tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post6935800215648473711..comments2023-09-05T04:45:06.546-07:00Comments on Talespinning: Castles of the mindTricia J. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-82117031553392447162011-09-24T08:27:08.345-07:002011-09-24T08:27:08.345-07:00Lynn: Wouldn't it be fun? ;)
Paul: Actually, ...Lynn: Wouldn't it be fun? ;)<br /><br />Paul: Actually, I have to thank you for putting it that way. I was having a mini-moment of doubt about my work until you reminded me why I posted this!Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678829908377178028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-62028313511366460802011-09-23T07:47:14.755-07:002011-09-23T07:47:14.755-07:00Wow!! Everything comes together here. Creativity a...Wow!! Everything comes together here. Creativity and non-attachment and living in the present!!Paul Grecihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340974339238587138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-5761937993930886122011-09-22T20:09:29.235-07:002011-09-22T20:09:29.235-07:00That's such a cool sand castle. How fun to spe...That's such a cool sand castle. How fun to spend the day building it. Wow!LynNerdKelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167392990015741278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-16417721630919158012011-09-22T07:36:39.816-07:002011-09-22T07:36:39.816-07:00Thanks, Wolf!Thanks, Wolf!Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678829908377178028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-70429990880840943572011-09-21T18:56:17.115-07:002011-09-21T18:56:17.115-07:00sounds like a swell idea, tricia :)sounds like a swell idea, tricia :)laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-69500955755648307942011-09-19T14:45:08.744-07:002011-09-19T14:45:08.744-07:00Phoenix: I love your comment that the point of art...Phoenix: I love your comment that the point of art is simply to create. How freeing that is!Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-12628432368064145852011-09-19T12:34:10.014-07:002011-09-19T12:34:10.014-07:00Creating art purely for the sake of creating art -...Creating art purely for the sake of creating art - I think this man is onto something.<br /><br />It's funny how we try to make art "sell," or "say something" when the entire point of art is simply - to create it in the first place.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477498671080132176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-15036800692083548962011-09-19T09:13:33.016-07:002011-09-19T09:13:33.016-07:00Bish: I need constant reminders to be present with...Bish: I need constant reminders to be present with joy--the nagging realities of life always try to butt in. I like your comment on remembering the fragility and finiteness--keeps it all in perspective.<br /><br />Melissa: Underground highways! Oh, I wish I could've seen those.<br />And I take that second comment to mean you read Howl's and liked it. Yay!Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678829908377178028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-38076264774979061232011-09-19T07:33:40.702-07:002011-09-19T07:33:40.702-07:00BTW, thanks for recommending Howl's Moving Cas...BTW, thanks for recommending Howl's Moving Castle!MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-12527565191243168672011-09-19T07:32:44.576-07:002011-09-19T07:32:44.576-07:00Brings back such wonderful memories of playing in ...Brings back such wonderful memories of playing in the sand--constructing holes and underground highways. This post reminds me that joy is in the moment of creation.MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-48061814573015416412011-09-18T14:33:23.343-07:002011-09-18T14:33:23.343-07:00Sand castles, like cairns, are wonderfully ephemer...Sand castles, like cairns, are wonderfully ephemeral. They are reminders of the fragility, the finiteness of life, that all we "create" will in time cease to exist. They remind us to be in the present with joy.<br /><br />Nice....Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-31666334461869182992011-09-18T07:47:37.136-07:002011-09-18T07:47:37.136-07:00Yvonne: How many things might we make castles of? ...Yvonne: How many things might we make castles of? That sounds like a delightful find on your part. Thanks for sharing, too!<br /><br />Bridget: It's so hard to find the innocence after we hear the critics, but that's what makes good art. It's a kind of honesty, I think.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678829908377178028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-33538882598047883962011-09-18T05:15:39.414-07:002011-09-18T05:15:39.414-07:00It's been such a long time since I built a san...It's been such a long time since I built a sandcastle! It's so true about there being something so pure and for the moment about creating art that will wash away in a short time...it's a good way to remember that our artistic expressions should all have at least an element of that purity! The 'simple outpourings of joy and wonder.' It is a freeing notion!J.B. Chicoinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894797553204276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-15081122536125358742011-09-17T18:50:49.295-07:002011-09-17T18:50:49.295-07:00Wow....what an awesome castle. Truly beautiful.
