tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post8101752300855254200..comments2023-03-24T06:49:46.823-04:00Comments on Arting Around in SOVA: May you soar in 2011hw (hallie) farberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-81624273102211210472011-01-08T14:22:42.426-05:002011-01-08T14:22:42.426-05:00Hi Linda. I seem to remember my mother singing a ...Hi Linda. I seem to remember my mother singing a Yellow Bird song--I think it was before the Kingston Trio--and she always hummed a lot of the words. I don't recall anything about a banana tree. I think you could have put the easel together, too. Thanks for the comment.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-74316170482238139332011-01-08T09:21:02.399-05:002011-01-08T09:21:02.399-05:00Hallie, I remember the song "Yellow Bird"...Hallie, I remember the song "Yellow Bird" as sung my the Kingston Trio. One of my favorites as a kid. If you want more info, check out<br />deenotes.homestead.com/yellowbird.html<br /><br />By the way, awesome easel. No easy task putting together. Very impressive. Also, I still have my "Bob" bag from elections.<br /><br />Thanks for your blog, LindaLinda J.http://www.yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-79257246473083999822011-01-05T20:28:33.791-05:002011-01-05T20:28:33.791-05:00Hi Kathleen. My kids look at my workshop and thin...Hi Kathleen. My kids look at my workshop and think "Oh, no--we'll have to go though all that stuff someday."hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-43742095279885502362011-01-05T16:24:29.186-05:002011-01-05T16:24:29.186-05:00May you soar too Hallie. Love all the treasures y...May you soar too Hallie. Love all the treasures you found as you were clearing and cleaning your studio space. The soaring yellow bird sketch is a favorite of mine now.<br /><br />~ Kathleen KrucoffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-69657763061240779302011-01-03T13:27:50.241-05:002011-01-03T13:27:50.241-05:00SamArtDog, hello. I might talk about cleaning; th...SamArtDog, hello. I might talk about cleaning; the truth is my workshop hasn't been cleaned in about six years--maybe ten (too much stuff, no way to clean). Major cobwebs hanging from the ceiling and forget about the trashcan--just drop it on the floor. I have the only key. Because the easel is about 100 lbs. I might have to ask for help. If I can manage by myself, I have wasted time cleaning. And the poor spiders have to rebuild.<br /><br />So I might have been Mayan/Aztec in a former life? I did sculpt a piece "End of a Previous Existence"--I dreamed I had been Native American. My feathered friends are always dancing.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-87206174444129935962011-01-03T11:42:36.936-05:002011-01-03T11:42:36.936-05:00I wish people would stop talking about cleaning ou...I wish people would stop talking about cleaning out their studios! Cleanliness is next to godliness. Not wholly holy, just next to it. Worst case scenario--you clean out your studio and find that old winning lottery ticket that's expired.<br /><br />Wow, a new easel! Don't waste time trying to figure out why you waited for it; just claim that space, prop 'er up and git going. Do NOT save the box.<br /><br />My folks have a name for unclaimed relatives. FLKs. Funny Lookin Kids.<br /><br />You have a quetzal named Conti? Fabulous!SamArtDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322356829966791319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-57271930189055580602011-01-02T16:06:25.776-05:002011-01-02T16:06:25.776-05:00Weekend & Brush, Happy New Year. I am finding...Weekend & Brush, Happy New Year. I am finding many things in the workshop; evidently, I never pitch anything. The sketches are from 40+ years ago--before I switched to sculpture.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-75576636243674190492011-01-02T14:22:44.269-05:002011-01-02T14:22:44.269-05:00Extraordinaire de retrouver autant de chose, vos c...Extraordinaire de retrouver autant de chose, vos croquis sont magnifiques ! weekend et coup de brossehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273318430494202210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-60863601652750303022011-01-02T10:51:37.478-05:002011-01-02T10:51:37.478-05:00Hi Celeste. Congratulations on being in Casey'...Hi Celeste. Congratulations on being in Casey's Top Ten list. The workshop actually has a separate propane tank but I'm not comfortable leaving the heat on when I'm not out there. We have another chance at the lottery on Tuesday. My studio (workshop) is very comfortable for me; when I had it built I insisted on nothing fancy--just function. I know I'm messy. After reading Kathy's blog from yesterday I realize the workshop is crammed full of "intentions."