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Kind of quiet on this thread right now. But, I am sure that things will pick up here! Some of what we do in the arts is related to the seasons. So, some major holidays are coming up in the near future. That's gives some of us a chance to display what we do artistically during that time.
Hiii - yes Im here... been busy this morning!
Hi, Erica!
Just noticed that you had posted. Was checking email before finally going to bed.
Craig
Hi, firmbeliever!
Do you know anything about ceramics?
Craig
Not really,but could do a search if you need something,
Why do you ask?
Because there is a person asking about molds for them on the following link. https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/crafts...cs-145720.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by firmbeliever
I asked a question in a usually manner so that more information would be provided by the poster so that the question might be answered more to their satisfaction. I am having trouble finding specific information. I thought that maybe you might know something about ceramics. Am just networking here to try to help the poster.
Thanks!
Craig
Erica,
Have you sung in any other groups since high school? We have already discussed the fact that you are an alto.
Clough,
Its done, now we just have to hear from the OP, if the links are helpful or not.:)
Thanks, firm! I knew that I could count on you! We will see what happens. I have thought of getting into ceramics myself. Have great interest in it! Just another avenue for creating things. Involves yet more things to find and prepare. Probably enough on my plate right now as it goes...Quote:
Originally Posted by firmbeliever
I will be posting more images here of things that I have done once my computer is back in my home with the printer so that I can scan things into it.
Am house and dog-sitting right now for some friends. I basically move into their home when I do this.
;)
I think a Full plate is what you have Clough!
You are correct! I am looking for this thread to be revitalized again in the near future! We can make it happen!Quote:
Originally Posted by firmbeliever
My wife would love to join this thread but has not had the time, plus still unsure about the copy right thing. Although she would love to share what she can do.
Joe
Hi Joe!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesushelper76
I would love to see some of your wife's art work. If you look on post #169 page 17 and Post #251 page 26, you will see where Didi has given terrific instructions on how to place a copyright over the image. The first set of instructions on 17 will work but the second set on page 26 takes you a little further with instructions.
I hope this helps! Looking forward to seeing more art! :)
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Originally Posted by jrebel7
Thank you I will check these out and get my wife to and hopefully soon she will have some of her stuff up.
Hi there Joe! Loooking forward to more postings from you and your wife. :)
Joe, if Proud wants to email me a couple of photos, I will put the copyrights on them for her. I would LOVE to see her work!
Hugs, Didi
That is why I like Sean's work... it speaks volumes. I wish he could write about how he feels the same way he expresses it in his art. I would buy up every book on the shelves! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by firmbeliever
Hugs, Didi
Heh-heh! My sister is the lady (in fact, we call her the Queen). My parents sent me to ballet classes when I was young but instead I became deeply involved in acrobatics, jazz, baton and tap - later gymnastics in high school. Finally, in desperation they tried modelling. I HATED it!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jrebel7
I wonder if that's why I left home so young? Hahaha! Oh, well, I am really happy being ME, and a few weeks ago my sister actually said "See! That's what I admire so much about you! I wish I could be more like that!" I almost passed out!
Hahaha!
Oh, I'm almost caught up now! Soon... very soon! :D
Hugs, Didi
Need I say more Soul Sister?? LOL Talk about paralles. (Well, I didn't model and my parent's gave up probably by the time I was two. I broke both bones in my left arm by doing a cart wheel off a fire hydrant. LOL At age two, I climbed out on the barn loft and my little feet fit just perfect on the 2x4 and my fingers held tightly between the boards. I was half way across the barn when my mother pulled me off. My sister and brother and friends were doing that then getting a rope and flying through the air. Looked like fun to me! LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by grammadidi
Glad you are almost caught up. You have been missed! :)
Hi everyone! I wanted to post a couple more photos that I took awhile back. As with most of my photos, they look far better when they aren't reduced, but even with the .jpg'y look, I think they reasonably show what I was going for.
The first photo is a photo of the Elora Gorge that I took in October 2005, I think. The second is in my side field after an ice storm. I loved the way the sun created the coloured balls like Christmas ornaments.
Again, I apologize for the size of the photos.
Hugs, Didi
Oh, Jan... I love your stories! Did I ever tell you that I hung from my fingertips from a third floor balcony when I was about 2?? Or that I got stuck in mud up to my armpits on my way to school one day and they had to pull me out by tying a rope around me and pull me out with a truck? My parents had their hands full with me!
Hugs, Didi
Didi, these photos are amazing! Do you do more photography, paintings, writing, crafts, or one of your many other talents?Quote:
Originally Posted by grammadidi
It would be good to know what her emphasis is. It might be manyfold, like some of us, though. I don't really have any one art that is totally my passion.Quote:
Originally Posted by jrebel7
I do a hundred things! Hahaha! I used to write all the time: poetry; newspaper articles; short stories; editorials; unpublished novels even! In fact, when I went to college one of my peers and I co-authored a research paper/booklet on how to start your own social service agency and it was put in the college library as reference material. :)
After Terry died I became unable to form any decent thought processes. I have always done arts and crafts, refinished furniture, sewing (clothes, curtains & crafts), played guitar, etc. but when I moved to the place I live now I really didn't have much room, plus I was still in that 'dark' place that I fell into after he died. Nothing really interested me - I buried myself in my computer. Then I began building websites and started creating graphics. Just before I moved here I painted my first painting. That was the one I called 'Solitude' - the one with the sunset in the background. I have only painted the 3 oils that I have posted here. I enjoy it, but, honestly, I find it difficult to motivate myself to start because I detest clean up! Again, I really don't have a good place to paint, either. I also started woodburning, but I haven't found the box that my tool is packed in yet!
