tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post8017148167528052009..comments2024-02-24T16:56:08.077+10:00Comments on tracemarks: belatedly ..... happy new yearsusan bowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-24166526450348144202015-02-02T11:12:18.075+10:002015-02-02T11:12:18.075+10:00stitching, well i'm anticipating this!stitching, well i'm anticipating this!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-48634797357408811362015-02-01T12:05:02.377+10:002015-02-01T12:05:02.377+10:00Thanks Velma - I have even used stitching on the p...Thanks Velma - I have even used stitching on the pages ... hope you enjoy the finished work once I post on it.susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-57910513402296556982015-02-01T12:03:35.655+10:002015-02-01T12:03:35.655+10:00Many thanks Donna. Will tell you more about my tr...Many thanks Donna. Will tell you more about my trip when I email - which I have been wanting to do for weeks and weeks! Looking forward to bringing some work to completion. xsusan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-23650139051004930832015-02-01T12:00:34.931+10:002015-02-01T12:00:34.931+10:00Hi Helen. I will look forward to telling you abou...Hi Helen. I will look forward to telling you about the Anselm Kiefer exhibition when we catch up - it literally blew me away. Couldn't focus for hours!susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-77520143784146835402015-02-01T11:57:45.052+10:002015-02-01T11:57:45.052+10:00loved having two gorgeous meassages from you Jenni...loved having two gorgeous meassages from you Jennifer. Thank you! For some strange reason most of these comments on my post didn't come up in my email inbox, which is the norm and I only found them by going into the comments moderation page. I will check both in future!susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-90432122251019457362015-02-01T11:55:53.672+10:002015-02-01T11:55:53.672+10:00Hello Lisa. Oh I am glad to be back in touch - es...Hello Lisa. Oh I am glad to be back in touch - especially as my posting halted so soon after our blog hope experience. I will write an email soon, and in betwen, will head to your blog and have a peek at what you have been up to. I am really enjoying having time to work in the studio again - ahving said that, the last few days I have been away having a few blissful days at the beach. Back into the studio tomorrow!susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-39861823107490579592015-02-01T11:53:21.770+10:002015-02-01T11:53:21.770+10:00Thanks Debbie - I have been working hard on 'd...Thanks Debbie - I have been working hard on 'downstream' and will post photos of the completed book soon. I too love that bark and can't wait to get started with it.susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-51928788426372193522015-02-01T11:51:59.400+10:002015-02-01T11:51:59.400+10:00Lovely to hear from you Diane. I will wander over...Lovely to hear from you Diane. I will wander over very soon and see what you photographed in Venice - then watch as that inspiration unfolds into work from you studio. Exciting. I am way better now thank you. May 2015 be a good year to remember.susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-86732805891732495982015-02-01T11:48:52.379+10:002015-02-01T11:48:52.379+10:00Thank you for my welcome back message Jennifer. I...Thank you for my welcome back message Jennifer. I too have missed my blogging friends and it sure is nice to hear back from you. That wood is amazing and though I have enough for a couple of books, I am thinking of asking if I can steal lots more from my friend and make a whole grouping of bark books. They look like ancient lost wisdom to me .... the possibilities there are quite rich I think. And yes - the BLUE. There will be more. Gently gently :-)susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-83524846527252689442015-01-31T12:55:54.582+10:002015-01-31T12:55:54.582+10:00i like where downstream is going!i like where downstream is going!Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-30744050166339835562015-01-31T10:15:19.138+10:002015-01-31T10:15:19.138+10:00p.s. that layered bark is fabulous!p.s. that layered bark is fabulous!layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-18793151573832977952015-01-31T10:13:49.918+10:002015-01-31T10:13:49.918+10:00Welcome back... sounds - and looks- like you have ...Welcome back... sounds - and looks- like you have been to some wonderful places and travels.. and Anselm Kiefer exhibit as well... from your beginnings of new work it looks like you have returned refreshed and inspired. I love the beach stones...layershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-40164691760811114882015-01-30T21:37:10.480+10:002015-01-30T21:37:10.480+10:00Lovely to see you back Susan. How lucky to have y...Lovely to see you back Susan. How lucky to have your visit coincide with an Anselm Kiefer exhibition....and the bark is gorgeous