tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post5619350171609349765..comments2023-05-27T05:24:50.805-07:00Comments on TWELVE BY TWELVE: Blue Meditation on BalanceDiane Perinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-70273316261076361092010-03-02T07:57:46.127-08:002010-03-02T07:57:46.127-08:00I love the tenstion the branch peice adds on the t...I love the tenstion the branch peice adds on the top. Like so much of life, we can keep things in balance for a while, but it is so easy to add that one last thing that tries desperately to topple us. I love how the curved stitching it trying to keep it under control. And the little bit of sequin waste at the bottom is feelig the strain. <br /><br />I enjoy seeing the other two pieces and how each has a little more added to it. If only we could be satisfied with a simple, calm composition in life. I know I can't resist the tendancy to add just a little more. I love this whole series and all that it speaks to.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561464255559358535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-27235205611465998462010-03-02T07:57:45.095-08:002010-03-02T07:57:45.095-08:00I love the tenstion the branch peice adds on the t...I love the tenstion the branch peice adds on the top. Like so much of life, we can keep things in balance for a while, but it is so easy to add that one last thing that tries desperately to topple us. I love how the curved stitching it trying to keep it under control. And the little bit of sequin waste at the bottom is feelig the strain. <br /><br />I enjoy seeing the other two pieces and how each has a little more added to it. If only we could be satisfied with a simple, calm composition in life. I know I can't resist the tendancy to add just a little more. I love this whole series and all that it speaks to.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561464255559358535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-37815089044193241482010-03-02T05:34:08.860-08:002010-03-02T05:34:08.860-08:00As with all of your work Deborah, I like this piec...As with all of your work Deborah, I like this piece. You have a way of taking fabrics, both plain and fancy, combining them in mostly simple shapes and placing them in a manner that gives it interest. And the added embellished touches are the icing on the cake for me.Terri Stegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937147195403484110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-6420876487899839722010-03-01T12:57:31.755-08:002010-03-01T12:57:31.755-08:00Deborah, I looked at your other pieces and I think...Deborah, I looked at your other pieces and I think you have a wonderful series going on here, they are all edgy and make me want to really study them.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821013559380002293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-54656487741714684902010-03-01T12:17:43.310-08:002010-03-01T12:17:43.310-08:00Deborah, I think this works quite beautifully, but...Deborah, I think this works quite beautifully, but I understand your difficulties. The branchy piece is really quite naturalistic, which is a bit of a contrast to your usual style. I think of your spiky little trees and would have recognized a branch done in a similar way instantly. I also think you could flip this piece 90 degrees, so the branch is on the left and have a wonderful assymetrical composition. Maybe there is a thought there--that symmetry exists depending on how you look at things.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-85583286721623304022010-03-01T10:00:02.353-08:002010-03-01T10:00:02.353-08:00Diane... how interesting that you noted the "...Diane... how interesting that you noted the "edge" feeling of the piece. One of the other pieces I created is called Blue Meditation on Edges. It's on my blog.Deborah Boscherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630878222793439712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-23072647786061929962010-03-01T09:50:09.826-08:002010-03-01T09:50:09.826-08:00Even without reading your description, this piece ...Even without reading your description, this piece says something about balance being precarious. I think, compositionally, it might be the branch piece on top -- just assymetrical enough to cause a bit of tension -- and the angled bit of sequin waste at the bottom. I think those are what strike me as making the balance seem, well, a touch "on edge." And that's what I like about it -- it has your stylistic elements, fabulous stitching... and yet there is tension here too. It was interesting to feel that in the piece and then read the description.Diane Perinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-61702958338439088412010-03-01T09:48:03.555-08:002010-03-01T09:48:03.555-08:00LOVE the title and like Kristin, I knew this one w...LOVE the title and like Kristin, I knew this one was yours before scrolling down to see who posted it.<br />GREAT JOB!<br /><br />now....popping over to your blog to see the others.Dale Annehttp://www.daleannepotter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-32700694336573801542010-03-01T09:42:31.271-08:002010-03-01T09:42:31.271-08:00I too love the title, but I knew this was yours ri...I too love the title, but I knew this was yours right away. :-) You are the queen of the balanced, symmetrical, shrine composition! Why not create the balance you crave in the one thing you CAN control -- your art? Blue, being a meditative color, is the perfect opportunity to create just this.Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-14442939518440928032010-03-01T09:01:45.703-08:002010-03-01T09:01:45.703-08:00I think it is the limited color palette that reall...I think it is the limited color palette that really challenges us. You cannot fudge with a splash of color and so the design elements become very important. I think that is the problem that I had. Value becomes very important in the piece and you have that going on. I must say that I did not guess this was yours when it popped up!! I think your title is terrific. Your stitches always make me happy.Gerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.com