tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post2523848140118698114..comments2023-10-17T08:01:00.374-05:00Comments on KJ - One Hundred Objects: Talking PointsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-84259064339319193962007-08-29T21:46:00.000-05:002007-08-29T21:46:00.000-05:00It's incredibly important to interact with other a...It's incredibly important to interact with other artists in an ongoing manner. Otherwise just small talk prevails and there is no problem solving... yet plenty of problems. I've been participating in online artists groups for well over ten years, which puts me back at the beginning of time in Internet years. One group morphed into another and then blogs came along... I could no more 'shut up and paint' than fly! I'd also have a hard time faking it so it's pretty much as I remember. Glad you find it worthwhile.Karen Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316270072956883280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-71227920264422670922007-08-29T09:20:00.000-05:002007-08-29T09:20:00.000-05:00I love reading about how you work. Last year I was...I love reading about how you work. Last year I was incredibly frustrated because I didn't have a lot of interaction with other visual artists and it left me questioning whether I was doing things the "right way". <BR/><BR/>It's silly, I know. But I had just begun to realize that painting was my job, rather than a past-time and suddenly I felt like I needed "co-workers" for feedback.<BR/><BR/>Finding art-blogs, yours being the first and most thorough, has given me a lot of satisfaction and comfort.<BR/><BR/>I'm always amazed with how generous you are with information.<BR/><BR/>I don't care that blogging may take the "mystery" out of our profession. I think that it's time that people find more personal connections to art. It would probably take the fear out of the whole process of buying art for people if they knew that we were normal people too.Daphne Ennshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608993158840843002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17649128.post-91677360670854646502007-08-24T11:29:00.000-05:002007-08-24T11:29:00.000-05:00Hi Karen, Glad you came back to this topic, I mean...Hi Karen, Glad you came back to this topic, I meant to comment last time as I think a lot about what I should and shouldn't say about my work.<BR/><BR/>Like you I continually stress about what I say to people in real life, but for me it's usually too much. Um or just stupid! So having to consider everything and then being able to edit and maybe run it past my husband is just the best system for me to track all of this. <BR/><BR/>As far as talking about work in progress, I don't do much of that, preferring to just do it and not distract myself by blathering on and on. I also try not to talk about future directions-whenever I do those plans go down in flames! Jinxed again!<BR/><BR/>I have really enjoyed following you and your paths, not to mention reading about your history of making art.Tracy Helgesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510044613771862211noreply@blogger.com