tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post409201040835195886..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts...Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-63395811165188943992013-01-15T20:01:08.263+10:002013-01-15T20:01:08.263+10:00I love how there is so much to be seen and valued ...I love how there is so much to be seen and valued in emptiness Brandi - the idea of lingering with thoughts unknown - just beautiful!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-47212400961553537562013-01-15T20:00:15.942+10:002013-01-15T20:00:15.942+10:00I hope to see it on your floor one day Kim!I hope to see it on your floor one day Kim!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-50947531307439191962013-01-14T05:47:14.890+10:002013-01-14T05:47:14.890+10:00It is a relief to find others facing the same dile...It is a relief to find others facing the same dilemmas! I have linked to your post in my latest; I hope you don't mind.Helen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360142897304650781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-10794817717380486652013-01-14T02:01:49.794+10:002013-01-14T02:01:49.794+10:00~fiona...in and around...within the empty spaces y...~fiona...in and around...within the empty spaces you create...they leave the mind to wander...to linger with the thoughts unknown...quiet yet speaking volumes from the soul that created...i am drawn to emptyness and all that it brings...thank you for sharing such a delicate piece...be well and much love~brandihttp://www.tofallorstumbleupon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-73542985969691241452013-01-13T09:10:59.599+10:002013-01-13T09:10:59.599+10:00A beautiful quote Fiona - every profound, it certa...A beautiful quote Fiona - every profound, it certainly brings me home again! Is one to write on my studio floor, and keep me grounded...Kim Schoenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00703881713524369921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-76303063946951786292013-01-12T12:33:31.069+10:002013-01-12T12:33:31.069+10:00Oh Carol it's hot isn't it? 36 degrees her...Oh Carol it's hot isn't it? 36 degrees here which is ridiculous for the mountains...I think emptiness can take a bit of time to sit with, and think about, and I hope your ponderings go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-73149866541440757602013-01-12T12:32:23.272+10:002013-01-12T12:32:23.272+10:00Enjoy your empty-spaced cogitations Lesley. I thin...Enjoy your empty-spaced cogitations Lesley. I think it is good to think about emptiness as a positive and to not be fearful of it, not need to fill it with things...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-17504322722374194762013-01-12T07:02:59.960+10:002013-01-12T07:02:59.960+10:00Fiona, I think I have a fear of emptiness, so I wi...Fiona, I think I have a fear of emptiness, so I will be mulling over this quote today as I try to remain cool on this very hot day.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914350639398715648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-66417000105180835422013-01-12T05:04:58.884+10:002013-01-12T05:04:58.884+10:00Had not really thought about this before Fiona, bu...Had not really thought about this before Fiona, but any expression describing being or feeling empty does indeed have really negative conotations to it. I think this might take a bit of getting my head around. I shall retire to an empty space to cogitate.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-83194214403214054942013-01-11T20:55:15.977+10:002013-01-11T20:55:15.977+10:00You know what Valerianna - that made perfect sense...You know what Valerianna - that made perfect sense without even thinking! Exactly - from within the veils of nothing everything emerges. Beautiful.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-34072250859135236182013-01-11T20:54:24.332+10:002013-01-11T20:54:24.332+10:00Thanks Lisa - a lovely contemplation on it, and ve...Thanks Lisa - a lovely contemplation on it, and very kind words about simplicity and richness! I also like the thought that the spareness leaves room for others thoughts/ideas as well - and sometimes I think it just leaves room for us to breathe...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-45807021011436489832013-01-11T20:52:18.174+10:002013-01-11T20:52:18.174+10:00Sometimes its best to just accept the quote and wh...Sometimes its best to just accept the quote and what it offers, without getting too technical or forcing things. Glad you enjoyed!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-35985015746758436962013-01-11T20:51:30.650+10:002013-01-11T20:51:30.650+10:00Lovely Ronnie - I like the sense of the concentrat...Lovely Ronnie - I like the sense of the concentration of the essence of things...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-92186133863297961582013-01-11T20:50:40.888+10:002013-01-11T20:50:40.888+10:00Hi Helen - it's nice to share and find others ...Hi Helen - it's nice to share and find others face the same dilemmas; i felt quite reinforced by DS's words; it helps when you begin to question yourself a bit too much. I hop you enjoy your ongoing simplification!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-65234542960874674592013-01-11T20:48:22.552+10:002013-01-11T20:48:22.552+10:00So true eb - emptiness allows for all of that. Go ...So true eb - emptiness allows for all of that. Go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-42996697609329658142013-01-11T12:16:41.623+10:002013-01-11T12:16:41.623+10:00That is why I like mist and fog - if that makes AN...That is why I like mist and fog - if that makes ANY sense at all - everything emerges from veils of nothing. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-28501540807833103902013-01-11T10:58:39.024+10:002013-01-11T10:58:39.024+10:00This is a quote to contemplate. And, as you say......This is a quote to contemplate. And, as you say...opportunity, potential - that is what I see in a blank piece of paper, a patch of earth, an empty room. To bring this spare quality to a piece of art, I think, offers the chance for others to not only see how you've concentrated/distilled the essence (to borrow Ronnie's well-chosen words) of your thoughts/idea, but to leave space for theirs as well. I am very drawn to your work; while simplicity may be a common thread, at the same time, it is very rich.Arzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-14661028179916453552013-01-11T09:46:09.925+10:002013-01-11T09:46:09.925+10:00aaahhhh - love the quote. Speaks volumes. haven&...aaahhhh - love the quote. Speaks volumes. haven't been able to read what you or others have said about it. Just enjoying its profundity.susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-80468001390455287392013-01-11T08:20:02.267+10:002013-01-11T08:20:02.267+10:00I think of emptiness and spareness as a concentrat...I think of emptiness and spareness as a concentration of the essential nature of things.... so its not really nothingness to me, instead its the distillation of everything represented in the purest, simplest way... ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-31061431585267003672013-01-11T02:21:31.640+10:002013-01-11T02:21:31.640+10:00Yes!
I have been battling with the feeling that t...Yes!<br /><br />I have been battling with the feeling that the simplicity I am moving inexorably towards might leave me with work that looks too easy, or even with nothing at all.<br /><br />This has really helped, thank you.Helen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360142897304650781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-68322673902831085662013-01-11T01:25:45.609+10:002013-01-11T01:25:45.609+10:00spaciousness
silence
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the poetics of space...spaciousness<br />silence<br />and<br />the poetics of space...ebhttp://www.elizabethbunsen.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com