tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post6217775757183800077..comments2023-05-30T06:26:29.914-04:00Comments on RavenWood Forest: Teasel Time in the Garden!Valeriannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-11125392865397829512016-02-20T14:57:34.362-05:002016-02-20T14:57:34.362-05:00Hi Valerianna, I am carry out a study of 'Teas...Hi Valerianna, I am carry out a study of 'Teasels' for college and just came across your wonderful delicate drawings. So inspiring!!<br />NicoleWhisperWarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12544063685872475371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-13137497157048058532010-07-26T11:44:00.483-04:002010-07-26T11:44:00.483-04:00Studio Sylvia - thanks for stopping by... yes, wha...Studio Sylvia - thanks for stopping by... yes, what is it about viewing people's studio spaces? I love that and I also love seeing the houses of creative people, inspiring.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-22882248854231082342010-07-26T02:53:19.667-04:002010-07-26T02:53:19.667-04:00New to your blog, via Stregata's. I enjoyed vi...New to your blog, via Stregata's. I enjoyed viewing your work desk. Your botanical paintings are wonderful - very talented. Thank you for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-52524613354966957582010-07-25T17:18:15.289-04:002010-07-25T17:18:15.289-04:00Hi Kim - thanks! And plenty of more sketchbooks to...Hi Kim - thanks! And plenty of more sketchbooks to thumb through when you're here....<br /><br />ArtSparker- Yes, I believe that teasel WAS used for carding wool.. just learned that a bit ago.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-45410534177033357922010-07-24T20:15:41.712-04:002010-07-24T20:15:41.712-04:00Is it true teasel was once used for carding wool? ...Is it true teasel was once used for carding wool? <br /><br />I like the exploration of the wood panel, and the drawing from when you were ten or eleven is pretty impressive - I think I was mostly trying to draw horses then.ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-5547223685769167552010-07-24T10:08:23.745-04:002010-07-24T10:08:23.745-04:00I love seeing some of the stuff I saw yesterday in...I love seeing some of the stuff I saw yesterday in your studio online plus more I didn't see when I was in your space. I found looking at your sketch book inspiring and interesting. Thanks for sharing your meanderings...I'm looking forward to more sketches and stories about Greece!Kimberly Wachtelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418731674136228243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-1589210737216302092010-07-23T14:54:54.469-04:002010-07-23T14:54:54.469-04:00Yes, well, I have to admit I envy your surrounding...Yes, well, I have to admit I envy your surroundings, too... - + I enjoyed your drawings + the peep at your work table... - thanks for your lovely comment...!gerfileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261124126907317343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-59020816121378968432010-07-23T13:11:07.553-04:002010-07-23T13:11:07.553-04:00Hello Valerianna,
Such beautiful drawings and I lo...Hello Valerianna,<br />Such beautiful drawings and I love the bold brush strokes in your self portrait.<br />Interesting to see your work space, I envy your surroundings.<br />M xxMichala Gyetvai (Kayla coo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05120726257649689149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-76927450097015438182010-07-23T09:42:42.818-04:002010-07-23T09:42:42.818-04:00stregata - now THAT's a compliment!
acornmoon...stregata - now THAT's a compliment!<br /><br />acornmoon - the stuff that went to the dump really was not all that interesting... at one point in my life I was sooo prolific, it was good not to save everything, but to make a decision about what I really wanted. Enjoy the teasle and bees!<br /><br />lotta - thank you and thanks for stopping by. I loved your last post on queen anne's lace, I love it to draw and use in prints as well.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-1525116825319193722010-07-22T12:53:09.538-04:002010-07-22T12:53:09.538-04:00Thank you for sharing your current botanical sketc...Thank you for sharing your current botanical sketches, and for the glimpses from your past. Your work is beautiful, now and then.lottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04240907332519613605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-90517176577007228242010-07-22T05:07:44.187-04:002010-07-22T05:07:44.187-04:00It must be very unsettling in more ways than one, ...It must be very unsettling in more ways than one, to move studio and home. I hate the idea of taking your work to a dump! Thank goodness you saved your sketchbooks.<br /><br />I love seeing artist's spaces and I loved the nature notebook with the owls.<br /><br />We have the very same teasles in flower at the moment, I took lots of photographs of them, and lots of bees!Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-46155703429166148092010-07-22T01:25:05.789-04:002010-07-22T01:25:05.789-04:00Your weed sketches leave me breathless!Your weed sketches leave me breathless!stregatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573668708723922929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-11695692151850812042010-07-22T00:09:58.691-04:002010-07-22T00:09:58.691-04:00PS mermaid - well, after looking again, I'm g...PS mermaid - well, after looking again, I'm good with the weed drawing, its the teasel sketch that I find clumsy! I've only drawn it a few times, its a plant that demands serious observation to draw no matter what one's style I will try it a few more times.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-48254457385088313032010-07-21T23:57:13.353-04:002010-07-21T23:57:13.353-04:00steven - that's quite a teasel tale... lovely ...steven - that's quite a teasel tale... lovely that it brought you there....<br /><br />mermaid - I watched that film a while ago - fun! I loved that field guide... hadn't thought of the connection at the time. Glad you liked the weed drawings, I was actually frustrated that day 'cause I couldn't find the small pen nibs that I wanted so I thought the drawings were a bit clumsy! Maybe I will look at them again and find their delicacy...Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-66504841497980424092010-07-21T21:21:47.755-04:002010-07-21T21:21:47.755-04:00What a gorgeous post, and I love all your sketches...What a gorgeous post, and I love all your sketches, the ones of the teasel and the weeds are so beautiful and delicate. Funny the synchronicity in life...I watched the 'Spiderwick Chronicles' with my girls the other day, and your beautiful sketches and notebooks remind me so much of Arthur Spiderwick's 'field guide'! What a wonderful treasure trove of work, and memories, you have!A mermaid in the attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139858546037879539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-7315820843646758442010-07-21T19:01:53.410-04:002010-07-21T19:01:53.410-04:00valerianna thanks for this nice meandering immersi...valerianna thanks for this nice meandering immersion in your world. the teasels make me think of my dad who started out very much the prickly one and ended up the beautiful flower of a buddhist that he was meant to be. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.com