tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post4575481108172316312..comments2024-02-26T18:40:35.032+10:30Comments on prophet of bloom: just for the recordindia flinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-45812819479711419962011-08-17T23:38:52.258+09:302011-08-17T23:38:52.258+09:30everyones comments are just right l think India......everyones comments are just right l think India....so no you are not mean.....Artists need their own space to think, create and some times just BE.x lyndalynda Howellshttp://tryingtocreatearteveryday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-14743383478827428242011-08-13T17:32:46.545+09:302011-08-13T17:32:46.545+09:30Beautifully put! I think those offers of 'help...Beautifully put! I think those offers of 'help' are not always so altruistic. They may be imagining the 'help' and experience they will garner for themselves and maybe the odd free sample and 'off cuts' from the work in hand.<br />The other comments are spot on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-16397843426596493082011-08-13T09:18:19.070+09:302011-08-13T09:18:19.070+09:30Yes, I feel that way too. In fact, I take my morni...Yes, I feel that way too. In fact, I take my morning walk on a remote path that no one walks on, when there is a 5-mile multi-use trail right next to it. I prefer the solitude. Well, you'll see when you're here next month.<br /><br />And yes, totally reasonable.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431801942628526998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-83040599050262378432011-08-13T08:59:30.814+09:302011-08-13T08:59:30.814+09:30well at other places- potteries glass factories, ...well at other places- potteries glass factories, <br />they do have 'room/need' for serious labor like wood cutting, assistants or interns or apprentices . and the only way to find out is to ask?<br />but i've even seen potteries close their doors to interns et such and even stopping collaboration with other potters. they value their solitude too.<br /><br />I think you were polite enough<br /> and you gave them places/ways where they could learn from you, that was nice. <br /><br />its nice to have a peek at your studio life this way too, Thank you for sharing!faun, stitch@bonewits.comhttp://pinterest.com/haertstitch/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-10705011299360780032011-08-13T03:17:23.463+09:302011-08-13T03:17:23.463+09:30Big Meanie!! joking. Sounds totally normal to me....Big Meanie!! joking. Sounds totally normal to me..but I live in similar circumstances and have similar requests, scary thought eh, having full time visitors no matter how helpful, best help is to leave me alone on my workbench....lolcedarhttp://www.sheepthrillsyarn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-11594553981598621282011-08-11T20:18:23.833+09:302011-08-11T20:18:23.833+09:30like a wolf..I want to howl alonelike a wolf..I want to howl aloneYvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12138424562030321140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-20668401492527641452011-08-11T15:17:18.345+09:302011-08-11T15:17:18.345+09:30Totally agree with the post and privious comment,t...Totally agree with the post and privious comment,thank you for posting!Tatiana Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668675664450822705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-28645141135063271122011-08-11T13:34:10.326+09:302011-08-11T13:34:10.326+09:30The down side of social media is familiarity, it c...The down side of social media is familiarity, it can blur the boundaries. <br />and Some people are just too tight to pay for a class....<br />It is always good to put the rules out there...Shazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518640289638156817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-78062362726867035962011-08-11T12:52:32.238+09:302011-08-11T12:52:32.238+09:30Good fences make good neighbors... was that Robert...Good fences make good neighbors... was that Robert Frost? and good & clear boundaries make for much healthier - and more productive - artists.. or something like that...Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-69479312250777907082011-08-11T11:14:18.430+09:302011-08-11T11:14:18.430+09:30Well put! One's home - and studio - is a sacre...Well put! One's home - and studio - is a sacred space. Open when we choose and closed when we do not. :-)Pamhttp://pamlacey.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-24481945684816591482011-08-11T09:24:30.525+09:302011-08-11T09:24:30.525+09:30The hell with helping in the studio, do any of the...The hell with helping in the studio, do any of them say theyll bring wine and chocolate of any kind? How damned rude of them........lol<br />Whirled galavanting is very tiring ( I used to fly for a living so attest to the fact )so solitude becomes very precious.......you get an ward for tact......I'll buy you a beer when I come over....:)liniecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643986273499722414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-80442609301560783842011-08-11T01:22:37.409+09:302011-08-11T01:22:37.409+09:30just telling it like it is as simply as possible!just telling it like it is as simply as possible!Cate Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079028386218370915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-49660140928104288692011-08-11T01:05:22.567+09:302011-08-11T01:05:22.567+09:30I understand this completely. It's not "m...I understand this completely. It's not "mean"... it's how you feel and it's protective. <br />HOME IS SANCTUARY.<br />No one invades that right.farmladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516462251842458511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-28081187383519118552011-08-10T23:46:46.356+09:302011-08-10T23:46:46.356+09:30good grief.what are people thinking? no doubt they...good grief.what are people thinking? no doubt they want to be paid a stipend and fed as well!Deb Lacativahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037530669295128974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-40013006517926392302011-08-10T22:03:44.724+09:302011-08-10T22:03:44.724+09:30I concur, now leaf me alone...I concur, now leaf me alone...Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048753941726949285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-83206552553260485992011-08-10T21:05:49.068+09:302011-08-10T21:05:49.068+09:30Totally reasonable to me too. Actually think you e...Totally reasonable to me too. Actually think you explained it quite well.Jenniferhttp://www.jennifercoynequdeen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-10640575793776736892011-08-10T21:05:15.029+09:302011-08-10T21:05:15.029+09:30Solitude is very precious especially when you rush...Solitude is very precious especially when you rush around the whirled like you do. Artists need their sanctuaries to brew art.<br /><br />Oh and I love your letter (giggling) and wondering what i should write to you to receive such an evocative response. Picturing young enthusiast plodding through farmlands and arriving at the gate with a suitcase in each hand (bulging at the seams) ..... and a guitar slung over the shoulder.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-79773703794885516502011-08-10T20:49:44.460+09:302011-08-10T20:49:44.460+09:30Don't be afraid, this is completely understand...Don't be afraid, this is completely understandable.Diana Angushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064080545640142443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-74360825432053239422011-08-10T20:25:57.105+09:302011-08-10T20:25:57.105+09:30seems totally reasonable to me. it's clear, fi...seems totally reasonable to me. it's clear, firm, and reasonable.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053562711351336005.post-63697947112745743232011-08-10T20:16:11.932+09:302011-08-10T20:16:11.932+09:30No mean-ness detected, well put. Solitude is often...No mean-ness detected, well put. Solitude is often the only thing that allows us to refill after we have been poured out.Brenda Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com