After I moved here I bought a decent digital camera. Nothing great, but for me, a huge expense and something way better than I had ever owned. I started taking photos of the fields, my dog, my daughter, the trees, local rivers and ponds, my pets, etc. and I realized that I was beginning to actually see colour again! I think when Terry became ill I started seeing everything in grey tones.
Anyhow, the more colour that I saw, the more photos I wanted to take. I really love photography. I dream of taking a course in wildlife/nature photography one day and getting a really good camera. I would love to go to Kenya on a photography safari one day. It's my longest term impossible desire. :D
I am just beginning to write again, but in all honesty, I am very scattered still. I am working on a non-fiction book, well, actually, it is pretty much complete. I do need to find an agent though, as I have absolutely no idea what to do next. I think it will sell well, though, and is one that many people need to read.
I am now in the process of going through a lot of 'stuff' that I have been storing in the one heated room in the basement so that I can start doing crafts again. I do grapevine wreaths, floral hats for people's outside doors, gift baskets (especially for Christmas), ornaments, and many floral crafts. I garden, and most of the flowers I use for floral crafts come from my garden. I also make pot pourri, soap and scented milk baths or bath oils. I get bored easily, so I try lots of things. I have literally hundreds of craft books/magazines for ideas. I really want to get back to doing more crafts again.
Interestingly enough, I am very good at Halloween makeup and that sort of thing as well. I have taken a clowning class and appeared on the local cable TV channel and in the newspaper for it. I also took *ahem* belly dance classes. :) I have taught dog obedience, children's tap dancing, makeup classes to teenaged girls (strange for a tomboy who rarely wears makeup, huh?) and dog grooming too.
There I go... another book! Hahaha!
Thank you for your comments on my photos. I would really like to see what I could do with some good equipment!
Hugs, Didi
My emphasis is on living! :P That's the ultimate art form!Quote:
Originally Posted by Clough
Hugs, Didi
The drawing I am posting is called "Florida-Get-Away". It took I believe 47 hours to complete. I have to check my log but too late to do so tonight. I am doing another piece for the same person of another structure. I had never drawn a palm tree before and the drive way was half concrete and half crushed shell. The photo I was given to work from was not complete. One end of the house was not showing. Everything in this actual house is white, carpets, furniture, etc. I doubt you can see all the detail. I resized it to smaller than allowed. If it is grainy, I will probably remove it and repost.
That's a black & white photogragh, right? Looks too good to be a drawing! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jrebel7
Just kidding..!
Absolutely incredible, Jan! Do you use a ruler to get your lines so straight?? I can tell that this is incredibly detailed. Your palm trees turned out great! Oh, I wish I had your talent! I can see what I want to do in my head... but I just do not have the skill (and probably the patience) to create them.
Hugs, Didi
There you go again, inspiring me! I am just in awe of your abilities, gifts and drive to have a full life. Thank you Didi for sharing some things that I am sure were difficult to share.Quote:
Originally Posted by grammadidi
Have you worked in acrylics? Clean up is a breeze! Drying time is fast yet stays moist long enough to blend. If you work fast, it is that much the better but still is a great medium if you don't work fast. There is a solution you can add to slow the drying time if needed. Knowing you, I am sure you have used Acrylics and I am just rattling on.
I would love to read a few excerpts from your writings either on the public forum or via e-mail anytime you would have time to share.
I am so glad you are once again seeing in color.
Funny guy, you are!! LOL :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Clough
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Originally Posted by grammadidi
Thank you Didi. It does show up grainy because of resizing I guess? Yes, I use a ruler when I do structures. I use to really want to stay away from drawing structures yet that is what I get the most commissions to do.
The only time I am able to have patience is when I am doing a pencil drawing. When I paint, no patience at all! :oQuote:
Originally Posted by grammadidi
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Originally Posted by jrebel7
Well, it does look good enough to be a photograph! :)
Well, it's 3:31 am here, so I'm off to dreamland. Night all. Sometimes I wish we were all sitting around a great big round table doing this!
Warm hugs, Didi
You are being toooooooooooooo kind Craig! BUT, I appreciate your compliment. I am always open for those. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Clough
Just to get into the loop here again, I do have another image that I am going to post.
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Originally Posted by grammadidi
Good night Didi! Sweet rest to you! Wish we were all together also! Until later then! Jan
Maybe someday, that might be possible. You just never know! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by grammadidi
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Originally Posted by Clough
When?? I am ready for it! :)
We were going down a main street tonight in our town and I am talking about businesses on both sides, business offices, restaurants, etc.. A four point buck ran in front of our car. Our car is in pieces. Totaled we think. What a night.
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