tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post2093444702896574301..comments2024-03-28T12:37:52.778-04:00Comments on Art Bead Scene Blog: Studio Saturday - Pearls of WisdomHeather Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03555102264780529839noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-36297582199089191522008-06-18T10:54:00.000-04:002008-06-18T10:54:00.000-04:00My favorite saying has nothing to do about being c...My favorite saying has nothing to do about being creative...just about life in general. Says how much of our time we spend "what ifing"<BR/><BR/>If IFS were skiffs we'd all go sailing.<BR/><BR/>Geary always says that...must be a Bangor thing!Rosannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558023847930439156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-19774993460071427192008-06-16T18:28:00.000-04:002008-06-16T18:28:00.000-04:00if you think you can, or think you can't, you're p...if you think you can, or think you can't, you're probably right. - henry ford.Jennifer Stumpfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14754588652080363941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-50385363088295902322008-06-16T11:56:00.000-04:002008-06-16T11:56:00.000-04:00I love how you crowned your little owl! And how y...I love how you crowned your little owl! And how you filled out the clasp - what a lovely detail!<BR/><BR/>My kernal of wisdom is this:<BR/>"Honor your own spirit" - Kiki<BR/><BR/>This keeps me going at times when I get tangled up in obligations or perceptions to everyone else and can't hear my own 'voice'. This extends to myself and jewelry creation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-86489472508342558052008-06-16T09:51:00.000-04:002008-06-16T09:51:00.000-04:00wow, each one of these speaks to me! share mo...wow, each one of these speaks to me! share more, I need all the pearls of wisdom I can gather.<BR/><BR/>thanks for the positive feedback on the new beads, I'm enjoying making them!Heather Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555102264780529839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-80424758016927601592008-06-15T21:07:00.000-04:002008-06-15T21:07:00.000-04:00Thanks for the inspiration tonight! I love the 15...Thanks for the inspiration tonight! I love the 15 minutes for anything concept...set a baby step and then you end up staying for hours!! <BR/><BR/>Love the wise owl's look...and my wise words? Make someone laugh. :)Jen Juddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095850447720521341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-90958339698248187462008-06-15T18:23:00.000-04:002008-06-15T18:23:00.000-04:00Wow all the words of wisdom are great very inspiri...Wow all the words of wisdom are great very inspiring, which lately I have been needing. The beads are great. Listen to your heart.kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06038349825034039387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-75417977249420698452008-06-15T15:52:00.000-04:002008-06-15T15:52:00.000-04:00Everyone else has been so deep and profound, and I...Everyone else has been so deep and profound, and I know I can't reach that level, so...<BR/><BR/>No matter how full your hands are, it's never a good idea to hold your beading needle with your teeth.<BR/><BR/>(also, I really like the carved bead!)AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398414928556655066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-83085624676720483262008-06-15T12:48:00.000-04:002008-06-15T12:48:00.000-04:00"God helps those who help themselves" I'm not sure..."God helps those who help themselves" I'm not sure who said this but I think it was Ben Franklin. Anyway I would sure like to help myself to that cute little owl bead. I have a collection of owls and it would make a nice addition to my collectionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-60843011263901929962008-06-15T12:17:00.000-04:002008-06-15T12:17:00.000-04:00WOW, your new necklaces are so new but still you! ...WOW, your new necklaces are so new but still you! <BR/>My favorite snip of wisdom comes from the book "Horse Heaven. A trainer listed The Tibetan Book of Thoroughbred Training on his office door so he saw it every day, several times a day. There are six rules, but my favorite is "Do not hanker after signs of progress." It's keep me sane when I get really frustrated about beading, life, or just whatever. Life is good, let it happen:)Carlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17052412384877288768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-4603536613369673002008-06-15T11:36:00.000-04:002008-06-15T11:36:00.000-04:00"You can do anything for 15 minutes." - Flylady.ne..."You can do anything for 15 minutes." - Flylady.net<BR/><BR/>I love this qoute because when I am feeling overwhelmed, I try to pick one thing to do, set a timer for 15 minutes, and have at it. It is amazing what you can done in that time period (including cleaning off a messy beading desk! lol!). <BR/><BR/>Heather-Love the owl and flower beads! The flower one reminds me almost of carved ivory.Suzann Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701740042287415516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-72254229216079678412008-06-15T09:18:00.000-04:002008-06-15T09:18:00.000-04:00a pearl of wisdom: HELP people grow. Do not push t...a pearl of wisdom: HELP people grow. Do not push them back as they try to make their way in the world. This will reward YOU in countless small ways. I know this has been said by many but it sticks with me today because of a couple of things which are on my mind this