tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post6210298861726659587..comments2024-03-22T12:34:51.352-07:00Comments on Art Propelled: LETTERS FROM AFARArtPropelledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-71577231760265029762011-06-21T00:19:13.498-07:002011-06-21T00:19:13.498-07:00You brought my memories back, I know the passion o...You brought my memories back, I know the passion of wanting to share everything I have,everything I am with you and only you.!@bose<br /><a href="http://www.samplemessages.in/" rel="nofollow">Messages</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-15361741700271601202011-02-14T17:01:10.702-08:002011-02-14T17:01:10.702-08:00Brings to mind my days of basic training in the mi...Brings to mind my days of basic training in the military many, many years ago. We would live for mail!<br />Thanks for sharing the pics!Carla Trujillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287977712820540391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-76046677860661382572011-02-13T12:37:33.410-08:002011-02-13T12:37:33.410-08:00that's it!!
I'm never throwing anything o...that's it!!<br /><br />I'm never throwing anything out again.<br /><br />They will have to wade through a labyrinth of piles to get at me.<br /><br />I have all my dad's letters when he was having an affair back in 1963.<br /><br />Now I know what to do with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-54922603750557052892011-02-09T19:57:58.401-08:002011-02-09T19:57:58.401-08:00"I had a farm in Africa"
I'm shure s..."I had a farm in Africa"<br />I'm shure she wrote letters.Wimhttp://blog.seniorennet.be/schetsblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-63139594893637662502011-02-09T10:37:00.824-08:002011-02-09T10:37:00.824-08:00Delicious post, I say, smacking my lips. I adore v...Delicious post, I say, smacking my lips. I adore vintage ephemera.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-76571879414687144082011-02-08T20:28:29.051-08:002011-02-08T20:28:29.051-08:00Thank you Robyn for this lovely reminder of times ...Thank you Robyn for this lovely reminder of times gone by--and I dare to hope, times to come again. I believe that at some point, we'll recognize/rediscover the beauty of the handwritten word. In the meantime, the visual arts (and your posts in particular:) keep this practice well nourished.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461148136578592965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-58737586340705190422011-02-08T14:42:54.503-08:002011-02-08T14:42:54.503-08:00Having never been at boarding school myself, I fou...Having never been at boarding school myself, I found your comments so interesting, and I never would have thought of the importance of mail in that context....rather like soldiers receiving mail from home I suspect...I love the idea of letters and packages sent in the mail as art....another fabulous post Robyn!Cynthia Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584501913145975628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-33569309947743530572011-02-08T11:06:31.800-08:002011-02-08T11:06:31.800-08:00There is so much to love about a bundle of old coo...There is so much to love about a bundle of old coorespondence! The handwritting, the paper that was used, the aging, the stories the letters contain...I love it all. <br /><br />Your personal story of coorespondence is touching as well. The summers when my kids were camp counselors, I made sure to send them lots of mail. If they received more than one letter a day they had to sing a song in order to receive it...in front of a lunchroom full of campers.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-57297956898399421632011-02-08T08:26:44.160-08:002011-02-08T08:26:44.160-08:00I particularly love your Valentine's day story...I particularly love your Valentine's day story. What a great memory. I never went to boarding school, but I still adore getting mail. I irrationally check my mailbox every time I enter my house, even though I know I've already gotten the mail.. in the hope that someone may have left me a package... a note ...a surprise. great post. thx.Kerri Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580205823943799848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-87296846215066299862011-02-08T08:02:06.903-08:002011-02-08T08:02:06.903-08:00Letters as art-- I love it.Letters as art-- I love it.Don Maddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141696227390870122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-71230848020974641242011-02-08T03:31:45.205-08:002011-02-08T03:31:45.205-08:00Hi Robyn - better late than never I hope! I loved...Hi Robyn - better late than never I hope! I loved this post - any art that includes text grabs me straightaway; and envelopes and handwriting and scraps...are all so wonderful. I still write letters to a few friends, but not nearly as often as we used to. That sense of delight on receiving a letter is pure magic!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-1494489630231567542011-02-07T19:59:37.312-08:002011-02-07T19:59:37.312-08:00I'm smitten, chuffed... as it were
