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Carol Ott

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Jan 18, 2001, 9:57:23 PM1/18/01
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Okay -- here's my work. Comments (either posted or e-mailed) are much
appreciated.

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ecsott/fourteen.htm

--Carol

Carol Ott

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Jan 18, 2001, 10:08:55 PM1/18/01
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Hmmmm....Eight seems to be missing. Don't know where it went.

Oh well -- carry on.

--Carol

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Stan Wojda

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Jan 18, 2001, 10:39:13 PM1/18/01
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in article n2O96.361$rH6....@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net, Carol Ott
at cs...@earthlink.net wrote on 1/18/01 8:57 PM:

Boy, I didn't know Fran Drescher could paint that good! Great stuff Carol.
It's getting interesting seeing the diffrent personalities comming out in
this exercise. The level of talent is self evident from all who posted
already. With a news group like this you start forming visual images of the
others in the NG. Seeing all of your art is like getting a clearer focus on
each of you. It's a fascinating exercise not only for the participants but
also for the viewers. I'm going to get my web skills up so I can be part of
the next time out. In the mean time I'll gladly send some of my "junk mail"
to anyone who's interested.

jivvy

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Jan 18, 2001, 11:39:22 PM1/18/01
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talk about pieces wonderful for fabric -- do you say somewhere that
you have a background in textiles (or am I misremembering?)... I
*really* like several of these...

I'd love a shirt from day 3 (something oriental or Indian in style)
and I want linens from day 4... maybe an entire outfit for a friend
from day 12 (I look like hell in yellow).

really enjoyed these, Carol.

Claire

Angela M. Cable

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Jan 19, 2001, 12:24:18 AM1/19/01
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Great stuff Carol...#3 is awesome, is that Korean? I'd like to hang #12
at the office, cheer the place up :-)

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a d d

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Jan 19, 2001, 1:10:00 AM1/19/01
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I like day 4 and 12 the best. Good work.

It's interesting seeing your train of thought on some of those. It seems as
though days 5-8, you were working and modifying around the same kind of feel
with the vertical and horizontal stress. I noticed in my work as well where
there were sequential days of modifying an idea and trying it on the next
day. I also noticed this with Angela's work as well. Interesting stuff. I
think it show's our exploritative (is that a word at all? Can I spell?)
nature. My guess is we'll see the same sort of thing with a majority of the
work here, where there will be a sequential amount of days where an idea is
hammered out and shaped......

Br.


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Perry Mobley

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Jan 19, 2001, 3:17:47 AM1/19/01
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I like your work.


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Carol Ott

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Jan 19, 2001, 8:10:45 AM1/19/01
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I collect textiles from around the world -- my collection is getting big.
If I had a "dream" job other than the one I have now, it would be designing
one-of-a-kind fabrics. Day Three is actually a scan of handmade Chinese
paper that I painted to give it a tea-stained appearance.

Glad you liked them!

--Carol

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Carol Ott

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#3 is Chinese. It's joss paper for Chinese New Years.

--Carol

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Carol Ott

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Jan 19, 2001, 8:12:16 AM1/19/01
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I've always been drawn to squares and rectangles. For some reason, they
make me happy....must be all those days of Sesame Street way back when.

--Carol

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Tor de Vries

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Jan 19, 2001, 11:06:18 AM1/19/01
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> Okay -- here's my work. Comments (either posted or e-mailed) are much
> appreciated.
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ecsott/fourteen.htm

I think we share a few brain cells, Carol. Not many, mind you -- I don't
have much to share -- but there's a few. You'll see what I mean when I post
my work. Or maybe I'm speaking out of my butt.

Three and Six are my favorites. I get tired of the word, but "mood" is what
I look for in art, and these are solid. Three seems introspective (upon
itself), while Six is what I feel like most of the time. Twelve is sunny
and sweet.


tdv


Adam Palmer

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Jan 19, 2001, 12:00:44 PM1/19/01
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Top work Carol. Never used Photopaint - has it got natural media stuff like
painter then

Just noticed - 7's an English flag, but on its side with a big extra bar
across it!
Was that intentional?

