tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post6403978456535699834..comments2023-12-26T03:22:11.346-08:00Comments on The Ruby Slippers: More Progress on the Giverny Bone BoxMona Diane Connerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post-41732969464800339842010-04-27T14:00:13.654-07:002010-04-27T14:00:13.654-07:00Thanks Akiko and Barbara!Thanks Akiko and Barbara!Mona Diane Connerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post-47152813667439022062010-04-27T10:48:11.404-07:002010-04-27T10:48:11.404-07:00So beautiful Mona! You've really managed to g...So beautiful Mona! You've really managed to get so many tiny details in this! I'm enjoying the progress on this. Thanks for sharing.Barbara A. Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818332962578666554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post-22559074172827580542010-04-24T22:18:48.653-07:002010-04-24T22:18:48.653-07:00Wow! This is so beautiful, Mona! Each tulip must b...Wow! This is so beautiful, Mona! Each tulip must be so tiny. I don't think I can ever do such detailed work. Looking forward to seeing the finished work. :)artbyakikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098738595029647247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post-46660101809220710422010-04-23T09:33:37.567-07:002010-04-23T09:33:37.567-07:00Thank you Vern.Thank you Vern.Mona Diane Connerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post-42210658186154411892010-04-23T06:33:23.953-07:002010-04-23T06:33:23.953-07:00Mona, this piece is quite remarkable. You really ...Mona, this piece is quite remarkable. You really went the extra mile by applying the gold leaf. The colours are very vibrant and fresh looking and will probably last forever because of your painstaking process.Vern Schwarzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14237173497203110143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post-3418946457822241532010-04-22T18:34:14.004-07:002010-04-22T18:34:14.004-07:00Gail, thanks. Yes, my paint is thin, and dotting s...Gail, thanks. Yes, my paint is thin, and dotting strokes with my brush allows the gold to come through also.Mona Diane Connerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post-22404583238460369412010-04-22T17:32:43.467-07:002010-04-22T17:32:43.467-07:00Wow Mona,
This is beautiful. Do you use glazes wi...Wow Mona,<br />This is beautiful. Do you use glazes with the oil so the gold shows through? Never done anything like that!Gail Haytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710043609771598514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post-27868232148646612422010-04-22T17:32:43.466-07:002010-04-22T17:32:43.466-07:00Wow Mona,
This is beautiful. Do you use glazes wi...Wow Mona,<br />This is beautiful. Do you use glazes with the oil so the gold shows through? Never done anything like that!Gail Haytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710043609771598514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post-17473742145481326502010-04-22T13:42:38.456-07:002010-04-22T13:42:38.456-07:00Thanks Karen. Working on several blogs and on var...Thanks Karen. Working on several blogs and on various projects as I do means that my work on any one thing also can get interrupted for a few weeks, and that's not easy, but it keeps life interesting, and my hope is that the energy I get from one project feeds directly into the next.Mona Diane Connerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664324880629960678.post-35320778368877475722010-04-22T13:22:53.249-07:002010-04-22T13:22:53.249-07:00I have such a soft spot for this one Mona - you ar...I have such a soft spot for this one Mona - you are so patient the way you work on pieces over a period of time. I'm afraid I get bored and lose interest, but your patience definitely pays off!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840364245091965136noreply@blogger.com