tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post8225851132705363820..comments2024-03-05T06:52:06.523-05:00Comments on Mainely Write: Aquasphere - Another ResponseDonna Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-78980251959433388372015-10-03T12:48:11.157-04:002015-10-03T12:48:11.157-04:00So glad you stopped by Jan. I've always loved ...So glad you stopped by Jan. I've always loved yellow houses. We live in a brown log home now... Gull Haven will be our first yellow home. And it has one very yellow guest room - Daffodil - that I thought was too bright until we got the woodwork done. Now it's the perfect spot to adjust your attitude!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-9700680637138167522015-10-03T12:37:05.823-04:002015-10-03T12:37:05.823-04:00So much to appreciate here beginning with your po...So much to appreciate here beginning with your poem, Donna.<br />You have visual art talent - my 1st serpent wouldn't look nearly as wonderful. Glad you dwell in that<br />library-meeting art room now & then.<br />I agree that color names are compelling & glad you've found a yellow to employ. <br />Our house was a brown that wasn't log cabbiny or forest brown, just ugh brown. After we made it light yellow our spirits lifted. And it still is a joy to see it as I walk down our woodsy street of brown after brown home.<br />jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-44824287055953985692015-09-20T22:02:55.336-04:002015-09-20T22:02:55.336-04:00I like reading process posts, too. As this one ca...I like reading process posts, too. As this one came together, I just had to record how it came about - it was an intriguing process even to me!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-34790135895926152102015-09-20T22:00:43.857-04:002015-09-20T22:00:43.857-04:00Thanks, Irene! I'm going to have to give all ...Thanks, Irene! I'm going to have to give all of this another go. It was fun to put together.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-39222291435566163292015-09-20T21:59:51.332-04:002015-09-20T21:59:51.332-04:00I did have some fun doing this!I did have some fun doing this!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-83009309189490913972015-09-20T21:59:14.417-04:002015-09-20T21:59:14.417-04:00I loved that word, Aquasphere, too. Fit just righ...I loved that word, Aquasphere, too. Fit just right in what I wanted to do.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-88653718664772400492015-09-20T21:58:14.339-04:002015-09-20T21:58:14.339-04:00It is fun. The Sherwin Williams app is really eas...It is fun. The Sherwin Williams app is really easy to use, too.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-77961513566477613822015-09-20T12:36:08.810-04:002015-09-20T12:36:08.810-04:00Languid was one of the paint words. I was ecstatic...Languid was one of the paint words. I was ecstatic to see it. I love it too!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-85940414886796510152015-09-20T12:32:36.536-04:002015-09-20T12:32:36.536-04:00Last night I went back and looked at the poem and ...Last night I went back and looked at the poem and thought maybe I should rewrite in more of a "kid's voice". So don't be surprised if you find another on your doorstep<br />sometime! You are off to a great start. Enjoy those gems in you classroom!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-57584026181349071792015-09-20T08:34:16.041-04:002015-09-20T08:34:16.041-04:00I love this! How fun!I love this! How fun!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-55325697802848008962015-09-20T05:04:57.084-04:002015-09-20T05:04:57.084-04:00This is just plain fun! How clever of you to put ...This is just plain fun! How clever of you to put Sherwin Williams to work for you, and how clearly your watercolor workshop is influencing your writing. I like "Aquasphere," and learning about Caputa and Cauda, but my favorite line of the whole post is "I ran with it, seeing as there were no real scissors involved." May I snip it for use in a future poem?<br /><br />AND what a shiny little gift your "Diamonds in the Rough" poem is! I will indeed share with them, and we will indeed dig in and grow an ever-more Voluminous Vocabulary reading about ourselves! Thank you, Donna (happy to be your inspiration)!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-27971799056469327042015-09-19T18:07:38.566-04:002015-09-19T18:07:38.566-04:00Donna, I love the way you describe your method. It...Donna, I love the way you describe your method. It sounds like a lot of fun (sans the painting for me...). You've captured the wanderlust in Sea Serpent's eyes, and transported us to his fantasy setting with your words and names. So fun!Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-91866233076175967452015-09-19T16:38:45.029-04:002015-09-19T16:38:45.029-04:00Donna, What a wonderful story & poem. I'm ...Donna, What a wonderful story & poem. I'm always fascinated to read about how poems came into being. I love your watercolor and that "pool of languid blue." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-57338563392118045982015-09-19T15:40:15.075-04:002015-09-19T15:40:15.075-04:00I love your sea serpent/sky serpent! Watercolor lo...I love your sea serpent/sky serpent! Watercolor looks good on you. And the poem tells a wonderful story. Keep going! xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-7804180878909201952015-09-19T10:10:29.084-04:002015-09-19T10:10:29.084-04:00Hi Donna,
