tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post6877909341638100973..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Playing around with barbed wireFiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-49581476688695753332013-05-16T20:37:40.240+10:002013-05-16T20:37:40.240+10:00Better late than never I hope Mo - thank you! I en...Better late than never I hope Mo - thank you! I enjoyed the quick sketching.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-72340927531138952922013-05-01T05:29:47.173+10:002013-05-01T05:29:47.173+10:00such an elegant line in your inkwork Fionasuch an elegant line in your inkwork FionaMo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-31592808926045891632013-04-19T20:51:49.561+10:002013-04-19T20:51:49.561+10:00Thank you Lesley - I do think there is something b...Thank you Lesley - I do think there is something beautiful about seeing the barbed wire like that - and I love having little stashes of it here and there around the place, always makes me smile and wonder.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-12145497151699800412013-04-19T20:50:28.194+10:002013-04-19T20:50:28.194+10:00Oh Brandi - I laughed at that! How to de-boss the ...Oh Brandi - I laughed at that! How to de-boss the littlest one. I think barbed wire has a certain spare beauty, and it was fun to explore it! As you say, where one's mind travels...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-17002066524984712142013-04-19T20:49:11.719+10:002013-04-19T20:49:11.719+10:00So glad you've become friends with barbed wire...So glad you've become friends with barbed wire Carol! I find it beautiful and fascinating and elegant in a way. Wow - a whole barbed wire museum that would be something else for sure! Glad you enjoyed my 'takes' on it...go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-34919716702823574952013-04-19T00:14:19.557+10:002013-04-19T00:14:19.557+10:00I can't add anything that has not already been...I can't add anything that has not already been said. You remind me yet again about the beauty of looking at something close to hand with new eyes.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-43840291053327093752013-04-18T23:17:02.652+10:002013-04-18T23:17:02.652+10:00~i had never heard of de~bossing!!! do you think i...~i had never heard of de~bossing!!! do you think it would work on our wee littlest!?! each piece you shared sheds a new kind of light wonder and beauty to barbed wire...fascinating where you mind travels! much love light and blessings~brandihttp://www.tofallorstumbleupon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-44943852748683805652013-04-16T14:58:15.587+10:002013-04-16T14:58:15.587+10:00De-bossing, embossing! Who would think that the tw...De-bossing, embossing! Who would think that the two could be so complementary! I just love barbed wire at any time, which I used to fear was a bit weird, but now I know it's just fine, thanks to you and some other wonderful bloggers. Somewhere, maybe in New Zealand, I came across a barbed wire museum exhibit and I was entranced. Fiona, your pen and ink barbed wire is elegant and beautiful, just like the real thing.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914350639398715648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-40226485732714153882013-04-15T20:24:32.678+10:002013-04-15T20:24:32.678+10:00Hi Robyn - me too! They could be songs or birds on...Hi Robyn - me too! They could be songs or birds on a wire or....Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-70636644642234864442013-04-15T19:55:10.914+10:002013-04-15T19:55:10.914+10:00Barbed wire patterns... so simple but very effecti...Barbed wire patterns... so simple but very effective. Love the de-bossing image.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-8681267473832787802013-04-15T19:38:41.981+10:002013-04-15T19:38:41.981+10:00Hi Louise - it does go just a little bit dreamy do...Hi Louise - it does go just a little bit dreamy doesn't it? Go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-26888140758334523852013-04-15T19:34:04.506+10:002013-04-15T19:34:04.506+10:00Glad you enjoyed your studio visit Rosie! Please v...Glad you enjoyed your studio visit Rosie! Please visit again sometime...Go well.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-60556213307124471332013-04-15T19:22:00.938+10:002013-04-15T19:22:00.938+10:00you make something harsh into something not just o...you make something harsh into something not just ordinary, but rather extraordinary... :)Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09043122487729540469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-73000460549883800982013-04-15T18:44:24.587+10:002013-04-15T18:44:24.587+10:00Thanks Anna - sometimes if I sit and don't thi...Thanks Anna - sometimes if I sit and don't think, just do it , then I can make marks I am happy with. I think you can tell this is barbed wire...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-17059829063154250292013-04-15T18:43:21.587+10:002013-04-15T18:43:21.587+10:00Mmmmmm yes Valerianna - like magic markings, a for...Mmmmmm yes Valerianna - like magic markings, a foreign language of symbols indecipherable. De bossing is exactly that, pushing that piece into the paper rather than the paper into the empty bit. I like how sharp it is...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-80558638137503987642013-04-15T18:42:14.868+10:002013-04-15T18:42:14.868+10:00Thanks Roberta - you can still get the sense of ba...Thanks Roberta - you can still get the sense of barbed wireness very much can't you? Yet it has definitely softened. I like it this way...glad you enjoyed!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-35959375073812112222013-04-15T18:41:12.410+10:002013-04-15T18:41:12.410+10:00Thanks Charlton - little memories aren't they ...Thanks Charlton - little memories aren't they in a way? Like something you knew which has gone away, but you recall it...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-63334436178706618772013-04-15T18:40:19.672+10:002013-04-15T18:40:19.672+10:00Oh wow - I almost heard the sigh from here J - tha...Oh wow - I almost heard the sigh from here J - thanks so much!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-63071440130647847732013-04-15T17:47:28.729+10:002013-04-15T17:47:28.729+10:00I felt as if I was with you in the studio followin...I felt as if I was with you in the studio following your ideas - lovely post - thank you <br />RosieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02337670107926923777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-41679775532521107692013-04-15T13:40:07.167+10:002013-04-15T13:40:07.167+10:00Beautiful ink marks!Beautiful ink marks!Anna Mavromatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713679775153120642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-43489966968535887232013-04-14T22:52:00.781+10:002013-04-14T22:52:00.781+10:00I like how barbed wire is almost language in your ...I like how barbed wire is almost language in your drawing! De-bossing... using the piece that you cut the embossing pieces out of? Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-8187347596859506812013-04-14T22:47:52.957+10:002013-04-14T22:47:52.957+10:00I love the idea of embossed barbed wire. It soften...I love the idea of embossed barbed wire. It softens it and yet it is still barbed wire. Nice work as usual.Roberta Warshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869094383053871169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-68561328088423346952013-04-14T22:31:26.714+10:002013-04-14T22:31:26.714+10:00Oh these are so beautiful - ethereal, ghostly and ...Oh these are so beautiful - ethereal, ghostly and understated - wonderful!Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-32985370700412908602013-04-14T20:23:45.214+10:002013-04-14T20:23:45.214+10:00Big old huge sigh of amazement....Big old huge sigh of amazement....Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.com