tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post501795753826943046..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: work in progress - heron boxellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-82098612692633253132017-08-05T00:35:50.886-05:002017-08-05T00:35:50.886-05:00I love to see your progress posts, all the stages ...I love to see your progress posts, all the stages revealing the tremendous knowledge and talent you have - and it is fascinating to see how you approach creating, the times of clarity and uncertainty in working towards the finished pieceJennifer Tetlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216669559770468403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-37676770266781288242017-08-04T20:39:17.475-05:002017-08-04T20:39:17.475-05:00I agree that having a peek at the process is speci...I agree that having a peek at the process is special -- and much appreciated. The heron's head is gorgeous. I do see a lot of great blues, and there's just "something" about them. You seem to have captured that spirit, so I'm especially eager to see the completed work.<br /><br />I had quite an experience a couple of weeks ago. I saw a juvenile blue heron for the first time in my life. It was smaller, of course, and pretty much a duplicate of the adult, except that the neck feathers were varigated (gray, white, brown, bluish) and the bill is two colors until it matures.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-21019925516854030252017-08-04T14:47:00.685-05:002017-08-04T14:47:00.685-05:00I understand your hesitation, but I would miss see...I understand your hesitation, but I would miss seeing the step by step. It's just so interesting! Can't wait to see this one (& the drowned feathers) completed. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-59429213121024172722017-08-04T13:35:25.020-05:002017-08-04T13:35:25.020-05:00I don't ever see blue herons here. we have th...I don't ever see blue herons here. we have the white 'cow birds' and an occasional a green night heron. the process is rather long and complicated and I try to give enough info without getting bogged down and boring. probably doesn't help that the cross section diagram isn't <i>exactly</i> accurate in the placement of the part labeled 'inlay inclusion'. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-70631627421971642132017-08-04T13:24:22.244-05:002017-08-04T13:24:22.244-05:00yeah, I wonder if some people are less excited, fo...yeah, I wonder if some people are less excited, for lack of a better word, in the finished piece because they hold the other image in their minds.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-83748053908974429922017-08-04T13:22:16.552-05:002017-08-04T13:22:16.552-05:00well, thanks. I'm more or less successful in ...well, thanks. I'm more or less successful in achieving what I set out to do. I am a stickler for detail. Too much so as I will zero in on things no one else will ever see adding more time to an already lengthy process. I'm trying to be better about that.<br />ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-38969042859924350532017-08-04T12:31:33.361-05:002017-08-04T12:31:33.361-05:00I had to leave for physical therapy this morning, ...I had to leave for physical therapy this morning, so I came back and re-read this to better take in what you're saying. Not that I understood any of it, but to relish the words building the box. I look for our heron every time we pass the lake, but for a week he has not been there. I guess he took up closer to open water. They don't migrate.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-89521128604095604292017-08-04T10:57:36.103-05:002017-08-04T10:57:36.103-05:00I swoon over your work, Lady!! You are a gift on t...I swoon over your work, Lady!! You are a gift on this planet. Thank you for showing the process, though your work is still a marvelous mystery! LOVE!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-70530688681045324882017-08-04T08:22:33.337-05:002017-08-04T08:22:33.337-05:00The box is coming along beautifully! The heron'...The box is coming along beautifully! The heron's head is remarkably detailed. I can understand your hesitation to provoke in viewers a reaction different from the one the finished piece will (hopefully) achieve. I guess it's like some painters not wanting people to see their works while they're still on the easel.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-65268066843986098242017-08-03T21:10:02.762-05:002017-08-03T21:10:02.762-05:00There's a wonderfully sensual quality to your ...There's a wonderfully sensual quality to your work.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-72406269773879285572017-08-03T20:12:50.922-05:002017-08-03T20:12:50.922-05:00Love that heron's head.Love that heron's head.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-4050628374817215062017-08-03T19:14:36.853-05:002017-08-03T19:14:36.853-05:00One of the things I am most gobsmacked about your ...One of the things I am most gobsmacked about your work is, is that you are not just an artist but a very, very dedicated craftsperson. Your techniques must be so honed in order to create the artistic vision you have in your mind. <br />Absolutely amazing, woman!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-69177594201266704792017-08-03T18:27:51.787-05:002017-08-03T18:27:51.787-05:00Wonderful. I am so glad I stumbled upon your blog...Wonderful. I am so glad I stumbled upon your blog as I am slowly beginning to learn about this art medium. Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com