tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post6697472095741041228..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: SOFA Chicagoellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-23922684733020050252010-11-05T16:17:24.638-05:002010-11-05T16:17:24.638-05:00I love your art - functional or not. Hope you enjo...I love your art - functional or not. Hope you enjoyed Chicago!Diane Laney Fitzpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06332345732271216536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-86767444912691376742010-11-05T13:31:35.838-05:002010-11-05T13:31:35.838-05:00As long as you feel like you're in a good spac...As long as you feel like you're in a good space, doing the right thing, then that's wonderful! The show does sound like a really neat experience, but you need to follow your own guiding star when it comes to creating. I think it's the very nature of art.Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-29730482464418273812010-11-05T10:53:02.186-05:002010-11-05T10:53:02.186-05:00I'm glad you're glad you're not there
...I'm glad you're glad you're not there<br />seems to me that it's an honor to ever be there - and you were 3 times<br />and you feel confident you might be there again if you desire<br /><br />it all sounds good<br />continue to have fun creating :)Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-30952518126921773782010-11-05T09:09:41.678-05:002010-11-05T09:09:41.678-05:00Oh yeah, making it to the big time is exhilarating...Oh yeah, making it to the big time is exhilarating to say the least, but sometimes it's just nice to be home & be. Your work is beautiful.Cheryl Catohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294358830518520566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-13572950281963892822010-11-04T16:37:39.917-05:002010-11-04T16:37:39.917-05:00Your stuff is so beautiful, I can't imagine yo...Your stuff is so beautiful, I can't imagine you'll have any trouble getting back into the show when you're ready.<br /><br />I often thought about doing Farmer's Markets and such, but I know what a grind it can be because my sister-in-law had a regular booth at an art fair in Eugene, Oregon. It's a major deal, but she decided it wasn't worth the hassle to sit there all year long just so she could have a good spot for her booth during the Christmas season which is when she made all her sales. I think the effort would wear me out and suck all the joy out my photography.<br /><br />It is quite an effort to balance the business end, the being seen part, with the creating part. I know I'd rather be creating than booth sitting, but then you never sell anything because you're not out there showing your work. It'll all work out for you and this could be a creating vs a selling cycle.VM Sehy Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03832671940615894037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-25150539566446252312010-11-04T16:37:04.482-05:002010-11-04T16:37:04.482-05:00Enjoying.. loving what you do had to trump a show ...Enjoying.. loving what you do had to trump a show though I sure do understand the thrill of having been included.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-83313881391075308922010-11-04T12:21:17.631-05:002010-11-04T12:21:17.631-05:00Some you win, some you lose, some don't matter...Some you win, some you lose, some don't matter either way.<br />Being happily busy is all that matters, the restwill follow on.<br /><br />Best wishes, Ellen.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-11981052555688969562010-11-04T10:41:13.195-05:002010-11-04T10:41:13.195-05:00Hey, you made it to SOFA. You made it. Lots don...Hey, you made it to SOFA. You made it. Lots don't. I'd concentrate on that aspect. Ignore the rest.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-85273137811357329252010-11-04T09:21:49.825-05:002010-11-04T09:21:49.825-05:00It is good to b in a creative mode. I wish I could...It is good to b in a creative mode. I wish I could get there. It can't be forced and no telling what will trigger it as I muddle along. Today I was planning to disassemble my sewing room and put it back together. Until I saw the forecast. It will be a wonderful warm day, so I will be out in my gardens.Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-27561731091109479152010-11-04T09:20:50.317-05:002010-11-04T09:20:50.317-05:00I agree with Steven - especially since you are in ...I agree with Steven - especially since you are in a creative burst right now. It would be a shame to interrupt that with a show.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-48673476098801914272010-11-04T08:53:58.934-05:002010-11-04T08:53:58.934-05:00It's good that you had the experience and hope...It's good that you had the experience and hopefully benefited from it in contacts...now you've moved on to other avenues...Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414361079501574872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-20471520408619522132010-11-04T06:20:00.010-05:002010-11-04T06:20:00.010-05:00The fun is where the happiness is, the fortune wil...The fun is where the happiness is, the fortune will come when you need it.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-19563948372073217822010-11-04T05:47:26.261-05:002010-11-04T05:47:26.261-05:00making it big time in whatever world you work insi...making it big time in whatever world you work inside is a thrill and carries a ton of energy with it. when it lets you go or you let it go, access to that energy seems to also go . . . and then you find that you're working at your own level, in your own way, in your own time and in my own experience, there's wistfulness for sure but there's also a small measure of the relief you mention here and then a more defined purpose that feels more of your own. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-64938773797228732782010-11-03T21:02:14.972-05:002010-11-03T21:02:14.972-05:00The show does sound like an amazing experience, an...The show does sound like an amazing experience, and if I know you, at least from blogging, I have a sneaking suspicion you will be there again.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-19963104736069965482010-11-03T20:20:59.791-05:002010-11-03T20:20:59.791-05:00I can sure understand the relief you feel right no...I can sure understand the relief you feel right now not being in the show. It still sucks! Sorry!!!!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-69910574089544680792010-11-03T19:51:03.635-05:002010-11-03T19:51:03.635-05:00I am glad you have a good feeling about [is feelin...I am glad you have a good feeling about [is feeling the right word] about not going to the show, but I am sorry nonetheless.<br /><br />I need to ask - the last pic', with the works in progress - perhaps I missed it - but what is the piece all the way to the right - I keep seeing it pop up, but I don't understand what it is ultimately going to be. I get the castings, and the windows [personal fav!] but is that to be a box, dish, table ornament, sculpture - sorry for my poor understanding, but I am curious. Thanks<br /><br />Take care Ellen. Hugs!SkippyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479661523059481730noreply@blogger.com