Painted Portrait? You with your needlework
LRichar914
depicting women and their needlework. It started me to thinking about
how much we (on this ng) love our needlework and the various threads that
we have posted regarding the connotations of stitching in different
places, i.e. planes, traines, buses, meetings, etc. I couldn't help but
wonder what your responses would be if you were to have a portrait painted
of yourself...would you want to be painted stitching, or tatting, or with
some form of your needlework clearly in view? Would you think that this
would make you appear outdated? (for lack of a better descriptive term) or
would you welcome the opportunity to have such a painting to hand down to
future generations showing you with the needlework that you enjoy?
For myself, I think it would be lovely. I'm not sure of what setting I
would want but I know that I would want to display that calm, peaceful,
contented look---but in a 90's sort-a-way (smile).
Feel free to E-mail me at LRich...@aol.com if you do not wish to post to
the newsgroup.
Vee
(We achieve in proportion to what we attempt)
Debi Heiser
>Recently I had the opportunity to view some lovely historical paintings
>depicting women and their needlework. It started me to thinking about
>how much we (on this ng) love our needlework and the various threads that
>we have posted regarding the connotations of stitching in different
>places, i.e. planes, traines, buses, meetings, etc. I couldn't help but
>wonder what your responses would be if you were to have a portrait painted
>of yourself...would you want to be painted stitching, or tatting, or with
>some form of your needlework clearly in view? Would you think that this
>would make you appear outdated? (for lack of a better descriptive term) or
>would you welcome the opportunity to have such a painting to hand down to
>future generations showing you with the needlework that you enjoy?
>For myself, I think it would be lovely. I'm not sure of what setting I
>would want but I know that I would want to display that calm, peaceful,
>contented look---but in a 90's sort-a-way (smile).
Okay - how about outside - sitting at the base of a tree with the flowers in
bloom all around you - leaning your back against the tree as you stitch ...
and to keep it in the 1990's - hmmmm - jeans, tank or teeshirt, a nose ring
and purple/green hair ;-)
Debi **** no offense meant for persons with a nose ring and or purple/green
hair ****
barter,elizabeth
LRichar914 <lrich...@aol.com> wrote:
>Recently I had the opportunity to view some lovely historical paintings
>wonder what your responses would be if you were to have a portrait painted
>of yourself...would you want to be painted stitching, or tatting, or with
>some form of your needlework clearly in view?
Vee,
I think this is a lovely idea! I would do it. What a wonderful connection
to the past and future generations. Especially if the piece I was working
on in the painting was still in use/owned by my descendants! The problem for
me would be deciding which craft to highlight. There are so many! It might
be a more accurate picture for the descendants if the painter just kept the
whole messy jumble in there, right alongside the cattle-sized dust balls,
the dog and the dirty dishes. :-D
Beth
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LRichar914
always sooooo perfect....a little clutter would illustrate the 90's very
well (in more ways than one!)
Susan Profit
LRichar914 <lrich...@aol.com> wrote:
>Recently I had the opportunity to view some lovely historical paintings
>wonder what your responses would be if you were to have a portrait painted
>of yourself...would you want to be painted stitching, or tatting, or with
>would make you appear outdated? (for lack of a better descriptive term) or
>would you welcome the opportunity to have such a painting to hand down to
>future generations showing you with the needlework that you enjoy?
Oook. I think I'd look like some sort of demented Kali, with an arm for
each form of needlework, and one for the wooden spoon. I think the nieces
and nephews would be embarrassed, but I might catch the eye of a grand
niece or nephew or two. ;)
>I'm not sure of what setting I
>would want but I know that I would want to display that calm, peaceful,
>contented look---but in a 90's sort-a-way (smile).
"What's Aunt T. up to? See, she's got that 'getting ready to say/do
something outrageous' look in her eye. Head for the Hills!" -Definite-
possibilities. :)
>Vee
>(We achieve in proportion to what we attempt)
@}->- ;) Tinne Laughter Heals :D -<-{@
We are beginners at more than we are experts of.
Julie Ourom
> wonder what your responses would be if you were to have a portrait
painted
> of yourself...
I hadn't ever thought about having a portrait painted of me (I'm too
self-conscious just getting my picture taken) let alone with needlework,
but it was easy to decide where and with what: sitting in an alpine meadow
with wildflowers all around and majestic mountains in the distance,
wearing hiking clothes and with either tatting or knitting (what I usually
bring along rather than stitching).
JulieO in Whitehorse, Yukon
jou...@yknet.yk.ca
Shirah Winicur
(LRichar914) wrote:
>I couldn't help but
> wonder what your responses would be if you were to have a portrait painted
> of yourself...would you want to be painted stitching, or tatting, or with
> some form of your needlework clearly in view? Would you think that this
> would make you appear outdated? (for lack of a better descriptive term) or
> would you welcome the opportunity to have such a painting to hand down to
> future generations showing you with the needlework that you enjoy?
To be an accurate representation of myself, I'd have to be surrounded by
unfinished projects: a dress or jacket cut out, but not yet sewn, with the
pattern pieces still attached, lying on top of a pile of mending to be
done; a cookie sheet covered with polymer clay beads waiting to be glazed
and strung; a couple of dozen knitted afghan squares strewn under the
table by the couch; a toolbox overflowing with bits of wire, pretty
polished stones, and pliers of all shapes and sizes; and right in the
middle of it all, me sitting on the floor in front of my scroll bar stand,
trying frantically to finish my section of a round robin sampler so I can
get it mailed on time. I would love to have a portrait like this--it
would be so much more true to life than all the posed photographs I have.
So...anyone know any good painters?
--
Shirah Winicur
Dept. of Psychology
University of Colorado
swin...@psych.colorado.edu
Kathy Duffy
S>>I couldn't help but
>> wonder what your responses would be if you were to have a portrait painted
>> of yourself...would you want to be painted stitching, or tatting, or with
>> some form of your needlework clearly in view? Would you think that this
>> would make you appear outdated? (for lack of a better descriptive term) or
>> would you welcome the opportunity to have such a painting to hand down to
>> future generations showing you with the needlework that you enjoy?
I would have to be sitting with my needlework and a wall of books behind
me (I'm a librarian) a window with a view that included the RV and a
computer desk filled to overflowing and a variety of plants about.
Yep that would about cover it. If I was ANY good at designing I think
I'd tackle that....
Kathy...@Buckys.com
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Rosemary Powell
>From: kathy...@buckys.com (Kathy Duffy)
>Subject: Re: Painted Portrait? You
>Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 22:27:00 GMT
>S>>I couldn't help but
> >> wonder what your responses would be if you were to have a portrait painted
> >> of yourself...
>I would have to be sitting with my needlework and a wall of books behind
>me (I'm a librarian) a window with a view that included the RV and a
>computer desk filled to overflowing and a variety of plants about.
>Kathy...@Buckys.com
Hello fellow librarian!! I hope your books would be needlwork ones?
Rosemary