tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post7539565562297227179..comments2024-02-15T19:34:03.944+00:00Comments on The Hermitage: The Bagpipe SocietyRima Staineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10044701472535300254noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-90283498336044267052011-11-03T19:41:29.878+00:002011-11-03T19:41:29.878+00:00Your bagpiper is so charming. Wonderful illustrati...Your bagpiper is so charming. Wonderful illustrations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-35664196688211753942011-11-01T08:12:06.056+00:002011-11-01T08:12:06.056+00:00I like the small request, and I like your response...I like the small request, and I like your response! But I disagree with the quote saying bagpipe sings like a bird! LOL The ones I heard didn't.<br /><br />I like your works. I can feel stories behind each of your illustration.Midorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635048215440828421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-54377349518037157292011-10-31T19:05:20.158+00:002011-10-31T19:05:20.158+00:00Hello, Miss Staines! My friend found you for me; s...Hello, Miss Staines! My friend found you for me; she sees me in you because of my fascination with all things faerie, but I have to say, just glimpsing at your online home is enough to blow me away. Not only is your art style superb and wonderfully fantastical, your writing is exquisite as well, very fairytale-esque! I love the atmosphere you create; it's all so amazing. I can't wait to give your blog a thorough read, and to see more of your works :D Do take care!Lavinahttp://www.lavinamarie.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-30750764802572270812011-10-29T00:48:06.589+01:002011-10-29T00:48:06.589+01:00Hey words almsot fail me. But if they did I wouldn...Hey words almsot fail me. But if they did I wouldn't be writing this :) My father was a piper. The pipes bring a tear to my eye. Your illustrations are wonderous. thank you for sharing your skill and method<br /><br />cheers from oz :)Andrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-12325805565146674242011-10-27T03:30:32.102+01:002011-10-27T03:30:32.102+01:00Marvelous designs, Rima! I especially like the gre...Marvelous designs, Rima! I especially like the green man playing bagpipes.Moon and Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835382305969227269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-46524845518891092052011-10-25T02:40:00.906+01:002011-10-25T02:40:00.906+01:00Gorgeous work Lady R. The Green Man's gaze wil...Gorgeous work Lady R. The Green Man's gaze will stay with me all day.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-59021975835970755442011-10-19T18:43:31.475+01:002011-10-19T18:43:31.475+01:00Thank you for inspiring me, that greenman piper is...Thank you for inspiring me, that greenman piper is awesome! My hubby is a piper, Great Highland, and he will be getting that image on a shirt if they sell them, I have to check out the links. Thanks for reminding me(by sharing your creative process) how lucky some of we artists are to be able to create for a living. I think you are more successful financially than I, but that just gives me hope, that one can live a creative, inspired life and be rewarded for it.:)Heidiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875098188370755298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-24508329115989808272011-10-17T23:17:20.768+01:002011-10-17T23:17:20.768+01:00the bagpipe society logo is awesome! I loved seein...the bagpipe society logo is awesome! I loved seeing where you found some inspiration. and green man musician is mighty fine too.<br /><br />Thank you for the music, it filled my wee cabin in a wonderful way.Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279605745446513635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-19539152939129407932011-10-17T21:42:14.235+01:002011-10-17T21:42:14.235+01:00Wow. Such an amazing dedicated artist! I love to d...Wow. Such an amazing dedicated artist! I love to draw myself but this is crazy awesome!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-48123489526501364392011-10-17T05:33:13.179+01:002011-10-17T05:33:13.179+01:00Beautiful, and (as an ex graphic designer) I agree...Beautiful, and (as an ex graphic designer) I agree with anonymous: that is not a logo, it is a work of art.<br /><br />I love the bagpipes, any and all types. They make me weep, they make my heart ache (in a good way), and whenever I hear them off in the distance I'm gripped by an urge to find and follow them. All this probably because my mum played (and still plays today) the highland pipes from the time before I was born. So I was dancing to them in the womb!A mermaid in the attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139858546037879539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-67813390650084556022011-10-16T09:47:31.824+01:002011-10-16T09:47:31.824+01:00Dear Rima, your logo is an amazing piece of work a...Dear Rima, your logo is an amazing piece of work and Green Man Bagpiper with his compelling gaze is stunning, like his music will hipnotize anyone who's listening! I've noticed your love for Pieter Brueghel the Elder, I'm living in Brussels next to the church where he lies burried. I was thinking about you when I heard about an amazing exhibition called "Vorstelijk Verzameld" ("Imperial Treasures") with paintings of Brueghel, Jan van Eyck, Hans Memling, Jheronimus Bosch and others. It is being held in the small medieval town of Bruges until the 15th of January, so if you ever planned to visit Belgium, this would be a great time! ;-) Thank you for sharing your art, wishing you beautiful autumnal days xNanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04528905706616025535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-49235333934859288792011-10-16T01:16:54.291+01:002011-10-16T01:16:54.291+01:00Its wonderful to be able to see your blog again......Its wonderful to be able to see your blog again...some cluelessness on my part! I find the piece for the 'logo' ,which I agree is a masterpiece, very lovely and seems to suggest motion as well. Thanks for sharing them with us!Lrchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287598217794642050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-1703748363836835732011-10-15T19:49:36.681+01:002011-10-15T19:49:36.681+01:00well, i think the hint of a smile makes this piper...well, i think the hint of a smile makes this piper look a wee bit impish, which i love. i like your green man, too. these drawings are wonderful stories.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-26609989596283146182011-10-15T14:02:10.369+01:002011-10-15T14:02:10.369+01:00Thank you all so much :))
