tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post2284774940712842469..comments2024-03-13T00:11:38.615-04:00Comments on Art in the Studio: PasticheNancy Natalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-65462106688974643372010-11-13T09:42:00.431-05:002010-11-13T09:42:00.431-05:00A post that shoots from every barrel, and all of u...A post that shoots from every barrel, and all of us who have chosen this very hard path (best advice to a young person who wants to do art is, only if you absolutely positively can't NOT) know of what you speak. <br /><br />The stories of artists' studios being dumpstered when they die is a terrifying reality. One aging artist friend has started giving away everything she has in her inventory to anyone who would give it a home. The Craig's list free strategy...Also not a pleasant outcome.<br /><br />So mental fortitude is essential, the willingness to give whatever work you are doing right now your complete attention. That's the best thing I can do, or offer.Deborah Barlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152621151325407328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-30044088756731784352010-11-13T08:07:45.914-05:002010-11-13T08:07:45.914-05:00Thank you for your comments, Wendy, Pam, Lynette, ...Thank you for your comments, Wendy, Pam, Lynette, Binnie, Gwen and Joanne. Being able to write this stuff and have someone read it means a lot to me. I appreciate your support more than you know. You are real friends and that's the most important part of life - no matter what else goes on.Nancy Natalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325421420384484035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-69598532746201996912010-11-12T01:30:17.245-05:002010-11-12T01:30:17.245-05:00You are in rare form with this post Nancy. You had...You are in rare form with this post Nancy. You had me crying with you at the thought of a 53-year-old Rothko making $20,000 a year, and you had me laughing AND pissed off at the same time with Peter G. Peterson and Social Security comment.<br /><br />I feel your pain with the car. Glad you got it fixed for $35. Back in the day I had a VW van that needed to be hotwired to start. Stalling out was a nightmare because I had to pop the clutch. The worse was popping the clutch in reverse at night on an icy hill in the middle of winter in Saratoga Springs. But I was 22; poverty was romantic.<br /><br />The whole column is worthy of an Op Ed in the Times. Or maybe a guest monolog on the Rachel Maddow Show. I'm serious. (My word verification? I'm not kidding: Suradat? As in sure a dat.)joannematterahttp://www.joannemattera.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-23517008133518880502010-11-11T10:05:27.673-05:002010-11-11T10:05:27.673-05:00You made my day with this post. Sorry though about...You made my day with this post. Sorry though about your car. I know that feeling very well. I second what Wendy said and love your posts for that..."raw and vulnerable and honest." And I'm with Pam too..."rich" indeed.Gwendolyn Plunketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665457019924209613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-29977361799673219202010-11-11T09:07:13.488-05:002010-11-11T09:07:13.488-05:00Nancy:
No denying how you feel! Somebody should gi...Nancy:<br />No denying how you feel! Somebody should give you a brand new car! with awd and room to haul art around! I'd march against the repugs! Your rant is a great way to start the day!Binniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727525513205143982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-34809225157616662802010-11-11T09:00:41.662-05:002010-11-11T09:00:41.662-05:00YOU HAVE ME FRIGGIN SCREAMING WITH LAUGHTER. Poor ...YOU HAVE ME FRIGGIN SCREAMING WITH LAUGHTER. Poor Peter Peterson.<br /><br />Love the post, your retro online, and so sorry about your car. I once had a Toyota that I had to use a bungee cord to keep it in gear. Ouch.<br /><br />Good luck. Love the semi rant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-87852151758620910482010-11-11T08:20:06.149-05:002010-11-11T08:20:06.149-05:00NN: if wealth could be measured by the quality of ...NN: if wealth could be measured by the quality of one's integrity, artistic self-expression, and ability to blog about universal issues with humor and in a personal style, you'd be a very rich person.<br /><br />I love reading your blog! And if I had a nice shiny new car with one catalytic converter, I'd give it to you.Pamela Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892384331947566237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9064353933668888339.post-11198867690809365092010-11-11T07:48:57.607-05:002010-11-11T07:48:57.607-05:00Well, what a post - raw and vulnerable and honest....Well, what a post - raw and vulnerable and honest. To comment appropriately to all of the issues you raise and all of the ways they resonate for me (and I'm sure for many others) would take a lengthy post of my own. <br /><br />Instead, as I spend 6 hours on the road today, presenting with my husband lectures for students and art educators and raising funds for art supplies for schools (trying to combat the recent $80 million budget cut to the arts in our state), I'll toss all of this --- the images and words --- around in my head, letting it influence me as it will. I will think of you when I speak today, and my approach will be better for it. Thank you for that.<br /><br />You are quite brave, Nancy, in both your art and life (or perhaps it's the same). I hope you know it-Wendy Rodrigue Magnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289447655110009690noreply@blogger.com