tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post8799960391874151202..comments2024-03-02T00:28:45.478-08:00Comments on layers: Art by Accident or by Designlayershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-58185294630626141092011-11-23T08:16:06.629-08:002011-11-23T08:16:06.629-08:00I just found your blog post this morning as I was ...I just found your blog post this morning as I was researching boro. Everything about the tattered, mended, quilted rags speaks to me. and now, finding out about the babies, their sad mothers, and the fabric scraps is just making my heart burst. Very inspiring post - thank you.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12588295500856562397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-26822935282191878702011-08-24T07:52:43.524-07:002011-08-24T07:52:43.524-07:00beautiful post.
all things close to my heart
bbeautiful post. <br />all things close to my heart<br />bby land by air by seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14244944447278013755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-78569938735336841762011-08-21T05:28:47.646-07:002011-08-21T05:28:47.646-07:00seen this?
http://www.douglashydegallery.com/exhi...seen this?<br /><br />http://www.douglashydegallery.com/exhibition.php?intProjectID=156india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-81307929328313561372011-08-21T05:10:42.776-07:002011-08-21T05:10:42.776-07:00Thank you for commenting on my post because this b...Thank you for commenting on my post because this brought me to yours.<br /><br />Your compositions are absolutely beautiful.<br /> <br />I see a sentimentality and calmness in the way you organize you materials.<br /><br />I love mixed media projects and your blog is an inspiration.Chesterbrook Academy Elementaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845027604668929113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-87167487803823931642011-08-20T01:06:08.507-07:002011-08-20T01:06:08.507-07:00Hallo Donna,
Thank you for this very interesting p...Hallo Donna,<br />Thank you for this very interesting post<br /> I'll try if I can get the book here in Germany.<br /> Your work with the stamp is again very beautiful.<br /> very best wishes and a nice weekendPetra Eller https://www.blogger.com/profile/16883241473340357204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-17496400768373782242011-08-18T12:00:59.481-07:002011-08-18T12:00:59.481-07:00I was passing through different blogs and thought ...I was passing through different blogs and thought id just say hello. Richard from the Amish community of Lebanon,Pa.trumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379869475899318079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-80693506140782891292011-08-18T06:25:55.980-07:002011-08-18T06:25:55.980-07:00It's incredible how some fabric swatches can m...It's incredible how some fabric swatches can mean so much... makes my hair raise when I think. Your Boro collage is marvelous! Thank you so much for sharing these stories.Teohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015404264517416012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-52796402847459100692011-08-17T19:50:49.719-07:002011-08-17T19:50:49.719-07:00Donna---you always post the most interesting thing...Donna---you always post the most interesting things on your blog. I love learning about all these new things...things I have never heard of. I bought the book Etcetera based on a recommendation by you. I just might have to purchase this new one on Boro. How sad for the mothers. Was there any information regarding if any of them were reunited in the end?Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046623774704584939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-49954839244643379002011-08-17T16:35:25.290-07:002011-08-17T16:35:25.290-07:00since you came "walking" with me
i had t...since you came "walking" with me<br />i had to come stroll through another <br />heartfelt piece from you...<br />would have been very touching to experience the threads of feeling exhibit...<br />and <br /> your Asian Quilt, luv!<br />will take<br />steps to <br />look for BORO!nancy neva gaglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595457316411476236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-90432781429152168922011-08-14T18:40:52.746-07:002011-08-14T18:40:52.746-07:00What a fascinating post. I am going to follow your...What a fascinating post. I am going to follow your links to get more of the stories. Your collages here are sensational.Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870075379758015838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-45956155341833846952011-08-14T04:53:48.360-07:002011-08-14T04:53:48.360-07:00The concept of art created through chance is of gr...The concept of art created through chance is of great interest to me. I found the examples you presented here to be poignant and beautiful.Terry Jarrard-Dimondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06709683518897702916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-62251060337648154602011-08-14T00:00:29.903-07:002011-08-14T00:00:29.903-07:00Beautiful and emotional.Beautiful and emotional.Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160136928419005644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-10086781420470661412011-08-13T14:14:05.564-07:002011-08-13T14:14:05.564-07:00Such a beautiful post! Thank you!Such a beautiful post! Thank you!annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-32843681931413693442011-08-13T02:37:24.445-07:002011-08-13T02:37:24.445-07:00I've returned to this post a few times. So mu...I've returned to this post a few times. So much to see and think about. And your paintings - so beautiful. <br /><br />The "Threads of Feeling" exhibition was an amazing, moving experience. I'm thankful for the opportunity to have seen it.