tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post8346544930175483760..comments2024-03-21T07:04:28.435-07:00Comments on Art in search: At the Genesee Valley Quilt Guild ShowLinda Swanekamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-83022421692372697022015-06-12T12:18:25.385-07:002015-06-12T12:18:25.385-07:00Thanks, Hope. Your words captured how I think abou...Thanks, Hope. Your words captured how I think about the quilts. I love fabric, colors, and putting pieces together in beautiful ways. Although I always strive to make my work better and have improved, it is the vehicle that puts together the quilt, not the engine. Thank you for your insight.Linda Swanekamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291121742617818637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-68915737792971557242015-06-12T07:10:54.121-07:002015-06-12T07:10:54.121-07:00Please remember that the judges comments are only ...Please remember that the judges comments are only the opinions of one person. It doesn't take away the value of your quilt. I am not a judge, but I love every quilt I see because I know that each stitch comes from the heart. I find beauty in that. Don't let this stop your joy in making quilts. Just enjoy yourself, keep stitching. Quiltmaking is so much more than competition. I am healed as I sew, and I'm sure many quilters can say the same. Put your quilts in shows to share with others, not for any judges, ever. Peace and love to you.Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15390703622272179926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-46164902823258513792015-06-11T04:56:50.973-07:002015-06-11T04:56:50.973-07:00So, the quilting police gave you a few citations. ...So, the quilting police gave you a few citations. ...because your comfort quilts did not meet their "standards." But consider the "wasted" lives of the winning quilts. They are like "Birds in Gilded Cage"<br /><br />She's only a bird in a gilded cage,<br />A beautiful sight to see,<br />You may think she's happy and free from care,<br />She's not, though she seems to be,<br />'Tis sad when you think of her wasted life...<br /><br />The "beautiful sights to see" are only for looking - not touching. Their lives are spent briefly on a wall at shows. They are "so perfect" that they go back into their preserving pouches, never to be touched, caressed, give comfort. And then it's back on a wall at another show somewhere, so the judges can give another "gold star." What a waste!!!<br /><br />Your quilts are FOR touching, caressing, LOVE and COMFORT. How generous and wunderful! <br />Pegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-40047499978235685652015-06-10T17:35:15.177-07:002015-06-10T17:35:15.177-07:00Well, you know what I will say. So I don't hav...Well, you know what I will say. So I don't have to say it. I love the quilts. As Lillian said, inspiring. Likely you inspired others at the show. Judges aren't always right. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285943308096103980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-57645821778549004972015-06-10T06:36:09.005-07:002015-06-10T06:36:09.005-07:00I love your quilts. Pooh on those judges. I like...I love your quilts. Pooh on those judges. I like that rubiks cube one. I don't remember seeing that before. I like what Lillian said, above. Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579951345843306473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-77426132271891360292015-06-10T05:37:39.880-07:002015-06-10T05:37:39.880-07:00After entering a few quilts I realized I had to ch...After entering a few quilts I realized I had to choose. Either make a quilt to impress the judges, or, make a quilt to please me. I haven't competed for quite a while. Your work is inspiring.<br />Lillian, near Cape CodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7818063273966025976.post-27655620317759846602015-06-10T05:18:43.881-07:002015-06-10T05:18:43.881-07:00Phooey.
Well no one really enjoys criticism.
&qu...Phooey.<br />Well no one really <i> enjoys </i> criticism.<br />"Art in Search". It isn't about perfect technique is it?Dre in PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724888481873757790noreply@blogger.com