OK so now I am confused. You encouraged your daughter to emulate the work of another etsy artisan. Why is it OK for her to do it? but not for crochet stones woman #2?
@lost aussie - well-spotted. but there is a VERY big difference. for one, we are not in any way PROFITING from this, nor are we failing to give credit where credit is due. these stones will not be for sale and, as you can see, they are nothing at all like amy's. this is an example of inspiration and especially inspiring the creativity of a CHILD, this is not plagiarism or theft. and that is a VERY big difference.
Your little Sweetheart has obviously inherited her Mothers creativity and gift of expression. My Children are grown, but I feel that exposing them to every thing creative and encouraging self expression has made them the wonderful people they are today. My Older Son can sew with confidence. After he works on rebuilding his Willy's Truck he comes into the house and makes new window treatments for the living room and cooks dinner. DIL continues to be amazed! Your rock collection is lovely! corinne
I love the rocks, what a wonderful, artistic idea!
March 22, 2011 at 5:13 AM
it was a banner day for mail at our house. this beautiful little stone - entitled one bright morning - arrived from far away alaska. i've been stalking admiring amy komar's artistinthearctic shop on etsy for awhile now and with my birthday approaching, i decided to treat myself. she's got loads of wonderful painted stones in her shop and i can tell you that they are magical in person. check out her blog as well to see what's she working on and for glimpses of the beautiful alaska nature where she lives.
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by amy komar - artist in the arctic
i showed sabin amy's shop last evening on etsy and sabin immediately wanted to paint some stones. we both had to try out amy's dotted painting technique and i was totally blown away at sabin's results. i am seriously in awe of her ability to just begin and not overthink everything. she has an amazing feel and is completely in tune with her muses.
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this is my favorite of the stones she did last evening...she painted the heart and had intended to paint more, but she looked at it with the one and she said, "i think it's done, mom." i seriously hope she never loses that childlike ability to just be one with her art.
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these fishies were a close second. she was actually painting the white one and she said, "mom, i don't know what this is." and i said i thought it was a fish, tho' it could also be a tooth if you tip it up the other way. and since sabin has a couple of loose teeth at the moment, it may have been an artistic manifestation of those pesky molars. but i love it as a fish.
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she did another little heart...with dots coming out of it, a bit like the stitching i once did. so sweet.
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the embroidered-looking one on the top left is the closest sabin came to imitating amy's work. somehow she intuitively went in her own direction, picking up the influence of the dots of paint, but going off on her own. i found it utterly magical to watch it.
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here in my stone basket is the last one sabin did especially for me, right there beside amy's lovely petite little stone and a couple of margie's, the beautiful stone spudballoo had made for blog camp 2.0, a few of my own and the feather i bought from geninne once upon a time. it's my basket of zen, right here beside my desk.
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Close this window Jump to comment formNow I want to start collecting (or even painting!) rocks! Beautiful collection!
March 17, 2011 at 7:15 PM
OK so now I am confused. You encouraged your daughter to emulate the work of another etsy artisan.
Why is it OK for her to do it? but not for crochet stones woman #2?
March 17, 2011 at 7:38 PM
@lost aussie - well-spotted. but there is a VERY big difference. for one, we are not in any way PROFITING from this, nor are we failing to give credit where credit is due. these stones will not be for sale and, as you can see, they are nothing at all like amy's. this is an example of inspiration and especially inspiring the creativity of a CHILD, this is not plagiarism or theft. and that is a VERY big difference.
March 17, 2011 at 7:46 PM
What a very beautiful basket of stones you collected together.
March 17, 2011 at 7:55 PM
Thanks for the clarification! Much appreciated :-)
March 17, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Children are fabulous teachers aren't they! Not everyone can see that or be open to that. Glad you know and appreciates the gift!
March 18, 2011 at 3:59 AM
"Rock on!" is right. These are all fantastic :-)
xo jj
March 18, 2011 at 6:13 AM
Your little Sweetheart has obviously inherited her Mothers creativity and gift of expression. My Children are grown, but I feel that exposing them to every thing creative and encouraging self expression has made them the wonderful people they are today. My Older Son can sew with confidence. After he works on rebuilding his Willy's Truck he comes into the house and makes new window treatments for the living room and cooks dinner. DIL continues to be amazed! Your rock collection is lovely! corinne
March 18, 2011 at 3:53 PM
i adore the colors and the sweet stitched one
March 19, 2011 at 3:43 AM
I love the rocks, what a wonderful, artistic idea!
March 22, 2011 at 5:13 AM