tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post1963312761895962792..comments2024-03-25T20:55:43.246+01:00Comments on denthe: More faces and something to think aboutdenthehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14253123767521383516noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-65210859214527172892017-03-05T18:48:56.541+01:002017-03-05T18:48:56.541+01:00Love your faces. Sorry you were censored. Not on...Love your faces. Sorry you were censored. Not only did Trump sign that order you mention but he had the gall to say in his Congressional speech that he was going to push for clean air and water! Liar!<br />I came over from a friend's blog Pink House Studio (Robin Walsh) where she shared your story. I had a feeling this was the cause. It's a very sad time here in the U.S. Timareehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123976814304178378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-29527790449246014832017-03-05T17:44:41.942+01:002017-03-05T17:44:41.942+01:00Hi. I'm new here and I love your art. Wow, you...Hi. I'm new here and I love your art. Wow, you have emotion and talent and just really, wow. You're a strong cookie too, good on you. <br /><br />Cheers and boogie boogie.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-56630496489221828952017-03-04T18:51:21.497+01:002017-03-04T18:51:21.497+01:00Oh Denise, I am surprised to read this. I don’t fi...Oh Denise, I am surprised to read this. I don’t find anything offensive in your work and whether it is read in the context of what is going on in the US or not, the words are powerful and the work is beautiful. I understand that if she (the host) doesn't feel comfortable she does have a right to delete posts as it is her group but it’s unfortunate. You have always used text with your art and your quotes are often very moving and inspiring. Keep doing what you do. Some will not like it and some will love it. Like everything in life. I love it. ;) ❤ moongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791634298210431876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-23516266037185265972017-03-03T22:49:42.113+01:002017-03-03T22:49:42.113+01:00Kim, my art was about faces. There were 7 faces on...Kim, my art was about faces. There were 7 faces on there, and the quote was not political. <br />That being said, at first I was hesitant about saying anything about this on my blog, because I didn't want to stir up negative feelings between people. But I've been participating in this challenge for so long, and I felt I needed to explain why I stopped participating. It was never my intention to attack her, and rereading my post I don't think I did. I explained why I decided not to participate anymore. She indeed has every right to run that group the way she wants it. I just don't want to be a part of it anymore.<br />After that I went on to talk about politics, but this didn't have anything to do with 29 faces anymore. It was a general rant about things I have noticed on social media, and the fact that I won't let anyone silence me. So when you say leave the group and move on that's exactly what I did. I'm not responsible for people reacting so strongly to what I wrote. Saying that I'm getting a bunch of people to attack her is a bit unfair to say the least. <br />I wish we could've had an open and honest discussion about this in the group. It could have cleared the air. But Martha chose not to do that, and that is her right. I chose not to be a part of it anymore and let my blogreaders know why, and that is my right.<br />Case closed.<br />denthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14253123767521383516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-28552515021663634152017-03-03T22:05:56.341+01:002017-03-03T22:05:56.341+01:00I think your art is beautiful- however the rules o...I think your art is beautiful- however the rules of the group do ask that your art be about faces and to keep the space a place to create art to share ONLY faces. It is her group and her decision to remove art that is not just faces if she likes--why could it not be as simple as leaving the group because it was not what worked for you? You have your freedom of speech--but this is a free online group she maintains for NO money and she has her own right for freedom of not wanting anything other than faces in her art group. I think that there were probably a lot of other groups as well as your own facebook wall that you could have posted this art to and shared your beliefs. To get a bunch of other people to attack someone because they are running the group they started they way they want to is kind of sad. She never even said if she agreed or disagreed with your statement- all she did was remove it--yet here she is being attacked by all of you as if she somehow has made a statement that she disagrees with your belief. Furthermore--if a person wants to spend their own free time and create a group for only "happy faces" that is her freedom of speech right to do so. those of you saying I will not be silent and will not stand for it----fine--but go into a different space and do it. She has every right to run that group the way she wants to run it--just because you don't agree is not a cause for bashing. Leave the group and move on.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07375926316456970496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-87439261530811494612017-03-03T11:23:16.004+01:002017-03-03T11:23:16.004+01:00Unbelievable. Only happy faces. Shit, no.
Haven&#...Unbelievable. Only happy faces. Shit, no.<br /><br />Haven't been participating in 29faces for the last couple of times and now it's easy to forget that challenge.<br /><br />Artists have obligation to take a stand. Go, Denthe, go!SusuPetalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11124879339908654519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-63829706843055984482017-03-02T20:00:46.290+01:002017-03-02T20:00:46.290+01:00Your pieces are all wonderful.
