tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62178118006558094032024-03-14T01:12:37.965-05:00The Swatch Bookdiosaperdidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01571048378564444173noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217811800655809403.post-69708119070968760412007-02-10T10:21:00.000-05:002007-02-10T10:28:09.567-05:00Not a lot new.I seem to be more and <br/>more attracted to violent color combos.<br/>Magenta and acid green, <br/>turquoise and golden yellow, orange and purple...or <br/>all of those together.<br/>I have been starved for color lately.<br/><br/>I also am more..and have always been attracted to glass,<br/>and glassy looks.<br/><br/>I have always loved mosaics, and read that they are<br/>getting to be the new hot item for homes.<br/>That makes me sad.<br/>When I love something it always ends up becoming<br/>a trend.<br/>Then when it goes out of style,<br/>I look dated for several years until the trend is forgotten<br/>or it comes back.<br/><br/>Lord knows there are plenty of trends that<br/> I would love to see gone.<br/>Skulls...am I the only person that is sick to DEATH of..<br/>death...and pirates?<br/>It makes me sad that tattoo art has become such a trend.<br/>I have always loved tattoos.<br/>I have many.<br/>And soon, very soon...<br/>they will be passe.<br/>But you know..<br/><br/>you gotta please yourself, and trends be damned.<br/><br/><br/> diosaperdidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01571048378564444173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217811800655809403.post-36584343500750482012007-02-01T10:37:00.000-05:002007-02-01T11:20:07.610-05:00Ah...a hoped for revelationI have been paying attention to what <br/>appeals to me..and <br/>gardening type things have<br/> made an appearance.<br/>Hmm..it is a surprise and<br/> a revelation.<br/>How silly to realize only now that I like..<br/><br/>flowers..<br/>and bugs<br/>and old iron gardening tools<br/>etc<br/><br/><br/>Another revelation:<br/><br/>I tend to joke that I am lazy.<br/>I'm not.<br/><br/>I tend to actually work like <br/>a dog all day long.<br/><br/>I am also very duty <br/>bound, especially to my family.<br/><br/>I realized this morning<br/> that one reason that I don't <br/>do alot more experimenting ,<br/> is that there <br/>often isn't time.<br/>Yeah..I would love to knit up <br/>some of the intarsia charts that<br/>I have made. I would love to<br/> play with some new techniques<br/> in paint.<br/>I would love to finish that mural<br/> on my bathroom wall.<br/><br/>But the girls needed mittens, <br/>Bill needs his grey sweater...<br/>and before that his balaclava.<br/>The cat would love a bed.<br/>I have a deadline for three portraits<br/> of people I don't know.<br/><br/>Except for the cat, I like to make<br/> things that the user will visually enjoy.<br/>Not necessarily something that <br/>I want to make.<br/>I mean come on..me and grey?<br/>Only if there is a <br/>really BRIGHT RED-ORANGE poppie involved.<br/>But for Bill...well..love inspires my sense of duty.<br/>And I will knit the sweater first.<br/><br/>By the way...what exactly is with<br/> all the partially<br/> finished projects, and ready to<br/> wear sewn items out there?<br/>I understand in production,<br/> they can really lower the price<br/> of a garment by skimping on the finishing.<br/>But in DIY projects...<br/>How could someone be ok<br/> with not hemming their skirt?<br/>Why is it ok now to leave threads<br/> dangling, and have sloppy stitching?<br/><br/>There is a reason I dont show much that I sew.<br/>I am not all that great at sewing.<br/>But lately, I have seen expensive clothes that even I<br/>could have put together nicer than they are!<br/><br/>What ever happened to pride in one's work?<br/><br/>And you can go ahead and get really angry with me for saying<br/>this because you never hem your skirts and you're ok<br/>with it, and who am I to say it's bad..<br/>whatever<br/><br/>This blog is for me to decide what I like or do not like..<br/>opinion is an integral part of taste and style.<br/>I am saying it's not for me, and that I, personally don't get it.<br/>If you adore that look..go for it.<br/>I just ...well..I have a history of issues about how things were done<br/>in my home while growing up.<br/>My Mother would rather be shot in the head than to actually<br/>read about how to do something correctly.<br/>The woman once tried to build a deck without a plan.<br/>And not just a rectangular shaped one.<br/>Not only did she have no plans....she had no<br/> knowledge of tools, wood, hardware, didn't make any<br/> measurements( yes..she tried<br/> to "eyeball" the entire project)<br/>...you get the picture.<br/>We had a real mess in about three weeks.<br/>That's how long she held out with this idea.<br/>She gets angry with me and thinks I knit pick<br/> when I want to make a measurement. <br/>With my freehand and freestyle approach to everything, I am <br/>not far behind her.<br/>But I really do try to have some solid knowledge of <br/>technique to back up my "wing it" attitude.<br/>I have learned that many things in life are made by "formula" <br/>or "recipe".<br/>It is the details that make it your own.<br/>So I figure..better be sure to have a good solid formula.<br/>For me, finishing a raw edge,etc is part of that formula.<br/><br/><br/>So there ya go.<br/><br/>Duty, pride...and gardening.<br/><br/>All a part how<span style="color:#ff6600;"> <i><strong>I</strong></i></span> create...in their own ways.