Comments on: More Off the Grid

By: Lainie

Lainie — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:24:18 +0000

Deidre – you captured the city and the conference beautifully. I so enjoyed seeing much of it with you and then through your eyes via these photographs — I know my experience was and is richer for it. Thank you! And onward we go — I’m full of new energy for stitching and painting.

By: Deidre

Deidre — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:56:34 +0000

Judy, thanks for the comments. I feel pretty much the same way you do about these things, of mixed emotions. There’s so much to see and I learn a lot, but then being around hordes of people gets tiring. The exhibits were definitely the best part of the conference; I really loved being able to see all this work in person after just seeing it in pictures.

By: judy martin

judy martin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:04:23 +0000

Deidre, thank you for sharing so much of your SDA experience here and on your last post. I felt as if we were sitting together at the lecture and demonstrations, sneaking off to see the Rothko and the Kerry James Marshall huge painting on cloth. I went to the 2007 SDA conference, Mind and Body and really loved it – and learned so much. I’m not used to so many people buzzing and found that stimulating some of the time, bothersome most of the time. I loved seeing all the art however. I envy you that you got to see Alice Kettle up close and also El Anatsu. I would love to see both of their work. thanks again, you write a very interesting blog. Congratulations on that.