tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post3566500069692957787..comments2024-02-17T08:14:14.308-06:00Comments on imaginary garden with real toads: Personal Challenge: Visual Pathways with Mary Ann PotterSherry Blue Skyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926508656571639801noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-26498872680473460972012-06-28T21:43:28.177-05:002012-06-28T21:43:28.177-05:00Mary Ann, your poem and collage are beautiful ... ...Mary Ann, your poem and collage are beautiful ... <br /><br />The film clip was fascinating and inspired me to find music that fit the dance-like movements of the subjects! I did find the music and wrote a poem inspired by that music (and the film clip) for Poetry Jam! <br />Great challenge, Margaret!!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-39973051983095182112012-06-27T12:00:36.990-05:002012-06-27T12:00:36.990-05:00Thanks for the info, Kerry. I blush! The absence ...Thanks for the info, Kerry. I blush! The absence of the linky should have been the clue!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-2348566280987827272012-06-27T10:05:47.114-05:002012-06-27T10:05:47.114-05:00Wow, ladies, I'm impressed! A fascinating chal...Wow, ladies, I'm impressed! A fascinating challenge and a truly inspired response! Great job!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-37351306610624301772012-06-27T09:05:39.877-05:002012-06-27T09:05:39.877-05:00Susan, I'm so pleased to see that you have bee...Susan, I'm so pleased to see that you have been inspired by Margaret's challenge. This was not an open challenge to all, but a personal challenge between 2 members of real Toads. However, we do encourage others to try out the ideas expressed here for themselves.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-1062138421628501242012-06-27T07:57:18.940-05:002012-06-27T07:57:18.940-05:00BTW, I will keep this challenge, Margaret, to work...BTW, I will keep this challenge, Margaret, to work with again. I love your multi-layered take on the historical video:<br />"The auteur is not gentle.<br />He spins us in circles,<br />life caught in sprockets."<br />Stories she reads, stories laid out for her to grow into because others will read her and her home, growing up as a finishing school story.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-8875717954942662912012-06-27T07:51:46.019-05:002012-06-27T07:51:46.019-05:00I've been writing a lot of small poems this we...I've been writing a lot of small poems this week from experience, and this one, I believe, meets this challenge. I see I am too late for the linky thing, but here is the link itself: http://susanspoetry.blogspot.com/2012/06/catseye.htmlSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-67733869105077610532012-06-27T00:12:51.795-05:002012-06-27T00:12:51.795-05:00Margaret, what a delightful challenge and Mary wha...Margaret, what a delightful challenge and Mary what talent you have with the beautiful collage and your poem..Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-632311094786894952012-06-26T20:13:33.396-05:002012-06-26T20:13:33.396-05:00What a beautiful collage, Mary Ann and lovely word...What a beautiful collage, Mary Ann and lovely words to match ~ I specially like the last stanza, ending with a question ~<br /><br />Wonderful challenge Margaret ~Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03330793338813508704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-41945502681980267932012-06-26T19:36:19.057-05:002012-06-26T19:36:19.057-05:00So much harder than it sounds to see things differ...So much harder than it sounds to see things differently, to get outside that all-encompassing box we begin building at birth, and which so many help us build(a lady wouldn't, a lady should always) great creative response, and thanks for that amazing bit of film history--ghosts dancing before our eyes.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-81021638886229747382012-06-26T19:26:55.971-05:002012-06-26T19:26:55.971-05:00What an interesting challenge, Margaret, and what ...What an interesting challenge, Margaret, and what a wonderful response, Mary Ann. And thanks for sharing the old film with us. I can imagine someone seeing it after it was shot — definitely a different way of looking at things then!<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-54837215536230673902012-06-26T18:04:06.915-05:002012-06-26T18:04:06.915-05:00wow, there is a depth in your words that is really...wow, there is a depth in your words that is really fascinating. such brevity and depth, i'm really drawn to it. that really is the question, isn't it? thanks so much for sharing, mary ann, i'm impressed. and a very, very cool challenge!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027954226798117530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-4760231027343025682012-06-26T16:28:43.908-05:002012-06-26T16:28:43.908-05:00very interesting clip - i read your poem (which I ...very interesting clip - i read your poem (which I like very much!) both before & after viewing, and saw how the endless circle of the characters' movements could drive the sort of repetition you use (about what is & might not be acceptable behaviour in a young girl/lady) - & really, this question does repeat & repeat almost ad nauseam... throughout history, doesn't it? well done, Mary Ann!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-83003686746076913532012-06-26T14:03:11.873-05:002012-06-26T14:03:11.873-05:00I am truly appreciative of all these positive comm...I am truly appreciative of all these positive comments. My art and writing started out just as an outlet for me, you know. I spent 37 years teaching high school students about literature, life, history, and possibilities; retirement several years ago gave me the time to pursue them myself. It wasn't until IGWRT that I had a more open outlet. Thanks so much, y'all. I am blessed.Mary Ann Potterhttp://www.fromthestarcatcher.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-26724646303867858892012-06-26T13:59:09.678-05:002012-06-26T13:59:09.678-05:00Love that...
"long whispered mysteries...&quo...Love that...<br />"long whispered mysteries..."<br /><br />This was an interesting challenge. I'm glad to have viewed that clip...I'd never heard of it before. It was eerie being silent and slowed then put in perpetual repeat. I like what you've gleaned from it, Mary Ann, it leaves me hungry to hear more about the lady in white. <br /><br />Very well done you two!!Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124956200834969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-28897878604260453572012-06-26T13:30:19.096-05:002012-06-26T13:30:19.096-05:00Wonderful response. I really LOVED that last stan...Wonderful response. I really LOVED that last stanza!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-1019128085630216272012-06-26T13:06:09.999-05:002012-06-26T13:06:09.999-05:00What a cool challenge! And, what an incredible re...What a cool challenge! And, what an incredible response!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-75999622979270929392012-06-26T11:41:47.715-05:002012-06-26T11:41:47.715-05:00This is truly inspirational! I love the way Mary A...This is truly inspirational! I love the way Mary Ann created tension between what was expected from young ladies, and what they expected themselves from life.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-60152943318625814162012-06-26T11:29:40.750-05:002012-06-26T11:29:40.750-05:00Mary Ann, love your art, swoon! It is beautiful a...Mary Ann, love your art, swoon! It is beautiful and so encompasses this era~ I love your poem and your approach. WE all struggle at some point in life with the "what is" and "what is not", as Margaret said I too felt chilled. I find the video adding more to your words~<br />Margaret and Mary Ann I loved your combine effects! I feel inspired to go dance, draw and release my colored thoughts that seep in daily~ Thank you both :DEllahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-81718509311210123082012-06-26T11:12:14.835-05:002012-06-26T11:12:14.835-05:00Mary Ann - thank you for your poem. I find it to ...Mary Ann - thank you for your poem. I find it to have layers of feeling; the "what is" and "what is not" acceptable makes me so sad. The lines "Squeezing out truth makes us smaller" is profound, chilling. <br /><br />When we are not whom we should be, when we allow others to shape us permanently (in ways God did not intend) our potential is stifled. <br /><br />Watching the video was a bit strange for me. I didn't realize how much sound affects what I see. This video truly allows one to "read" it in his or her own way. <br /><br />I think this video would be a fun prompt for everyone to write to. I know my mind took off in a specific direction with this one. :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2542041444980449672.post-52387679163836489642012-06-26T10:43:55.572-05:002012-06-26T10:43:55.572-05:00This is a very intriguing challenge, Margaret, ins...This is a very intriguing challenge, Margaret, inspired by a BEAUTIFUL collage! Just lovely.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.com