tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459395058311330990.post8680792063699636650..comments2023-11-05T01:44:23.283-06:00Comments on small works in wool: Hooray for Summer . . . Reruns! Here's Wednesday's No. 1:susan m hinckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10073318305866251569noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459395058311330990.post-77735560195622966552010-06-24T09:47:19.307-05:002010-06-24T09:47:19.307-05:00I know that to be true -- for instance, in quiltin...I know that to be true -- for instance, in quilting I find "random" to be the hardest look to achieve, and I find collage to be the hardest medium I work in. <br /><br />I think imperfection is probably a lot harder than perfection, actually, but I think it takes a particular knack and a ton of skill to pull it off. There's a huge difference between "charmingly naive" and half baked.susan m hinckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073318305866251569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459395058311330990.post-16517268604426538712010-06-24T09:30:47.256-05:002010-06-24T09:30:47.256-05:00I am willing to bet that if you spoke with Janet B...I am willing to bet that if you spoke with Janet Bolton she would tell you that she has to work very hard to make her pictures perfectly imperfect. I've learned that for a lot of people who make things look intentionally messy, it will usually take them quite a while as well as a lot of work to achieve the "just thrown together" look.Amelia Pollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670156667840670607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459395058311330990.post-34357336018462804692010-06-23T13:00:11.007-05:002010-06-23T13:00:11.007-05:00I for one am glad you didn't stop stitching - ...I for one am glad you didn't stop stitching - you found your "voice" so keep on singing!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877277586697593998noreply@blogger.com