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Monday, November 3rd, 2008

No matter what mailing list I have ever participated in, sooner or later, the subject of copyright law rears its ugly head. A while back, we had the self-named “Pattern Piggies” whose mission was to scoop up every possible design they could find and share the designs with each other, online. Since they were so busy with their illegal activities, one would wonder when any of them had time to pick up a needle. They were too busy giving someone else the needle.

No matter. “Sharing” is a word that has come to have a different meaning these days. A person will order a book or a pattern that is original to the writer or bookseller, and that person will “share” it with their friend, or their guild. This deprives the artist or other creative person of money lost to potential sales, and it also usurps their intellectual property rights. In this manner, “sharing” really equals “stealing” and “putting one over on” type of activity.

The copyright law is not concerned with the financial ramifications. They are concerned about intellectual property rights – that is, the rights that a creative person has to their own creation, in whatever form that may be, including paintings, sculpting, music, etc.

There are a lot of details to the law and some exceptions.

I would not be writing about this at all except that I was speaking with a needleworker who told me that she is posting patterns to a Flickr site because she is so angry that someone is selling old patterns of the same designs on eBay for $10. In her mind, she is doing a “good thing.” I told her that two wrongs don’t make a right. I guess at that point, I’d disagreed, and it was the end of the discussion.

Sometimes, I get the feeling that while people are told about copyright, they simply don’t care. They only want to do whatever they want, to gain popularity in groups, or for whatever reason. I will continue to do my best to express the idea that the law exists for a purpose. It’s not the first time I’ve taken an unpopular stance. Given the chance, I’d rather err on the side of truth and justice.

So, today, if you are inclined to be creative, why not start with a pencil and paper, or a photograph YOU have taken. You don’t have to be a cialis marketing ARTEEST to design something of your own. If you are having trouble getting started, take an art class. Most communities have them. There are also plenty of good art methods books, or how-to-paint, or how-to-quilt shows on TV. Go to your local library and check their resources and videos. Go to the bookstore, or friends, even take a ride in the country or look in your own backyard. Anything that has color, or grows, or moves can be inspiration for a new work. Be proud of what you do, and enjoy the process. We only go this way once.

Patricia Cummings

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Sunday, September 16th, 2007

One of my favorite flowers is the Sunflower. Not only made with cheerful hues, they also provide food for birds, in the fall. Our roving photographer in Vermont has sent us this recent picture of her husband, standing in front of Sunflowers that look to be more than twice his size.

Bert and Sunflowers

Bert Croft standing in front of gigantic Sunflowers. He asks, “What do they feed these?” photo by Charlotte Croft

Claude Monet (1840-1926), an impressionist painter who promoted the idea of plein-air painting, is perhaps the most famous artist who celebrated Sunflowers in a painting. Their features have a lot of design possibilities. A few years ago, I made a Sunflower wall hanging, shown below.

Kansas Sunflowers Wall Hanging

Quilt designed by Patricia Cummings. Individual pieced blocks were sent from KS from a friend who bought them “in pieces,” at a local quilt show. I had fun making the blocks and added related design elements, all with the them related to Sunflowers. photo by James Cummings

The hand-quilting design I chose is shown on the first page of the Quilt Gallery, on our website. No doubt the cheerful countenance of Sunflowers will continue to inspire artists and quilters in years to come.

photo by Charlotte Croft

Patricia Cummings

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Thursday, May 17th, 2007

We took few photos of quilts in Chester, VT, mainly because we were having so much fun just looking at them! Here is a photo of one that I liked. I believe that the handwritten tag, that was attached to it with a safety pin, said that it had been made by her great-grandmother. I have no other information.


The quilt has simple construction. You’ll notice that each block is composed of four corner sections, each of which is a half-square triangle section with a total of three square flanking it on two sides. Four strips and a center square make up the entire block. The quilt is tied.

Thought you might enjoy seeing this one, too.

Pat

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Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

Hello:

Today, I typed an article for you to enjoy:

I was able to resurrect an old black and white family photo, one of the few that I have. Of course, my mother was probably the one who took the picture, and my other brother and sister are not in the photo. I could not find the picture I was seeking, however, one that shows the four Christmas stockings hung on the fireplace! That will surface again, one of these days, probably next August. Things have a way of hiding!

Grab a candy cane, sit back, and enjoy!

Patricia


 

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Monday, December 18th, 2006

A few years ago, I designed and made a snowman pillow, for no particular purpose other than the enjoyment of doing so. Oh sure, I was teaching needleturn appliqué, at the time, and I suppose I must have toted the piece along to class to show my students on the chance that I might inspire them.

The concept for making the snowman is really simple. I used a drafting compass to create three circles, each smaller than the other, positioning the fabrics where I wanted them, and appliqué-ing them down.

I cut out an orange triangle, and needleturned that for the nose. I sewed on black buttons for the eyes, and I made a “scarf” by knitting two little strips with green yarn and positioning them, tacking them down with sewing thread. For the mouth, I used Outline Stitch embroidery, and then an “x” at either corner of the “lips.” The hat is applied in two sections, one part being the brim. I used Buttonhole Stitch.

Making this snowman was almost as much fun as making a REAL snowman, maybe more fun, as I didn’t have to get wet and cold. Of course, I could not make a snow angel. A current TV commercial does show a little boy doing just that, making a snow angel in his living room, with his toys.

Anyhow, I thought I’d share a photo with you. As you can see, as pillows go, the pillow itself is an amateur’s attempt at pillow making. Over the years, the pillow has assumed this strange, winged shape. I don’t care. It does me good to laugh at myself, something I’m doing more and more lately. I have decided that I don’t have to be perfect. In fact, that should be my New Year’s resolution…to stop trying!
With no snow in sight for the near future, I will have to be content to look at the snowflakes on the pillow. Looks like this will not be a white Christmas, after all.
Patricia


 

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