tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post7201879440978307902..comments2023-05-27T05:24:50.805-07:00Comments on TWELVE BY TWELVE: Blackpool Rocks!Diane Perinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-18150935384600022042008-08-04T15:39:00.000-07:002008-08-04T15:39:00.000-07:00Helen, this piece is so fascinating. I think you p...Helen, this piece is so fascinating. I think you perfectly captured an idea, and after getting our attention, laid the facts out on the line. Really, really clever.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821013559380002293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-58093098415163813692008-08-04T10:01:00.000-07:002008-08-04T10:01:00.000-07:00Helen, your quilts alway illuminate truth. I love...Helen, your quilts alway illuminate truth. I love the addition of the rainbow want. I thought of making a light up quilt. My husband even research sensors and a computer chip you can sew into clothing. But alas, I didn't have the time or energy to so it. <BR/><BR/>I love the light want and the contrast of the glitz and the reality behind it.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561464255559358535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-20553369168589222852008-08-03T16:11:00.000-07:002008-08-03T16:11:00.000-07:00Helen, this is fabulous. I love everything about i...Helen, this is fabulous. I love everything about it (the Magpie in me just adores tat), but especially the rock. Such a clever idea! Sadly, I suspect that this is a representation that would suit many places.kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458267354320757761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-91908435328764896282008-08-02T16:57:00.000-07:002008-08-02T16:57:00.000-07:00Great work! I love how you have put so much inform...Great work! I love how you have put so much information into your quilt which has a meaningful theme.<BR/>Great Job!artfilstitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346672669089083065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-16191184118972889412008-08-02T07:55:00.000-07:002008-08-02T07:55:00.000-07:00WOW! This truly is a mixed media piece.GREAT JOB!...WOW! This truly is a mixed media piece.<BR/>GREAT JOB!Dale Anne Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772240835643324423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-66377526955486007592008-08-02T07:36:00.000-07:002008-08-02T07:36:00.000-07:00What a fun and also informative piece Helen.What a fun and also informative piece Helen.Terri Stegmillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937147195403484110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-21594585024961401932008-08-02T02:09:00.000-07:002008-08-02T02:09:00.000-07:00Stunning piece. I'm speechless! I must admit Black...Stunning piece. I'm speechless! <BR/>I must admit Blackpool is the kind of place I would never visit... <BR/>A very meaningful piece to me. Great job!Françoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11177778039745875900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-74212065157214459712008-08-01T22:28:00.000-07:002008-08-01T22:28:00.000-07:00Like the others I am dazzled and amazed and then b...Like the others I am dazzled and amazed and then brought down to earth with the sobering statistics. Immensly clever and creative!Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-71499315959751884902008-08-01T21:01:00.000-07:002008-08-01T21:01:00.000-07:00Well, I'll admit I had to go to Wikipedia to find ...Well, I'll admit I had to go to Wikipedia to find out more about Black Pool. There was a picture of the actual tower and the rainbow wand is a perfect stand-in. I found another entry in Wikipedia about blackpool rock, so now I can really seen the symbolism and irony in your circles. Great job Helen! I'm amazed, really.Deborah Boscherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630878222793439712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-64660546430242277412008-08-01T20:06:00.000-07:002008-08-01T20:06:00.000-07:00What a fun surprise! I suspected from your sneek p...What a fun surprise! I suspected from your sneek peak that you had made some sort of Blackpool Rock (and I don't remember the words or images in the real candy being particularly refined, so I wouldn't worry too much about your pens). The light wand is definitely an unexpected way to incorporate all those tacky lights of Blackpool. :-)Kristin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955546754675680404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-21902369620385927162008-08-01T19:54:00.000-07:002008-08-01T19:54:00.000-07:00Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deli...<I>Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.</I><BR/><B>Saint Thomas Aquinas</B><BR/><BR/>I was itching to use this quote somewhere and your thought-provoking work is just the occasion. Brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-79560213765181501752008-08-01T18:43:00.000-07:002008-08-01T18:43:00.000-07:00Wow -- a multi-media piece! I'm quite dazzled by ...Wow -- a multi-media piece! I'm quite dazzled by the lighting technology! It's a very fun effect. But I especially like how you've contrasted the facts about Blackpool and the glitz versus reality. It's not just a visually appealing and entertaining piece -- it's very thoughtful. Well done!Diane Perinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447372718275554860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4519632209878236029.post-41652265793397973952008-08-01T18:10:00.000-07:002008-08-01T18:10:00.000-07:00Helen, you have put so much thought into this. I f...Helen, you have put so much thought into this. I feel like such a slouch. The video of the actual tack is great. I love that you have made us think about the reality of a place like Black PoolGerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292762162661584206noreply@blogger.com