I missed it all!
Did post a question sayin "what's going on - did i miss the original post?!"
on the 3rd day or something, but got ignored......oh well - there's always
next time...:)

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Debbie Hurley

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Jan 19, 2001, 12:22:11 PM1/19/01
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Wow, Carol... minimal, atmospheric, understated, and all that good
stuff. Let's see... Days 2, 3, 4 (really love that), 6, 8, 12... and 14
(fireflies?). I have lots of favorites. I would imagine wherever you
live must reflect your work, which would make it a very pleasing place.

Best to Myles, :-)

Debbie

Carol Ott

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Jan 19, 2001, 1:32:28 PM1/19/01
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Thank you, Adam. Photopaint is a cross between Photoshop and Painter. Most
of the materials are far more natural than Photoshop -- even the
airbrush/spraycan. I like it a lot more for the creative work. For the
blah commercial stuff I use Photoshop.

Didn't notice the British flag.....I guess even though I left England almost
20 years ago, there's still a piece of the Union Jack that I carry along.
:-)

--Carol

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Carol Ott

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Jan 19, 2001, 1:33:36 PM1/19/01
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I laughed out loud when I read that.....I live in downtown Baltimore, which
is not the most inspirational place. Pretty gritty here, although I do live
in a nice neighbourhood.

I'm glad you liked my work -- I'm looking forward to the next creative
exercise.

--Carol

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cpg

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Jan 19, 2001, 1:44:36 PM1/19/01
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Nice work, Carol.

Interestingly (to me anyway), I liked the cropped thumbnail versions
better than the full versions in some cases. The lower left thumbnail
in particular was very simple yet appealing to me.

So really it was 28 days of art if you count all of the artistic
decisions that went into the cropping. You're all set for the next
round of 14 days. ;-)

cpg

Gem

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Jan 19, 2001, 8:55:52 PM1/19/01
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Carol,
Oooo, that Chinese window, YES! On a scarf or throw, wall hanging, ooo a shirt,
anything. Love that one. :)
I like the colors in Eight. Strong.
Four <leaf> is very cool! That would look good on fabric, too.
Nice work, Carol. Looks like you had fun with it! :)
--
Gem
doncha wanna do it again?? :)

Gem

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Jan 19, 2001, 8:57:07 PM1/19/01
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Carol wrote:
>I've always been drawn to squares and rectangles. For some reason, they
>make me happy

Me, too!

--
Gem

Gem

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Jan 19, 2001, 9:01:38 PM1/19/01
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Adam,
Certainly wouldn't ignore you. :)
You must have missed my post <and Dan's> telling you about it and to jump on
the bus! Dang.
You bet there's always next time. See you there, right!
--
Gem

Carol Ott

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Jan 19, 2001, 9:09:24 PM1/19/01
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Actually, I was hoping someone would come up with another exercise -- I
really had fun with this one.

--Carol

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Carol Ott

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Jan 19, 2001, 9:12:34 PM1/19/01
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I responded, too. Maybe you were having a bad server day, Adam. It happens
to me sometimes, too. I keep getting messages from weeks ago...very odd.

--Carol

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SCG

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Jan 19, 2001, 10:53:49 PM1/19/01
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Nice pieces there. I'm getting an urge to hang paintings on my walls.

scg

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Carol Ott

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Jan 19, 2001, 11:00:22 PM1/19/01
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That's the whole idea. I'm turning some of them into prints -- they will be
hanging on my walls soon.

--Carol

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Mike Minovski

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Jan 20, 2001, 12:59:49 AM1/20/01
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In article <n2O96.361$rH6....@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net>,


Oooh, if all the fabrics around us looked that good... :)

My favs: 4, 8 and 10. Nice play with both tiny nuances and sharp
contrast. You really think textile, Carol - it's obvious.

Tender even when sharp - that's what comes to mind. Does this happen to
have something in common with your character? :)


One remark: #7 is too tall and doesn't fit @ 1024x768 so I couldn't see
the whole of it at once.


mike m.

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Carol Ott

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Jan 20, 2001, 1:26:47 AM1/20/01
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You know, I think I might just research this textile business. You all have
really got me thinking.....hmmmm...

And yes, my artwork does very much reflect my personality. Soft uses of
colour, but sharp edges. Glad to see you picked up on that.

