tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303322479092462187.post6822857544967645608..comments2023-06-23T05:18:37.365-05:00Comments on Tracie Thompson, Artist: Cat HouseTraciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15724099851792180244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303322479092462187.post-89373773404275993472012-02-09T10:58:23.555-06:002012-02-09T10:58:23.555-06:00It's so hard to let go of that idea that somed...It's so hard to let go of that idea that someday you'll know enough to make something perfectly unfailingly gorgeous, and you'll just keep this stuff until then. Or in my case, I balk because my rescued materials are literally irreplaceable once they're used up; I can't simply order more off the internet. So using them is an act of faith that I will find more great things to use, and it'll be okay.<br /><br />I didn't change the kitty's face. I just pushed paint into the grooves that were there and then wiped it so the paint stuck only inside, and showed the lines. Like inking an etching plate.Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15724099851792180244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4303322479092462187.post-38016269739935959222012-02-09T10:44:22.962-06:002012-02-09T10:44:22.962-06:00Good grief! It's actually encouraging to hear...Good grief! It's actually encouraging to hear that a real artist (and by that I mean one who earns a living by making and teaching art) feels that way about hoarding bits and pieces! I don't feel like I'm such a weirdo, now. ;) Because I'm that way with papers and ephemera -- 'but what if I wreck it?!?' is how the internal dialog usually goes.<br /><br />Love the piece -- I don't know if you changed it in any way, but I particularly love the expression on the cat's face. :)Laurie in Mpls.http://www.heirloomsbylaurie.comnoreply@blogger.com