
quotes that relate,
"Art should make you interested in life, not in art. Art is a by-product of living." ~Michael Winter from the novel "the Big Why"
"Art, then, is an increase of life, a sort of competition of surprises that stimulates our consciousness and keeps it from becoming somnolent." ~Gaston Bachelard
Posted by kerismith at January 30, 2007 10:02 PMFYI, it's "Michael Winter," there is no S.
Posted by: matthew on February 2, 2007 02:54 PMfantastic. those little stickers get put all over the place in my house...
Posted by: NessieNoodle on February 2, 2007 01:44 PMI used to stick fruit stickers on the wall of my kitchen, but decided it was getting out of hand, so now I have a sketchbook page, too!
Posted by: lobstersquad on February 1, 2007 10:24 AMI have a sketchbook full of fruit stickers too, alongside stickers from charity fund-raisers, shoes, clothes, CDs, general freebies, and off of any packaging.
I had the idea of keeping them after seeing a carpark exit machine covered in fruit stickers in Oxford, UK.
Posted by: John on February 1, 2007 05:44 AMme too! i have a pear sticker that miles put in my shoe that i love so much and i get to see it each time i go to put my foot in there. art is a by-product of life and no one that i know more than you supports this notion so heartily. sometimes i think, "i need to go out and get [a supply] in order to execute my project", i think of you and how you always say to use what you've got and your art is your life. it stops me dead and my project is ALWAYS better for reconsidering. thank goodness i have your voice in my head when i need to hear it most! xoxoxoxo
Posted by: pixie on February 1, 2007 12:01 AMSorry for all the typos keyboard is going crazy.
Posted by: sabine on January 31, 2007 04:38 PMWow. The second I opened this window I could hae sworn tat was a picture of m fruit sticker collection! I'ver been collecting them for as long as i can remember... ever since I was little I loved their colorful appearance. Bananas are my favorite... especially the stickers that say "place sticker on forehead. smile." Everyone thinks I'm a lunatic for taking that literally.
This s one of my favorites of your posts:-)You always have such wonderful quotes too!
You always have the best quotes Keri...and continually inspire.
Posted by: Ali on January 31, 2007 01:46 PMSadly, UK bananas rarely have stickers on them. I miss that about the US.
Posted by: jennifer | creatingfromscratch on January 31, 2007 12:46 PMI like that first quote a lot. I'm not usually a quote person, but that one is making me look up who the heck Micheal Winters is, and why he has invaded my brain.
Posted by: beth maher on January 31, 2007 12:44 PMI like this - all of the stickers. It beautiful documents your journey. As for your quote - I totally get it.
Posted by: kristine on January 31, 2007 12:22 PMI like this - all of the stickers. It beautiful documents your journey. As for your quote - I totally get it.
Posted by: kristine on January 31, 2007 12:21 PM"Art should make you interested in life, not in art"....
Can they be separate, life and art? This baffles me the way some say certain experiences are spiritual and some are not. So far I remain convinced it's all one. Though the road ahead is long and hidden.
Offered with kindness,
Posted by: ~~Melissa on January 31, 2007 08:25 AMI used to do the same, but I covered our brita filter in them.
Posted by: Dan on January 31, 2007 07:07 AMWhat a great idea. It's like a journal of the fruit you've consumed in the past week/month/year. To be able to go back and look at what types of fruit and brands and from what countries. And I love the different colors of the stickers as well as the fun phrases on the Chiquita labels. Love it.
Posted by: emily on January 31, 2007 05:47 AMi have posted for posterity about the same number and kind of fruit stickers in my notebook too. are we twins seperated at birth or just kindred spirits? i like fruit too. and, of course, gaston bachelard... -n
Posted by: nina on January 31, 2007 03:43 AMI like that, "a competition of surprises." That just might keep me going all day. Thank you.
Posted by: fern on January 31, 2007 03:01 AM