tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post496791020800035295..comments2024-03-22T12:34:51.352-07:00Comments on Art Propelled: "NATURE'S CHILD"ArtPropelledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-6469806540785454372009-12-05T11:15:49.816-08:002009-12-05T11:15:49.816-08:00You dear soul... I am so humbled to be mentioned b...You dear soul... I am so humbled to be mentioned by you in reference to loving nature.. I am in honoured company... Please forgive me for not seeing this sooner... <br /><br /> Your work is so distinctive... so unique.. I know of no other like it... Thank you for being YOU!!!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-68864635338666558682008-09-20T04:19:00.000-07:002008-09-20T04:19:00.000-07:00Amy, you are so right. We are extremely lucky to h...Amy, you are so right. We are extremely lucky to have the creating bug.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-46634966037988621522008-09-19T08:53:00.000-07:002008-09-19T08:53:00.000-07:00Yes, art does heal. I am quite sure I would be pe...Yes, art does heal. I am quite sure I would be perpetually in the fetal position without it! And what an amazing feeling it is to know that you are doing the work you were meant to do...and loving doing it! We are really really lucky.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370947315853590040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-31740319982293466712008-09-17T10:24:00.000-07:002008-09-17T10:24:00.000-07:00Thanks Virginia.Karen, you have made my day.Thanks Virginia.<BR/><BR/>Karen, you have made my day.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-58795109544957581972008-09-17T01:10:00.000-07:002008-09-17T01:10:00.000-07:00"Nature's Child" is exquisite and majorly inspirin..."Nature's Child" is exquisite and majorly inspiring, Robyn! Thanks so much.Frejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17089497723197546315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-35673084730179395652008-09-15T17:51:00.000-07:002008-09-15T17:51:00.000-07:00Robyn, "Nature's Child" is delightful, of course. ...Robyn, "Nature's Child" is delightful, of course. I really do love the discovery of each compartment. What fun also to read about your blogging adventures!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-31050035334131922072008-09-14T08:08:00.000-07:002008-09-14T08:08:00.000-07:00Kate...LOL don't worry I am also discovering all s...Kate...LOL don't worry I am also discovering all sorts of things since I started blogging. It's wonderful!<BR/><BR/>Seth, thank you so much!<BR/><BR/>3rdeyemuse, I am just as thrilled to have you here :-) Thanks for your lovely comment.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-33744051137792041532008-09-14T07:28:00.000-07:002008-09-14T07:28:00.000-07:00I'm absolutely thrilled to be here - this is the f...I'm absolutely thrilled to be here - this is the first of your totems/carvings that I have had the pleasure to see and I must say that "Nature's Child" has me completely hooked - I could easily stare at it for a good hour or more - can you imagine how long if it was physically in front of me? I could possibly get lost for quite a while. :) <BR/><BR/>Cheers to healing in creating!<BR/><BR/>~M~3rdEyeMusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05157947497875794512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-63627745734232581202008-09-12T19:20:00.000-07:002008-09-12T19:20:00.000-07:00Loved reading the second paragraph where you descr...Loved reading the second paragraph where you describe your connection to nature and your totem's connection to yourself. Nature's Child is wonderful and the awards to you well deserved!Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870075379758015838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-37915803494895687622008-09-12T19:12:00.000-07:002008-09-12T19:12:00.000-07:00Robyn...darn it! Wouldn't you know it, my sense of...Robyn...darn it! Wouldn't you know it, my sense of scale was off again. I could have sworn those were huge quills. I'm amazed that you have porcupines in South Africa. For some reason I thought they were just found in North America. Thanks for enlightening me!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123301505801621709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-73567993784119628822008-09-12T11:53:00.000-07:002008-09-12T11:53:00.000-07:00Kate, you have made my day again. Thank you. Yes t...Kate, you have made my day again. Thank you. Yes they are small porcupine quills about 10cm. I have several 22cm quills as well. They are indigenous to this area. We had a lot of them in the forests on our farm. The farm workers used to eat them roasted on the fire. Apparently delicious, though I certainly wouldn't even have a little taste.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-2079001148903736602008-09-12T10:04:00.000-07:002008-09-12T10:04:00.000-07:00I feel the breath of your spirit in this wonderous...I feel the breath of your spirit in this wonderous piece, Robyn. "Nature's Child" is as evocative and soulful as "The Beachcomber". It is evident that you have found healing in this process. There is a sense of quiet devotion and care here. You have touched me once again.<BR/><BR/>Like Shayla, I am curious about the quills. They look like porcupine quills to me but I'm quite sure these are not indigenous to your area and if I'm reading the scale correctly (and with my perceptual problems, I might not be!) they seem to be much bigger than porcupine quills.<BR/><BR/>Many heartfelt congratulations on your many awards. So deserved! I love your quirks! Flying cockroaches? Ewwwww!