tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post8874213306426076692..comments2024-03-19T02:34:30.151-04:00Comments on The Blue Remembered Hills™: Rapture and End-Times?Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-81147119805508328572011-05-30T17:13:39.051-04:002011-05-30T17:13:39.051-04:00Kendra, thank you. I'm truly flattered and you...Kendra, thank you. I'm truly flattered and your compliment in turn leaves me speechless. <br /><br />If what we are witnessing in the world of magazines is the survival of the fittest it doesn't necessarily follow that it is the survival of the finest. And it is such a crying shame that so much that was good is gone! House and Garden remains the most egregious loss and it was closed when the economy was good - to be replaced by some tedious rag that did not survive long. <br /><br />We live in interesting times! We live in worrying times! This is the second industry/profession I've worked in that overnight became obsolete and I fear it is happening in my third, education.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-42787641827853318552011-05-30T16:43:36.308-04:002011-05-30T16:43:36.308-04:00Randy, thank you. I'm beginning to appreciate ...Randy, thank you. I'm beginning to appreciate how convenient it would be on a number of levels to have all my magazines in digital form and I cannot believe I am untypical. Today I had to dispose of a number of back issues of the New Yorker - my house is awash in magazines. My partner reads the New Yorker in print form and I read it in a digital format. I find the problem of disposing of all this basically unrecyclable coated paper very worrying and have for a long time - the alternative, the online version, has become a solution to that. <br /><br />As you say, who knows?Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-65258184520452001072011-05-29T13:38:37.762-04:002011-05-29T13:38:37.762-04:00Blue~ As usual your writings are so beyond the bla...Blue~ As usual your writings are so beyond the bland postings that populate the blog world I am almost speechless. I have never taken part in any blog conferences and feel that it is like the Wild West, open to anyone regardless of their qualifications. The other side of that is because it is a new frontier it provides a forum for truly talented, adventurous souls to share their knowledge and ideas. <br /><br /> In reference to design magazines; I have been writing for regional design magazines for almost two years. I began writing because the antique gallery I was managing closed. Just as interior design showrooms have been closing because of a lack of business so have shelter magazines been disappearing because of the lack of revenues. <br /><br />I write for magazines to promote who I believe are the talented people in an industry that has been made dumb by Box Stores, DIY television and uninformed bloggers. Unfortunately the media that I am using is also disappearing. <br /><br />KendraKendra Boutellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107714382362858381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-92112061217046335512011-05-24T10:37:46.118-04:002011-05-24T10:37:46.118-04:00Interesting and I have to say I agree with you for...Interesting and I have to say I agree with you for the most part. In my past life in retail marketing I saw first hand what the consolidation of retail and online distribution did to newspapers and magazines. Much of the destruction was over the loss of advertising revenue. <br /><br />What's going to happen? Seems like a digital advancement to me. But, I wish I knew. It's not going to be based on the current wave of online digital design formats. There's nothing innovative there - yet. Adding to this mix of 'who knows' is since everyone has a design blog, everyone is a decorator.<br /><br />When the right person discovers how to combine what works best from magazines with the best of blog innovations AND understands how to distribute and market the concept we may see something interesting...<br /><br />www.ajbarnesonline.blogspot.comRandyhttp://www.ajbarnesonline.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-74391148211312306272011-05-24T00:22:09.575-04:002011-05-24T00:22:09.575-04:00ArchitectDesign, thank you.
Interesting, isn'...ArchitectDesign, thank you.<br /><br />Interesting, isn't it, how a disagreeable experience can put one off someone's work and prevent one ever looking at them in the same way again. And, the other way round of course - I bought Alexa Hampton's book then and there, despite having one on order at Amazon. I spent some time talking with her and I was totally charmed. <br /><br />As to the other subjects of the post - I too have very mixed feelings, though (I think) am also clear-sighted about what is happening. It needs to be discussed.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-59641249734901891282011-05-24T00:12:49.662-04:002011-05-24T00:12:49.662-04:00home before dark, thank you.
