Comments on: The reality of it http://leijonstedt.com/general/creative-inspirations/the-reality-of-it Art of the book Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:20:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mia http://leijonstedt.com/general/creative-inspirations/the-reality-of-it/comment-page-1#comment-1338 Mia Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:20:32 +0000 http://leijonstedt.com/?p=559#comment-1338 David, I'm pleased to hear about others sharing the lack of time problem! Seeing from your website, you're clearly accomplished. I'm glad you keep going. Art is like oxygen, it's suffocating to not be able to engage in it. I often say that I have three children, the third one being my creative work - and if the third child is left without the attention it needs, the result is a tantrum, just like with the other two :) David, I’m pleased to hear about others sharing the lack of time problem! Seeing from your website, you’re clearly accomplished. I’m glad you keep going. Art is like oxygen, it’s suffocating to not be able to engage in it. I often say that I have three children, the third one being my creative work – and if the third child is left without the attention it needs, the result is a tantrum, just like with the other two :)

]]> By: David http://leijonstedt.com/general/creative-inspirations/the-reality-of-it/comment-page-1#comment-1337 David Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:24:22 +0000 http://leijonstedt.com/?p=559#comment-1337 I paint in oils in my garage, which is shared with other non-art related activities. I also have a wife who would rather have me in view(!) andmakes comments like "haven't you anything better to do". As a result, my painting time tends to be Saturday mornings when she is at the gym or at odd times when I have time in the evening. It's not ideal but I've learned to live with it. By the way, my wife finds art boring and can't understand my need to paint. I paint in oils in my garage, which is shared with other non-art related activities. I also have a wife who would rather have me in view(!) andmakes comments like “haven’t you anything better to do”. As a result, my painting time tends to be Saturday mornings when she is at the gym or at odd times when I have time in the evening. It’s not ideal but I’ve learned to live with it.

By the way, my wife finds art boring and can’t understand my need to paint.

]]> By: Mia http://leijonstedt.com/general/creative-inspirations/the-reality-of-it/comment-page-1#comment-65 Mia Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:52:53 +0000 http://leijonstedt.com/?p=559#comment-65 Thank you so much for your comments, both Maggie and Melika. Much appreciated! Thank you so much for your comments, both Maggie and Melika. Much appreciated!

]]> By: Melika http://leijonstedt.com/general/creative-inspirations/the-reality-of-it/comment-page-1#comment-64 Melika Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:20:32 +0000 http://leijonstedt.com/?p=559#comment-64 I just stumbled across your website while looking up book-binding and I have to tell you that your work is amazing! I love that you focus so much on texture and abstraction in your art books. I want to touch all of them but for now I'll have to be content with just the photos :) And speaking of the photos, they are also really lovely as well! It's wonderful to see some of the process of your work but that those images are also composed with care. I love it and I'm going to link you on my blog! I just stumbled across your website while looking up book-binding and I have to tell you that your work is amazing! I love that you focus so much on texture and abstraction in your art books. I want to touch all of them but for now I’ll have to be content with just the photos :) And speaking of the photos, they are also really lovely as well! It’s wonderful to see some of the process of your work but that those images are also composed with care. I love it and I’m going to link you on my blog!

]]> By: Maggie http://leijonstedt.com/general/creative-inspirations/the-reality-of-it/comment-page-1#comment-58 Maggie Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:38:17 +0000 http://leijonstedt.com/?p=559#comment-58 I think we have the same schedule! Isn't it amazing what you can get done in small chunks of time? The piece is beautiful, by the way...as is your daughter (and she looks so proud!)! I think we have the same schedule! Isn’t it amazing what you can get done in small chunks of time? The piece is beautiful, by the way…as is your daughter (and she looks so proud!)!

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