of course that is assuming that I remember exactly what I did!<br />ChrisChristine Staverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411569621417693487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009154046558751404.post-59479660867183352012014-12-13T10:54:10.325-05:002014-12-13T10:54:10.325-05:00Have enjoyed following your blog very much and hav...Have enjoyed following your blog very much and have tried to comment before. Am not a "green fan" but like your quilts very much. My fave is Misty Morning. Would like very much to learn the technique you used in this piece as I have a piece with fog that was not successful and would like to try again. RuthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009154046558751404.post-19032168496116790742014-12-12T14:07:06.124-05:002014-12-12T14:07:06.124-05:00As I recall, EB posted on her blog recently that t...As I recall, EB posted on her blog recently that this was a common element among members of the class this past year. Certainly, going into the class for 2015, I am hoping it will increase my self-confidence by next December, but have no illusions about struggling with it through the journey. <br /><br />Interestingly, Sara Genn's newsletter this morning talked about critiques and confidence etc. -- and she wrote thus: <br /><br /><i>"There isn't an artist alive or dead who hasn't tasted disappointment at the hands of someone else's negative evaluation. A special kind of risk is involved in making things, and this is what separates artists from other people. It's fair consolation -- I swear this on a formidable stack of my own rejections.</i>" <br /><br />You've had a great year, your newest body of work is indeed strong -- and all of what/who you are will continue to play out in your work. Best wishes for the future!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472013513744969837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009154046558751404.post-11624294367222132382014-12-12T13:38:12.934-05:002014-12-12T13:38:12.934-05:00You have a strong body of work at the end of the y...You have a strong body of work at the end of the year, some really beautiful quilts. I think you are right about the scientific mind: if it's a part of who you are then it's just about working out the right balance and incorporating it in your work. It will be part of what makes your quilts great.Kajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417544341324291385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009154046558751404.post-4136433910848380642014-12-12T12:55:33.904-05:002014-12-12T12:55:33.904-05:00Nancy, thanks for your thoughtful comments and you...Nancy, thanks for your thoughtful comments and your support all year. And yes you are right about my scientific mind getting in the way some times. On the other hand that part of my mind has made me who I am and made me create what I do. So you have to take the good with the bad. Christine Staverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411569621417693487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5009154046558751404.post-56437702365501820582014-12-12T12:24:50.193-05:002014-12-12T12:24:50.193-05:00Ah, yes! Lack of self confidence about your creati...Ah, yes! Lack of self confidence about your creation. I like to think it is where you let go of your mind, and feel it in your gut. You look at something...and say yes! You don't let your (scientific) mind say... but...what about?...what if?.... You keep playing until you hear the "yes". Every artist since the cave dwellers has experienced it. You study and learn the fundamentals from great teachers....then you take off in your own direction. How can something you create be "wrong"? You created it! It is you!<br />I so appreciate all you have shared this year. Your quilts are beautiful.NancyB85374https://www.blogger.com/profile/07027202459522517300noreply@blogger.com