Comments on: Size http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html Images and writing about my abstract contemporary textile art by Lisa Call. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: The Lone Beader http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9530 The Lone Beader Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:57:36 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9530 A large piece of my artwork is the truck I'm working on. It is 12" in length! A large piece of my artwork is the truck I’m working on. It is 12″ in length!

]]> By: Deborah http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9451 Deborah Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:14:20 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9451 More than 20 inches is big for me. I love small. For me, one of the things I love about working small is that I can complete the work more quickly. Maybe that's a lame reason, but when my life is full of never ending tasks (laundry and dishes), I've become practically addicted to the satisfaction and joy I feel with the completion of a small treasure. More than 20 inches is big for me. I love small. For me, one of the things I love about working small is that I can complete the work more quickly. Maybe that’s a lame reason, but when my life is full of never ending tasks (laundry and dishes), I’ve become practically addicted to the satisfaction and joy I feel with the completion of a small treasure.

]]> By: Ed Maskevich http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9441 Ed Maskevich Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:58:10 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9441 Very nice pieces. There is a quiet earthiness of walking through the woods in late fall/early winter when the trees have shed all their leaves. Very nice pieces. There is a quiet earthiness of walking through the woods in late fall/early winter when the trees have shed all their leaves.

]]> By: Olga http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9425 Olga Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:16:16 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9425 I believe that size matters a great deal, and is directly related to content. I think of your work as analogous to the colour field painters such as Barnett Newman who aimed to engulf one's view within their work. I so agree about claustrophobia, and indeed want to use that somewhat in my own work. Like you I have difficulty in some dealings with size, as I wrote about in one recent post - http://threadingthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/01/casse-tte.html The frustration of not being able to see the real object on a monitor is made worse in the case of relative size. I find that I cannot really make any comparative judgment about your two Markings based on the images - apart from very much enjoying the colour combinations and positions. I believe that size matters a great deal, and is directly related to content. I think of your work as analogous to the colour field painters such as Barnett Newman who aimed to engulf one’s view within their work. I so agree about claustrophobia, and indeed want to use that somewhat in my own work. Like you I have difficulty in some dealings with size, as I wrote about in one recent post - http://threadingthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/01/casse-tte.html

The frustration of not being able to see the real object on a monitor is made worse in the case of relative size. I find that I cannot really make any comparative judgment about your two Markings based on the images - apart from very much enjoying the colour combinations and positions.

]]> By: Patricia Chauncey http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9422 Patricia Chauncey Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:35:23 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9422 I am not a quilter but a surface designer and mixed media artist. I am very impressed by your palette and construction. I had a look at your article about dyeing large yardage and was thrilled to see the precarious way that all of the cloth was balanced. Reminds me of my studio. I have just started my own textile blog. It is only a few days old and I am still trying to figure out the technology. I think I need to watch my spelling or use my spell check. It is www.materialwitness.blogspot.com I am not a quilter but a surface designer and mixed media artist. I am very impressed by your palette and construction. I had a look at your article about dyeing large yardage and was thrilled to see the precarious way that all of the cloth was balanced. Reminds me of my studio.
I have just started my own textile blog. It is only a few days old and I am still trying to figure out the technology. I think I need to watch my spelling or use my spell check.
It is http://www.materialwitness.blogspot.com

]]> By: Patty Altier http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9405 Patty Altier Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:02:17 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9405 A large format to me is 6'-7' by 8'. I perfer working in the large format - even my baby quilts are large by most standards 40"-45" by 52"- 56". I am working on a series that keeps me working in a smaller format. I have hand dyed a background piece and it is my restraining factor. I usually dye a piece for the background that is the width of the fabric (45") and then a yard to two yards long. I finished quilting the first piece and I have to say I enjoyed working on a smaller piece. It is about 43" x 47". A large format to me is 6′-7′ by 8′. I perfer working in the large format - even my baby quilts are large by most standards 40″-45″ by 52″- 56″. I am working on a series that keeps me working in a smaller format. I have hand dyed a background piece and it is my restraining factor. I usually dye a piece for the background that is the width of the fabric (45″) and then a yard to two yards long. I finished quilting the first piece and I have to say I enjoyed working on a smaller piece. It is about 43″ x 47″.

]]> By: jafabrit http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9383 jafabrit Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:01:43 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9383 I find large canvas' intimidating and I don't feel I can do with it what I want. I wish I could work big though. I love the impact of a BIG painting. Big would be anything over 36". I like small because they are intimate, they draw a viewer in, and I like the challenge of making something small have a BIG impact. I find large canvas’ intimidating and I don’t feel I can do with it what I want. I wish I could work big though. I love the impact of a BIG painting. Big would be anything over 36″. I like small because they are intimate, they draw a viewer in, and I like the challenge of making something small have a BIG impact.

]]> By: Angela http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9328 Angela Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:59:28 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/01/size.html#comment-9328 WOW! Your works are beautiful! I bet it takes a long time to piece them together to? Wonderful work! About size....I think you should do what feels most comfortable to you as far as art. Jackson Pollock Perfered larger spaces as well. Of course he did painting and not quilting but if you ask me both are a form of art. :) GREAT WORK! WOW! Your works are beautiful! I bet it takes a long time to piece them together to? Wonderful work! About size….I think you should do what feels most comfortable to you as far as art. Jackson Pollock Perfered larger spaces as well. Of course he did painting and not quilting but if you ask me both are a form of art. :) GREAT WORK!

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