tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post127922281166414045..comments2023-10-30T14:18:15.354+00:00Comments on Fan My Flame: Craft and CreativityGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-70519199284033067642013-04-09T22:39:20.472+01:002013-04-09T22:39:20.472+01:00A very interesting topic - perhaps we could discus...A very interesting topic - perhaps we could discuss it one day over a cup of coffee or glass of wine!Marian Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010706816737100767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-89278141356490374642013-04-09T19:21:12.212+01:002013-04-09T19:21:12.212+01:00Spot on Gina! Love the look of your Frida work.Spot on Gina! Love the look of your Frida work.Sharne Gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09512243506873628668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-82912624418252758062013-04-09T17:12:06.470+01:002013-04-09T17:12:06.470+01:00so glad you have at last found some peace with wha...so glad you have at last found some peace with what you achieve - your work is lovely - you enjoy doing it- you share with others through your blog and teaching - go for it Gina - by the way this is all too obvious about the conceptual stuff when you go to fine art and textile shows at MMU in the summer - sometimes I just stand and shudder in the enbroidery exhibitions and MMU is a top course!!!!!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985975286976346284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-52216643400258805612013-04-09T15:55:54.183+01:002013-04-09T15:55:54.183+01:00A fantastic post that really hit home. And I'...A fantastic post that really hit home. And I'm afraid I often nowadays become quite angry trying to read artists statements too. It should all be heART work.<br /><br />As for the baking, will you be my mummy??? *sigh* Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834178052964503036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-40340170492978957772013-04-09T14:43:37.418+01:002013-04-09T14:43:37.418+01:00Gina, I very much enjoyed reading this post. You ...Gina, I very much enjoyed reading this post. You express yourself very well. Something I have always liked about any sort of creativity is that I can do what pleases me, and explore what I wish to explore.<br /><br />Art history describes various historic trends from all the world's cultures. Some trends are short, some are long, some are governmentally sanctioned, some are mysterious, etc. I've always just loved the freedom to create!<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-81127903119777193592013-04-09T14:11:48.442+01:002013-04-09T14:11:48.442+01:00Well said Gina. I do what I do because I like it o...Well said Gina. I do what I do because I like it or want to learn a technique. I know that's a very simplistic opinion but that's enough meaning for me.<br />Your baking is fabulous. If Gill is having cookery lessons can I come too please? The macaroons are just perfect.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854957874966631584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-26566053396986919692013-04-09T10:26:07.811+01:002013-04-09T10:26:07.811+01:00A very hearty hear hear, Gina. Do keep making beau...A very hearty hear hear, Gina. Do keep making beautiful things - I think it's what most of us like to look at, though there is a certain level of anti-snob satisfaction to be gained from public exhibits that allow you to say "What on earth is *that* all about?!" :-)dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-89774225450852562232013-04-08T21:18:03.989+01:002013-04-08T21:18:03.989+01:00I really agreed with your sentiments on art today....I really agreed with your sentiments on art today. And the cakes looked gorgeous!CarolChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634290043536522424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-20052094663438360792013-04-08T20:46:25.616+01:002013-04-08T20:46:25.616+01:00You heathen Gina - as you know I'm always part...You heathen Gina - as you know I'm always partial to a load of artistic b..........s! <br />Oh, and please can I come and have baking lessons with you?vintagerockchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771490446494303513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-43910984985188133752013-04-08T18:59:25.314+01:002013-04-08T18:59:25.314+01:00"toffee dipped Barbie dolls" Snort!