;-) with t...I'm smitten, chuffed... as it were<br /> ;-) with the beauty of these works and the freshness of this story line...separation, letters, anticpation a heart's history.Donna Iona Drozdahttp://donnaionadrozda.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-49236676034886345812011-02-07T06:15:45.430-08:002011-02-07T06:15:45.430-08:00Roxanne, if only we thought twice about throwing o...Roxanne, if only we thought twice about throwing out all those old precious letters!<br /><br />Jo Reimer, I know the feeling. Just before moving to the house we are in now I threw out boxes of old letters, thinking that if I havn't read them for 10 years I'm unlikely to read them again but now I have a different outlook.<br /><br />Karin .... and now I'm smiling too :-)<br /><br />Cristina, thank you!!<br /><br />Lisa, some of the art we are seeing certainly makes one aware of the beauty of old aging letters filled with stories and history.<br /><br />Dave, glad you enjoyed the post.<br /><br />Thanks Rossichka, I also loved writing real letters but now after writing emails I have a lazy hand. My writing is appalling!!<br /><br />Soraya, yes letters certainly do stir up emotions don't they. As for boarding school.... I'm glad you didn't have to endure it! I still get butterflies in my tummy at the thought of that time of my life.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-58833446951284435472011-02-07T06:02:39.136-08:002011-02-07T06:02:39.136-08:00Thanks Caroline, yes letters from home are so impo...Thanks Caroline, yes letters from home are so important when far from home.<br /><br />Leslie, it would be wonderful to find the letters my father wrote home during the war. We do have a few of my father inlaw's letters. So interesting!<br /><br />Barry, I feel the same way about multiples. Glad you enjoyed the post.<br /><br />Seth .... You are right! Perhaps it's not too late to bring back the tradition of letter writing.<br /><br />Karen Cole, so little time ....I know! No wonder I've cut down on sleep :-)<br /><br />Cerulean, I'm glad you enjoy my posts.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-53380049202946765252011-02-07T05:48:18.849-08:002011-02-07T05:48:18.849-08:00LauraX, your great aunt's journal must be a tr...LauraX, your great aunt's journal must be a treasure indeed!<br /><br />Lisa at Greenbow, at boarding school you are always surrounded by people but it can still be lonely in a different way. I was always desperate for quiet time in wide open spaces, away from school books and chitter chatter.<br /><br />Blu, exactly!<br /><br />Hi Ralf, yes Janet's work often features in my posts. I love her abstract collages in particular.<br /><br />Indi@na, hmmmm.... what a pity you can't share them :-)<br /><br />Cat, the story behind Crystal's letter series has interested me for a long time.<br /><br />Mary Z, so glad you enjoyed the post. We never had Summer Camp's here in South Africa but I remember watching movies about kids getting up to nonsense at camp, and being a little intrigued.<br /><br />Emma, glad you enjoyed the post.<br /><br />Annie, I'm always amazed to read about the old letters that have been found in attics .... telling a story of times past.<br /><br />Theresa, enjoy the links!<br /><br />Maya, many of the boarders came from other countries and they only went home twice a year (sometimes only once) so I felt extremely lucky that I could go home more often.<br /><br />Heather, I did think of including some of the letters from the Griffin and Sabine books but had to shorten the post. It was getting quite long! <br /><br />Thanks so much Patti.<br /><br />Wild C, I had the same reaction. Adrian Lockhart's piece was a wonderful surprise.<br /><br />Weaver, I'm sure parents communicate by email and I'm wondering if they send parcels to make up for the impersonal way of corresponding to their children.<br /><br />Penny, I hate to say I havn't sent a Christmas card since I purchased my computer.<br /><br />Katelen, that is something I would enjoy.....going to an estate sale and finding bundles of old love letters .... or expedition letters. Old hunters writing home about their adventures in Kenya.<br /><br />Chris, thank you. Happy Valentines day to you too.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-17618404132695385392011-02-07T05:22:18.938-08:002011-02-07T05:22:18.938-08:00Sophie, I love bundles of letters especially when ...Sophie, I love bundles of letters especially when the paper is yellowing with age.<br /><br />Regina, enjoy the links!<br /><br />Hazel, emails are great but there is definitely something lacking compared to hand written letters. I'm finding my handwriting is going to the dogs since I do most of my writing by tapping on the keys.<br /><br />Pat, I'm kicking myself for throwing out my old love letters and it wasn't that long ago either. What was i thinking?!<br /><br />Ian, I agree,Cecil and Kathryn incorporate old letters into their artwork so well!<br /><br />Thanks HHnB, you must enjoy receiving letters from home particularly. You are such a long way from family.<br /><br />Lyle, receiving your big art envelopes filled with snippets reminds me so much of my moms envelopes. i had forgotten the feeling until you started sending them to me.