tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post1079594109949424914..comments2024-03-27T17:04:45.202-04:00Comments on Blue Starr Gallery: Raspberries & Ramps, Art or CraftLinda Starrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-91832046564381087792015-05-14T09:50:59.240-04:002015-05-14T09:50:59.240-04:00Hi Lee, thanks, I ws sure happy with the complimen...Hi Lee, thanks, I ws sure happy with the compliment, always helps the ego and makes me want to make more.lLinda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-20917863791936287322015-05-14T05:22:31.213-04:002015-05-14T05:22:31.213-04:00Give yourself a good pat on your back...it's w...Give yourself a good pat on your back...it's wonderful to have received such a compliment. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-22577562207062346182015-05-13T07:14:49.721-04:002015-05-13T07:14:49.721-04:00Hi Turquoisemoon, thanks, oh that is terrible, wha...Hi Turquoisemoon, thanks, oh that is terrible, what kind of art does she do now, I feel a comment coming on. ha.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-45402159211842238982015-05-12T15:31:34.605-04:002015-05-12T15:31:34.605-04:00Linda, I've been juried into several local art...Linda, I've been juried into several local art shows and twice another artist (the same person, both times) told me that photography used to be an art, when she did it a long time ago, but now it's not. I simply didn't respond either time. turquoisemoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893008689507282266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-80883946314121514592015-05-12T04:45:10.057-04:002015-05-12T04:45:10.057-04:00Hi Lori, thanks, ok you got me there on ramp ice c...Hi Lori, thanks, ok you got me there on ramp ice cream I just can't imagine it. Ha. yep as long as she loved it.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-68208396213044087002015-05-12T04:44:27.345-04:002015-05-12T04:44:27.345-04:00Hi Michele, thanks, same here, they can name it wh...Hi Michele, thanks, same here, they can name it whatever they want the customer is always rights. Ha.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-80056395910323333132015-05-12T04:43:53.959-04:002015-05-12T04:43:53.959-04:00Hi Sue, thanks, artisans working away behind the s...Hi Sue, thanks, artisans working away behind the scenes.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-1991090609781387122015-05-12T04:43:17.106-04:002015-05-12T04:43:17.106-04:00Hi Joanne, thanks, never knew about ramps till I m...Hi Joanne, thanks, never knew about ramps till I moved here.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-461059208756320372015-05-12T04:42:55.535-04:002015-05-12T04:42:55.535-04:00Hi Dennis, thanks, I never would have known these ...Hi Dennis, thanks, I never would have known these were related to onions seeing just the leaves so glad to learn the shape to know what is below in the ground.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-72632746862560826212015-05-12T04:42:13.723-04:002015-05-12T04:42:13.723-04:00Hi Barb, thanks, at least I can contain these rasp...Hi Barb, thanks, at least I can contain these raspberries since they are on the wall and I can pick them without falling in. Ha.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-58199092002361126092015-05-11T21:39:04.083-04:002015-05-11T21:39:04.083-04:00the age old argument of art vs. craft. i don't...the age old argument of art vs. craft. i don't care what they call it, as long as they buy it!Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-23229248259211254882015-05-11T16:44:47.513-04:002015-05-11T16:44:47.513-04:00I just tasted ramps for the first time a couple of...I just tasted ramps for the first time a couple of weeks ago, as ramp ice cream of all things. It was delicious.<br />Craft can be art and art can be craft, whatever, as long as she loved it.Lori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-1796875864173362262015-05-11T15:44:40.567-04:002015-05-11T15:44:40.567-04:00Mmmm raspberries.
My father told me that beauty ha...Mmmm raspberries.<br />My father told me that beauty has to be used. And usable. I don't agree with him completely, but he had a point. A good looking tea pot which drips and dribbles isn't beautiful at all.<br />I like Joanne's definition of the two of you as artisans...Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-33199911267278461842015-05-11T11:54:47.015-04:002015-05-11T11:54:47.015-04:00We have a ramp festival here in town. Good little ...We have a ramp festival here in town. Good little buggers. I always considered myself (and you, by extension) artisans--skilled craftsmen.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-46912263711118185572015-05-11T11:33:10.638-04:002015-05-11T11:33:10.638-04:00Enjoy some ramps, it's a rite of spring and th...Enjoy some ramps, it's a rite of spring and they won't last long.<br />Dennis Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170187288282755570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-8371366821743832892015-05-11T11:10:53.510-04:002015-05-11T11:10:53.510-04:00Good luck on your raspberries. THey are definitel...Good luck on your raspberries. THey are definitely one of those plants that wants to endure...I've fought the volunteers coming from under my fence from the neighbor's unkempt yard for years...and they aren't easy to cut back either with their thorns. Birds got the berries though. So happy to hear that crafts are alive and well in GA. Of course!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-79284675233102513462015-05-11T10:44:31.288-04:002015-05-11T10:44:31.288-04:00Hi Teresa, thanks, the compliments keep me going t...Hi Teresa, thanks, the compliments keep me going that's for sure, I am familiar with Warren McKenzie's work and thoughts about pottery, a real icon. I was surprised at the crispness of the raspberry flower and leaves after I took the photo, I think the white wall behind helped enhance the vegetation.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7184126423669640998.post-61623764301211633412015-05-11T09:54:40.290-04:002015-05-11T09:54:40.290-04:00Craft is a wonderful compliment. I love pottery th...Craft is a wonderful compliment. I love pottery that's usable. Warren McKenzie, a well known potter from MN, believed all pottery should be usable. It's fun to see it in my kitchen where it belongs. I have some art pieces that don't appeal to me nearly as much. <br /><br />Your second photo enlarged is really beautiful. Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.com