[Woodcarver] new projects

[Bill Smith]

there is an ol sayin that art is art of the eye of the
beholder, or the person that is lookin at it in
different ways.

Bill
--- maricha <maricha at ozemail.com.au> wrote:

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> hi joe, of course art communicates ideas and
> feelings. but then what do you 
> mean by good art,or what did your teacher mean by
> good art. sometimes there 
> is work of art that at first glass appears soo ugly,
> yet when really looking 
> at it, one can see beauty in ugliness. but i know
> what you mean and it is 
> indeed a great gift... art can communicate complex
> ideas, feelings and 
> graphically display simple forms and enrich us, if
> we take the trouble to 
> understand what the artist is trying to do.
> l
> of course, HONESTY is essential to be true to
> yourself is the only way you 
> can project electricity for other people to receive
> your work. if you are 
> false it comes through.  Drawing on the right side
> of the brain, by betty 
> edward's indeed like your apprentice, certainly
> proves the fact that being 
> honest, and just drawing or painting what you see,
> as you see it, not as you 
> imagine it, or what people might think of it if you
> do it this way, because 
> it looks funny .... naturally distorts reality... so
> honesty is one of the 
> great gifts that comes out of artesans or
> artists....
> 
> do not be concerned about his loosing his honesty,
> as he becomes better he 
> will grow even deeper in his honesty and
> truthfulness as he achieves his 
> aim, nurtures his creative motivation and growth. 
> when we loose our honesty 
> is when we try to sacrifice what we see, for speed
> carving or speed  to make 
> a quick dollar or speed to imitate. a true to
> oneself person finds it a lot 
> more satisfying and easier to do his own authentic
> work, because he knows 
> what is in his mind, images in his innerself and
> what he sees, its when he 
> tries to cut corners that things get fouled up  of
> course when we are true 
> to ourselves, as most artists/woodcarvers/sculptors
> are, we put a lot of 
> ourselves in our work, which of course is the window
> of our souls, so we 
> become vulnerab le, we are vulnerable and we need to
> be alert that we are 
> not used unwisely.
> 
> of course as you say, perhaps the struggle is to be
> willing to allow others 
> to see into our soul. of course this is reality so
> what statement do we wish 
> to make....
> 
> from the moment we get up in the morning till we go
> to bed, we take risks 
> and artists/artesans /sculptors are the biggest risk
> takers of the lot. we 
> do not know if we will be run over crossing the
> road, using power carvers, 
> chainsaws or bump our head, but somehow we have
> special gifts of common 
> sense, and  so many others blessings, that why not
> trust your instincts 
> which are so atuned to life
> 
> and lastly your paragraph hereunder is indeed
> wonderful, cause as soo many 
> in the list have said including myself, when you
> carve, you do meditate and 
> are in a very special world and many times with a
> very special guiding hand.
> 
> >
> > I like your 2005 motto, to listen, really listen
> and portray. Additionally 
> > I
> > would not minimize the importance of meditation as
> a means of listening to
> > yourself to discover your message that lay deep in
> your soul. Than let 
> > your
> > art be the window that allows US to see into your
> soul.
> 
> THANKS for your lovely email
> 
> p.s. another book which is a real treasure is THE
> ARTIST WAY by Julia 
> Cameron
> pps.
> another project have started with the community is
> making designs for the 
> community of things they want to put in their own
> wood (tile) mural to be 
> exhibited at their community shows. the idea is to
> enrich the doer/viewer 
> and a historical arena..
> 
> cheers
> maricha 
> 
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