Comments on: A Woman on Paper http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html Images and writing about my abstract contemporary textile art by Lisa Call. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:09:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: pamdora http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13625 pamdora Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:23:49 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13625 When I was in NY a few years ago, I saw a VanGogh drawing exhibit. What was fascinating was that when VanGogh was traveling and painting away from Paris, he would do pencil sketches of his paintings and mail them to friends. What cracked me up about the whole thing was, to me it seems like a primitative version of a blog -- sending pale replicas of current work out into the world to let others know what he was doing and maybe hoping for some kind of response. When I was in NY a few years ago, I saw a VanGogh drawing exhibit. What was fascinating was that when VanGogh was traveling and painting away from Paris, he would do pencil sketches of his paintings and mail them to friends. What cracked me up about the whole thing was, to me it seems like a primitative version of a blog — sending pale replicas of current work out into the world to let others know what he was doing and maybe hoping for some kind of response.

]]> By: eva http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13548 eva Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:21:12 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13548 I read that book a few years ago and loved it. There are many circumstances and questions, conversations and other events around her life that always make me refer back to my own. A fellow once told me that O'Keeffe would have moved to NYC no matter what, such was her drive, with or withour Steiglitz. I was never so sure about that. I think we are missing a lot by email as opposed to letters. I have several big boxes of old letters since the 70s and now, contributions past 2000 are thinning out, due to email. But blogs are another story! I think we gained with those. I am reading the ones by artists far more than I ever read art critics in print. I am happy to read my peers, something I had very little of before blogs. I keep a diary too and in a way, the blog doesn't deter from it, but adds to and vice versa. I read that book a few years ago and loved it.
There are many circumstances and questions, conversations and other events around her life that always make me refer back to my own.
A fellow once told me that O’Keeffe would have moved to NYC no matter what, such was her drive, with or withour Steiglitz. I was never so sure about that.

I think we are missing a lot by email as opposed to letters. I have several big boxes of old letters since the 70s and now, contributions past 2000 are thinning out, due to email.

But blogs are another story! I think we gained with those. I am reading the ones by artists far more than I ever read art critics in print. I am happy to read my peers, something I had very little of before blogs. I keep a diary too and in a way, the blog doesn’t deter from it, but adds to and vice versa.

]]> By: Diane Clancy http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13509 Diane Clancy Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:45:39 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13509 I think it is some of each. Clearly we may not have as many hand written letters - particularly illustrated ones. So something will be lost. But so many people are expressing themselves through emails and blogs that I think we will have a different kind of richness. And many more people are taking the time to express themselves about their thoughts and feelings ... and are calling ourselves artists. Also there is much self-examination and processing that used to be unusual. Overall, things are changing and I think we are losing and gaining. ~ Diane Clancy www.dianeclancy.com/blog I think it is some of each. Clearly we may not have as many hand written letters - particularly illustrated ones. So something will be lost.

But so many people are expressing themselves through emails and blogs that I think we will have a different kind of richness. And many more people are taking the time to express themselves about their thoughts and feelings … and are calling ourselves artists. Also there is much self-examination and processing that used to be unusual.

Overall, things are changing and I think we are losing and gaining.

~ Diane Clancy
http://www.dianeclancy.com/blog

]]> By: rayna http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13505 rayna Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:22:13 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13505 I use my printer to hold onto the messages that are dear to me. But I agree, they are not the same as handwritten letters. I use my printer to hold onto the messages that are dear to me. But I agree, they are not the same as handwritten letters.

]]> By: Alyson B. Stanfield http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13502 Alyson B. Stanfield Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:08:01 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13502 I've written about this for years (about artists no longer writing). Much of the research for my master's thesis came from artist (and patron) letters in the Archives of American Art. What a joy it was to read those and to see the illustrations on them. Incidentally, some of the best artist letters are those illustrated by Charles Russell. Look them up sometime. I’ve written about this for years (about artists no longer writing). Much of the research for my master’s thesis came from artist (and patron) letters in the Archives of American Art. What a joy it was to read those and to see the illustrations on them.

Incidentally, some of the best artist letters are those illustrated by Charles Russell. Look them up sometime.

]]> By: Olga http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13501 Olga Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:16:20 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13501 Thank you for the introduction to A Woman on Paper. I immediately added it to my wish list. It is interesting to speculate about the durability of emails and blogs. As someone who likes to roll up the rug behind me I have found that hardly anyone else that I've encountered in the blogging world does this. Most folks have archives, all conveniently labelled for easy access. When you think about all the letters that must have been lost and thrown away in the past, historians in the future might well have more archival material than before - if the electricity does not run out first. And as long as they keep archival computers to read it on. Thank you for the introduction to A Woman on Paper. I immediately added it to my wish list.

It is interesting to speculate about the durability of emails and blogs. As someone who likes to roll up the rug behind me I have found that hardly anyone else that I’ve encountered in the blogging world does this. Most folks have archives, all conveniently labelled for easy access. When you think about all the letters that must have been lost and thrown away in the past, historians in the future might well have more archival material than before - if the electricity does not run out first. And as long as they keep archival computers to read it on.

]]> By: cynthia http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13500 cynthia Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:14:21 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13500 Looks like an interesting book, Lisa - I might have to fit that one into my reading list. For a minute, I thought you were going to say that you're going to start teaching, despite what I read in your previous posts.... I keep a journal for myself, but rarely do I ever write real letters anymore. Looks like an interesting book, Lisa - I might have to fit that one into my reading list.

For a minute, I thought you were going to say that you’re going to start teaching, despite what I read in your previous posts….

I keep a journal for myself, but rarely do I ever write real letters anymore.

]]> By: jafabrit http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13498 jafabrit Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:29:50 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13498 I still write letters, but I also keep a record of my blog, and also keep a family type journal. It is fascinating to read the letters of others, especially in a field we are interested in. They are a reminder that the struggles we face today as artists are not much different than from the past. I still write letters, but I also keep a record of my blog, and also keep a family type journal. It is fascinating to read the letters of others, especially in a field we are interested in. They are a reminder that the struggles we face today as artists are not much different than from the past.

]]> By: Sequana http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13491 Sequana Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:47:41 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2007/08/a-woman-on-paper.html#comment-13491 That's an interesting question. My first thought is that e-mail and blogs are even better as history because they are more free in the writing, quicker to compose, and I always find I open up more to people in those. However, none of it will be saved unless we all consciously do it; I know I'm really bad at that. I save mail that I want to keep in a folder, but on a hard drive! That's not gonna be much help to the historians, is it? On the other hand, a lot of people didn't save their letters either, so it might all work out. That’s an interesting question. My first thought is that e-mail and blogs are even better as history because they are more free in the writing, quicker to compose, and I always find I open up more to people in those. However, none of it will be saved unless we all consciously do it; I know I’m really bad at that. I save mail that I want to keep in a folder, but on a hard drive! That’s not gonna be much help to the historians, is it? On the other hand, a lot of people didn’t save their letters either, so it might all work out.

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