tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post114099533654749327..comments2024-02-07T02:47:39.785-08:00Comments on mati rose: work-in-progress, aren't we all?mati rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346776676916444532noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141754077884643572006-03-07T09:54:00.000-08:002006-03-07T09:54:00.000-08:00wow, inspired by your moments. so much beauty in t...wow, inspired by your moments. so much beauty in them.<BR/><BR/>and ballistic is the way, I say!andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932895308629536422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141584761440043912006-03-05T10:52:00.000-08:002006-03-05T10:52:00.000-08:00This is a beautiful and inspiring post. I really ...This is a beautiful and inspiring post. I really love when people can write so precisely about their inner turmoils. It makes me feel less alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141358826461384412006-03-02T20:07:00.000-08:002006-03-02T20:07:00.000-08:00I, too, have been struggling with what I am as an ...I, too, have been struggling with what I am as an artist - painter, visual/mixed media artist, illustrator, writer? I am still trying to figure it out, but I find the more I try to figure it out, the more constipated the process becomes. What I really need to do is simply create.Swirlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657027738991952811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141233278499392332006-03-01T09:14:00.000-08:002006-03-01T09:14:00.000-08:00i hope your grant for the book works out, but rega...i hope your grant for the book works out, but regardless you should make an artist book!!! it would be beautiful...with your work and your writing...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141202629658618952006-03-01T00:43:00.000-08:002006-03-01T00:43:00.000-08:00i am so happy that you are back...i was thinking a...i am so happy that you are back...i was thinking about you as i was framing the print that i got from you. Your studio looks fabulous and it seems like you are refreshed! :)...i will be checking in on ya!!Heidi R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16956832111707992072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141179019923857792006-02-28T18:10:00.000-08:002006-02-28T18:10:00.000-08:00Great to have you back, Mati!!! Love that quote:)Great to have you back, Mati!!! Love that quote:)Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419137977449672300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141177117712571622006-02-28T17:38:00.000-08:002006-02-28T17:38:00.000-08:00Hi Mati -- I went through some similiar issues wit...Hi Mati -- I went through some similiar issues with illustration as you: I never wanted to do freelance work. I wanted to do my own stuff. I think there IS a middle ground between the gallery world and the freelance magazine world, and it's a big and varied middle ground. For me the shining light has been licensing and product development. That is, drawing & painting what I want and then trying to get it into the world as cards and prints and gift products. But I think your "go ballistic" approach is right-on. It's through exploration and play that we discover what we love. How do we know what we want to do until we see what it is we do when given the space and time? Good luck!Laini Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14064837312936707024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141172697092993252006-02-28T16:24:00.000-08:002006-02-28T16:24:00.000-08:00very intrigued by that lone lady in the dark up th...very intrigued by that lone lady in the dark up there. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141171918055022732006-02-28T16:11:00.000-08:002006-02-28T16:11:00.000-08:00Oooh, it's great to be reading you again. I love ...Oooh, it's great to be reading you again. I love this post - the uncertainty about the future and which path to follow is something I have felt for years. Except I have always resisted going down an art path altogether (fears of not being 'good enough') - now I'm doing it! I haven't thought about the paths within the art path yet, but I'm sure it will come. <BR/><BR/>I think you should definitely go fucking ballistic - but it's scary hey? The fine arts give such huge scope that it can be overwhelming. I'm on the beginning of my journey and am totally awed by what I 'could'do or be. You have a unique style which can be utilised in both the fine arts and world of illustration - why limit yourself? Anyway, you have answered your own question within your own post - you know what you truly believe is right for you. Go for it!Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09534045978468595511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141165934679102142006-02-28T14:32:00.000-08:002006-02-28T14:32:00.000-08:00welcome back, mati. there is SO much goodness in ...welcome back, mati. there is SO much goodness in this post. I love your list of observations from your week away...perhaps you should consider posting for 5 Senses Friday. :) xo Sharisharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966494025294623276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141162470601775222006-02-28T13:34:00.000-08:002006-02-28T13:34:00.000-08:00mati,i love this post.i too dig the time away from...mati,<BR/><BR/>i love this post.<BR/><BR/>i too dig the time away from connecting...<BR/>there is inspiration gathering into wicker baskets,<BR/>but they begin to overflow,<BR/>sometimes stagnate...<BR/>and the times come to go fucking ballastic indeed.<BR/>just work it out in the studio.<BR/>do what inspired you in the other moments.<BR/>find just what it is that keeps you moving and pushing.<BR/>the last month has been like this for me.<BR/><BR/>i resonate with this post indeed.<BR/><BR/>blessings to you ~<BR/>LeonieGoddess Leonie * GoddessGuidebook.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693407173311647505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141160261460582882006-02-28T12:57:00.000-08:002006-02-28T12:57:00.000-08:00ahhh...what a great way to come back! i love the ...ahhh...what a great way to come back! i love the story quote. i´m writing a little story right now and it is HARD. oh, and love the lady painting in your studio! beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141159271758522532006-02-28T12:41:00.000-08:002006-02-28T12:41:00.000-08:00welcome back, mati! nice to read you again. That T...welcome back, mati! nice to read you again. That Turkish coffee sounds yummers. Love the quote as well. Uri Shulevitz is required reading for one of my children's writing classes. Glad you're familiar with him too. Happy painting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141147075002601312006-02-28T09:17:00.000-08:002006-02-28T09:17:00.000-08:00glad to see you are back,love being able to see a ...glad to see you are back,<BR/>love being able to see a snippet<BR/>of your week<BR/>as well as a peek into your<BR/>workspace...<BR/><BR/>and go full force head on ballistic...<BR/><BR/>whhheeee!gkgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403357033466233622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141141565881225612006-02-28T07:46:00.000-08:002006-02-28T07:46:00.000-08:00glad you're back Mati! The works in progress look...glad you're back Mati! The works in progress look amazing. I can't wait to see what else you'll do!zeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707868203545152390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141132489778688142006-02-28T05:14:00.000-08:002006-02-28T05:14:00.000-08:00welcome back...missed you!welcome back...missed you!kelly barton art + designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14695871881659413003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141119983320513562006-02-28T01:46:00.000-08:002006-02-28T01:46:00.000-08:00Lovely works...cheersLovely works...cheersTabuena arts centralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00571478185411761731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141109534783838312006-02-27T22:52:00.000-08:002006-02-27T22:52:00.000-08:00so nice you're back! missed reading your blog. the...so nice you're back! missed reading your blog. the new works look exciting! <BR/>weeee!Kerstin Svendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279597508094161939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141106029415518462006-02-27T21:53:00.000-08:002006-02-27T21:53:00.000-08:00i missed you! you remind me that i, too, need to s...i missed you! <BR/><BR/>you remind me that i, too, need to stay connected to this beautiful circle of artists , thinkers and dreamers. it feeds my soul.<BR/><BR/>i can't wait to see what you create.<BR/><BR/>oh, and nice studio! i so dream of a space like that. someday. i hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141103920981963102006-02-27T21:18:00.000-08:002006-02-27T21:18:00.000-08:00welcome back mati!great post filled with energy! l...welcome back mati!<BR/><BR/>great post filled with energy! love it!<BR/><BR/>ballistic is the way!!!!!lisa solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824254691379334918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10098841.post-1141100862355131542006-02-27T20:27:00.000-08:002006-02-27T20:27:00.000-08:00finally! you're back. sarah, moira and I (I went...finally! you're back. sarah, moira and I (I went to Moira's babeeee shower and discovered they are both visit matirose regularly!) were all tired of looking at that pitcher and bowl of rasberries. <BR/>love to you, and YEAH, go fucking ballistic! that kind of goes with one of my favorite phrases of late... "going apeshit," although going apeshit sounds a little scarier than going ballistic....<BR/>xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com