tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post5081305703499773374..comments2024-03-23T23:28:16.736+00:00Comments on Megan Chapman's Studio Blog: Update: 100 Flashes of MemoryMegan Chapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-50592997044294469142009-08-12T15:32:35.714+01:002009-08-12T15:32:35.714+01:00Okay, I am *way* too excited about this. Really i...Okay, I am *way* too excited about this. Really interested in seeing what it turns into. You'll have to post pics, unless the display won't be until December... ;)Ginna FunkWallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318676850682741762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-35732811087898416902009-08-02T21:59:25.055+01:002009-08-02T21:59:25.055+01:00thanks Megan an inspiring post as usual... I think...thanks Megan an inspiring post as usual... I think most arty people struggle with this, it is part of being who we are I guess.Sleepandhersistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03919534998293152439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-52668393539660787162009-08-01T14:07:57.240+01:002009-08-01T14:07:57.240+01:00I remember them all... in time. ;)I remember them all... in time. ;)Heatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11577064936439534851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-36287303653171607062009-08-01T00:08:40.380+01:002009-08-01T00:08:40.380+01:00Thanks to everyone who has commented so far on thi...Thanks to everyone who has commented so far on this post. The best thing about this blog is when I share something I am struggling with and then you all come back with all sorts of your own personal experiences and perspectives. I thank you all very much for sharing them with me.Megan Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802226660706662685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-5392028088251959972009-07-31T23:45:34.791+01:002009-07-31T23:45:34.791+01:00Megan, this project continues to fascinate me. It...Megan, this project continues to fascinate me. It's wonderful to hear you talk about your epiphanies and your process.<br /><br />As to your concerns about work venues and directions: I remind myself regularly (to very little purpose some days) that I'm a fairly intelligent being who spends a reasonable (whatever that is) amount of time looking at markets, marketing, and where it seems to be going, and that I will try new things based on whether they make sense to me and how much time I have to devote to them. And that that's GOOD ENOUGH. I do this because I have a tendency to feel that I'm never doing enough, that I'm not learning enough, etc., etc. (you get the drift).<br /><br />GOOD ENOUGH, and IN MY OWN TIME have become two of my mantras. Maybe if I saw them long enough, I'll believe them.<br /><br />P.S. Received your painting and love it. Many thanks for offering it in your give-away. It was a prize well worth winning.Claranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-39743731147685157352009-07-31T19:48:46.998+01:002009-07-31T19:48:46.998+01:00The new work is very intriguing and looks/sounds l...The new work is very intriguing and looks/sounds like it's going to be very cool -- thanks for sharing this :) --stvjAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-22793889143582901792009-07-31T15:46:40.479+01:002009-07-31T15:46:40.479+01:00"However, I keep correcting and keep on that ..."However, I keep correcting and keep on that path." I've been fighting with being angry at myself for something ( that has to do with my art) that in the end isn't a big deal but of course I feel like it's a humongous deal. It probably could be humorous in a week or so. I've been trying to concentrate on the fact that you learn from making mistakes. So when there's a next time I'll know a little more than I knew this time and I'll keep on this path :)<br />I enjoyed this blog for many reasons. And the photos we are seeing on the internet are absolutely stunning, this struggle is defiantly not in vain.Heather Jerdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569969882305597077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-39823571495838572332009-07-31T15:17:16.184+01:002009-07-31T15:17:16.184+01:00this is really inspiring. I feel like I am at som...this is really inspiring. I feel like I am at somewhat of a crossroads myself, and trying to go in a new direction. It's ridiculous how scary it is.<br /><br />In fact, I am lamely procrastinaing against it as we speak!<br /><br />I like the way these blocks are looking though. Can't wait to see how they turn out.<br /><br />CathieExploding Momenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773983578331204224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-34988109349898386262009-07-31T13:45:57.599+01:002009-07-31T13:45:57.599+01:00good morning...several ideas. on earning one's...good morning...several ideas. on earning one's income from "art"; as i said before i started drawing and painting at age 12...62 now...guess that's 50 years of drawing and painting (and sculpting, and pottery and quilting, embroidery, beadwork), but not always doing my "personal art"...just drawing and painting. the goal for me has always been constantly learning and growing (art is SO VAST in it's many guises). i wanted to spend my days in the studio, brush in hand. most days it has not been "pure art", more a "commercial" product. in my "professional" life i have had my own Needlepoint Design company (long, interesting story), done restoration of antiques, worked for larger design companies, had my own design company, illustrated a children's book. So i wasn't doing what i thought i would be doing as a student in college. often it wasn't "FINE art", but i WAS drawing and painting in my own studio every day. It has been a very WONDERFUL learning experience, but a painful struggle as well. That almost never ends. The gallery sytem is good, but can be a "star" system. a kind of poularity contest in the larger, bigger selling galleries. it is just one of many tools to earn a living. i've used art reps for the last 15 years. the percentage is lower (only 25%), and i have to do a "product" they can rep and sell. not work i would hang on my own wall, but work i'm very proud of and happy to sign my name to (see my landscapes on my Myspace page). but it has been a reliable income while i develope my own directions which are now rising to the top. I recently cleaned out my flat files of 35 years of older work. sent it all to my ex-wife and daughter. it was great looking at where i'd come from. work i thought was so profoundly relevant. but i could see it's shallowness now. i'm 62 and feel my work is just now starting to find it's own true voice. lots of other factors in this new revelation as well. this is turning into a "blog" i should have written on my own page. maybe i will. sorry for the rambling. guess i'm trying to say what i said before. stated so much more simply, "the journey is the destination". if your love of art can carry you through the decades, think how joyous and rich your work will be in 20 years. try everything. when i was a wild young lad in college if someone would have told me i'd spend 8 years designing and painting needlepoint canvases. i probably would have slugged them. but it taught me SO much, that i would never have guessed. things i could not have learned any other way. and it led to all the rest. <br />yadda-yadda-yadda <br />dogboyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988591403253609681.post-8148271250849309402009-07-31T11:01:29.541+01:002009-07-31T11:01:29.541+01:00Oh I hear you!
I know about that listening to the...Oh I hear you! <br />I know about that listening to the painting - and for some reason I only listen when there's a problem too. <br />Perhaps we should learn to listen better all the time....<br />I know you'll find your way with all of this - because you've done it before but its just been a long time thats all. <br />I'm a strong believer in doors closing and new ones opening - that doesn't happen often, but when it does its a scary but thrilling journey. With your kind of determination, you will find that open door and walk right through it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com