Comments on: Art in the Back of the Closet http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2008/09/22/art-in-the-back-of-the-closet/ Art for the sake of creating - pastel paintings, drawings, photos and writing Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:13:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joanna http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2008/09/22/art-in-the-back-of-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Joanna Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:49:49 +0000 http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2008/09/22/art-in-the-back-of-the-closet/#comment-470 Hey, Regina - I saw this post last week and wanted to comment but didn't have time. I'm a bit of a hoarder which I hang on to things longer than I should. So, I can't comment on that point. But, I do think that, rather than just toss something, you should go for the do-over. Then you can see if you really did get better. And, even if the old stuff makes you cringe, you can look at the old one and the new one side-by-side and appreciate the progress you've made. At some point, though, we all have to get rid of the old stuff to make room for the new. Or build a bigger warehouse. :) Hey, Regina -

I saw this post last week and wanted to comment but didn’t have time. I’m a bit of a hoarder which I hang on to things longer than I should. So, I can’t comment on that point. But, I do think that, rather than just toss something, you should go for the do-over. Then you can see if you really did get better. And, even if the old stuff makes you cringe, you can look at the old one and the new one side-by-side and appreciate the progress you’ve made. At some point, though, we all have to get rid of the old stuff to make room for the new. Or build a bigger warehouse. :)

]]> By: leslie http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2008/09/22/art-in-the-back-of-the-closet/comment-page-1/#comment-283 leslie Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:55:30 +0000 http://www.fallshadows.com/blog/2008/09/22/art-in-the-back-of-the-closet/#comment-283 Rather than go back over old artwork, I use it as a "preliminary sketch" and just make a new piece of art. Some old stuff will have one little corner that I like, and the rest is Yuk, but I utilize the good corner to jump off from. I rarely destroy stuff, and it does tend to pile up and collect dust, but I have been known to do a purge from time to time, and I very unceremoniously throw the stuff in the bin. Then I make more! :) Rather than go back over old artwork, I use it as a “preliminary sketch” and just make a new piece of art.
Some old stuff will have one little corner that I like, and the rest is Yuk, but I utilize the good corner to jump off from.
I rarely destroy stuff, and it does tend to pile up and collect dust, but I have been known to do a purge from time to time, and I very unceremoniously throw the stuff in the bin.
Then I make more! :)

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