I agree fully about...home before dark, thank you. <br /><br />I agree fully about the digital magazines being a huge disappointment. I have yet to open one that keeps my interest. I wonder if it is because I am not the right generation, for these magazines seem, as did the defunct Domino, aimed at a group that has little disposable income, wishes to appear stylish but has little discernment. Also, the format, as you point out is just a drop-in template and very unwieldy. The one value, though not necessarily to me, is that frequently one click on an item in a photograph and be taken to the seller's site. As I say, not of value to me, but then I'm not really in the market for new stuff - I need to get rid of rather than add. <br /><br />I too continue to collect books and am thankful for it!Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-70201602418759838562011-05-23T16:07:56.002-04:002011-05-23T16:07:56.002-04:00On book selling parties -agreed, they just want yo...On book selling parties -agreed, they just want your money! You will pay full price for these books at the party, whereas at amazon you pay 2/3 list (or less if you buy them used as I often do). Much like you, I find these lectures to be really enjoyable events with the odd bad experience to contend with (a very unagreeable experience with a well known male designer has left me with a bitter taste towards his work).<br />On the other two subjects, I have such mixed feelings that I shall just keep my mouth shut but admit I appreciate you broached the topic publicly!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-51086922565361243712011-05-23T10:54:31.961-04:002011-05-23T10:54:31.961-04:00A load of twaddle and I have yet to finish my seco...A load of twaddle and I have yet to finish my second cup of coffee! You led us down a very interesting crossroad of past/future just as I was starting my morning meandering on the not so slight difference between rapture and rupture. <br /><br />The digital magazines to date are a huge disappointment over and over again because it seems they have adopted the same template and just drop in different (sometimes not!) items. The print magazines, except for WOI, seems soul and direction less as we continue to assaulted by their full-page fear diatribe on the difference between "surfing and swimming."<br /><br />As for blogfests, I worry about the "mass marketing" in reverse that has little concern over ethics, much less copyright. It all makes being 61 a bit easier to take. I fear that future evolution of the human will lead to two oversized thumbs from all that texting and a much smaller brain. My antidote is to keep collecting books, go into my library and close the door.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-46258752142012615092011-05-22T22:18:30.902-04:002011-05-22T22:18:30.902-04:00Terry, thank you. Your mama did right! Ah, yes, cr...Terry, thank you. Your mama did right! Ah, yes, criticism or, rather, critique - not going to happen, unfortunately.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-70846956547178122782011-05-22T22:16:11.052-04:002011-05-22T22:16:11.052-04:00Karena, thank you. The range of art and design blo...Karena, thank you. The range of art and design blogs is amazing and what I really like is the way some bloggers write so beautifully about what interests or even obsesses them. It's the writing that catches me every time.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-64448391135483097082011-05-22T22:08:14.101-04:002011-05-22T22:08:14.101-04:00Jane and Lance Hattatt, thank you. I cannot agree ...Jane and Lance Hattatt, thank you. I cannot agree with you more. The Emperor's new clothes, indeed.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-64877732290997835602011-05-22T11:38:44.009-04:002011-05-22T11:38:44.009-04:00My mom taught me never to discurse so I don't ...My mom taught me never to discurse so I don't think I'd ever gotten a "load of twaddle" past her. <br /><br />I wish the blogs and the magazines would to produce some criticism.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-89374248816205874362011-05-22T00:11:03.565-04:002011-05-22T00:11:03.565-04:00Blue, I have not been to any of the infamous blog ...Blue, I have not been to any of the infamous blog conferences. I live vicariously through the attendees ensuing images and reports on the latest and greatest in social media. The newest designs in fabrics and furnishings.<br /><br />I am sure there is great merit in some of these and would love to meet some of my blog friends. <br /><br />As for my blog, it has always been more to promote artists of all genres, entrepreneurs, interior designers, architects and collectors.<br /><br />To give back in ant way that I can.<br /><br />xoxo<br />Karena <br />Art by KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-31620898956844693582011-05-21T02:54:05.105-04:002011-05-21T02:54:05.105-04:00Hello:
