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Stanka Kordic · 09-04-2003, 11:23 AM

I wanted to jump in with 2 comments. First of all, a kudos to Mr. de la Vega for the clarity and truth he so eloquently expressed in his posts here. I can quote just about all of them, but suffice is to say his words moved me to tears . His thoughts about the 'many floors of reality- with no fast elevators around', needs to be posted in our studios! There are no shortcuts, there are no set of directions used as a guide to achieve that elusive, abstract reason for the "aahhh" when we look at work that moves us. It just is.

Thank you Mr. de la Vega for validating what I personally believe in, and only hope to achieve with each new work I produce.

I just finished a commission that went over pretty well. They "oohhed and aahhed" for days, and of course, I was happy with that. 3 days later they pulled out their 'magnifying glass' and decided to make a few nit pik-ey comments. (such as, can you raise her cheekbones just a hair?). Well, my thinking and answer to them was, " if your first reaction was good and positive, why question it? why separate the whole? "

I did not agree with 2 of their 3 changes, and left it as is.

This has been an interesting thread.

09-04-2003, 11:23 AM	#16
Stanka Kordic SOG Member FT Professional Joined: Sep 2001 Location: Cleveland Heights, OH Posts: 184	I wanted to jump in with 2 comments. First of all, a kudos to Mr. de la Vega for the clarity and truth he so eloquently expressed in his posts here. I can quote just about all of them, but suffice is to say his words moved me to tears . His thoughts about the 'many floors of reality- with no fast elevators around', needs to be posted in our studios! There are no shortcuts, there are no set of directions used as a guide to achieve that elusive, abstract reason for the "aahhh" when we look at work that moves us. It just is. Thank you Mr. de la Vega for validating what I personally believe in, and only hope to achieve with each new work I produce. I just finished a commission that went over pretty well. They "oohhed and aahhed" for days, and of course, I was happy with that. 3 days later they pulled out their 'magnifying glass' and decided to make a few nit pik-ey comments. (such as, can you raise her cheekbones just a hair?). Well, my thinking and answer to them was, " if your first reaction was good and positive, why question it? why separate the whole? " I did not agree with 2 of their 3 changes, and left it as is. This has been an interesting thread.