tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post6740128755748134541..comments2024-03-27T17:13:58.041-07:00Comments on Tracey Broome : A Beginner..... againTracey Broomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-78278253811775643292013-02-10T07:59:04.374-08:002013-02-10T07:59:04.374-08:00I think the media cross-pollination has been such ...I think the media cross-pollination has been such a teaching/learning thing--the watercolor has always taught me to be a better painter in acrylics. Now the clay is teaching me about paint, too. Wide open and wide awake--it's the best we can do.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121039850580786154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-74298879188216857562013-02-07T12:59:40.301-08:002013-02-07T12:59:40.301-08:00Oh boy, there's a lot of truths in there Trace...Oh boy, there's a lot of truths in there Tracey! Obviously i can relate to it all too well. Oh boy!<br />You're really moving this weaving along at a pace though! It all looks good to me no matter what you think of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496760267994465209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-79257600102110031342013-02-07T09:49:26.896-08:002013-02-07T09:49:26.896-08:00I also wish I had started younger--like maybe unde...I also wish I had started younger--like maybe under sixty!<br /><br />New Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116432614574299510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-56133236349162338072013-02-06T06:28:52.870-08:002013-02-06T06:28:52.870-08:00Lori, your comment of letting go made me think of ...Lori, your comment of letting go made me think of all the things we have to let go of in our lives, children, parents, family, houses, pets, things we make and then sell, so many letting go's, it's good to learn how.......Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-14392931688513890432013-02-06T06:22:10.053-08:002013-02-06T06:22:10.053-08:00It seems we can always learn more in our craft, le...It seems we can always learn more in our craft, letting go is a great way to hang on. Thanks for the valuable lesson reminder.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-4489498730112481072013-02-05T20:14:45.514-08:002013-02-05T20:14:45.514-08:00Amy, it really does take forever and a day, sure w...Amy, it really does take forever and a day, sure wish I had started at a much younger age!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-34245447062821210832013-02-05T19:15:44.359-08:002013-02-05T19:15:44.359-08:00gosh, what you said resonated with me. Hard to le...gosh, what you said resonated with me. Hard to learn at first though not to save everything. Now I only save the best- usually what is sell-able, regardless of whether I will sell it or not. Your words remind me how much time it really takes to learn pottery--- a lifetime. Thanks for this. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113529511743405120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-15509143518537750622013-02-05T18:45:16.486-08:002013-02-05T18:45:16.486-08:00Thanks Jody, you are very sweet! no worries here a...Thanks Jody, you are very sweet! no worries here about perfection, I like things a little wonky!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-56794133519711520472013-02-05T18:26:22.873-08:002013-02-05T18:26:22.873-08:00I am a great lover of wabi sabi and embrace the be...I am a great lover of wabi sabi and embrace the beauty of imperfection. I haven't seen any of your work...fiber or pottery...that I wouldn't be honored to have grace my home. Beauty is ....as they say...in the eye of the beholder. Just look at the following of Jude Hills Spirit Cloth.....I'm working my way through her Contemporary Boro 2 class now. Fiber and mud.....an earthy connection to Spirit and nature that you wear well. I think a lot would be lost in the push for perfection.just jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278908542428151045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-86123583953256253062013-02-05T17:59:24.914-08:002013-02-05T17:59:24.914-08:00Hi Caroline, thanks! Wish there was an easier way,...Hi Caroline, thanks! Wish there was an easier way, ha!Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-62429911109037981432013-02-05T16:39:38.026-08:002013-02-05T16:39:38.026-08:00What a great post...make the mistakes and learn fr...What a great post...make the mistakes and learn from them!!!<br />Very inspiring!!!<br />Thanks<br />Caroline Log Cabin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15088096961815423135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-52389777297980424672013-02-05T14:05:23.500-08:002013-02-05T14:05:23.500-08:00Hey Anna, my mom used to say that I never stuck wi...Hey Anna, my mom used to say that I never stuck with anything. I read on Drucillas blog one day that she was calling herself a scanner, just trying lots of things. That's what I am, a scanner! But like you, I think the weaving and clay will stick, just something about both of them I don't mind getting irritated with...Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-41360263123246261492013-02-05T14:02:53.367-08:002013-02-05T14:02:53.367-08:00Generally I am NOT a patient person.
