tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post114358486964734071..comments2024-01-11T19:42:45.537-05:00Comments on woodblock dreams: Overprinting The LetteringAnnie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-1143661817895281502006-03-29T14:50:00.000-05:002006-03-29T14:50:00.000-05:00Jean, I'm sorry. It sounds like you had some terri...Jean, I'm sorry. It sounds like you had some terrible experiences with AA. I make no secret of the fact that I quit drinking 19 years ago. I found AA people to be warm, wise, and welcoming. I agree with you that AA is very powerful, but to my eyes it's powerful in a good way -- a powerful democracy that has saved many lives.<BR/>P.S. I like your racetrack drawings!Annie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-1143659888712699312006-03-29T14:18:00.000-05:002006-03-29T14:18:00.000-05:00Those AA people basically ran men into and out of ...Those AA people basically ran men into and out of my house for 30 years without ever trying to get me to stop drinking. They called it going "out." They wanted me to keep drinking. What a racket.<BR/><BR/>I hope you had better luck than I did, maybe quit drinking while you were young enough to fight them off while they tried to force open your mouth so they could pour the alcohol and drugs into you.<BR/><BR/>Jean WomackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-1143659447910922302006-03-29T14:10:00.000-05:002006-03-29T14:10:00.000-05:00I'm glad you made a comment on the twelve step pra...I'm glad you made a comment on the twelve step prayer. It's like drinking poison for the U.S. to have an organization so widespread and powerful as Alcoholics Anonymous, which has so much secrecy attached to it. I think it's what they call the Secret Government. They should teach some of the basics of the 12-step groups in comparative religion classes so that when there is a literary reference, people will know what it refers to. People who read the bible used to get good grades because there were so many biblical references in literature. Now you almost have to have been a drunk or a drug addict in order to understand those references in popular literature, so it gives the advantage to the former drinkers and drug users. Strange world, huh? They sure made a mess out of MY life.<BR/><BR/>Jean WomackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-1143645735760264462006-03-29T10:22:00.000-05:002006-03-29T10:22:00.000-05:00Wow, this really was successful. Everything that ...Wow, this really was successful. Everything that you had said you wanted in this print, it seems to have.<BR/>I have tried using white gouache to lighten an area without much success. I did use it thinned with water and paste however...if you find a good solution for lightening a dark area, I'll be very interested!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-1143640420854607062006-03-29T08:53:00.000-05:002006-03-29T08:53:00.000-05:00Annie,The wording truly does "make" the print. If ...Annie,<BR/><BR/>The wording truly does "make" the print. If someone has ever struggled through a "dark night of the soul," the words <I>do</I> tend to come out repetitive and broken as the mind works through the situation. The colours are understated and true to the rest. Thanks so much for showing this to us.Hugo Sleestakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02927369804540489337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-1143610134829924782006-03-29T00:28:00.000-05:002006-03-29T00:28:00.000-05:00wow Annie, your re-wording is such a powerful take...wow Annie, your re-wording is such a powerful take on that familiar prayer, quite an impact coupled with the gouged out rough lettering, wow.Cinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858196219809317684noreply@blogger.com