<br /><br /><br />Hi Don. Sorry; after I published your comment I went back to email and, instead of deleting the email, I deleted the comment--couldn't retrieve it. May that be your only rejection during the Decade of the Don. I did find an aluminum Christmas tree (never used from the 60s in its original box)and three birds nests--close. There could be a partridge in one of those lockers.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-36385428510568485262011-01-02T05:34:10.898-05:002011-01-02T05:34:10.898-05:00Hi Hallie... I was referring to the list of things...Hi Hallie... I was referring to the list of things that you had found in your studio during your search. In the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" the list culminates with, "...and a Partridge in a Pear Tree." I know, it was a bit of a reach...<br /><br />Now I'm going to go hide in a corner and deal with your rejection... Woe is me...<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-33893024118722367572011-01-01T23:35:04.467-05:002011-01-01T23:35:04.467-05:00Happy New Year, Hallie! ......I bought a lottery t...Happy New Year, Hallie! ......I bought a lottery ticket too. If I win I will buy us both new big studios that we will heat! haha. I very much enjoy going through your old stuff with you. Your drawings of your youngsters are very nice indeed...Those colorful birds are most intriguing. I LOVE seeing your studio--it looks quirky and very comfortable. Congratulations on the new easel. Can't wait to see what goes on it and comes off of it!Celeste Berginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791708298070342301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-36359430046257103462011-01-01T23:02:50.457-05:002011-01-01T23:02:50.457-05:00Happy New Year Peggy. I thought of you when I was...Happy New Year Peggy. I thought of you when I was debating about pitching a deer skull. I thought, "I've already painted this." Then I thought of you--why not draw it or paint it again? I learn. I use ampersand panels often; when I attend an annual trade show in Raleigh, I sometimes get carried away. I've also used a still-wrapped cradled panel to cover my kitchen sink when when we have a party--no break in the buffet setup. I imagine birds dance when they're above the clouds.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-45470971078821303812011-01-01T20:23:46.272-05:002011-01-01T20:23:46.272-05:00Happy New Year Hallie! What a treat! Those ampers...Happy New Year Hallie! What a treat! Those ampersand panels will be great when you get your easel; see you NEEDED the easel so you'd use them! I like the campaign poster; fun! Your yellow birds are festive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-8501896488283244832011-01-01T17:20:34.731-05:002011-01-01T17:20:34.731-05:00Re my previous comment. Don posted a second comme...Re my previous comment. Don posted a second comment: "and a partridge in a pear tree." I responded; then I somehow managed to reject (not delete) his comment from my email. And I haven't been drinking!hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-64758426429940892112011-01-01T17:14:56.569-05:002011-01-01T17:14:56.569-05:00Don--what?? You want me to look up the lyrics for...Don--what?? You want me to look up the lyrics for Partridge in a Pear Tree--right? You probably recall that I have no ear for music or song lyrics.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-45276543371406207942011-01-01T16:44:16.250-05:002011-01-01T16:44:16.250-05:00Cousin Dan--hey. Buying the drafting table first;...Cousin Dan--hey. Buying the drafting table first; then making space is the way to go. I have an inexpensive wood easel and a Soltek one--I want a big, heavy one (one can never have too much equipment). I put away Christmas decorations this morning. I've been toting golf clubs and stackable chairs from the workshop to the storage shed all afternoon. Just one small problem--I found I was moving small things from the shed to the workshop. I am making progress; now that I can get to the bookcase, I can get some books off the floor (although stepping over things is good exercise for balance). <br /><br />I knew there was a song but all I could remember were the first two words, "Yellow Bird." Have a great new year playing at that drafting table.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-10269720366045506732011-01-01T14:54:25.683-05:002011-01-01T14:54:25.683-05:00Them's my relatives! Maybe we're related ...Them's my relatives! Maybe we're related - some sister and brother getting together, or something. Happy New Year! I think it is funny all the parallels. I've been talking about a studio forever, and have just decided that I am going to buy my drafting table and that will force me to make space, i.e., empty piled up plastic boxes filled with stuff/ (I already have an easel - made of wood, I know, but don't know what type. <br /><br />Yellow Bird (the song): Yellow bird, yellow bird, dance across the sky, sing a lullaby, yellow bird, yellow bird, fly.