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-19206172193157932702011-02-06T22:32:06.008-08:002011-02-06T22:32:06.008-08:00Dear Robyn...oh! I just love all these images of l...Dear Robyn...oh! I just love all these images of letters. There is something about an old fashioned letter that just melts my heart...text, paper, old vintage feel, emotions pouring out of the pages...the visuals are so amazing. <br />I never went to borading school but your post made me smile. I remember the prefects in my school (pain in the butt really!!) . ..so fun to read this. xxxsoraya nulliahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163510829390285349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-40625738966654677542011-02-06T15:53:42.235-08:002011-02-06T15:53:42.235-08:00Dear Robyn, this is one of my favourite posts! Its...Dear Robyn, this is one of my favourite posts! Its theme is very much "mine". I like to receive letters (who doesn't?) and it was not so long ago that I liked to write "real" letters. Maybe I still do, only that Internet has beaten this fascination for the moment, I'm afraid! I keep a lot of letters in cardboard boxes - from friends and pen-friends from abroad, sent to my parents by me, the correspondence between me and my husband...! Oh, sweet memories! As a matter of fact, a couple of weeks ago I put on my desk two of those boxes with the intention to read the letters after so many years...<br />I liked very much the works of Janet Jones, especially the dolls!:) And Gillian Taylor's efforts to find what has happened to that couple in love are so inspiring and deserving good luck!<br />Your piece of art at the end was such a pleasant discovery!!rossichkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185784702539084622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-10090478368143771252011-02-06T01:56:56.626-08:002011-02-06T01:56:56.626-08:00Old letters seem to take on so much more importanc...Old letters seem to take on so much more importance in these days of instant communication. with old photos and old postcards, they invoke a wonderful feeling in me. <br /><br />Thanks for the images. regards DaveWoodwosecarvinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675420671128513455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-89236860432218702272011-02-05T18:37:54.810-08:002011-02-05T18:37:54.810-08:00letters are such a dying art which is why i probab...letters are such a dying art which is why i probably covet them..saving a box of old ones and collecting other's past histories...a definite sign of the times...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175115272437437064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-21540056387541840502011-02-05T16:58:13.117-08:002011-02-05T16:58:13.117-08:00you certainly made a home run with the letters.
I ...you certainly made a home run with the letters.<br />I did go to a boarding school, a presbyterian boarding school and do still have letters sent to my by my parents. I also have letters sent to me by friends at the boarding school who graduated and were thoughtful enough to write! This is an excellent post!<br />You are THE MOSTEST.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-82733571012433043062011-02-05T14:10:33.492-08:002011-02-05T14:10:33.492-08:00What a great story Robyn!! I love this post :) I...What a great story Robyn!! I love this post :) I've never been to boarding school or away camp or anything, but I can imagine because you are describing it so well, and the accompanying photos are delightful! Thanks for sharing your story - I find myself smiling still!<br />xoxo kKarin Bartimolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490920503677450338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-1716306811062097082011-02-05T08:45:46.675-08:002011-02-05T08:45:46.675-08:00I stand amazed once again at the collection of inc...I stand amazed once again at the collection of incredible artists and artwork that you've found to support your article on letters, Robyn. Thank you for this wonderful post. I must go dig out all the old letters that I kept, many from college days. I'm wishing I had saved more.Jo Reimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17381636308808299868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-61968841033437840982011-02-05T08:35:35.313-08:002011-02-05T08:35:35.313-08:00Robyn, this is such a romantic post, what a lovely...Robyn, this is such a romantic post, what a lovely way to start my Saturday morning... thinking of letters (from my mother), oh where did they all go? I hope you have a wonderful weekend... roxannerivergardenstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018601892508498148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2290332160821152086.post-83032039549696526712011-02-04T12:47:06.978-08:002011-02-04T12:47:06.978-08:00It´s always a pleasure to visit your online exposi...It´s always a pleasure to visit your online expositions. Thank you for sharing.CERULEANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12998783789023049338noreply@blogger.com