tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post8334755579070694287..comments2024-03-05T08:44:01.854+00:00Comments on mouse notebook: a different pathSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563878298811062442noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-9250665963259732302009-08-23T20:23:36.429+01:002009-08-23T20:23:36.429+01:00A huge thank you to all of you for your wonderfull...A huge thank you to all of you for your wonderfully perceptive, inspirational and encouraging comments. It really is so helpful to find that many others are experiencing similar thoughts and challenges. I've tried to reply to as many as I can but those with 'no-reply' addresses can be tricky to reach. If that's you and you haven't had a reply (and would have liked one), please change your settings!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563878298811062442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-72241966034004053582009-08-22T23:10:10.434+01:002009-08-22T23:10:10.434+01:00Do you see the woman in the first photo? The hing...Do you see the woman in the first photo? The hinges are her eyes.Linda Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863170045475603030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-5493814196499786092009-08-22T21:23:13.070+01:002009-08-22T21:23:13.070+01:00What very wise words. May your creativity go from ...What very wise words. May your creativity go from strength to strength.Heloisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476911247062419638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-48750189855529813912009-08-21T21:52:51.297+01:002009-08-21T21:52:51.297+01:00Fascinating, difficult.Fascinating, difficult.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-23850455073637096692009-08-21T20:25:35.591+01:002009-08-21T20:25:35.591+01:00Thank you - I was on the cusp of the production tr...Thank you - I was on the cusp of the production trap you describe. I now know which way I am going :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-87666281447498969962009-08-20T22:21:44.440+01:002009-08-20T22:21:44.440+01:00You have really struck a chord with me today, I ha...You have really struck a chord with me today, I have been pondering doing fairs and selling my creations but I have lost all enjoyment in the creative process preparing for the next fair, so it will be my last and I will still create but for those I love leaving me with the pleasure of making and most of all the pleasure of giving...I have been pondering on this for a while and your post have helped me to make this decision, so here is hoping that I will sell lots of this stock ! I have often found your posts thought provoking and more often than that helpful in lifes journey...thank you my friend....A time to dancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937288812854037401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-88599834254301615382009-08-20T19:57:25.992+01:002009-08-20T19:57:25.992+01:00It was fascinating to read both this and your post...It was fascinating to read both this and your post back in April. This feel right for you and so IS the best path. If you felt you were diluting your creativity before then this new route must feel very exciting and liberating. If the images in the April post were a taster of your new direction then it'll be exciting for us too! Those paintings (?) are vibrant and beautiful. Are these available as prints or are they fabric designs? Either way they are seriously desirable.silverpebblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456289271322986540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-28977103354031597382009-08-20T19:41:01.370+01:002009-08-20T19:41:01.370+01:00Wow, Sue! You said it just right, the dilemma of ...Wow, Sue! You said it just right, the dilemma of artists/craftsmen trying to stay fresh and seeking and yet "productive" or "income-producing". I guess it's a question of goal. I think the truly creative (not crafting) person doesn't want to do the same thing over and over.The repetition is stifling, as you stated so well.<br /><br />Can you take a class in some new-to-you art form or find a support group to help you stay on this new path. You'll have to beware of self-doubts and those "winter moments" when your spirit is just building nutrients for the creative burst.<br /><br />Can't wait to hear more...Hollacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916548022979567056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-65066464682446514832009-08-20T13:42:16.654+01:002009-08-20T13:42:16.654+01:00This is such an interesting and thought provoking ...This is such an interesting and thought provoking post.<br />Quite the opposite of my latest in its ethos!<br />I have to agree with you about stifling creativity with mass production, but the truth is, I enjoy each and every piece I make and use each one as a small adventure in design. Of course it can get tedious at times and a break would be good, but the need for income keeps me driven as well as the enjoyment.<br />I hope every summer to have time to work on deeper more extended and meaningful works, but the gap between Christmases seems to have narrowed.<br />I know you have chosen the right path. I look forward to seeing your new work in the fullness of time.<br />xJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998628507844056717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-14290274194157624002009-08-20T12:56:12.629+01:002009-08-20T12:56:12.629+01:00Gorgeous pictures and wise words, as always. I kno...Gorgeous pictures and wise words, as always. I know as soon my entrepreneurial side kicks in (and it did a couple of nights ago), the creative part of me gets shoved rudely to one side. I can't seem to marry those two sides to my personality at all.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680813337238122710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-56415895445464165132009-08-20T08:43:05.900+01:002009-08-20T08:43:05.900+01:00You have to be true to yourself. I recognise the ...You have to be true to yourself. I recognise the treadmill trap. Follow your heart...you do know best! Good luck - I'm looking forward to future posts...it's always a pleasure to visitAshbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609643756044680073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-90827503371703575912009-08-20T07:31:44.269+01:002009-08-20T07:31:44.269+01:001. The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost
