tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post5846875068208292139..comments2023-11-02T08:44:33.989-07:00Comments on Beading at the Beach: Meditation or Patience?beadbabe49http://www.blogger.com/profile/08270938730730250964noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-62855556028447358392008-01-30T12:39:00.000-08:002008-01-30T12:39:00.000-08:00Ditto the first paragraph and your description of ...Ditto the first paragraph and your description of the same thing. Amy Clarke and I wrote about the meditative experience of beading in the intro to our book, Beaded Embellishment. But, like you, I've never read an artist's statement by a "fine artist" (in the traditional sense) that mentions either patience or meditative qualities. Good topic... thanks!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700778413231259614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-91543889594351623522008-01-23T23:05:00.000-08:002008-01-23T23:05:00.000-08:00I am not patient at all. But beading or other craf...I am not patient at all. But beading or other crafts teach me patience. And yes, the first paragraph is just how I think, too!nordwolkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026965360591296360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-85130963327316082572008-01-21T20:52:00.000-08:002008-01-21T20:52:00.000-08:00thanks for your comments, kathy...sounds like your...thanks for your comments, kathy...sounds like your experience is similar to many of us while in the process of beading...and thanks for the link to ralph's site...love his color sense and the feeling it evokes.beadbabe49https://www.blogger.com/profile/08270938730730250964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-1269058278245193672008-01-21T18:47:00.000-08:002008-01-21T18:47:00.000-08:00Finally found the artist statement from a dear fri...Finally found the artist statement from a dear friend of ours at http://www.ralphwhiteakergallery.com/about_the_artist.htm#Artist_Statement:0<BR/><BR/>This is one of the most spiritual persons I know and he definitely uses meditation in his work.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Kathy V in NMKVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893455571484379148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-60006770292059732562008-01-21T18:37:00.000-08:002008-01-21T18:37:00.000-08:00Excellent topic, Bobbi -- having been both a fine ...Excellent topic, Bobbi -- having been both a fine artist (many, many years ago before I had a family) and now a bead artist, I must say I do find the beading process much more meditative than what I experienced as a painter. However, that said, I was also one of those who could work with either a pencil or pen and ink for hours and days on end forming every single leaf on a series of trees or KVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893455571484379148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-68699542130953176592008-01-21T15:01:00.000-08:002008-01-21T15:01:00.000-08:00checked indries link, lidia...fine work!checked indries link, lidia...fine work!beadbabe49https://www.blogger.com/profile/08270938730730250964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-69552774393766521512008-01-21T14:53:00.000-08:002008-01-21T14:53:00.000-08:00Great to see more comments...it's almost a survey ...Great to see more comments...it's almost a survey now, lol!<BR/><BR/>thanks, lidia...I'll check out the link you mention...<BR/><BR/>infovorous! lovely to see you here...had no idea you read the blog...come back and comment anytime!beadbabe49https://www.blogger.com/profile/08270938730730250964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-82274287144714527102008-01-21T14:39:00.000-08:002008-01-21T14:39:00.000-08:00Curiously enough, dance is very similiar. Admitte...Curiously enough, dance is very similiar. Admittedly you end up with what seems in some ways like a much more immediate product, but its truly not any more immediate. With dance you end up training for years before anyone will allow you on stage (not unlike bead art if you carry the metaphor far enough). The key for me was that even though you can easily spend your first two years of dance in Infovoroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15706717780544466881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-27287332130189376522008-01-21T13:22:00.000-08:002008-01-21T13:22:00.000-08:00Hi Bobbi - I totally agree with the paragraph - I ...Hi Bobbi - I totally agree with the paragraph - I have little or no patience for many things but I can stitch thousands of beads and feel refreshed at the end. When I don't have time for beadwork I almost feel like something is missing. Here's a link to an artist statement that mentions that his process is medative if I come across others I'll send them on. http://andriesgouws.homestead.com/Lidiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962880419062783613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-23593130984551045432008-01-21T10:25:00.000-08:002008-01-21T10:25:00.000-08:00Hey, that first paragraph could be describing me, ...Hey, that first paragraph could be describing me, too! Many people have remarked how patient I am to work with such teeny tiny beads like that. Grin. I don't consider myself all that patient, I just love beads and all of their beautiful colors. It's being completely in tune with the flow of the universe and working with little pieces of light. Getting into the meditative flow, like you said,artandteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350259339476430261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-81779644985435277372008-01-20T23:46:00.000-08:002008-01-20T23:46:00.000-08:00That first paragraph applies to me, as well.That first paragraph applies to me, as well.The Lone BeaderĀ®https://www.blogger.com/profile/17670946654211536130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-33278952127222170002008-01-20T19:45:00.000-08:002008-01-20T19:45:00.000-08:00thank you both for your insightful comments! and t...thank you both for your insightful comments! and thanks for the link to your blog, lainie...it's given me even more to think about...<BR/><BR/>I think what caught me about the artist's statement I quoted was how often I'd heard it before from fiber artists and how rarely from "fine" artists, like painters and such. In fact, I've read many artist statements (I work at a visual arts center and havebeadbabe49https://www.blogger.com/profile/08270938730730250964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-75107113154518933042008-01-20T19:00:00.000-08:002008-01-20T19:00:00.000-08:00Your blog and your work are both terrific! I agree...Your blog and your work are both terrific! I agree that all forms of stitching can be deeply meditative, especially bead embroidery. I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for but you might enjoy this post on my blog:<BR/>http://lainie.typepad.com/redthread/2008/01/eye-of-the-need.htmlLainiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13809533219602351958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24728463.post-55502285504759162642008-01-20T18:36:00.000-08:002008-01-20T18:36:00.000-08:00Hi Bobbi,Gosh, that's a really good observation. I...Hi Bobbi,<BR/>Gosh, that's a really good observation. I've never noticed. I will keep it in mind now as I surf the web though. <BR/>It's funny but for me I've often thought of the focused attention needed and how I have always been this way. I remember when I was little, I used to draw endless tiny little bricks and lines in huge drawings of castles....I noticed too that David Chatt mentioned SuzyQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445111093507953221noreply@blogger.com