--Carol

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godsparkle

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Jan 20, 2001, 10:37:57 AM1/20/01
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Nice site, nice work, and nice baby!! ^_^

I love your veggies - they remind me of my mom's kitchen when I was a little
kid - for the life of me, I don't know why, but I like the feeling a lot.


Charity
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(pretty pictures to look at)


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Angela M. Cable

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Jan 20, 2001, 10:45:40 AM1/20/01
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Somebody mentioned that about Dan and Gem's work, it's got me curious,
how do you go about getting something digital into something like a fine
art print? I did all but one of mine at 200 dpi thinking I might want
to run them off on my inkjet, of course they look like they were run off
an inkjet :-) I'm pretty sure my local print shop would think I'd gone
off the deep end if I brought in a CD with fourteen .tifs on it wanting
a "limited edition run" done. It's pretty primitive where I live,
they're basically dealing with small businesses doing things like
business cards and flyers, maybe an occasional poster. They just
freaked when I brought in a CD that I'd burned with my business card
layout on it, it took me a good fifteen minutes to get it through their
head that they could put this CD in their one and only PC and it would
work, that they didn't need a CD-R drive to use it. Anyway, is it
something that an average print shop can handle, or do you need to go to
somebody that deals specifically in fine art?

Carol Ott wrote:
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> That's the whole idea. I'm turning some of them into prints -- they will be
> hanging on my walls soon.
>
> --Carol
>

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Debbie Hurley

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Jan 20, 2001, 11:45:42 AM1/20/01
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Ah, but I was referring to your own digs... god knows cities are awful!

Debbie

Madman

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Jan 20, 2001, 12:17:45 PM1/20/01
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Well to get you started, look for an outputting shop. They specialize in
color correction and also have these sweat printers like Iris and more. You
can have them output your stuff. It tends to cost though.

Madman

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Carol Ott

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Jan 20, 2001, 3:23:15 PM1/20/01
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Okay -- yes, that makes sense now. :-)

I have a ton of fabric around the house -- most of which I bought in India,
Guatemala, and different African countries. I have some beautiful saris --
cotton ones for every day wear (and I have worn them -- very comfy indeed)
and a couple salwar kameez from India -- again -- plain cotton for every
day. It's funny -- they're actually not so plain. Beautiful beadwork and
such.

I could go on and on..

--Carol

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Carol Ott

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Jan 20, 2001, 3:31:11 PM1/20/01
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Yes, I agree with cher Maddie. It's not cheap. But if you think it would
sell -- think blank greeting cards, maybe.....it might be worth the money.
I'm trying to find out how I can silkscreen or paint on silk some of the
pieces I did.

But really, any printer should be able to handle the job -- just give them
the colour seps. Don't forget your films and matchprints!

--Carol

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Debbie Hurley

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Jan 20, 2001, 3:39:08 PM1/20/01
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Salwar kameez? Related to "chemise"?

Carol Ott

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Jan 20, 2001, 3:58:48 PM1/20/01
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Mmmmm...maybe. It's a long tunic that goes over a pair of very loose pants.

--Carol

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Debbie Hurley

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I wonder if they're available somewhere on the net? Sounds very
comfortable... I'll have to try google.com. (I do love sites with no
ads.)

Debbie

Madman

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cher Maddie?

When did you turn french? lol

Madman


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Carol Ott

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They are extremely comfortable. You can find them in any neighbourhood that
has Indian or Pakistani stores. Sari places usually sell them, too.

You might want to buy your first one in person -- to be able to try it on.

--Carol

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Carol Ott

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I have a whole heap o' French in me. Came down from Canada a few
generations ago.....the slang stayed, though.

--Carol

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CE

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Jan 20, 2001, 8:09:16 PM1/20/01
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Six, Ten, and Four... my favorites ;)

Question... on day 10, right before you began your painting, did you check
your mail / the newsgroup with Outlook Express 5?????

Hmmm...

I like them!

