tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post7738267502590498085..comments2023-12-24T07:03:54.887-04:00Comments on Oasis Writing Link™: Rediscovering an Artist's "Way"Cynthia Pittmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-37450279673733224922009-02-17T22:15:00.000-04:002009-02-17T22:15:00.000-04:00Cynthia,I listened to the video as I read your pos...Cynthia,<BR/><BR/>I listened to the video as I read your post, about your grandmother, she pulled at my heartstrings, she broke the rules, she LIVED!<BR/>She gave life to the women in Art in the video.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing her love with us.<BR/><BR/>Mama Shujaa.Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-52150079364473913532009-02-17T09:20:00.000-04:002009-02-17T09:20:00.000-04:00I've always adored this artsy morphing video! Cong...I've always adored this artsy morphing video! Congrats to featured bloggies!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-52713248889922367662009-02-15T14:35:00.000-04:002009-02-15T14:35:00.000-04:00R.Ramesh, I hope your technical troubles are soon ...R.Ramesh, I hope your technical troubles are soon resolved. Thank you for coming over to visit Oasis. <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-17715048969240433712009-02-15T10:08:00.000-04:002009-02-15T10:08:00.000-04:00thanks for visitng my blog..feels great...prsetnly...thanks for visitng my blog..feels great...prsetnly i am experiencing technical trouble in postings..hope 2 stay in touch..take care..best regds dear friend..R. Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16940999502065465971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-4760869272229155292009-02-15T01:49:00.000-04:002009-02-15T01:49:00.000-04:00Thank you, Natalie; we had a fun time reconnecting...Thank you, Natalie; we had a fun time reconnecting with his school friends, singing karoke and having an outdoor dinner. I appreciate your return visit to Oasis just to give us both your good wishes. Your abundant affection is appreciated! xx <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-10846442245366780812009-02-14T20:17:00.000-04:002009-02-14T20:17:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday to Mr. P.!Happy Valentines Day to y...Happy Birthday to Mr. P.!<BR/>Happy Valentines Day to you both. :D<BR/><BR/>Enjoy this special day together,kick up your heels and have some fun.<BR/><BR/>Hugs.xxooNataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919764140075852854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-78715586537341824452009-02-14T17:41:00.000-04:002009-02-14T17:41:00.000-04:00Linda, welcome to Oasis. I have been enjoying your...Linda, welcome to Oasis. I have been enjoying your blog as well...your work is lovely, tranquil and intense. Yes, I carry the seeds of Grandma in my heart. Thanks for the thoughts. <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-20048993656757630842009-02-14T17:07:00.000-04:002009-02-14T17:07:00.000-04:00I have enjoyed reading your blog, cynthia , and wi...I have enjoyed reading your blog, cynthia , and will go visit these wonderful artists you have mentioned! a bittersweet story of your beloved grandmother....yet she planted the seeds the still grow today~something she would have loved....<BR/><BR/>blessings....L'Adelaidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725322054223364858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-71326979508275521762009-02-14T14:58:00.000-04:002009-02-14T14:58:00.000-04:00Catherine (A Thousand Clapping Hands)...you are a ...Catherine (A Thousand Clapping Hands)...you are a charmer! Your blogger buddy at Oasis sends you a thousand beaming lights of love. <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-36082914044085744542009-02-14T13:18:00.000-04:002009-02-14T13:18:00.000-04:00I had to stop by again to wish one of my favorite ...I had to stop by again to wish one of my favorite bloggers a Very Happy Valentine's Day! You're the best!!!<BR/>con mucho carino,<BR/>Catherineceeceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962254736526651858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-36162124462727247832009-02-14T13:12:00.000-04:002009-02-14T13:12:00.000-04:00Thank you, Elizabeth, for your visit. May we all e...Thank you, Elizabeth, for your visit. May we all expand our creative outpouring everday! You certainly are prolific. Lots of lovely photographic post! <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-34434674206983002202009-02-14T12:42:00.000-04:002009-02-14T12:42:00.000-04:00Such a very rich post.So sad about Grandma Alice. ...Such a very rich post.<BR/>So sad about Grandma Alice. How difficult it is for children to understand these strange abandonments.<BR/>And all the bloggers you mention indeed to contribute to the richness of creativity.<BR/>As you do too -- very much so.<BR/>Must write to Lala. Hope her family is OKElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-4165201461181630872009-02-14T11:37:00.000-04:002009-02-14T11:37:00.000-04:00Thank you, Reader Wil, for your visit. I'm sur...Thank you, Reader Wil, for your visit. I'm sure you are the kind of grandmother that is utterly unforgetable! <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-69099363209174951302009-02-14T10:46:00.000-04:002009-02-14T10:46:00.000-04:00Your story about your grandmother is wonderful. I ...Your story about your grandmother is wonderful. I wish I was such a grandmother.. There are a lot of creative people on blogspot! Thanks for your visit and comments. Have a great weekend and Valentine's Day.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-27489094940887382942009-02-14T10:31:00.000-04:002009-02-14T10:31:00.000-04:00Vicki, thanks for the visit to our quiet corner of...Vicki, thanks for the visit to our quiet corner of the world. I appreciate your comments and your dynamic elegant blog. <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-17111148979929709902009-02-14T07:13:00.000-04:002009-02-14T07:13:00.000-04:00A moving story about your grandmother Cynthia and ...A moving story about your grandmother Cynthia and it is always such a pleasure to read your wise words. xvvicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-84559413753034616152009-02-13T13:39:00.000-04:002009-02-13T13:39:00.000-04:00Yes, FF, thanks for helping me to remember Virgini...Yes, FF, thanks for helping me to remember Virginia Wolff. She thought that women writers were unable to compete with men because of the quality of their lives...domestic responsibilities and such. <BR/><BR/>Also that there were few educational opportunities for women. Imagine her struggle, with her step brother, and her step father...and striving to learn while the boys went off to university. I've read much of her autobiographical writing looking for clues to her suicide and resolving this 'conclusion' with her profound insights to life. <BR/><BR/>Have you read "At a Lighthouse?" It's supposed to be based on her actual life. I'm thinking of her mother (in the book) who seemed to be a remarkable woman in many ways. Still, I think V wanted to be more like her father. (step)<BR/>Thanks, FF, for your thought provoking comments. <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-30413381938364652602009-02-13T10:53:00.000-04:002009-02-13T10:53:00.000-04:00*I remember reading that women write a lot of shor...