and does look Kieferish. I'm sure you'll do something wonderful with this.Helen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280405082160683429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-77619100746682572262015-01-30T07:56:16.314+10:002015-01-30T07:56:16.314+10:00Hello Margaret. It means a great deal to me that ...Hello Margaret. It means a great deal to me that you follow and enjoy my posts. Thank you. I have been thinking of you whilst I have been stitching in my 'downstream' book. Will post photos of it soon. Thanks for the encouragement.susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-88664480038666395702015-01-30T07:54:38.209+10:002015-01-30T07:54:38.209+10:00Thanks Fiona - really good to be back. Almost! T...Thanks Fiona - really good to be back. Almost! The bark is fabulous isn't it - came from Janet and I will try and gather more. Thinking about a series of book sculptures ....... Mind is starting to race.susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-30710846046525369492015-01-29T20:26:07.220+10:002015-01-29T20:26:07.220+10:00My 2 previous comments seem to have been blown alo...My 2 previous comments seem to have been blown along by the snowstorm's winds so I'm going to give this one more try...<br /><br />The wood had me totally hoodwinked. I thought it was an artist book created to look like one that had been burned and waterlogged. Imagine my surprise! And then I scrolled on down to see that blue line running through your river book and a big grin spread across my face. You finally took the plunge and added just the right bit of blue. It's heavenly. <br /><br />Welcome back to the blogging world! You've been missed. Sorry I've been remiss in saying so. Enjoy!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-20427772617862385742015-01-28T20:12:43.304+10:002015-01-28T20:12:43.304+10:00Happy New Year to you as well, Susan! I'm happ...Happy New Year to you as well, Susan! I'm happy to hear you're back in your studio and to know that we will be able to follow your work in this space again. You have some <i>wonderful</i> materials to work with and I'm looking forward to seeing where you go with them...Arzigogolarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-37783489348476425002015-01-28T04:24:32.918+10:002015-01-28T04:24:32.918+10:00I just love the images for 'downstream' am...I just love the images for 'downstream' amazing and the bark WOW fantasticDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-30729255982399558132015-01-28T03:34:58.473+10:002015-01-28T03:34:58.473+10:00How great to read your lovely and inspiring blog a...How great to read your lovely and inspiring blog again. There is so much to enjoy in this post - that wonderful layered bark, the stitch on the photos further down and those delicious etchings ... what pleasure!Charlton Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052815242463837033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-82126849070348704442015-01-27T20:52:12.538+10:002015-01-27T20:52:12.538+10:00I am SO pleased to read your post this morning - I...I am SO pleased to read your post this morning - I have missed your posts and wonderful work very much.<br />We have just come back from a week in Venice and my camera and my head are full of ideas so I must get down to work too.<br />I hope that your health is better now and that 2015 will be a good year.<br />Love to you<br />Diane.Pilgrim at Kerjacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856125168980358855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-72285626617751361752015-01-27T20:50:22.595+10:002015-01-27T20:50:22.595+10:00Happy New Year Susan! It's good to have you ba...Happy New Year Susan! It's good to have you back in the blogging world. I have to say that the wood from your friend's garden had me totally hoodwinked. I saw an old book (or new one meant to seem old) that had been burned and waterlogged and that all sorts of stories to tell of its adventures as a well loved and oft used journal of world traveler. Or that what sprang into my mind...<br /><br />Until I scrolled on down to see you've finally overcome your concerns and added blue. Just simply exquisite. More please. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927317459104273331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-22278880542609001002015-01-27T20:19:15.646+10:002015-01-27T20:19:15.646+10:00Great to know you're back in the studio and lo...Great to know you're back in the studio and lovely to have you back in blog-land too! I LOVE that bark - how stunning, and the blue is deliciousness itself!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524845044750483894.post-1452305525930884562015-01-27T20:12:32.563+10:002015-01-27T20:12:32.563+10:00Hi SB - great to see you back into it - love that ...Hi SB - great to see you back into it - love that trace of blue - great contrast. BBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059639215109777537noreply@blogger.com