Cor - you do say nice th...Thank you all so much :))<br />Cor - you do say nice things!<br />Trish - that was exactly the plan - to make Brueghel's dancers come to life ;) Glad you spotted it!<br />Laurel - probably best to ask Andy himself about pipe recordings... I'm sure there'll be delights in the pipeline.<br />Happy autumn-folding-in days to all!<br />Rima xRima Staineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044701472535300254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-38253073369098190562011-10-14T15:48:53.226+01:002011-10-14T15:48:53.226+01:00Wow, the video! The wedding dancers came alive as ...Wow, the video! The wedding dancers came alive as I listened to this wonderful piece of music.<br />Rima, your drawings are wonderful.<br />Shine on.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991672363435843464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-48050993608088940072011-10-14T15:28:40.155+01:002011-10-14T15:28:40.155+01:00oh my!
those are wonderful.oh my!<br />those are wonderful.kerttuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473441951152291162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-61114866181136945582011-10-14T15:14:11.848+01:002011-10-14T15:14:11.848+01:00Oops, Sorry for my typos! I'm working in a toy...Oops, Sorry for my typos! I'm working in a toyshop today and keep getting distracted by customers!<br />Jess xJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593348601123003194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-55338333536347980552011-10-14T15:12:21.564+01:002011-10-14T15:12:21.564+01:00Before I scrolled down to read the part that says ...Before I scrolled down to read the part that says they wanted tyou to changhe it, I was looking at the face of the piper and thinking how much I love your faces!The 'corrected' face makes him look more of a character. (I wonder what's on his mind!) Andy's music on the pipes is so haunting. The title really does it justice doesn't it? :)<br />Jess xxJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593348601123003194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-71322681375218192882011-10-14T14:55:49.603+01:002011-10-14T14:55:49.603+01:00Rima, I love the green man particularly! Thank you...Rima, I love the green man particularly! Thank you for sharing this work with us.<br /><br />Also, does Andy sell recordings of his bagpipe music? I LOVED the music you put up here and would certainly be interesting in having more to listen to!Laurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440658754416289147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-11602500860150042682011-10-14T13:48:16.475+01:002011-10-14T13:48:16.475+01:00Wonderful stuff...very fine. Your work is a big i...Wonderful stuff...very fine. Your work is a big inspiration to me as a maker; your blog inhabits a land which can be filled with the things that I might make...Pixie Dancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529756920894571544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-62801149921589309412011-10-14T09:24:55.394+01:002011-10-14T09:24:55.394+01:00:) twitpic.com/6xphqx:) twitpic.com/6xphqxJoel Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385448853109051880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-50037169335523556852011-10-14T08:24:36.811+01:002011-10-14T08:24:36.811+01:00Brueghel,alchemy,bagpipes,Jack-in-the-Green... and...Brueghel,alchemy,bagpipes,Jack-in-the-Green... and the hurdy gurdy! So much of this post of yours brings back memories of my own folk musician, whose gone now,to play all his instruments in some other dimension. Wonderful to see the depth you go to with your research. Thank you for the sharing.Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-22787970908465728362011-10-14T08:23:39.964+01:002011-10-14T08:23:39.964+01:00Beautiful work and thorough research.
I've ju...Beautiful work and thorough research.<br /><br />I've just noticed the little musical mouse sitting on his eggcup- thankyou for a smile to start my day.<br />Bright Blessings<br />gzgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-37918271101090217142011-10-14T08:20:54.070+01:002011-10-14T08:20:54.070+01:00What a lovely surprise to wake up to :0) The logo ...What a lovely surprise to wake up to :0) The logo is excellent but that green man - fantastical !! Love it. I really love pipes of all kinds & was lucky enough to see Davy Spillane live once. I am one of those longing to have a go, as Andy says, but never having had the time or the opportunity. Maybe I'll go seek some out :0)Snippety Gibletshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930936252635422357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-15894449628883110652011-10-14T07:34:07.247+01:002011-10-14T07:34:07.247+01:00Its such a joy to read your blog, the Bagpiper is ...Its such a joy to read your blog, the Bagpiper is brilliant, great work am sure they'll be very happy with the logo. I loved your green man too, and watching how your drawings come about.Ronnie (RR)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14270742760569728851noreply@blogger.com