*I remember reading that women write a lot of short pieces because we have to grab a bit of time between the multi-tasking our lives involve.*<BR/><BR/>I recall that being mentioned during my OU course last year. We did a month about dear old Virgina W and 'a room of one's own' and the lack of time for women writers came into it.French Fancy...https://www.blogger.com/profile/04941577892849157015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-42283249639753640102009-02-13T06:25:00.000-04:002009-02-13T06:25:00.000-04:00Michelle, you are always welcome here. I'm lea...Michelle, you are always welcome here. I'm learning more about your art and stlye which is soft and reflective. Love to you <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-4783372590425151262009-02-13T06:22:00.000-04:002009-02-13T06:22:00.000-04:00Mark, lovely comment about the way life and loss i...Mark, lovely comment about the way life and loss influences us...your final comments about blogging make me think about poetry and it's impact here. Actually, I have read many bits of poetry here on these blog pages...maybe you could re-think your hesitancy and join in...think of it as a haircut...just a new style...get your writer's blog cut...I wonder if you could request that at a salon? Thank you for your deeply reflective comment. <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-53577268358216627312009-02-13T06:17:00.000-04:002009-02-13T06:17:00.000-04:00Tangobaby, your name must be on the list because o...Tangobaby, your name must be on the list because of your daily inspirational blogging. Your life is vividly captured within the streets of San Francisco. You have such an artist eye! And your strong opinions are balanced by an open engaged (and engaging)heart. Beautiful combination.! <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-59192750186071757192009-02-13T06:11:00.000-04:002009-02-13T06:11:00.000-04:00Lala Ema, I so appreciate that you took time to co...Lala Ema, I so appreciate that you took time to come over here to Oasis while you are on your much needed break. I hope the situation in Matagasgar resolves itself soon and that your family remains safe-especially if there is a coup. <BR/><BR/>Change is difficult and you have a new home; sometimes that can be a comfort but how can you enjoy it if your family is at risk? I hope you have time to continue letting Castle in Spain readers know how things are going. You explain the complicated political situation with such personal clarity...which is how I best understand situations...upclose and how the events influence people's lives. I wonder how your design work is influenced by the upheaval? It is so light hearted and 'pure joy'...and now Lala Ema is a bit sad. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how much you would enjoy Naipaul. His take on the colonial and post colonial situation is not fair to those who live under and within those conditions. I wrote about "Miguel Street" , his first autobiographically based novel; I was looking for exceptions rather than his norm. His portrayal of Trinidad is not fair but he is still honored there because he 'made it' on the literary scene. I saw bookshops there filled with his books.<BR/><BR/>My articles are available from university library services or if you click on the underlined words there is more information. <BR/>I would be happy to send you a copy of the Miguel Street/Naipaul article, if you want to suffer through that type of writing! <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your interest. I know your personal engagement with a post-colonial situation makes you realize and look for countries that are in a similiar political/social dynamic. The Caribbean post-colonial struggle shares much in common with your own country of orgin. <BR/><BR/>Take life with ease dear blogger friend, Lala Ema. <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-58191265607827794602009-02-13T05:42:00.000-04:002009-02-13T05:42:00.000-04:00Sarah Laurence, welcome! You are quite the compreh...Sarah Laurence, welcome! You are quite the comprehensive artist-writing, painting and photography. I have so enjoyed your photography of winter life. I think capturing winter is difficult because of the white on white...but you find places of shadow and contrast that brings the images to life. Thank you for your visit here at Oasis where it is never really cold and the pack of canine crusaders get spring fever almost every morning! They are a wild bunch! <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-67040962274138415012009-02-13T05:34:00.000-04:002009-02-13T05:34:00.000-04:00Susan, thank you for taking the time to read some ...Susan, thank you for taking the time to read some of my earily postings. I'm always astounded and complimented that people are interested enough to go back and read from the beginning. I guess in blogland we read from the back page -always- imagine if we read the last page of one of our favorite book first. Maybe we write with the idea that many people will only read this post, like a newspaper article? I don't think so though. When I read your post, I often follow the links you provide to get the background on your story. And you are such a careful writer, both tender, sad and funny. Sometimes, I lose control because of emotions and the time pressure. Isn't it remarkable how our lives reflect inside of even our writing style? I remember reading that women write a lot of short pieces because we have to grab a bit of time between the multi-tasking our lives involve.<BR/>I enjoy reading about how you work through to find your inspiration when you get a contract especially because the artistic need starts outside of you. And you have to find your way through to inspiration. Thank you again for your visit, dear Susan. <3Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261918990960241225.post-32789034819617108502009-02-13T05:21:00.000-04:002009-02-13T05:21:00.000-04:00Lori Ann, thank you for your visit. I know that yo...Lori Ann, thank you for your visit. I know that you read a lot of blogs. I always read your comments. Don't you think that is a wonderful way of learning about a person? Your attentive approach to the people in your life just shows how you've learned to value your life-gifts and how to make each moment matter...the people and love that surrounds you fills others with light.Cynthia Pittmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656761837022197235noreply@blogger.com