tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post1029820364597455765..comments2023-07-01T04:14:24.056-07:00Comments on Patricia Paul Studio: STEAL LIKE AN ARTISTPatricia Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-29081997950597909592013-02-26T14:47:11.259-08:002013-02-26T14:47:11.259-08:00Yes, the problem is that they don't bother put...Yes, the problem is that they don't bother putting a spin on it. But taking inspiration from EVERYWHERE is what fuels creative people. And those on the 'dark' side generally disappear. Thankfully.<br /><br />Patricia Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-58942749712030801082013-02-24T12:47:16.721-08:002013-02-24T12:47:16.721-08:00I usually find miniature artists so generous and s...I usually find miniature artists so generous and sharing with their work so much so that if you can't take what is freely given and give it your own spin--which is what this book is about-well, then you've gone to the 'dark side' and have failed to grasp the lessons of 'stealing like an artist'.<br /><br />Loved the book, love your work, can't wait to see you and it again at the Guild Show!Pat R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04707387495249169348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-77976875996586476972012-08-28T12:00:09.353-07:002012-08-28T12:00:09.353-07:00Thanks, Gorgeous Kathy !!! :)Thanks, Gorgeous Kathy !!! :)Patricia Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-27920389848161125072012-08-26T17:19:29.132-07:002012-08-26T17:19:29.132-07:00Gorgeous! Gorgeous! Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235487794717170517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-40095677030348510042012-08-19T10:55:50.008-07:002012-08-19T10:55:50.008-07:00Tus trabajos son muy interesantes y personales
Te ...Tus trabajos son muy interesantes y personales<br />Te felicitomaria l.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14290005261745417600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-90581537323857862982012-08-16T14:26:10.532-07:002012-08-16T14:26:10.532-07:00LOL. Yes, things just up and disappear in my studi...LOL. Yes, things just up and disappear in my studio. It's the ghost, I guess. I do make unique things AND I do see them copied. Usually poorly but it's obvious where they got the idea. Just like you can tell where I got mine. The thing is, I don't rip off miniature artisans. Unless its for outing the cheaters and copiers. <br /><br />Convoluted, I know...Patricia Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-53689060789895602812012-08-09T01:15:59.289-07:002012-08-09T01:15:59.289-07:00You can always stick to making things that are so ...You can always stick to making things that are so difficult and time consuming that no one in their right mind would try to copy them! Of course that does imply you are crazy doesn't it? <br /><br />Miniatures are generally considered to be scale copies of something much larger. Copying antiques ...well why not? It is not as if the makers of the obects are going to come back to haunt you for stealing is it? The again in your case it could be likely so you might need to be careful as they won't care if the copyright has expired or not! Tell us..have strange things been happening in your workshop for which there is no logical explanation? Do miniatures drop right out of your fingers and fall on the floor?<br /><br />The current checkboard people are not the people who actually created the style. Of course they purchased the rights to copy it which makes them legitimate copycats versus illegits. That is why they really get mad about copycats, because it cost a fortune to become copycats therefore they have to protect their investment. Legal or not they are certainly not being original.Karin Corbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558132883050492387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-89046872742559853562012-07-11T11:44:59.663-07:002012-07-11T11:44:59.663-07:00Evelyne, I love your comment. You are so spot on....Evelyne, I love your comment. You are so spot on. That is it exactly - we know it when we see it.<br /><br />And yes, those magazines that are very possessive of YOUR work is baffling.<br /><br />Thanks for chiming in.Patricia Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-30615267245339503462012-07-11T09:37:54.268-07:002012-07-11T09:37:54.268-07:00I love your patina furniture!