I love the blend of sky and water. I thi...Hi Donna,<br />I love the blend of sky and water. I think you did it well in the story. I like how there's this question of possibility and then this compromise in the end. And i find, the word Aquasphere as just beautiful. The painting too is wonderful. Watercolor is a tough medium. :)Gathering Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686719931775209647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-68584035598788832112015-09-18T23:10:54.511-04:002015-09-18T23:10:54.511-04:00Someday tea, yes! May have to find a nice bookshop...Someday tea, yes! May have to find a nice bookshop/cafe in Virginia!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-81758760614199580042015-09-18T22:52:55.818-04:002015-09-18T22:52:55.818-04:00That was quite an interesting piece - very! I real...That was quite an interesting piece - very! I really enjoyed reading it. How about a poem with all the shades of pink and all the things pink... Or any other color. Oh, the possibilities!<br />Thanks for sharing this new-to-me poem. One more item in my file of things to try!Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-11956604668502330232015-09-18T22:32:49.790-04:002015-09-18T22:32:49.790-04:00I love process posts! Thanks so much for sharing y...I love process posts! Thanks so much for sharing your approach to writing this poem. I love that he splits his time between sea and sky, and I particularly love "serpentining flight." Well done!Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-90200069033380017762015-09-18T20:55:24.626-04:002015-09-18T20:55:24.626-04:00What a lucky serpent to live in two worlds... thre...What a lucky serpent to live in two worlds... three if you include the 2D paint and paper realm. Sometime I'd love to have you and your muse over for tea, Donna.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-58981502863221896162015-09-18T18:38:56.785-04:002015-09-18T18:38:56.785-04:00Fun way to write. If you haven't read Amy Low...Fun way to write. If you haven't read Amy Lowell's <a href="http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171726" rel="nofollow">"Thompson's Lunch Room—Grand Central Station,"</a> you're in for a treat--a plethora of colors--all white!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-5621916509784394122015-09-18T14:44:46.112-04:002015-09-18T14:44:46.112-04:00Oh, that's good. Sometimes the writer (me) can...Oh, that's good. Sometimes the writer (me) can make the cadence work when it really doesn't! Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-82020809690460235662015-09-18T14:35:36.536-04:002015-09-18T14:35:36.536-04:00I loved reading this out loud - wonderful cadence....I loved reading this out loud - wonderful cadence.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-65677664772956963712015-09-18T13:05:03.202-04:002015-09-18T13:05:03.202-04:00Thanks, Jama. Sometimes my.... okay, most times my...Thanks, Jama. Sometimes my.... okay, most times my backstory is more interesting and entertaining than the actual product! I like seeing where I can glean inspiration. Now I'm wanting to try the paint chip idea with another picture. The "Chip It!" app is just on my top Favorite bookmark bar, and when I see a picture I can just click on it to get the color chips. It's fun to just try every once in a while. May help in translating colors involved in doing paintings, too.<br />Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-54315692001115032512015-09-18T12:29:41.155-04:002015-09-18T12:29:41.155-04:00Enjoyed the interesting backstory to your wonderfu...Enjoyed the interesting backstory to your wonderful poem, Donna -- and what a lovely watercolor (you've got quite the knack!). Paint colors have such evocative names which tell stories of their own. This reminds me of visiting a wine store and reading the descriptions. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604430404780110710.post-13069146833448409102015-09-18T12:15:39.620-04:002015-09-18T12:15:39.620-04:00Thanks, Tabatha. I am enjoying myself... now to a...Thanks, Tabatha. I am enjoying myself... now to actually MAKE something.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.com