tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6224585187732689629.post1252946223770116092..comments2024-01-28T00:26:34.258-08:00Comments on My Curious Tea Party: Back on the steep learning curve...mycuriousteapartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12363154762146637638noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6224585187732689629.post-89681919904409450412010-05-13T15:05:22.245-07:002010-05-13T15:05:22.245-07:00Very much like the installation... love the simple...Very much like the installation... love the simple facial features on these!! I'm assuming you know of the artist, Magdalena Abakanowicz? If not, have a look... I love her installations, a lot larger than yours, and a little more "edgy", but there is a relationship. <br /><br />On the subject of if you are an craftsperson or an artist.... interesting thing to explore. Since I encourage and in fact require my students to research and use a variety of materials, sometimes the materials and techniques they choose are in the "craft" realm. I think for me the determining factor of what is art and what is craft is the depth of story, exploration of ideas and concepts behind the work. And, does the form of the work support the concept? How successful is the maker at TRANSFORMING the material into something that transcends the material? There are quilts that work really well for keeping one warm, and then there are quilts that work so amazingly with color and pattern that they are both utilitarian AND astonishing art. Its such and interesting idea- and, wow, I could go on and on... I won't! But its definitely something I think about since I teach mixed-media classes.... <br /><br />Good luck with that question!Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.com