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674923395134039554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-22494425416706396582011-08-12T05:27:31.545-07:002011-08-12T05:27:31.545-07:00Donna thanks so much for this post, the words and ...Donna thanks so much for this post, the words and works are so beautiful and touching and especially thanks for the books to add to my list.Liz Davidson / Artist Notebookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751895300168082933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-13088932214299805272011-08-12T03:16:17.678-07:002011-08-12T03:16:17.678-07:00Donna - so many lovely thoughts and sad thoughts t...Donna - so many lovely thoughts and sad thoughts to touch upon here. I find the poignancy of those fabric remnants left with the babies heartbreaking; yet love the simplicity of both the boro and the envelopes...so many ways to honour beauty in the day to day ...thank youFiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-12024269599595022002011-08-12T02:59:42.117-07:002011-08-12T02:59:42.117-07:00D- Great title for the post - there is so much acc...D- Great title for the post - there is so much accidental art out there both in nature and human existence. The patching of clothing or swatches that were taken from the children all are about layers of history and existence. Thank you for reminding us that as clever as we might be in out art and collages this is happening in human filled ways naturally around us and is so full of beauty and texture. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-408402404452265932011-08-12T02:59:33.807-07:002011-08-12T02:59:33.807-07:00I have the Boro book - makes my hearl race every t...I have the Boro book - makes my hearl race every time I pick it up, and the sad foundling stories - it is amazing how scraps of cloth hold so many memories and emotions xoxoNoela Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474975263132770651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-61528439345249706442011-08-11T12:50:59.956-07:002011-08-11T12:50:59.956-07:00I have been reading layers for as long as l can re...I have been reading layers for as long as l can remember but this piece really got to me. A beautiful piece of writing as well as Art. I visited the exhibition `Foundlings"..must admit l did loose a few tears. When l was a young teenager l worked as a Nursery Nurse in a Church of England Children's Home in York. Some of the children were left there while their foreign parents finished their education..but there were many different reasons.<br />I was also fasinated by the stories of the patching cloths and envolopes.ust so much to take in.x thank you for posting thisxx lynda.ps..forgot to say your work here is fantastic..anyone would be so proud to own a piece of your workxxlyndalynda Howellshttp://tryingtocreatearteveryday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-36046204333860278142011-08-11T11:57:06.953-07:002011-08-11T11:57:06.953-07:00I love boro cloth and I love your work. Touching p...I love boro cloth and I love your work. Touching post.<br />I'd also like to be "a fly on the wall" when you create your papers to resemble boro cloth!Jann Gougeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732581136492605423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-42359130640777185592011-08-11T10:19:11.293-07:002011-08-11T10:19:11.293-07:00I am glad to have discovered your blog and this be...I am glad to have discovered your blog and this beautiful posting. Thanks.Ginny Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788409838422890453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-32505805739681171672011-08-11T10:13:16.587-07:002011-08-11T10:13:16.587-07:00The boro pieces are a treasure; I'm glad someo...The boro pieces are a treasure; I'm glad someone took the trouble to preserve them. Your lovely collage does indeed resemble them. <br />They remind me in some ways of the Appalachian quilts made by poor women from whatever little scraps they could find. <br /><br />The story of the fabric pieces given with the babies' identifying papers is so touching, and the exhibit must be heartbreaking; I had never heard about this before.<br /><br />And the envelopes, another container of memories... thank you for enlightening me.Sharmon Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222935617263973858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-75944033041078454742011-08-11T10:01:21.807-07:002011-08-11T10:01:21.807-07:00Your new blog design looks wonderful! I think thes...Your new blog design looks wonderful! I think these time-worn objects that speak about hardships are so touching because we think about the lives of those who suffered, those who loved.Ruth Armitagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06645146132177812407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-87987940739090432742011-08-11T09:33:13.474-07:002011-08-11T09:33:13.474-07:00Interesting post, amazing compositions.
One can fe...Interesting post, amazing compositions.<br />One can feel the spirituality in your work.Chesterbrook Academy Elementaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11845027604668929113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6477759218685430720.post-46017749654667570942011-08-11T08:35:37.655-07:002011-08-11T08:35:37.655-07:00Those envelopes by Kouzaki Hiromu just touched my ...Those envelopes by Kouzaki Hiromu just touched my soul. They are so beautiful. Amazing how the Boro "rags and tatters" seem to carry the spiritual essence of their makers...they are so touching and exquisite. You succeeded in capturing the Boro spirit in your collage Donna, it is lovely.Cynthia Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584501913145975628noreply@blogger.com