tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post7966259073902960527..comments2024-03-28T18:56:38.364-07:00Comments on Tracey Broome : New directionTracey Broomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-83522451965113495712011-01-25T05:17:51.992-08:002011-01-25T05:17:51.992-08:00I think your onto something with this one! Lookin...I think your onto something with this one! Looking good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-64215363981221122102011-01-19T08:29:19.708-08:002011-01-19T08:29:19.708-08:00I love the new direction, union jack stuff is all ...I love the new direction, union jack stuff is all the rage over here at the moment, Cushions, Bags, rugs etc: etc:Paul Jessophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049186132665105757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-3307822684488195812011-01-18T04:01:36.383-08:002011-01-18T04:01:36.383-08:00Sounds like you handle the "too few images to...Sounds like you handle the "too few images to represent" problem quite well.<br /><br />Best, most distinctive foot forward. It's been my experience that some pots are just more photogenic than others. Try as I may, some pieces just don't translate as well to 2D.<br /><br />So I just try to send the 3-5 best, most eye-catching images I can put together. Period. An application's images have about 3 seconds on average to catch the attention of the jury. <br /><br />We'd like to think that the jury stops the procedure at each set of images to puzzle out the nuances. But that's just not the reality. Generally, the images whiz by -- 3 seconds for each set. <i>Then</i>, if some set of images does catch a juror's eye, the procedure will be slowed for questions.<br /><br />I got an email box full of comments from fellow potters last summer. The occasion was upon several art fairs releasing images of the successful entrants to their shows. And the emails in my box were all amazed, semi-shocked potters, each remarking on how "un-journalistic" the images were that successfully got potters into those shows.<br /><br />The comments were "I love _____ _____, but those images he sent look nothing like his work. They're beautiful images, but how could the jury possibly know what the pots <i>really</i> looked like from those images?!", and, more sardonically, "So, did ______ _____ enter under pottery or photography *twisterd grin*?"<br /><br />I've done some interesting experiments in this regard but I've been rambling and this is your blog, not mine.<br /><br />Sorry.John Baumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910451039953672849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-42874876999815683342011-01-17T16:49:40.613-08:002011-01-17T16:49:40.613-08:00a body of wrk.
Like you I think this is hard.
How ...a body of wrk.<br />Like you I think this is hard.<br />How do you speak your work in 3 slides?<br />We have a hard time with this and we were rejected last year for not having a baody of work- hummmmm seems i am in the wrong business.<br />I am more fond of the barns that have less on them- I like the quiet ones- the one from the salt kiln just talks to me.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-28314962356628190402011-01-17T14:07:55.668-08:002011-01-17T14:07:55.668-08:00@Cindy -- you said that all so well. I was thinki...@Cindy -- you said that all so well. I was thinking along those lines -- but celebrated my husbands birthday last night -- and the brain just isn't working so well today -- lol!Judy Shrevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817638135856406785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-89216003199438457402011-01-17T12:00:37.622-08:002011-01-17T12:00:37.622-08:00That barn looks amazing Tracey! Your inner painter...That barn looks amazing Tracey! Your inner painter needs no instruction whatsoever. Work it, girl.Laura Farrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599352350646443305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-37250728761750350502011-01-17T11:45:00.152-08:002011-01-17T11:45:00.152-08:00Isn't it weird how our imaginations/plans/insp...Isn't it weird how our imaginations/plans/inspirations evolve? Can't wait to see what you are dreaming of and how it takes form in clay. <br />I admire your tenacity to deal with the show circuit. That is one advantage to Etsy,you can control your shop and it all fits!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06084462536524346103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-91185392339807046252011-01-17T11:09:39.753-08:002011-01-17T11:09:39.753-08:00oooo I LIKE the Americana Barn! Keep on, keepin...oooo I LIKE the Americana Barn! Keep on, keepin' on with the ETSY. Did you give yourself a target date for how long to stick it out with ETSY -might be a good idea so you don't give it up because it becomes a pain in the azz. As for the jury stuff pick your favorites, your deep down favorites and they will present as a body of work. Like the Pear, a favorite barn, one of your vessels with the sculptural heads on it and even a favorite raku pendant... I LOVE all of those pieces and it really shows how you give each piece a real "signature."cindy shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353820195984269329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-45348675364758442492011-01-17T11:05:57.194-08:002011-01-17T11:05:57.194-08:00love the folk art - this one looks more like a bui...love the folk art - this one looks more like a building than a barn -- what size is it?<br /><br />I look at some artists websites and they have different categories set up in their portfolios to accommodate their different styles of working. It seems you are more of a clay artist than a potter so it doesn't seem odd that you make lots of different stuff. I'm rambling but you know what I mean?Judy Shrevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817638135856406785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-10842289032782377142011-01-17T10:32:26.384-08:002011-01-17T10:32:26.384-08:00Talk about Americana! Very nice.Talk about Americana! Very nice.Dennis Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170187288282755570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-9185279626262072302011-01-17T07:42:47.015-08:002011-01-17T07:42:47.015-08:00Love the 'spunky' building! Very upbeat!Love the 'spunky' building! Very upbeat!Sister Creek Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288262555862392503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-23202711660249289372011-01-17T07:34:41.082-08:002011-01-17T07:34:41.082-08:00love the new barn - the flag motif really lends it...love the new barn - the flag motif really lends itself well to the form. <br /> i agree with hollis about representing just one side of your work for a gallery or show app. when i juried into the league of nh craftsmen, i knew that they were looking for a cohesive body of work. it was a face to face jury for ceramics and i could bring 6 to 12 pieces. ceramic beads (by the league standards) are not acceptable to be juried... if you make them into jewelry then you have to go before the jewelry jury. so many rules!<br />i agree that etsy is an awful lot of work... i often wonder how much time the people with 1200 sales have put in to it!!!Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-55026592861382056032011-01-17T07:02:45.448-08:002011-01-17T07:02:45.448-08:00Love the red, white and blue barn, Tracey. I love ...Love the red, white and blue barn, Tracey. I love seeing these things evolve. As to your range of work, it's really tough to represent who you are in a few images. I make pots, still make photographs, am an occasional printmaker and I write. Jeez ... most of those things don't seem to go together. So I usually end up representing one side of what I do. If someone's really interested, they'll stick around long enough to see all your sides, if you're willing to show them.Hollis Engleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550281579804944085noreply@blogger.com