tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post6338925566345242233..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Of feathers, nests, birds and eggsFiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-4605267313279564822014-03-06T08:55:01.624+10:002014-03-06T08:55:01.624+10:00Thanks so much Lesley - I am hoping we will again ...Thanks so much Lesley - I am hoping we will again produce good books; each time is a bit like falling off the edge tho, never know where we're heeded, but trusting…<br />I am hoping I can use those wee stitched-in feather as well - I just love them!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-33347746189075792532014-03-05T17:36:16.683+10:002014-03-05T17:36:16.683+10:00It is a tremendous subject to explore and I know t...It is a tremendous subject to explore and I know the two of you will instinctively and subtly push each other in exciting directions with it. Those stitched feathers are to die for Fiona. I adore those minute, neatly executed lines of thread anchoring that wispy feather to the page stopping it from flying off. Methinks this will be another wonderful collaboration.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-16659787419663361822014-03-04T15:00:41.270+10:002014-03-04T15:00:41.270+10:00I'm always happy to share where I'm headed...I'm always happy to share where I'm headed and the process - my blog seems the place to show the behind the scenes moments, the website is much more formal! I am enjoying this book now after a fair bit of angst. I look at this blog post and feel it is very much me!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-69906727186848719912014-03-04T14:59:35.786+10:002014-03-04T14:59:35.786+10:00Thanks Valerianna - it is still gently percolating...Thanks Valerianna - it is still gently percolating away...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-92106737017928635402014-03-04T14:59:02.789+10:002014-03-04T14:59:02.789+10:00Feathers do lend themselves to lots of places don&...Feathers do lend themselves to lots of places don't they Debbie? I was very happy with how they felt they belonged on the paper...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-12170955941461803972014-03-03T18:02:55.497+10:002014-03-03T18:02:55.497+10:00How wonderful it always is to share in your though...How wonderful it always is to share in your thought process & experiments, Fiona. And it certainly feels good when one's results are so full of promising. Those lacey pages are very intriguing - equally so are the exquisite little stitches holding the feathers in place & that expressive curve you've embossed. I am looking forward to following the journey of your latest collaboration with Susan...Arzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-13003222934492636722014-03-03T00:55:20.935+10:002014-03-03T00:55:20.935+10:00Love the stitched feathers and look forward to see...Love the stitched feathers and look forward to seeing how it all comes together. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-29372666240610867342014-03-02T21:29:45.614+10:002014-03-02T21:29:45.614+10:00Love the feather idea, I am doing something simila...Love the feather idea, I am doing something similar in a stitched piece that I am making but I love the way they work on paper.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-17326561825283754052014-03-02T20:56:16.917+10:002014-03-02T20:56:16.917+10:00Thanks Robyn - yes I love that Portal of Memories ...Thanks Robyn - yes I love that Portal of Memories in the trees as well - simply stunning! And thanks for liking the bits of this book-in-the-making that I like so far as well. They seem to be gentle and holding together. Hopefully, they stay that way! Go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-42648709417612865002014-03-02T20:54:50.823+10:002014-03-02T20:54:50.823+10:00Thanks Hilke - this is really the sorting through ...Thanks Hilke - this is really the sorting through and working out part of the process - testing ideas. Hopefully a few of them will make it into the book! I'm glad you like the feathers and the drift cut paper page…go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-80194606838868012402014-03-02T18:56:13.267+10:002014-03-02T18:56:13.267+10:00It seems, creative juices are flowing in your neck...It seems, creative juices are flowing in your neck of the woods, Fiona. This theme has my heart racing (besides the Portal of Memories amidst the trees). Everything works for me. The dreamy... very dreamy .... papercuts and the stitched feathers .... all inspiring.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-54600211507849924102014-03-02T18:56:01.156+10:002014-03-02T18:56:01.156+10:00The paper cutting looks soft and generally great i...The paper cutting looks soft and generally great indeed. But I also very much like the combination of an embossed line with the stitched feather. Looks like a promising start, and I am looking forward to seeing more of it. Thanks for sharing your process!Hilke aka buechertigerhttp://buechertiger.denoreply@blogger.com