tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post5308318735824214763..comments2024-03-28T17:19:48.212-04:00Comments on Material Mavens: Carolyn: The Theme is PostedAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01193658783135430973noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-22120265277696789662011-07-11T12:25:52.885-04:002011-07-11T12:25:52.885-04:00I remember mothers were encouraged to eschew color...I remember mothers were encouraged to eschew coloring books and to buy rolls of butcher paper and paint for their children. One class exercise had us take an animal (I chose a deer) and portray it realistically, geometrically, and abstractly.Linda Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622069411237073813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-21204869107415091662011-07-11T11:17:59.516-04:002011-07-11T11:17:59.516-04:00Great theme, Carolyn!! That is a wonderful word to...Great theme, Carolyn!! That is a wonderful word to think about. I discovered Georgia O'Keefe in college. Any time I can get to an exhibit or where she lived, I go. When we moved our son to Santa Fe they had a free admissions day at the museum there. I dashed out the door as soon as I could to go see it. The Ghost Ranch is one of my dream destinations.<br />Linda, that is interesting about Georgia in Amarillo. I would have loved to learn her techniques. How fortunate that Amarillo had her there.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368515552194912257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-90464882291637454412011-07-11T10:55:01.666-04:002011-07-11T10:55:01.666-04:00What an important word to choose...for both art an...What an important word to choose...for both art and humanity! Good job, Carolyn. A side note: Georgia O'Keefe was head of the art department in Amarillo TX, my home town, when my father was a little boy. One doesn't read that in books and the city doesn't make much of it...but her teaching techniques, some from her experience in Arthur Dow's classes at Teacher's College were still employed in the public school when I went through.Linda Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622069411237073813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-43202243269257800612011-07-11T10:50:58.765-04:002011-07-11T10:50:58.765-04:00What a wonderful theme! I am excited about it! A...What a wonderful theme! I am excited about it! As I work this morning on a new experiment in quilting, I will be pondering it!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193658783135430973noreply@blogger.com