...Wow....what an awesome castle. Truly beautiful. <br /><br />We came upon a little castle made from pebbles and an "I Love You" message in the sand on the shore of Lake Huron, not too long ago. But, man, this.... defies words.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your picture!Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-25338128123008893202011-09-17T13:16:02.658-07:002011-09-17T13:16:02.658-07:00Valerie: Your comment made my soul smile, too. Tha...Valerie: Your comment made my soul smile, too. Thank you.<br /><br />Donna: Yeah, I'm afraid I don't have much of a technique. I know that to build big ones like this, you need to keep the sand a specific dampness. But maybe one day I'll just go try, right?<br /><br />GoldenEagle: Yes, there's something wonderful about being able to let go like that. Kind of sending the creation off into the universe, its life complete.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-23947066594103245482011-09-17T13:12:52.648-07:002011-09-17T13:12:52.648-07:00Karen: I'm really going to try to. Several tim...Karen: I'm really going to try to. Several times before I was going to write a silly limerick every day or just randomly sketch something or play with clay. Sometimes, I even got stuff to work with and then forgot about it. I want to be like a little kid with fingerpaints--just throw myself in without censure.<br /><br />Suzanne: That's a great insight about the meditation. I think you're right.<br /><br />Rebecca: Exactly. I think it's finding the child inside, the one who can let a day be all about play.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-11256701788162538682011-09-17T11:34:41.287-07:002011-09-17T11:34:41.287-07:00I love that he builds them even though he knows th...I love that he builds them even though he knows they won't be there the next day--just for fun. :)<br /><br />Wonderful post!Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-20340639670496217912011-09-17T11:25:26.294-07:002011-09-17T11:25:26.294-07:00Your sandcastle architect is a grand example for u...Your sandcastle architect is a grand example for us all.<br /><br />As a kid, my technique was to dribble water and sand through my fingers to create high towers. Sort of like a wasp nest, I think.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990167523549582811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-19392502893520695512011-09-17T11:05:37.775-07:002011-09-17T11:05:37.775-07:00This post made my soul smile. Beauty simply in the...This post made my soul smile. Beauty simply in the act of creating, nothing more.Valerie Gearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165554338889917253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-12299937076300276682011-09-17T10:17:40.592-07:002011-09-17T10:17:40.592-07:00I would love to have a whole day to spend at the b...I would love to have a whole day to spend at the beach just building with sand. What fun! And beauty!<br /><br />You're right. Often the best creations are, as you put it, simple outpourings of joy and wonder.Rebecca Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842712720778708758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-12624363065183869582011-09-17T09:56:08.911-07:002011-09-17T09:56:08.911-07:00I love his castle design! And I love that he built...I love his castle design! And I love that he built it just for the joy of it. I bet that's his way of meditating. <br /><br />Super cool!Suzanne Casamentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306151428658707692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-17031283566240342742011-09-17T09:52:05.714-07:002011-09-17T09:52:05.714-07:00That's so cool. Creating for the simple joy of...That's so cool. Creating for the simple joy of it and nothing else. :)<br />We should all try to do that more often.kahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789825860272178765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-62680521200050788002011-09-17T09:37:40.980-07:002011-09-17T09:37:40.980-07:00Jemi: I passed the castle going one direction and ...Jemi: I passed the castle going one direction and kept thinking about how cool it was, so when I came back I just had to stop and talk to him. So glad I did.<br /><br />Shelley: It's been years since I tried to build a castle in sand. You're right, it would be awesome.<br /><br />Sarah: Oooooo, a snow castle. I've built snowmen and cats but never a castle. I bet one would get a bit chilly, but how stunning it would be.<br /><br />Wen: I know. I need to hold on to that truth. I'm so glad I stumbled upon him.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-69157880216260097882011-09-17T08:51:14.906-07:002011-09-17T08:51:14.906-07:00He is a very wise man. How wonderful, to simply cr...He is a very wise man. How wonderful, to simply create for creation's sake and not mind if it's all swept away. Awesome :) And beautiful, too.Wen Baragreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741246296963740806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5777245334432005091.post-8364866097879941452011-09-17T08:43:51.983-07:002011-09-17T08:43:51.983-07:00Cool castle. Nothing is more ephemeral than a san...Cool castle. Nothing is more ephemeral than a sand castle, except maybe one made of snow on a sunny day. Nice to have it captured here and in your sketchbook.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.com