tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post1724602265149189166..comments2023-06-14T04:13:03.470-07:00Comments on Deb Gould: BUT SHE CAN'T THROW...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-19326489163768541002015-02-13T14:56:53.896-08:002015-02-13T14:56:53.896-08:00I've seen other works of art similar to your w...I've seen other works of art similar to your whisker saver but the openings are larger -- useful as a pencil holder and a vase or even both at the same time.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-57506540059478655682015-02-10T13:42:34.010-08:002015-02-10T13:42:34.010-08:00I'm NOT hiding it away! I move it about my hou...I'm NOT hiding it away! I move it about my house -- mostly in the living or dining rooms -- and put odds and ends in it: keys, a group of thimbles, buttons, etc. I like it, too...there's something nice about the curve of it! Thanks, Lorraine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-55451120427084403152015-02-10T00:05:46.928-08:002015-02-10T00:05:46.928-08:00I like the first bowl very much. The colour is lov...I like the first bowl very much. The colour is lovely. I hope you're not hiding it away.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-45168987632455424402015-02-09T14:35:22.874-08:002015-02-09T14:35:22.874-08:00It would be fun, wouldn't it, to go back to th...It would be fun, wouldn't it, to go back to those pottery rooms as adults, just to see what we could come up with!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-41342023152698236772015-02-09T07:44:05.937-08:002015-02-09T07:44:05.937-08:00Alan’s suggestion is brilliant! I do like all your...Alan’s suggestion is brilliant! I do like all your pots and they remind me so much of my own early attempts in the school pottery room.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-29645448480974824022015-02-08T05:38:53.709-08:002015-02-08T05:38:53.709-08:00Oh, Alan! I sat at my computer, read your response...Oh, Alan! I sat at my computer, read your response and just laughed out loud, Alan! You've left me weak, weeping!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-5303887725141920942015-02-08T02:26:50.920-08:002015-02-08T02:26:50.920-08:00I love the whisker saver but I must confess when I...I love the whisker saver but I must confess when I first read it I thought it said whiskey-saver and thought that it was a strange shape for such an unnecessary objectAlan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-36755608422761462422015-02-07T17:33:42.418-08:002015-02-07T17:33:42.418-08:00I wasn't sure it was a penguin, but everybody ...I wasn't sure it was a penguin, but everybody says it looks like one, so I'll accept it! Nice to know somebody else who had absolutely ZERO art talent...and I never got about a 12-year old talent, so that makes us pretty equal!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-35581496783421710622015-02-07T17:32:38.851-08:002015-02-07T17:32:38.851-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-31489692767515563782015-02-07T12:57:22.239-08:002015-02-07T12:57:22.239-08:00A very entertaining slant on this week's theme...A very entertaining slant on this week's theme. My favourite has to be the little red penguin which could be today a piece of modern folk art. I have never tried "throwing" pots, but I was hopeless at art. I never seemed to develop from a 5 year old' skill. So you did well!ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-79510117148208981172015-02-07T05:59:53.660-08:002015-02-07T05:59:53.660-08:00Thank you, Jo -- and you'll be pleased to know...Thank you, Jo -- and you'll be pleased to know that "great minds think alike...I've used it for a flower vase for scilla, which grows all over my front yard every spring...it's quite pretty!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-86259638326520730352015-02-07T04:45:08.783-08:002015-02-07T04:45:08.783-08:00I like that bowl, and if you didn't find many ...I like that bowl, and if you didn't find many whiskers, you could always use the container as a vase for 3 stems of flowers.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-20417830810521171932015-02-07T04:32:13.898-08:002015-02-07T04:32:13.898-08:00I think it's kind of neat, too, Dara! I wonder...I think it's kind of neat, too, Dara! I wonder if the Egyptians saved cat whiskers...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-32623995507346074042015-02-07T04:31:05.533-08:002015-02-07T04:31:05.533-08:00Not really, Sharon. Howard keeps making new whiske...Not really, Sharon. Howard keeps making new whiskers for me, and I'm sure I've got a few old ones inbetween the floorboards!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-32930344093652837572015-02-07T04:29:58.044-08:002015-02-07T04:29:58.044-08:00It would be PERFECT for feathers, Mike! And if you...It would be PERFECT for feathers, Mike! And if you made it bigger (this is only about 3 inches high) it would support pretty substantial ones!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-13081226915372075762015-02-07T04:29:14.568-08:002015-02-07T04:29:14.568-08:00Lovely little treasures to keep, I do like the whi...Lovely little treasures to keep, I do like the whisker-saver idea.Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-56275843955832322252015-02-07T04:28:55.705-08:002015-02-07T04:28:55.705-08:00Well, Barbara, I do write books, so that might be ...Well, Barbara, I do write books, so that might be my artistic bent! Goodness knows I wasn't good at gimp or batik or ... what was the one that involved twisting twine/rope? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-21168879820046495662015-02-07T04:27:15.080-08:002015-02-07T04:27:15.080-08:00Thanks, Cousin! (Not really, but since we both hav...Thanks, Cousin! (Not really, but since we both have Gould ancestors, I'm assuming that we're cousins on SOME level!) That little bird has grown on me, and it's now one of my favorite possessions!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-68095528957384530172015-02-07T01:47:23.581-08:002015-02-07T01:47:23.581-08:00Well I certainly hope that your good luck did not ...Well I certainly hope that your good luck did not run out when the whiskers disappeared!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-5358439192169359182015-02-06T19:32:02.921-08:002015-02-06T19:32:02.921-08:00An excellent post and fun title too. I collect bir...An excellent post and fun title too. I collect bird feathers for fun and I like the look of your last piece as a way to display them.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-41436006062167383392015-02-06T17:28:08.630-08:002015-02-06T17:28:08.630-08:00Never heard of a whisker saver...what a great idea...Never heard of a whisker saver...what a great idea. So glad your parents treasured your creativity, even if the times kept you from being a baseball player. And you might still enjoy doing something artistic or crafty, who knows....the times changed for girls in baseball, so anything's possible.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-14804694924208836902015-02-06T16:37:29.235-08:002015-02-06T16:37:29.235-08:00That little red bird, no matter its classification...That little red bird, no matter its classification, is just plain cute. I'd have kept it too!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-63076196143995925382015-02-06T14:11:28.518-08:002015-02-06T14:11:28.518-08:00There's something sweet about things kids make...There's something sweet about things kids make....so I suppose my parents found my early trials delightful. I have a couple of things made for me, as well...and they're very dear to me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-71429598452858916052015-02-06T14:10:32.960-08:002015-02-06T14:10:32.960-08:00And if you're a cat person, you know how infre...And if you're a cat person, you know how infrequently we find cat whiskers -- so they're real treasures! Howard (my longhaired black cat) hardly ever sheds one... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-39944588880022177722015-02-06T11:46:32.788-08:002015-02-06T11:46:32.788-08:00I can see why your parent's kept these three i...I can see why your parent's kept these three items-- I found them delightful. Reminded me of items that my grandkids have made for me and I still proudly display pottery bowls, cups and containers of one sort or another -- as well as some very interesting sculptures.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.com