<br/><br/>diosaperdidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01571048378564444173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217811800655809403.post-61969597133110704912007-01-27T18:47:00.000-05:002007-01-27T18:51:24.950-05:00color hatersI get people who sometimes are very explicit in their opinions of my use of color in my work.<br />Some even go so far as to be kind of insulting when I make something using fewer colors.<br />They feel the need to say how much better this is opposed to my usual work, etc, blah, blah.<br />I also see those who think color combos that I like are garish.<br />I makes me fearful...<br />does everyone hate my color usage?<br />I mean most people SAY they like my use of color...<br />but..<br />um..<br /><br />I need to calm down.<br />I have been told by more than one curator that color is prefered.<br />Alot will not even consider my peices with less color.<br /><br />whew..<br /><br />The bottom line speaks, I suppose?diosaperdidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01571048378564444173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217811800655809403.post-85749950821389546312007-01-25T13:44:00.000-05:002007-01-25T14:10:50.281-05:00OK...next<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qSx7F2bcpbc/Rbj_brnTDsI/AAAAAAAAAFI/pWhPa4E3ESs/s1600-h/DSCF5734.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_qSx7F2bcpbc/Rbj-O7nTDmI/AAAAAAAAAEE/F-eV9Udm-E4/s400/DSCF5718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024044916805930594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSx7F2bcpbc/Rbj-PLnTDnI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Y_Y6wK0aKDg/s1600-h/DSCF5719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSx7F2bcpbc/Rbj-PLnTDnI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Y_Y6wK0aKDg/s400/DSCF5719.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024044921100897906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSx7F2bcpbc/Rbj-PLnTDoI/AAAAAAAAAEU/ExZp_CTNS6U/s1600-h/DSCF5720.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_qSx7F2bcpbc/Rbj-PLnTDoI/AAAAAAAAAEU/ExZp_CTNS6U/s400/DSCF5720.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024044921100897922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSx7F2bcpbc/Rbj-PbnTDpI/AAAAAAAAAEc/rsPci4CGOQk/s1600-h/DSCF5722.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSx7F2bcpbc/Rbj-PbnTDpI/AAAAAAAAAEc/rsPci4CGOQk/s400/DSCF5722.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024044925395865234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSx7F2bcpbc/Rbj-PbnTDqI/AAAAAAAAAEk/6ec_ERpPys8/s1600-h/DSCF5723-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qSx7F2bcpbc/Rbj-PbnTDqI/AAAAAAAAAEk/6ec_ERpPys8/s400/DSCF5723-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5024044925395865250" /></a><br />As I said, I took some pics around my house..well..around my bedroom and studio.<br />I will try to see where there is cohesion...<br /><br />can you say... ORANGE?<br /><br />Well..it's no surprise to me that I like orange..and golds..and warm colors in general.<br />In fact, that knitting with the balls of yarn are a bit on the cool side for me..but the red, knitted yarn is recycled chenille.<br />I got it for less than two dollars.diosaperdidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01571048378564444173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6217811800655809403.post-27655655906870166522007-01-24T23:31:00.000-05:002007-01-24T23:48:21.748-05:00The Swatch Book is...If you look at my profile, you will see I have a few blogs.<br />I'm an artist...and I am kind of leaning towards design work as of lately..<br />Hmm..<br />But the big thing is, that I have a gaggle of interests.<br />Tons of things appeal to me.<br />I sometimes get a bit lost in all the colors, prints, styles, ideas,techniques...etc.<br /><br />I also am the 5 minute inspired...I will see something and am enthralled for 5 minutes..until I see something else, or the phone rings..then I can't recall what it...or even the something else was all about.<br />So in this blog, I am going to use the swatch idea to give a sampling of what's hot to me in whatever catagory, and make a recording of it!<br />I am hoping this will help me focus more in my work, narrow down and refine my style, and maybe even serve as a point of inspiration, and ideas for others.<br />I am pairing this blog with my wists...something I have resisted for awhile, due to concern about hotlinking.<br />I'm still not clear on it, but the idea of having all these ideas in one place is too much to pass up anymore.<br />I need cohesion.<br />I am hoping that this blog, and the wists will help me with that.<br />I am not completely in the dark about my tastes.<br />A jumping off point would be:<br />Orange, gold, reds<br />elephants<br />mermaids<br />turquoise, teals, aquas<br />certain purples<br />dots and circles<br />spheres<br />natural/nature<br />birds<br />hummingbirds<br />fish<br />knitting<br />cables<br />lace<br />rainbow<br />fables<br />fairy tales<br />candy<br />sex<br />lingere<br />BDSM<br /><br /><br />umm..I lost all concentration with the last few...erm...husband has had the flu this week...<br /><br />ok..well<br />oh yeah...star trek and sci fi in general<br /><br />which I am now going to go watch.<br />I have some pics I have taken as an excesize for this blog.<br />Maybe that will be a part of the blog...style and creativity excersizes.<br />First excersize was just to take photos of things I already have and love...or that grab my attention...something about them made me want to take a photo of them.<br />I'll post the results tomorrow.<br /><br />Sorry for all the tags...easier to set up a bunch now, yanno.diosaperdidahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01571048378564444173noreply@blogger.com0