I thank you for s...Your pieces are all wonderful. <br /><br />I thank you for speaking up, honoring your truth, heart and the spirit of life itself. <br /><br />Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279605745446513635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-16037386829223818152017-03-02T11:07:03.002+01:002017-03-02T11:07:03.002+01:00I meant to comment on this post when it appeared i...I meant to comment on this post when it appeared in my emails last week but as always life got in the way. I haven't been a regular PPFer or blogger this last while but am looking more at Bloglovin as a way to keep up with fellow blogs I love and when I saw this just now on my Bloglovin feed it reminded me I had wanted to comment. Anyway, I'm sorry that you were asked not to bring politics into the art challenge - I know you've always been a big fan of the 29 faces challenge and I don't think what you wrote in your quote was political - how can anyone not empathise with what refugees are going through regardless of where their political affiliations lie? I agree with you that it's when people sit back and do nothing that evil is allowed to continue unchecked and it's incredibly dangerous to not speak out while Trump continues to run roughshod over human rights and the environment and I admire your passion for speaking out against him - I always chuckle at the memes you share on Facebook! That said, I have taken a step back recently from watching the news and even going on social media because I found that it was just consuming me and right now, my desire to stay informed is clashing with my desire to stay sane. I feel so helpless to change things from my little corner of the world but you have reminded me that if everyone just buries their head in the sand then who is going to stand up for what is right. I applaud you.xxPOINTYPIXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04674167332353835415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-64215418500077541812017-02-26T19:47:49.759+01:002017-02-26T19:47:49.759+01:00I love your faces and your words. Your bear was da...I love your faces and your words. Your bear was darling! And the thumb joke got me laughing! We live in some really difficult times and people are more "US" against "THEM" which does not get anything done at all...I was horrified at the DAPL. All anyone can do, for whatever they believe in, is keep talking whenever possible. So sorry you had that experience with 29faces. Hope you have a great week. Big Hugz, RaszRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717894057589454128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-40469167843153220422017-02-26T18:54:04.561+01:002017-02-26T18:54:04.561+01:00About the mining bill, please look at http://www.c...About the mining bill, please look at http://www.city-data.com/county/McDowell_County-WV.html and see why mining must come back to this, the poorest area of the US. They depended on coal mining. Instead of taking it away something should be done to protect the waterways and still allow the mining. I'm all for helping immigrants, but I am also all about helping America's poor.Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006293795541608715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-84980620243701286442017-02-26T10:33:19.207+01:002017-02-26T10:33:19.207+01:00Love your face drawings. And I love that bear fun...Love your face drawings. And I love that bear funny! I am definitely for saving the environment and free speech!artbyjunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00205380534554526174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-90334765462010177922017-02-26T09:29:26.478+01:002017-02-26T09:29:26.478+01:00Amazing art ! Wow! Happy Sunday!Amazing art ! Wow! Happy Sunday!froebelsternchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501600240752195171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-82868888825503318862017-02-26T08:47:42.349+01:002017-02-26T08:47:42.349+01:00Hello Denthe, i hope you are having a great Sunday...Hello Denthe, i hope you are having a great Sunday. I have read your post on Friday and wanted to think a little bit about it before i have commented.I think your art is beautiful. I always thought so as i have been following you over the years, long before you moved to Belgium, while you were in Australia.I was especially struck by the way you juxtaposed maps and your art. Looking at your paintings is reading faces and i love it.I believe we are all political in some way or another. Some people express themselves more directly while others talk in other ways, through art, poetry, you name it.Immigration is not peculiar to one era or person.The situation is the same in my country (Turkey)We have been experiencing a flood of refugees in the last decade. Surely this had led to many problems on both sides and especially social aspects and integration of refugees were started to be discussed. Because you know we are all human. But last year all research on immigrants and refugees were shut down. The administration pretends millions of refugees is not here.This is so sad. And funny at the same time. Because you would not find a single person in Turkey whose ancestors have not been an immigrant in some way.Looking all of this i got out of Facebook in summer.(there are many visible and invisible "limits" in Facebook) I kept my blog to express what i think.Now unto the second issue :) Thank you for visiting my blog. You asked if i speak Dutch, i would say een beetje. Let me try this: Ik ben een conservatie arkitekt. Im zommer ik werk in een Belgie archeologie project, Sagalassos, in Turkije bei KU Leuven. Since 2000 i work there and my art journal was actually my Dutch learning book Vanzelfsprekend :) I enjoy altering it with my art and i learn as i go. Özge Başağaçhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171995831233429179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-79470836510729595962017-02-26T04:16:51.061+01:002017-02-26T04:16:51.061+01:00About the 29 Faces. I think each host has the righ...About the 29 Faces. I think each host has the right to set boundaries. I think Martha just wants the challenge to be about art, period. Of course, you are certainly allowed the privilege of expressing your opinions on your own blog. I didn't see the 7 Faces piece as about immigration bans, but about the terrible tragedy of being a person without a safe country.Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006293795541608715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-45988331524779055552017-02-26T04:06:50.934+01:002017-02-26T04:06:50.934+01:00Your faces are all gorgeous, Denise. And I think t...Your faces are all gorgeous, Denise. And I think the bear funny really is funny. I don't think either side is being honestly represented by the press. Having been a columnist and writer for several publications, I know "information" can be slanted in whatever way is popular (or not). Don't believe everything you hear, see, or read from either camp. For security's sake, everything can't be revealed. You are too young to remember: "loose lips sink ships" from WW2. I think more is going on than the public knows about. I just hope it's for the good.Fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06006293795541608715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-2163299513265790912017-02-26T01:13:30.609+01:002017-02-26T01:13:30.609+01:00You have a right to free speech and the right to c...You have a right to free speech and the right to create your art the way you wish!!!<br />At least for now we are still a free country!<br />My husband's favorite saying is...<br />George Washington..."I cannot tell a lie."<br />Nixon..."I cannot tell the truth."<br />Trump..."I cannot tell the difference."<br /><br />Your art is fantastic!!!<br /><br />JanJFMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021461504951465311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-34001361884002080932017-02-25T17:40:39.619+01:002017-02-25T17:40:39.619+01:00Your comments are thoughtful. I'm sorry you h...Your comments are thoughtful. I'm sorry you had such a bad experience. On the happy side, your artwork is incredibly strong and moving.Beth Niquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12123973998090266918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-78642313655571176212017-02-25T14:06:27.070+01:002017-02-25T14:06:27.070+01:00I am APPALLED that someone would ask this of you- ...I am APPALLED that someone would ask this of you- how dare they! <br />We won't stay quiet and will not shut our eyes and hope it all goes away- it will not!<br />Denise, to hell with the Martha's and the others out there that do not respect freedom of speech and art!<br />I still cannot believe that there are people who do not see a direct correlation to Hitler and his policies<br /> “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” <br /> I continue to support you and all you stand for and am grateful that you "will not stay silent"<br />much love and respect,Jackie<br />and I love those funnies!Jackie PNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400208631365548141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-4562651392691724522017-02-25T11:05:18.617+01:002017-02-25T11:05:18.617+01:00Your blog, your voice, so don't let anyone try...Your blog, your voice, so don't let anyone try to make you be quiet! Live that Jane Austen quote. We live on the other side of the world, but we're watching carefully (and prayerfully) what is happening - and it's frightening. Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12490102426728960849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-85332350910797139212017-02-25T04:57:24.211+01:002017-02-25T04:57:24.211+01:00FWIW... I love hearing from you. You have MAD tale...FWIW... I love hearing from you. You have MAD talent and your art always speaks to me. Thank you for sharing. You are making the world a better and more beautiful place.rmccarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12372610779583517228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-19577101600170807952017-02-25T03:35:08.609+01:002017-02-25T03:35:08.609+01:00Hearing this angers me! I've been with the gro...Hearing this angers me! I've been with the group from the beginning too but will not be posting there anymore. I have always admired your art but more I admire your ability to stand up for what you believe and express that message so well with your art. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192378197271824011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-24073770113915592622017-02-25T01:01:29.061+01:002017-02-25T01:01:29.061+01:00people are sticking their heads in the sand over w...people are sticking their heads in the sand over what is happening, and I didn't think so many people were so bloody daft to not see what is happening. people need to think and find the FACTS, the REAL facts not the ones drumpf and his handlers are making up. the world needs people to speak up or we will just end up back in the 30's :/Jennifer Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528908250338974537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-39118058953563314422017-02-24T22:15:32.691+01:002017-02-24T22:15:32.691+01:00Happy PPF, lots of food for thought
much love...Happy PPF, lots of food for thought<br /><br />much love...Gillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191865405561549074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-90987846346579726612017-02-24T21:54:25.612+01:002017-02-24T21:54:25.612+01:00The world is going insane! And our president (USA)...The world is going insane! And our president (USA) is leading the way. We all need to remember the famous quote “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” I hope you keep writing and sharing your thoughts and concerns. I love your art and I love you even more for the stand you're taking. I am appalled by what's happening in my country right now and my husband and I are taking a stand for what we believe. All human beings have rights but if we aren't careful they're going to disappear one after the other. We're on a slippery slope right now and we need to be very careful about what we allow to happen. I'm terrified of what's coming next. Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084823218319628822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365553933084212689.post-71256393456977063622017-02-24T16:14:03.316+01:002017-02-24T16:14:03.316+01:00Beautiful work Denise! Please continue to post yo...Beautiful work Denise! Please continue to post your expressive art on your blog, it's unfortunate what happened.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720030744345215307noreply@blogger.com