tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post344716114988842119..comments2024-03-24T16:57:57.958-07:00Comments on Dorset Custom Furniture - A Woodworkers Photo Journal: The New YearDorset Custom Furniturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-38153246343954773342011-01-05T09:12:19.773-08:002011-01-05T09:12:19.773-08:00Gold Star accepted. Thank you. I am not at all s...Gold Star accepted. Thank you. I am not at all surprised that you've had the same experiences based on your 'tone' if you will, on earlier posts. You are a creative through and through. I admire what you have accomplished and LOVE your blog! I can't wait to see what's coming up next. Cheers.Jason Herrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025150376563882246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-28138687150270178592011-01-04T19:57:06.837-08:002011-01-04T19:57:06.837-08:00hi jason ... your comment is exactly what i was as...hi jason ... your comment is exactly what i was asking for jason, and you are absolutely correct. when we first got together, my wife taught me how to 'see', a skill i lacked at the time ... it is one of the doorways to ideas for sure ... drawing and doodling are good too, and you definitely can't draw if you can't see ... first step to art ... you didn't go to 'goofy land' at all and, actually, you get a gold star .... danDorset Custom Furniturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992509915231892524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6996158924511262385.post-46014858830648212322011-01-04T19:01:38.775-08:002011-01-04T19:01:38.775-08:00Another great post. Thank you for shining a bit o...Another great post. Thank you for shining a bit of a comical light on our (overly serious) industry. <br /><br />I could literally comment on every photo little picture you have up, but wont waste everyone's time with that. I will however chime in to your question. Where do we find inspiration/ideas? Can you teach someone how to have ideas? GREAT question. <br /><br />I am a believer that ideas and inspiration are all around us, ALL the time. Some of the best teachers I have worked with in life (no matter the subject) have taught me how to observe. Look around you. Listen to the sounds. Look at the light. See the shapes. Listen to "that old worldly chap." To teach someone an idea is fine. This is how "I" (the instructor) tell you how it should be. But THAT idea is theirs. Instead, if a teacher shows a student how to look. How to observe, THAN the student can make it whatever they want. It is then theirs. It is their idea of how something should go. <br /><br />I hope I didn't take the topic way off into goofy land, but did want to chime in on such a great topic!<br /><br />Thanks for asking. :)<br />Cheers.Jason Herrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05025150376563882246noreply@blogger.com