day. Thank you for the lovely photo. You are so terrific!Jean Katherine Baldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12497992193034414806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-45790726382141770182008-06-15T05:25:00.000-04:002008-06-15T05:25:00.000-04:00Heather, your creativity and experimentation is in...Heather, your creativity and experimentation is inspiring. Your carved bead is fabulous. Since many beaders and myself included speak of playing when we work with beads, I thought this wonderful quotation from Emily Dickinson is an apt pearl<BR/>"Blessed be they who play for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven."Mary Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107181280006153915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-48940635635650523102008-06-14T23:16:00.000-04:002008-06-14T23:16:00.000-04:00"A wild patience has taken me this far" Adrienne R..."A wild patience has taken me this far" Adrienne Rich<BR/><BR/>my mantra, Joan Tucker Off Center ProductionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-10937766786545564192008-06-14T20:21:00.000-04:002008-06-14T20:21:00.000-04:00If we are facing in the right direction, all we ha...If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep walking...<BR/><BR/>ancient buddhist proverbbeadbabe49https://www.blogger.com/profile/08270938730730250964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-74912936874576743082008-06-14T19:34:00.000-04:002008-06-14T19:34:00.000-04:00Love the carved beads, Heather, and the way you ha...Love the carved beads, Heather, and the way you have combined them with the stick pearls and the metal elements. <BR/><BR/>I will have to look up the author of this quote, but the words run through my head something like 'art is making mistakes, genius is knowing which ones to keep' so I give myself permission to make lots of mistakes and live up to that permission quite a lot.<BR/>LLYYNNLLYYNN - Lynn Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538418994323990630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-58191299239243069832008-06-14T19:25:00.000-04:002008-06-14T19:25:00.000-04:00Ever since this month's theme was announced, All I...Ever since this month's theme was announced, All I could think of was the "Pearls Before Swine" Card in the "Dakini Oracle" & the verse from the book of Matthew 7:6 ...neither cast ye your pearls before swine... and at the time, I needed to hear that.<BR/>Your owl is so very cute! I live in the woods and get to see and hear a few different kinds every day, I'm lucky. The other new bead is very nice, very organic, you did some excellent playing! And we all have rejects, that's just part of it.gaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808941606042381327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-53334498752047511332008-06-14T18:25:00.000-04:002008-06-14T18:25:00.000-04:00"You never learn anything with your mouth open""You never learn anything with your mouth open"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-22692434728241664292008-06-14T16:35:00.000-04:002008-06-14T16:35:00.000-04:00Found my way here through your twitter. Gorgeous o...Found my way here through your twitter. Gorgeous owl bead! I'm in love with owls, as you can tell from some recent canvases I've made. So cute. (Adding your giveaway to my giveaways post that went up on my blog today.) Some favorite quotes I have are:<BR/><BR/>Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. - Thomas Edison<BR/><BR/>You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. - Henry David Thoreau<BR/><BR/>Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way. - Edward de BonoContessa Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051680985869300132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-40258842913108093312008-06-14T16:29:00.000-04:002008-06-14T16:29:00.000-04:00Sometimes you need to set aside the to do list and...Sometimes you need to set aside the to do list and just play.<BR/><BR/>Love the owl bead!Christina J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14002677134681380015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-54075875149529031532008-06-14T15:20:00.000-04:002008-06-14T15:20:00.000-04:00Oh Heather!I LOVE the owls! Very cute! I'm loving ...Oh Heather!<BR/><BR/>I LOVE the owls! Very cute! I'm loving those carved look beads - those are right up my ally!<BR/><BR/>I don't have a quote so much as I have a recommendation for a musician who impresses me with his lyrics - he is full of pearls of wisdom: Connor Oberst.<BR/><BR/>CindyCindy Gimbronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625146240609776265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-80611204779388710072008-06-14T14:58:00.000-04:002008-06-14T14:58:00.000-04:00What is meant to be, will be.I tell myself this in...What is meant to be, will be.<BR/><BR/>I tell myself this in my head over and over throughout the day.<BR/><BR/>You made these little owls just for me! They speak to me. I'm off to buy my very own.<BR/>:)Lorelei Eurtohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330882921799083271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157095593736922566.post-9020456568536541962008-06-14T14:37:00.000-04:002008-06-14T14:37:00.000-04:00People grow through experience if they meet life h...People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.<BR/><BR/>heather, I am completely smitten with your blog! lorelei turned me on to your work, so I guess that makes her my 'pusher'.<BR/>now I am slowly turning into a junkie =)<BR/>thanks ladies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com