TWO roa...1. The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost<br /> <br /> <br />TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, <br />And sorry I could not travel both <br />And be one traveler, long I stood <br />And looked down one as far as I could <br />To where it bent in the undergrowth; <br /> <br />Then took the other, as just as fair, <br />And having perhaps the better claim, <br />Because it was grassy and wanted wear; <br />Though as for that the passing there <br />Had worn them really about the same, <br /> <br />And both that morning equally lay <br />In leaves no step had trodden black. <br />Oh, I kept the first for another day! <br />Yet knowing how way leads on to way, <br />I doubted if I should ever come back. <br /> <br />I shall be telling this with a sigh <br />Somewhere ages and ages hence: <br />Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— <br />I took the one less traveled by, <br />And that has made all the difference. <br /> <br />Your movingly honest post reminded me so much of one of my favourite poems. Good luck on your journey!Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638424388530718289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-54684990361073417142009-08-20T07:03:13.387+01:002009-08-20T07:03:13.387+01:00I have just found your blog and your last post is ...I have just found your blog and your last post is so inspirational. A few years ago I went down the path of creating items for commercial reasons. I was so frustrated at producing multiple items for sale. I finally gave up and turned to recycling vintage supplies so that others could use them in their own creative way. This left me time for my own creativity to develop in my felt work. I enjoy challenges but in a creative way and get so much more pleasure giving away my felt work to family and friends. It is the only path to take in my view. Good Luck.<br />Sandie at Rag RescueSandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360621155261027279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-16698139253324479402009-08-20T06:43:35.467+01:002009-08-20T06:43:35.467+01:00Go for it! I'm so proud of you whatever you ...Go for it! I'm so proud of you whatever you do!<br /><br />Let the creativity flow!!Gillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322140697547406511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-21937973580951606262009-08-20T02:24:09.126+01:002009-08-20T02:24:09.126+01:00Hello! Don't ask me how I discovered your blo...Hello! Don't ask me how I discovered your blog but here I am visiting you.<br /><br />This post is beautiful. I think everything you say is so true. Like you, I need to create in one form or another. Once you start creating for the sole purpose of making money, it seems to take some of the joy out of the process. <br /><br />Lovely pictures!<br /><br />Oh funny - my word verification is "nouse" ha ha!Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161905717646343288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-13375060236292825482009-08-20T01:50:58.394+01:002009-08-20T01:50:58.394+01:00Sue, you have show us beautiful paths in your phot...Sue, you have show us beautiful paths in your photos, and with your words eloquently shown another path that you are choosing.<br /><br />Let your artistry, imagination, talent, curiousity travel as you wish. You might well be aware of all those other paths that others have traveled. (Perhaps keeping the walkways quite clear from the continued traffic.)<br /><br />How great to know that a path is there for you, just for you.<br /><br />It has been a pleasure to read you post this evening. In the closing hour of the shop, a customer whom I recognize, came by to pick up a scarf we had held for her. In chatting with her about a variety of things, and admiring her tiny handbag (a Japanese crafted gem) she mentioned her hand-quilting project ... done mostly while on a bus. She showed me the most recent joinings of rectangles and squares ... all sorts of fabrics ... with various provenances. It was delightful to see something totally different from anything I'd seen before. All stitching done by hand. On a bus.<br /><br />Love these unique paths. oxFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-90280443185382515322009-08-20T00:48:33.905+01:002009-08-20T00:48:33.905+01:00OMG this is SO familiar--you sound like me a year ...OMG this is SO familiar--you sound like me a year ago.<br />GO WITH YOUR GUT. Do what your poet/artist/dreamer side says--to hell with the business bitch, if you'll pardon my french :}<br />Believe me, you will be MUCH happier!arleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036114069539254266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-51861590075537348262009-08-19T23:54:33.636+01:002009-08-19T23:54:33.636+01:00Go where your heart leads you! I too got into the ...Go where your heart leads you! I too got into the commercial end a few years back and I found that it took the joy right out of my work. Now I work solely for myself, for gifts and even donate my work to worthy causes. There's not much of an audience this way but I do get more pleasure from the creative process.Diva Kreszlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278102837785791249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-91090297808234742702009-08-19T22:34:32.608+01:002009-08-19T22:34:32.608+01:00I am glad you have had these thoughts – I do think...I am glad you have had these thoughts – I do think that large scale production stifles creativity.<br /> Of course there are many who may disagree with me but knowing you in the way I do I don’t think it’s you.Gigibirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171021812450232039noreply@blogger.com