CE


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Angela M. Cable

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Thanks for the info...I think I'll probably wait until I decide to take
a trip to Salt Lake City again, I really don't trust the print shop
here. The silkscreen thing...you ever hear of a Gocco machine? They
run about $100 to buy the smaller one, I've yet to run across a site
that gives really detailed information on how the thing works. The URL
for the manufacturer is:
http://www.gocco.com/
You can also try a search at AltaVista or wherever, I found a few sites
featuring art work done with it by searching for "gocco+machine". I
*think* it works by using a flash bulb (like you'd put in a camera's
flash) to burn carbon from a B&W xerox copy to some sort of film or
mesh. You then use this film to silk screen just like you would a
traditional silk screen. It probably wouldn't work with, say, the
yellow image of yours that I liked since it's basically variations on a
single color...I dunno, maybe if you converted it to greyscale and
bumped up the Contrast/bumped down the Lightness. I think it would
probably work best with things like line drawings or something that's
got large areas of a single color. From the site, I can't really tell
how it handles shades of grey. Probably you'd have to actually see one
of these things in person. You live in Baltimore, right? I'll bet you
could probably hunt down somebody there that knows about the things,
maybe ask around at art galleries or art supply stores.

There's got to be a way to do it, I used to do alot of sewing and nearly
every piece of fabric I've ever purchased had a copyright notice running
along the selvedge of the fabric, so somebody is making money doing it
:-) Painting on silk is pretty easy to do, I did try this several years
ago with a silk scarf kit, it's a little like doing batik or pysanky
(Ukrainian eggs). You might look somewhere like:
http://www.dickblick.com/categories/fabricdecoration
for silk painting supplies, you'd probably just need to buy the resist
and then whatever colors of paint you'll need. I'm flipping through the
print catalog...they make metallic paint too for this.

Carol Ott wrote:
>
> Yes, I agree with cher Maddie. It's not cheap. But if you think it would
> sell -- think blank greeting cards, maybe.....it might be worth the money.
> I'm trying to find out how I can silkscreen or paint on silk some of the
> pieces I did.
>
> But really, any printer should be able to handle the job -- just give them
> the colour seps. Don't forget your films and matchprints!
>
> --Carol
>
> "Madman" <madma...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Well to get you started, look for an outputting shop. They specialize in
> > color correction and also have these sweat printers like Iris and more.
> You
> > can have them output your stuff. It tends to cost though.
> >
> > Madman
> >

Dan

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Jan 22, 2001, 8:23:52 PM1/22/01
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Carol,

#10 and #12 are my absolute favorites; really dreamy. #3 is beautiful, I
love the silk background.

I like squares too!

Dan
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Carol Ott

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Why thank you, Dan. As someone I admire greatly, your words mean a lot.

--Carol

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ming

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I like your works.
Geometric shapes are facinating, you use color to give each image a
different mood. #eight struck me the most. That image is a wakeup call!
The red just jumps out at you.

--
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John Silver

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Three, Four and Eight...

Three was gorgeous! very tactile and rich. Four was perplexing! I couldn't
put my finger on it, but the "broken" leaf held my attention for some sick
reason for longer that it should have =) very nice. Eight was striking and
very unique. I'm not great at remembering the names of artistic movements
but "cubist" comes to mind (??). I've seen paintings that *feel* similar and
I really like them.

Good stuff, Carol!

--J

Carol Ott

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Jan 23, 2001, 12:23:36 PM1/23/01
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Thank you so much. It's interesting to see who like which piece. The
personalities on this group are so varied, yet most of you seem to like the
same pieces. And it's pretty evenly divided between women and men. Very
interesting, indeed.

--Carol

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Carol Ott

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Thank you John -- your words mean a lot! I'm glad you liked my work.

--Carol

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Dimitri

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2,4,9 Favorites. These are very powerful in their simplicity. And God
knows you love simple and clean. : )

Hope you don't mind that I stole that leaf for my collection. : ) It's a
keeper. If you ever make prints you have to tell me.

It's funny how a person's character seem to come through in their art.

(sorry I haven't been able to call, I'll try this week- are you around
or traveling?)

Carol Ott

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Steal away, cher. That leaf came from a Chinese Evergreen plant that I have
been growing for years. They're great plants -- very low maintenance.

And yes, I am around. In and out, but no travels for a while.

--Carol

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