I h..."toffee dipped Barbie dolls" Snort!<br />I had to laugh! You do so many things and you do them very well, you can be satisfied that you achieve a great deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-65988538004449373142013-04-08T18:15:20.140+01:002013-04-08T18:15:20.140+01:00I so agree with you - especially as your cakes and...I so agree with you - especially as your cakes and baking is so much better than any conceptual art!! Not only is there pleasure in the making, there is pleasure in looking at these lovely creations and I bet more than anything there is great pleasure in tasting them too!! Brilliant - keep doing what you enjoyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07449809031669435374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-3862707686046893402013-04-08T17:23:42.912+01:002013-04-08T17:23:42.912+01:00As long as you enjoy what you do... do it to the b...As long as you enjoy what you do... do it to the best of your ability,inspire others to create.... and boy you certainly do that Gina<br />no Art B...S... needed. Do what you believe in. Nuff said.crafty pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043321419275476292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-64606504785660725882013-04-08T16:12:21.574+01:002013-04-08T16:12:21.574+01:00I'll add my cheers to everyone else's comm...I'll add my cheers to everyone else's comments Gina. I feel guilty sometimes for not understanding some art as if I'm not bright enough on some level. My conclusion is that we're all different and that you can't please everyone and as long as I enjoy what I create and get a buzz out of the creative process and mostly like what I produce, I can't ask for much more. I bet that ganache didn't last very long and I love the vibrant stitching you've done with those flowers.Carol Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02764184430436142517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-90570807963877406552013-04-08T14:51:41.878+01:002013-04-08T14:51:41.878+01:00Oh well said Gina! I, too, am happy to make "...Oh well said Gina! I, too, am happy to make "pretty things" and "delicious things" but have struggled with it not being Art, or have a "message" - and what sort of message is "here is a pretty thing" - and therefore the things I do are not worthy of note, or to be taken seriously. But I'm beginning to think, and you've confirmed it, that the world needs beautiful things crafted with care and honesty. And I'm sure your family would agree that a world without all those beautiful cakes would be a very dull place indeed!Izhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032407776491997007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-58217567104492155772013-04-08T14:10:43.956+01:002013-04-08T14:10:43.956+01:00Gina, deep is good. It is thought provoking and al...Gina, deep is good. It is thought provoking and all good stuff. Am I sensing you are turning a corner and finding your mojo again? LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-2204258431577775722013-04-08T13:42:09.183+01:002013-04-08T13:42:09.183+01:00Very deep indeed! But an interesting post. And a...Very deep indeed! But an interesting post. And all of your creations this week are just gorgeous -- especially that embroidery that you're working on - amazing!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-18278992135399380082013-04-08T08:50:37.930+01:002013-04-08T08:50:37.930+01:00I am in total agreement Gina and just can't go...I am in total agreement Gina and just can't go along with the conceptual thing at all. I have heard several ex-degree students say that they felt as if they were being channelled down paths they didn't want to take.<br />I have given up struggling for perfection but still strive for an acceptable level of skill. I think the maxim 'Be true to yourself' is the one to remember.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-88467130815516396022013-04-08T08:41:56.682+01:002013-04-08T08:41:56.682+01:00Well said Gina. Whenever I view a work of art I ma...Well said Gina. Whenever I view a work of art I make my own mind up weather I like/dislike it. I don't always need to know the deeper meaning behind it. As for Frida I watched an interesting documentary on sky arts recently<br />http://skyarts.sky.com/at-frida-kahlos<br />Don't know if you have already seen it?FLOWER FRIENDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175190648233656967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-63405509471986487302013-04-08T08:40:51.357+01:002013-04-08T08:40:51.357+01:00Art education in the UK has gone seriously awry. I...Art education in the UK has gone seriously awry. I was shocked the first (and only) time we attended a degree exhibition at the Royal College of Art--so much concept, so little skill. What use is a fabulous concept if you don't have the skills to execute it? K xkristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892467118097087057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-90391388693317642962013-04-08T07:46:13.492+01:002013-04-08T07:46:13.492+01:00Well said Gina. I wish more people would have the...Well said Gina. I wish more people would have the confidence to say it. I think we need comments cards next to many conceptual art pieces that are then returned to the artist. They can then can see what many visitors think of their handiwork and perhaps think more about the craft of what they are making. Stitchinsciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228815425740251265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-15082853689384138012013-04-08T07:11:40.763+01:002013-04-08T07:11:40.763+01:00ina you have put it so well. I have felt like doin...ina you have put it so well. I have felt like doing a fine art degree for a long time but the more I see of coursework the more I am surprised by what fine art means these days. It seems conceptual to me. I'd like to go and learn skills and good use of materials and work on drawing. Perhaps I should have lived in Leonardo Da Vincii's day? <br />Do you think that one day the art degree world will do a complete turnaround and go back to basics and skill honing?Clare Wassermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626860487718518591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-17732467031859922122013-04-07T23:36:16.634+01:002013-04-07T23:36:16.634+01:00I am also in total agreement. Having had no proper...I am also in total agreement. Having had no proper formal art 'training' I often feel my work is inferior or at least shallow, as it is what it is and nothing more. Beautifully said, baked and stitched Gina.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410318976755292700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-23807882671280807752013-04-07T22:59:47.202+01:002013-04-07T22:59:47.202+01:00I SO agree. While I want to be in with the grown u...I SO agree. While I want to be in with the grown ups I don't want to produce stuff I have to explain. I just want to make something beautiful, inviting, and tactile. Decorative art if thats what it is..not fine art if fine art has to be conceptual.<br />Well said.<br />And well baked.<br />Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-73117765488598936982013-04-07T22:46:10.357+01:002013-04-07T22:46:10.357+01:00'Like''Like'snoopysgrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344053399616604959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2419544468759273678.post-81370732220797865042013-04-07T22:28:02.558+01:002013-04-07T22:28:02.558+01:00All good, normal service resumed then. In less th...All good, normal service resumed then. In less than two weeks!judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649786735722436265noreply@blogger.com