tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post8553411282227980095..comments2024-03-28T19:22:20.724-07:00Comments on emily c mcphie: an artist's journal: Knot (the unfinished painting)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-83457554650422265192008-05-08T14:18:00.000-07:002008-05-08T14:18:00.000-07:00I swear my apron came with the knots in it! Somet...I swear my apron came with the knots in it! Sometimes I feel, however, that one by one, I'm undoing them. It doesn't mean that another doesn't creep in, kindof like when you are untangling a necklace chain or christmas lights. I also feel like everyone else around me doesn't have any knots in theirs... but I know it's not really true. I think I should be happy that my apron has knots and is still around my waist, verses falling down or not being able to be tied at all. HMM... is that deep enough for you?jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902699156825629523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-72400927545389537522008-05-07T12:30:00.000-07:002008-05-07T12:30:00.000-07:00How long does it take you to whip this beauties up...How long does it take you to whip this beauties up? Do you paint in your sleep? I just don't understand how you can be a mother, wifey, and artist. Do you sleep? I love your creativity and the way you relate them to day to day life.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09637902075343845527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-5257158134491279072008-05-07T11:23:00.000-07:002008-05-07T11:23:00.000-07:00(Huh. That's interesting. I had lots and lots of...(Huh. That's interesting. I had lots and lots of comments that I was going to make about motherhood but now that I am attempting to write them out, I find my inner editor muting me.)<BR/><BR/>I'm pleased to see your finished painting, though. It's lovely.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336466217221254540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-71528444152594421492008-05-07T10:04:00.000-07:002008-05-07T10:04:00.000-07:00Your painting truly speaks for itself. (And it's b...Your painting truly speaks for itself. (And it's beautiful btw. Love your choices of colors.) There is something refreshing about the expression of an honest struggle. I don't know of a single mother that can't relate...BrittanyLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830667400656033725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-2744831848216367942008-05-07T09:57:00.000-07:002008-05-07T09:57:00.000-07:00I think my apron strings get tied in a knot on a d...I think my apron strings get tied in a knot on a daily basis. <BR/>It's ok to let your frustrations out. We all have them and without them we would never recognize the sweetness of our kids smiles, or how great it is when a room gets cleaned without our knowledge. <BR/>We all want the ideal, but in actuality we wouldn't even know what that was without the knots.<BR/>Your work is beautiful even when you are showing frustrations.ducklipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492680270812206857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-20020862342982203782008-05-06T19:23:00.000-07:002008-05-06T19:23:00.000-07:00I'm a little older than you and I still go around ...I'm a little older than you and I still go around and around about that. I think what Tammy just said is your answer, she connected with your artwork. I really believe that if you are sincere, people will connect. <BR/>Keep on keep'n on sister.<BR/>XOX HunCassandra Barneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04370332342629656730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5733765035060878902.post-3917233518845602802008-05-06T19:02:00.000-07:002008-05-06T19:02:00.000-07:00Emily - You amaze me. Your artwork is so beautifu...Emily - You amaze me. Your artwork is so beautiful. The more I look at it the more I feel like it is speaking exactly what I feel (did that make sense?) Today the role of mom was a hard one for me and then I sit down at the computer and see this painting and now all I can do is smile despite it. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>TammyCraig Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14956261420262252057noreply@blogger.com