And as for inspirat...I love your patina furniture!<br /><br />And as for inspiration x plain copy, we all know what is pure actual stealing and what's being inspired by and re-creating. It IS hard to define, but we know so well when we see. It's just like 'porn'. We can't define it well, but we identify the second we see it! It's instinctive.<br /><br />But sometimes people get too carried away and get overprotective with the copyright thing. Like the checkerboard people. Like magazines that won't let you publish the very same articles YOU wrote and which they paid you absolutely nothing for neither signed any papers giving them any rights over it. <br /><br />I think we have to use common sense (which, alas, is NOT that common!) when sorting wheat from the chaff when it comes to this subject.Evelyne Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483031625698626781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-57321321435347445082012-06-26T09:09:13.752-07:002012-06-26T09:09:13.752-07:00Elga, I agree 100%. And how else would we own any...Elga, I agree 100%. And how else would we own any of these fabulous minis after those amazing artists if someone did not copy them?Patricia Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-77535690966342564372012-06-26T00:43:23.225-07:002012-06-26T00:43:23.225-07:00I will admit to stealing, antique furniture has al...I will admit to stealing, antique furniture has always been my passion and I do try to create them as close as possible to the real antique. Since the great furniture designers like Chippendale, Sheraton, etc wrote books with designs and tips on how to make the furniture, I guess they wanted to be copied and they were on many different skill levels in their own time and are still copied even to this day in full scale. I think they would have liked the idea that people are still pleased by their designs hundreds of years later, they will live on forever while others are forgotten.Elgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639738521849496729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-22404355793042110952012-06-18T17:41:30.894-07:002012-06-18T17:41:30.894-07:00Yes we are all inspired by each other and everythi...Yes we are all inspired by each other and everything around us. And having your own style is what makes anything you make uniquely yours. Always challenging yourself to improve is where the fun is. Nothing like skill building.Patricia Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-82586046739211161632012-06-18T15:57:09.579-07:002012-06-18T15:57:09.579-07:00Make that 'OMG, why would anybody buy somethin...Make that 'OMG, why would anybody buy something like *that* at *that* price? Hey, wait a minute...I could make something like that, better.'<br /><br />Angle brackets ate my text.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-8278742092382896672012-06-18T15:55:34.416-07:002012-06-18T15:55:34.416-07:00If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I ...If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I am the sincerest, snarkiest flatterer there is, at least in thought. I get *ideas* from what other people do, but interpret it very differently; sometimes, it's 'OMG, why would anybody buy something like at price? Hey, wait a minute...I could make something like that, better.' I don't want to copy styles, unless it's antiques in full size; I figure they are fair game, but if someone makes an interesting, but crappy, widget in miniature, I just might be challenged/inspired/annoyed enough to try to make it better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-9731955558152126102012-06-16T11:02:41.908-07:002012-06-16T11:02:41.908-07:00You could almost write the book on this !!! Yes y...You could almost write the book on this !!! Yes you have it exactly. I do believe a lot of us get the same ideas at the same time. And hey, whatever we do in miniature is definitely different if we are using full size anything as inspiration.<br /><br />But there are those who just plain steal. I have more to say about them, I think.Patricia Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356625526064160502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-45027117840536020312012-06-16T09:46:16.056-07:002012-06-16T09:46:16.056-07:00Excellent post. I think we are all influenced by w...Excellent post. I think we are all influenced by what we see around us but the trick is to turn an inspiring idea in to an original twist of your own. I've copied things in the past, always trying to put my own slant on things. Sometimes, in fact often, it's been the case of admiring a piece so much but knowing I'll never be able to afford it in real life. So I've done an approximation, used it for inspiration and done something similar. My work is never the craftsmanship of the original piece that inspired me, but if I end up with something I'm happy with that's good enough for me. Is that stealing or just being inspired to create in a similar style? It's a difficult question. <br /><br />Author Terry Pratchett once did an interview where he spoke of how people would come up to him and berate him for copying J. K. Rowling's themes from Harry Potter with his University for wizards in Discworld books. His reply was that some themes are just generic, like wizards going to school. The themes didn't really belong to anyone and both authors used the themes differently. If they carried on, he gently informed them that it was doubtful he could be accused of copying as his books came out first. They then turned that around and accused him of blaming Rowling for copying him. As he put it, some arguments you just can't win.<br /><br />There are few genuinely new ideas, styles, fashions out there. All these things have been recycled through history and often tweaked just a touch to fit into a new era. At what stage does something become a generic theme? Copying something exact is stealing but finding the line between that and using something for inspiration is sometimes difficult. <br /><br />Your work is lovely. The cabinet is similar in painted style to the magazine but enough of a difference to not be a copy and the chair adds a new dimension. I've seen loads of furniture painted in checkerboard style with picture doors, so much so I'd say it's a generic theme not belonging anymore to anyone. I can't remember ever seeing two artists do exactly the same thing.<br /><br />frith<br />J xJane Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13400396758944806360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-13388768843875355012012-06-15T23:31:18.341-07:002012-06-15T23:31:18.341-07:00Great post Patricia! Enjoyed every bit of it. J xx...Great post Patricia! Enjoyed every bit of it. J xxJazzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785469825709355156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2253369397100039274.post-72988427897446797102012-06-15T22:23:54.306-07:002012-06-15T22:23:54.306-07:00superbes, les meubles peints sont superbes. Quant ...superbes, les meubles peints sont superbes. Quant à ces "dames squelettes", elles me font frissonner d'effroi ... Mais, il faut reconnaitre, qu'elles sont élégantes avec leurs ongles vernis et leurs jolis chapeaux !<br />Minimarosethe-minimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546691536951568111noreply@blogger.com