tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post3898047771097970969..comments2024-03-11T06:27:38.308-07:00Comments on AND SEW IT GOES: To embellish or notTerry Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-13251136655455650632006-12-14T17:01:00.000-08:002006-12-14T17:01:00.000-08:00Terry - the embellished piece is more rich and bri...Terry - the embellished piece is more rich and brings out the colors of the entire piece more. The background actually looked different from the button-less piece. I think it's absolutely beautiful. It gives you a good feeling when you view it! Good for you for challenging yourself. I love beads and buttons, but I don't embellish everything. BUT when I do it's the icing on the cake!Jamie Fingalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318093175853031687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-12802128605477472472006-12-13T10:15:00.000-08:002006-12-13T10:15:00.000-08:00Terry, your talent amazes me. You could probably t...Terry, your talent amazes me. You could probably turn out a masterpiece using mud, sticks, and leaves. <br />What a good woman you are. If you make a statement that ruffles some feathers then you challenge yourself to see the world from another point of view. <br />We should all learn from you "never to say never."<br />I love the pearly saint.<br /><br />Christine<br />on an island in the California DeltaChristine Threshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472999420963274439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-26634558587520319382006-12-13T02:10:00.000-08:002006-12-13T02:10:00.000-08:00okay, i can see it now...of course i see the halo ...okay, i can see it now...of course i see the halo first on the embellished one but the halo also makes the eyes glow which i personally like.Karodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659789966973636488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-1567972696920062792006-12-12T00:42:00.000-08:002006-12-12T00:42:00.000-08:00Oh Beck--I don't know if I could impose St. Pearli...Oh Beck--I don't know if I could impose St. Pearlie on you. After all there is a fair amount of purple in this piece and I know you have a problem with purple! Unless--you wanted to take a page from my book and *Challenge yourself* to reconsider the color purple. (Hey, that would be a good name for a book--The Color Purple)Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-66237228513670450642006-12-11T18:21:00.000-08:002006-12-11T18:21:00.000-08:00dangnabit...the second image is showing up on my s...dangnabit...the second image is showing up on my screen...just the red x. i'll come back later.Karodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659789966973636488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-2440769847392242212006-12-11T13:10:00.000-08:002006-12-11T13:10:00.000-08:00It looks great, Terry. Your point that embellishme...It looks great, Terry. Your point that embellishment doesn't work as an afterthought or an attempt to save a failed design is absolutely valid. I think the real truth here is that embellishments aren't needed to execute most Terry Grant designs. On the other hand, they seem to be critical to all recent Larkin designs! As I watch Larkin's pieces come together, it's clear that each layer she puts down is important and they play on or against each other to get to an image that isn't possible with fewer layers. But not all images, or all artists, need to work up those layers to reveal their vision. Heck, look at Rodin, all he needed was a mass of bronze.<br /><br />VanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-49442118567507732742006-12-11T12:46:00.000-08:002006-12-11T12:46:00.000-08:00The embellishment really adds to this portrait! bu...The embellishment really adds to this portrait! but the subject matter rather called out for some glitz? don't you think? I think when embellishment doesn't work--sometimes it has to do with the subject matter not matching the glitz of the embellishement. I made a self portrait entiredly with buttons and beads--(more a beaded piece than a quilt), and in that case "over embellishing" the portrait worked---I think I like embellishment on a quilt more when there is alot of it, like you did here. What the embellishement does here is make the whole figure pop out more from the backgound, which is good, I think. At the same time, it also emphasizes the face more--so the embellishment really does complete the piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-2725828911171423162006-12-11T11:33:00.000-08:002006-12-11T11:33:00.000-08:00Very interesting essay. I tend to agree with you ...Very interesting essay. I tend to agree with you re: embellishment. When it's an afterthought--it looks it. I don't often think it helps. But an angel's (or saint's) halo? Perfect opportunity and I like it better than without. But, like Joyce, I like the first one very much, and might like <i>it</i> better if you'd planned NOT to embellish it (meaning, made a stronger selection of color for the halo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-29903219310188629722006-12-11T10:18:00.000-08:002006-12-11T10:18:00.000-08:00They are both wonderful--you pulled off the embell...They are both wonderful--you pulled off the embellishing to perfection. And I can't say which one I like best--they have become two very different pieces. Thank you so much for the thought and insight into what happens to the piece as sparklies are added. I think the missing element in many embellished pieces is the THINKING--and without that, is it really art?<br /> I'm glad you've opened yourself up to the possibilities of some embellishment but, knowing you, I feel confident that we will continue to see work that is strong in design and color coming from your studio. And that's the best of all.<br />[BTW--Christmas is coming. *hint* *hint* Does St. Pearlie need a home? *hint*] :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-32958585186186006212006-12-11T09:41:00.000-08:002006-12-11T09:41:00.000-08:00Interesting experiment. To me the embellished pie...Interesting experiment. To me the embellished piece looks more like she is wearing a hat - as you say the embellishment visually comes forward. DelDelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433487427679233617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-51252551289202028782006-12-11T09:39:00.000-08:002006-12-11T09:39:00.000-08:00Both quilts are very well done, but I am attracted...Both quilts are very well done, but I am attracted to the embellished piece. Probably because the halo actually glows. You are right...never say never. Now you know, if the opportunity presents itself, you have the option and the ability.<br />AnnOperation Kid Comforthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18438607915866462199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-46477702593772230182006-12-11T04:52:00.000-08:002006-12-11T04:52:00.000-08:00who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! I ...who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! I love the embellished one, it is tastefully and thoughtfully done, but still fun and surprising, which is a good thing in an art piece.<br />Suzi-kAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-43591067935456397342006-12-11T04:21:00.000-08:002006-12-11T04:21:00.000-08:00I think you are right . Embellishments can enhance...I think you are right . Embellishments can enhance a quilt that is designed to be emebllished but won't do anything if just added on as an afterthought. I like both your angels but would probably prefer the plain one if you had used the more interesting patterns and colors. Actually, I probably like it better even as it is.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-92090796480025510032006-12-11T04:08:00.000-08:002006-12-11T04:08:00.000-08:00You seem to have the ability, and willingness, to ...You seem to have the ability, and willingness, to adjust the elements as you go make each enhance the other. I've noticed a lot of embellished pieces simply look like a layer of 'stuff' laid over a quilt, with no thought to integrating the two parts to make it a whole. Your embellishments on the halo definitely don't look like an afterthought.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968375210098882945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16634800.post-47312061430443603512006-12-10T23:17:00.000-08:002006-12-10T23:17:00.000-08:00Good for you to challenge your preconceived notion...Good for you to challenge your preconceived notions! We should all do more of that (and in more aspects of our lives than just our art). I think you definitely hit the nail on the head when you distinguished between a piece of art with stuff added to it and one made specifically with embellishment in mind. One does need to be mindful of how the final product will be effected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com