tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post2890732506857981095..comments2024-02-14T04:51:51.606-05:00Comments on susangaylord.com: My 65th Year-Part 1Susan Kapuscinski Gaylordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174952588173490738noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-75890313211118332972015-10-22T16:01:40.264-04:002015-10-22T16:01:40.264-04:00I'm not sure how I happened upon your blog Sus...I'm not sure how I happened upon your blog Susan but so glad I did. I'd also say to Sue that it's never too late and I'm proof. I have always had the drive to create . . . to make. After a year of gainful unemployment I'm beginning to refine what I do to the point where I can embrace the term artisan. Retirement needs to be redefined unless considered in the military sense of withdrawing from battle to regroup and then set forth once more with a new plan to reach the goal. <br /><br />And I'm definitely not reinventing my life and setting off in a new direction . . . I'm embellishing the road I have walked since I was a child.<br /><br />And now I shall make more coffee and read parts 2-4 . . . Wendy @ the Late Start Studiohttp://latestartstudio.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-38049067745522768172015-09-27T12:32:38.206-04:002015-09-27T12:32:38.206-04:00(((Susan))) you are such an inspiration, one of th...(((Susan))) you are such an inspiration, one of the best things about being an artist is there is a mark that can be made for every day no matter what it brings. I once asked the Czech glass artist Dana Zamecnikova where she found her inspiration & she replied-<br />"Where else can we put all the fears, joys, sadness, frustrations & wonders but in the art?”<br />Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-61485011578079563492015-09-21T21:03:48.147-04:002015-09-21T21:03:48.147-04:00Congratulations on another birthday! They get more...Congratulations on another birthday! They get more precious as we get older, but you are still a mere child. At 72, I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up. No....I rather know what I want to do (art!!) but I'm still trying to figure out how to do that around so many other obligations (including a business that supplements our fixed income). Your work has given many of us great pleasure....please continue to work and grow and learn to accept and take joy in the freedom that art can give you!<br />Lee Kirk, still creaking along....Lee Kirknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-22961215499130860152015-09-21T09:03:35.449-04:002015-09-21T09:03:35.449-04:00Hi Sue
From my point of view, the answer is yes, i...Hi Sue<br />From my point of view, the answer is yes, it's never too late! You've been making art all along. You will be bringing to it all the wisdom and experience of 65 years and in many ways, that will make things easier. Feel free to be in touch by email if you want to. susan (at) susangaylord.comSusan Kapuscinski Gaylordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174952588173490738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29258841.post-56775115010274720202015-09-21T01:41:51.118-04:002015-09-21T01:41:51.118-04:00I am coming up on 65 in just a few short weeks and...I am coming up on 65 in just a few short weeks and I am coming from that other side. I wonder if it is too late to start being an artist? I made art, higgely-piggely (good way to describe my feeling, if not really a word(s)) for many years but it seems to have no rhyme or reason. I just had to, wanted to, and couldn't not do it. It seems that art is just part of life in so many cultures yet here it is separate and needs explanation and justification.<br /> <br />And yes here, now, what will it mean for me to be an artist? And that matters somehow even when I have more time.<br />If you find any answers I'd love to hear them. I have one of your books by the way.<br />Thanks,<br />SueUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949862818945233152noreply@blogger.com