tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101338649526821749.post354021137287841233..comments2023-06-16T07:56:32.032-07:00Comments on clay & perimmons: Working on boxes and listening closeCharlene Doiron Reinharthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06645689953689581574noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101338649526821749.post-19580669387820891632012-08-21T09:36:30.248-07:002012-08-21T09:36:30.248-07:00Thank you for sharing that wonderful quote, Mark. ...Thank you for sharing that wonderful quote, Mark. It is a funny thing because I just had a dream about a spiral staircase. I do think the dream was about sorting out what is happening with the house we are building. Still here, with your comment and quote, the symbolism of a staircase is aptly applied to my recurrent thoughts about process and art. Somewhere in all this is the word acceptance, too.Charlene Doiron Reinharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645689953689581574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101338649526821749.post-70019056703398832672012-08-17T03:39:58.775-07:002012-08-17T03:39:58.775-07:00Hello Charlene, I really enjoyed this post, thank ...Hello Charlene, I really enjoyed this post, thank you, and all the comments too. That pressure to find a definitive "style", to make work which ticks the right boxes and is instantly recognisable..it seems to be even greater now than in the past. It's a difficult issue for many artists and something I often struggle with myself. I prefer to remain completely free to experiment, but I do find myself re-visiting certain themes..it seems to happen unconsciously sometimes. I like it when I'm searching for a solution, and then weeks or months later it might come to me by accident, by a completely unexpected route. This quote from Claudi Casanovas struck a chord with me: "Some pieces I search for, others come to meet me. I have a recurrent memory of walking on a spiral staircase, on which at any given moment I have the feeling of treading again where I have already trodden before. For me there is no lift to go up." Mark Smalleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087646142136111397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101338649526821749.post-21103832077384256222012-08-16T15:05:43.125-07:002012-08-16T15:05:43.125-07:00It is good to just do love and what excites the ar...It is good to just do love and what excites the artist in you---you can get more done! Then you end up having a body of work or maybe several! I think just getting down to work is the important part.Charlene Doiron Reinharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645689953689581574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101338649526821749.post-79525595122646317662012-08-16T12:09:48.009-07:002012-08-16T12:09:48.009-07:00In the past I attempted to box myself in because a...In the past I attempted to box myself in because artists are told they should have a 'body of work' or a 'style', but I just can't force myself to do it, and why should I; when I'm feeling free to do what comes up unexpectedly I feel so much better. There are certain forms I like making again and again, but also I like to keep them fresh, but I especially like to experiment and each time I do I discover something new.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101338649526821749.post-59205511835293595032012-08-15T10:05:23.124-07:002012-08-15T10:05:23.124-07:00Yes, silly human beings! Too much thinking! Just d...Yes, silly human beings! Too much thinking! Just do. Thanks, Judy. You always make me smile!Charlene Doiron Reinharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645689953689581574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4101338649526821749.post-7948685950162465502012-08-14T13:22:01.484-07:002012-08-14T13:22:01.484-07:00Charlene - I love your boxes - but it's so int...Charlene - I love your boxes - but it's so interesting to read your post about boxing yourself in -- I just read an article this morning about 'self-limiting' thoughts. Why do we do that to ourselves! The most rewarding art making is when I'm so involved in process - I don't think. Silly human beings!Judy Shrevehttp://www.mountainhousestudios.comnoreply@blogger.com