We fully appreciate the sentiments you expr...Hello:<br />We fully appreciate the sentiments you express here and can understand your concerns about feeling manipulated by those 'Greeks bearing gifts'.<br /><br />For our own part, perhaps the last people in the world not to own an e-book, we are indeed alarmed at the way in which it appears that only 'blockbusters' make it to the bookshop shelves whilst lesser known gems remain unpublished.<br /><br />In all areas of the Arts, for us what distinguishes the great from the merely, if barely, adequate, is a grounding in the very discipline which the 'celebrity' claims to be a part. Without this, in our view, it is style without substance, new versions of the Emperor's Clothes.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-43889416880567657342011-05-20T22:40:54.429-04:002011-05-20T22:40:54.429-04:00Little Augury, thank you. I have chosen to take th...Little Augury, thank you. I have chosen to take three magazines on subscription - one I have mentioned a number of times as having taken since 1983 and that will remain as long as one of us survives. The other two, frankly, have become so tedious and whereas I used to think it is because I feel I have seen it all before, and not only once, I now think they illustrate the lack of education, standards and creativity rife in modern decorating.Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-2360208529365167002011-05-20T22:35:18.975-04:002011-05-20T22:35:18.975-04:00The Devoted Classicist, thank you. You're righ...The Devoted Classicist, thank you. You're right, of course, I did get a lot out of this week's events and I am still processing it all. Even just reading your comment has crystalized an idea which will no doubt surface in a future post. Again, thank you!Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-26862847719134378282011-05-20T22:29:02.857-04:002011-05-20T22:29:02.857-04:00Laurent, believe me, I was holding back. Suspensio...Laurent, believe me, I was holding back. Suspension of disbelief in this industry is a given but there surely have to be times when the bitten bite back!Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-2075196112765419272011-05-20T22:07:31.982-04:002011-05-20T22:07:31.982-04:00Now, Blue, tell us what you really think!
Of cour...Now, Blue, tell us what you really think!<br /><br />Of course, I agree with you. Unfortunately, seminars are more about the organizers and the presenters, and not for the paying attendees. But that is the way it goes. I can hardly wait, however, because I feel sure that you got more out of it than you are saying here.The Devoted Classicisthttp://tdclassicist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-64574393954082765582011-05-20T21:23:47.966-04:002011-05-20T21:23:47.966-04:00I can imagine you are Not surprised- I have about ...I can imagine you are Not surprised- I have about 6 to 8 magazines waiting to still be leafed through- 3 from the UK May I am sure, and the others June. little interest there for me, why I still subscribe to some, I have left several housey ones go this year.pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-5959193071010233992011-05-20T20:30:03.905-04:002011-05-20T20:30:03.905-04:00BL, I'm disappointed because you surely must b...BL, I'm disappointed because you surely must be able to trust, after all, that your readers consider your findings with high confidence. Therefore, to read the cathartic denunciation which is so unlike you, rather than the reasoned critique from which we could have profited, is to feel we have seen not more BL, but less. In this comment, I'm not unaware of professional codes of courtesy, but your mode of following them has escaped that professional communication which we know you can control so well, that we can perceive the gravity of your concern, while your relationships can remain serviceable, at least.<br /><br />I'm not in your field and yet its analogies to my interests are strong enough, for me to be certain of two things. First, your reserve of learning is sufficiently apparent to inoculate your judgments for a free range of expression, everyone remaining not merely entitled, but better enabled to demur. In this position you are almost 'ridiculously' outstanding in criticism, in general, and in your field in particular. The second is not quite so redundant as it seems. Because you take such care to portray a frame of reference for your approbation, it feels aberrant not to pursue a reservation with the same benevolence.<br /><br /><br />Of course, it's none of my business to say any of this, and you may suppress this comment in any mode you like.Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972899387484460347noreply@blogger.com