<br /><br />There you go.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-9114226470136777512011-01-01T12:42:01.195-05:002011-01-01T12:42:01.195-05:00Hi Don. This "family" photo hung on the...Hi Don. This "family" photo hung on the kitchen wall in MD. My daughter's dates always brought her home on time. There are a lot of fun things tucked out there--a keyboard, boxes of kids' blocks, old tools, an old shopping cart, golf clubs, 7 chairs and 3 stools, a deer skull, I Ching sticks, about a hundred books, and at least 35 Ampersand painting panels.<br /><br /><br />Hi Kathy. It sounds like you're entering a new phase--moving to Maine. We made our after-retirement move about ten years ago and many items are still in boxes. I have trouble letting things go (and I buy more).<br /><br /><br />Hi Sue. I think I am a hoarder--I even have those plastic bins filled with "stuff." I came across several "getting organized" books.<br /><br /><br />Hi Pam. I am at the "I'm too old to be moving all this crap around" stage. Looking through my workshop is a lot like visiting a thrift shop--I find treasures and I never seem to actually discard anything.<br /><br /><br />Hi RH. Unfortunately, I didn't win the lottery so it's back to cleaning today. My mother always said "What you do on New Year's Day, you'll do for the rest of the year." I hope that's not true. I'm glad you have interesting relatives, too.<br /><br /><br />Happy New Year, Robin. We can go barefoot here in the south--I don't because I worry about stepping on a bee. (We do wear shoes during the Winter.)hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-61476792237507027192011-01-01T09:55:40.262-05:002011-01-01T09:55:40.262-05:00Happy New Year, Hallie. I look forward to followin...Happy New Year, Hallie. I look forward to following your artwork and blog in the coming year. Bare feet ... I guess you can do that in the south!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473234128433916311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-1446332916720307462011-01-01T09:47:30.171-05:002011-01-01T09:47:30.171-05:00What a great thought - win the lottey, have anothe...What a great thought - win the lottey, have another workshop built instead of cleaning this one out :) And I think we might be related, based on that family photo. ha ha<br />Have a wonderful 2011.RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-32965741477418873542011-01-01T09:30:10.495-05:002011-01-01T09:30:10.495-05:00Well obviously, this is only my first visit to you...Well obviously, this is only my first visit to your post... I'll be back to look some more! I could spend hours discovering your workshop. Love the soaring bird and your charcoal drawings. I can see you've made great progress in your studio clean out. I know this stage well. The "what have I done" stage. Keep going, it only gets better.<br />The family photo is priceless! I'll have to send you an image from my family past of something similar.<br />Happy New Year, dear friend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-87334657537732017492011-01-01T08:47:35.661-05:002011-01-01T08:47:35.661-05:00Your relatives look related to mine ! I'm att...Your relatives look related to mine ! I'm attempting to finish my studio clean up also. I'm pretty close to being called a "Hoarder"<br />Happy New YearDiary of a Madd Weekly Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741344758189148487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-69080186544105839342011-01-01T08:25:01.616-05:002011-01-01T08:25:01.616-05:00HAPPY NEW YEAR, Hallie! Oh...the pain of cleaning ...HAPPY NEW YEAR, Hallie! Oh...the pain of cleaning out a studio. I just emptied my studio in NY and moved most of it to Maine. Stuff, stuff, and more stuff! At least you have interesting stuff :-) Thanks for sharing it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11037549177881696434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910005928220163773.post-4868796965038717322011-01-01T06:34:36.475-05:002011-01-01T06:34:36.475-05:00Your relatives scare me... When your lottery ticke...Your relatives scare me... When your lottery ticket wins you may want to leave them out of the loop...<br /><br />The treasures you are finding in your workshop are priceless! With all these fun things to find I can see why you didn't make much progress in those four days.<br /><br />Happy New Year!<br /><br />-Don-Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549962962379079880noreply@blogger.com