tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post112965580366763972..comments2023-12-20T04:28:14.779-08:00Comments on LISA SOLOMON :: m u s i n g s: self portrait tuesday - #11lisa solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824254691379334918noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-1129776868423056452005-10-19T19:54:00.000-07:002005-10-19T19:54:00.000-07:00lovelovelove this self-documentary series of yours...lovelovelove this self-documentary series of yours... oh, I love it! love the top left and then the faraway one of your (oh so fabulous) white shoes. and then I think you know how I feel about the red dancers. I can't believe I skipped the SPT this week... I had such a streak going! and I'm dying to try my hand at the self-documentary challenge... it's just sooo hard without a digital camera! I love shooting with film but just can't afford to experiment right now like I'd like to (so expensive). hopefully next week. if I can get my hands on a digital camera...<BR/><BR/>yes, it is not an easy job you have with the criticism class... but oh so necessary (as you already know). and yes, that's what school is for! such a luxury and most people just never get that. I would love to be in that situation right now... I have such a voracious appetite right now to create, to learn, to grow... I'm glad to know that you do what you do and that you do it well.andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932895308629536422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-1129749365942556332005-10-19T12:16:00.000-07:002005-10-19T12:16:00.000-07:00i'd love a crit at the moment...!After leaving art...i'd love a crit at the moment...!<BR/><BR/>After leaving art school years ago i miss the interaction we all had about each others work, to walk around each person's studio space and be inspired by other people's creativity...<BR/><BR/>Now if i create work alone at home, i look at my work for long enough that i can't "see" it anymore, and whenever i ask Gareth for feedback he is always too sweet...it's not good enough, i demand nastiness! hehe<BR/><BR/>But seriously, experiencing your own work through someone elses eyes is something i took for granted when at art school but now miss lots...<BR/><BR/>PS love your twin photo series!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-1129733138531286162005-10-19T07:45:00.000-07:002005-10-19T07:45:00.000-07:00Lisaness! I think seeing pictures of you make my s...Lisaness! <BR/>I think seeing pictures of you make my seperation anxiety worse. I miss you so! That said, clearly you are doing a great job teaching, so no worries -- Eventually people wisen up to the fact that honesty & criticism are rare gems to appreciate coming from any teacher! (Seeing different = broadening one's perspective = wisdom!) Who loves you? aAurorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16003849576531957766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-1129678331645770212005-10-18T16:32:00.000-07:002005-10-18T16:32:00.000-07:00Critiques ARE hard. That's what they are. And the ...Critiques ARE hard. That's what they are. And the blatant truth is - if you can't handle, or learn to handle, a critique, you're going to make a poor artist, because everyone will be a critic about your work, all the time. And one of the most valuable lessons is to learn to step back from your work and look at it objectively, and learn to critique your own work, and that comes through experience of how others perceive it. Just because you think it's good, it doesn't mean it is. I've had some incredibly harsh critiques, and some mind blowingly fantastic ones, but I've always been able to take something away from them to make my work better. Keep doing what you're doing, because it's great :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-1129670687866200562005-10-18T14:24:00.000-07:002005-10-18T14:24:00.000-07:00I will be daring and look for "small coincidences"...I will be daring and look for "small coincidences" and next the time I respond defensively to criticism, I will ask myself if I put as much into the endeavor as I expected to take out of it.<BR/><BR/>I'm learning, Teacher!<BR/><BR/>--Lisa(eots)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-1129666824258729762005-10-18T13:20:00.000-07:002005-10-18T13:20:00.000-07:00super cute...i love the colors in these...oh dear,...super cute...i love the colors in these...<BR/><BR/>oh dear, i'm really sorry you're having a tough time with your class. but yes, the students are VERY lucky to have you as a teacher...you're a really great (and generous teacher) and it <I>is</I> your job to be critical...it's good that your student realized that. <BR/><BR/>a confession: i was really bummed out after the first crit i had in your drawing class...but it wasn't your fault...i was dissapointed in myself for being a half-ass student. the crits really forced me to try harder and put more time into my assignments...so i'm greatful that the crits i had in your (and other's classes) haven't been one big, giant love-fest...just hearing nice things isn't very helpful...<BR/><BR/>as far as your students feeling lucky, it might take a little while, but hopefully some of them will wake up. when you have a higher percentage of students who are working/haven't always done well in school (or have never been seriously challenged), you're going to have a higher percentage of stressed out students (and it's hard to feel lucky or confident when you're stressed out...) you're right though, it's sad. here's hoping that with some small successes and small bits of encouragement some of them come around:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-1129662039727164132005-10-18T12:00:00.000-07:002005-10-18T12:00:00.000-07:00I love these. Especially the pair when you are lo...I love these. Especially the pair when you are looking down at your shoes. You look so tall!!<BR/><BR/>I am so sorry all the time that I was a slacker in school. When I would put my project together at the last minute. I am so sorry Lisa! I tried not to be a bad student! But crits are a great wake up call! Those students have no idea what an amazing teacher you are and how lucky they are that you care so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417066.post-1129659994036747972005-10-18T11:26:00.000-07:002005-10-18T11:26:00.000-07:00LOVE LOVE LOVE your series!!! as for being critica...LOVE LOVE LOVE your series!!! <BR/>as for being critical... they are right, that is your job! just remember that it is when you are told to look at something a different way {letting go of the little hallway your mind has gone into} that you actually get your head out of your ass! i mean, seriously, it can be hard to hear but it's SO necessary. you're a GREAT teacher. i love reading about all of it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com