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123301505801621709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-57262733904642565352008-09-11T11:49:00.000-07:002008-09-11T11:49:00.000-07:00Roxanne, thanks for your lovely comment.t and s, t...Roxanne, thanks for your lovely comment.<BR/><BR/>t and s, thanks for following me home. I'm looking forward to exploring more of your blog.<BR/><BR/>Karine, thank you so much! I use several different woods depending on availability. Obechi from the Congo and Jacaranda when I can get it.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-50293501902481553942008-09-11T09:16:00.000-07:002008-09-11T09:16:00.000-07:00What a spectacular sculpture, Robyn. I suppose at...What a spectacular sculpture, Robyn. I suppose at some point you have discussed what sort of wood you carve, but being new to your blog, I haven't seen it. Just curious. <BR/>I love your blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734872244414275341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-80153374203818335172008-09-11T01:41:00.000-07:002008-09-11T01:41:00.000-07:00Inspiring post and an amazing carving...Nature's C...Inspiring post and an amazing carving...Nature's Child...btw thanks for dropping by "walk the wilderness".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354988177818684597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-66549728737965212482008-09-10T17:25:00.000-07:002008-09-10T17:25:00.000-07:00I think it is wonderful the way you can find out m...I think it is wonderful the way you can find out more about yourself through your art, and the way you put it into words. Very moving! Roxannerivergardenstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018601892508498148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-30187998474403478652008-09-10T10:51:00.000-07:002008-09-10T10:51:00.000-07:00Stevie, I tagged you because I don't think you're ...Stevie, I tagged you because I don't think you're boring :-)<BR/><BR/>Grrl, its a great learning process.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Karen. Enjoy Italy!ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-49273188827961442162008-09-10T06:09:00.000-07:002008-09-10T06:09:00.000-07:00Oh my!!!I LOVE your work.Just a quick comment to t...Oh my!!!<BR/><BR/>I LOVE your work.<BR/>Just a quick comment to thank you for stopping by. I am headed to italy this afternoon. Will stop back when I return.<BR/><BR/>Ciao!Karen Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781297289001148349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-17241782784603191952008-09-10T01:36:00.000-07:002008-09-10T01:36:00.000-07:00wow, grrl, maybe the totem carved YOU! Such a powe...wow, grrl, maybe the totem carved YOU! Such a powerful act to create this, are your really surprised it's affect on you?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I tagged you for the quirk thing before I realized you had already done it. Such cute quirks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-44065455839564464102008-09-09T19:46:00.000-07:002008-09-09T19:46:00.000-07:00Robyn, I've been trying to think of 6 things about...Robyn, I've been trying to think of 6 things about myself that I haven't already said all day long. I'll give it my best shot....I'm really very boring I'm afraid. BTW, I hate flying cockroaches too.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-43872900121460926462008-09-09T12:51:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:51:00.000-07:00romart@gracenet.co.zaThanks Jeane. It was going to...romart@gracenet.co.zaThanks Jeane. It was going to be a short post but somehow it just got longer and longer.<BR/><BR/>Pamela, I think I read all his books. His collecting trips in the Cameroons kept me enthralled for hours when I was a kid and I really fancied the thought of myself as this adventurous collector just like my hero Gerald Durrell.<BR/><BR/>Embellisher, reflective posts are usually the ones I enjoy reading the most.<BR/><BR/>Megha :-) :-) :-)<BR/><BR/>Ro, thank you. To see a world in a grain of sand.....<BR/><BR/>Kerri, I wish you could see it in person because it looks so different to the photos. Because my totems are so tall (160cm) I find it difficult to take good photos of them...and besides I'm such a novice with the camera.<BR/><BR/>Priya, now the red book is what I find really interesting.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Sandra.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-26637312824123570442008-09-09T10:23:00.000-07:002008-09-09T10:23:00.000-07:00An amazing pice!Sandra EvertsonAn amazing pice!<BR/>Sandra EvertsonSandra Evertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03392505188707270313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-57266858230297245572008-09-09T10:02:00.000-07:002008-09-09T10:02:00.000-07:00thank you robyn. embellisher and i were talking ab...thank you robyn. embellisher and i were talking about your wonderfully interesting blog today, as we did the red book exchange.pRiyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238366312590419659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-90146477457157893062008-09-09T07:31:00.000-07:002008-09-09T07:31:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I want...Thank you for sharing your journey with us. I want to get up close and take in every perfect natural detail.Kerri Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580205823943799848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-34645235204003490352008-09-09T05:40:00.000-07:002008-09-09T05:40:00.000-07:00This is one of my favourites, it reminds me of my ...This is one of my favourites, it reminds me of my grandson who is always collecting things for me and also sees beauty in the simplest of things that nature has to offer.Ro Bruhnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08766616012470244040noreply@blogger.com