Potting and ...Generally I am NOT a patient person.<br /><br />Potting and weaving have changed that. And I will say of all the things in life I have tried to learn those are the only biggies that I have stuck with. I enjoy the whole process. (On the other hand I have a fiddle and a mandolin that are evidence of my lack of patience in that department!) <br /><br />SO glad you are enjoying yourself Tracey! Tension can be a real booger. Anna M. Brannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891156072805878934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-29019628125614593352013-02-05T12:55:16.058-08:002013-02-05T12:55:16.058-08:00Exactly, show me what Im doing wrong!! I can fix i...Exactly, show me what Im doing wrong!! I can fix it if I know what it is:)Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-9056673255740645362013-02-05T10:38:02.147-08:002013-02-05T10:38:02.147-08:00Hey Laura, yeah I love that beginners mind, everyt...Hey Laura, yeah I love that beginners mind, everything is a "lets see what will happen if I do this" kind of day....Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-83120702978900020862013-02-05T10:36:48.303-08:002013-02-05T10:36:48.303-08:00Dennis, I remember the first time my first pottery...Dennis, I remember the first time my first pottery teacher cut open a pot she had just thrown, we all had a collective gasp as a class, so silly, like she couldn't make another one? It seems like everything I do is practicing for something.....Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-30720559329012892882013-02-05T10:35:20.063-08:002013-02-05T10:35:20.063-08:00Hi Kevin, well said, yes frustration but not in a ...Hi Kevin, well said, yes frustration but not in a sad way and definitely not despair. Just a settling in for the long journey ahead whatever it is. Today I am re learning how I used to make bowls.....Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-78360151407593064292013-02-05T10:33:37.256-08:002013-02-05T10:33:37.256-08:00So true, I love the learning the most:)So true, I love the learning the most:)Tracey Broomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560971496423789576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-84387759363921336252013-02-05T10:27:22.792-08:002013-02-05T10:27:22.792-08:00I have been making something new on my sewing mach...I have been making something new on my sewing machine with no pattern. I am using scraps and it feels good to just ripe them up since they are not right yet! <br />I walk away and think--- I am convinced that I know what I did wrong. That for me is the first step. I know what is right, now tell me what I am doing wrong.cookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-17353688346254948292013-02-05T10:09:02.345-08:002013-02-05T10:09:02.345-08:00beginner's mind is such an open headspace to b...beginner's mind is such an open headspace to be in... when the possibilities are endless. enjoy! xoLaura Farrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599352350646443305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-69839524212182964632013-02-05T09:41:20.485-08:002013-02-05T09:41:20.485-08:00Until you make your last pot, all the others are j...Until you make your last pot, all the others are just practice. Novice throwers over at the community art center marvel at the pots I cut up on the wheel. I keep thinking that if I achieve perfection too soon I'll get bored with it so I keep putting it off.Dennis Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170187288282755570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-91492197730489425792013-02-05T08:49:18.236-08:002013-02-05T08:49:18.236-08:00I sort of agree with Sherry -there is frustration ...I sort of agree with Sherry -there is frustration in your post, but no despair, no surrender. Because of your previous experience with another medium, you know that some space is needed, some time needed, to clear your head, and approach your weaving "from another angle" so to speak.<br />You know how one day you can't do something on the wheel, (let's say collaring in) no matter what you try?<br />You stop. Then one day you get back to it, and it JUST HAPPENS! You can do it! Why? How? I think all your previous attempts have informed you, and it just needs to 'gel.' The same thing will happen with your weaving.<br />If we loyal readers know anything, you are a fighter, so you will make it happen pretty damn soon!<br />By the way, one of my favorite weavers:<br /><br />http://ptolemymann.com/<br /><br />Weave (and pot) on!Kevin Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10566241631319706632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3393740465996795163.post-52465354005600671942013-02-05T08:02:37.805-08:002013-02-05T08:02:37.805-08:00Tracey this post filled me with hope and with sati...Tracey this post filled me with hope and with satisfaction. Strange words to use maybe but that's how I feel from what you've described. We never stop learning, we can learn from our past and we can learn from what we are doing in the moment. Stopping, starting again...so much more satisfying and fulfilling than plodding on and in the end saying "I can't stand this" and never wanting to look at "it" again. Thanks for this!Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.com