tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post2004243961680679459..comments2024-02-15T19:34:03.944+00:00Comments on The Hermitage: The people on the streetsRima Staineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10044701472535300254noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-57395311090069488292008-09-17T15:52:00.000+01:002008-09-17T15:52:00.000+01:00People are scared of what they don't know, or unde...People are scared of what they don't know, or understand, but often they don't even try to understand. I love your work, it's very beautiful indeed. (I found your site/s through Jackie Morris's).Mrs Parsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13449227228970203501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-83308542208219302922008-07-29T05:58:00.000+01:002008-07-29T05:58:00.000+01:00p.s I know of a web designer here, in the USA, who...p.s I know of a web designer here, in the USA, who is very good and very successful and he does the entire process through e-mails.Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-33584218277671544532008-07-29T05:47:00.000+01:002008-07-29T05:47:00.000+01:00Rima, I really enjoyed reading this. I have passed...Rima, I really enjoyed reading this. I have passed it on the my husband, daughter, and daughter's guy. You do realize, I have to assume you must, that you could make quite a bit of $$$ by designing websites for people. You are one of the greatest website designers I've seen --- and I spend way too much time surfing the www, so I've seen a lot. :) And, the soundtrack for Once upon o'clock (clever) is very charming.Morna Crites-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434374580665010849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-18940195116662047302008-07-28T17:10:00.000+01:002008-07-28T17:10:00.000+01:00I'm not sure this part of the life is worth it.......I'm not sure this part of the life is worth it.... monetarily or emotionally.... surely there must be a better way to make some sales and yet still live the life of a gypsy.....still view the humanity you desire to draw and paint.... hopefully you will find some better outlets for your art.......BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-15968461590498828492008-07-26T05:21:00.000+01:002008-07-26T05:21:00.000+01:00I find it sad that you and others like you must en...I find it sad that you and others like you must endure the rudeness of some.But I am gladdened by your spirits and the good things that you see and that come to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-90748078394225447652008-07-25T10:34:00.000+01:002008-07-25T10:34:00.000+01:00Brave Rima! I would rather hide on my own in the w...Brave Rima! I would rather hide on my own in the woods than face all that humanity. It is a bit bloody ridiculous that you can beg but not sell. I imagine that if to be a politician you had to sell your wares in the street like this, the law would be changed within weeks...Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-81672171011759690392008-07-24T20:46:00.000+01:002008-07-24T20:46:00.000+01:00I too think of the people that inhabit the story I...I too think of the people that inhabit the story I currently find myself in, as a medieval mix of characters, out of costume of course, but true to their natures regardless.<BR/>Sometimes curious, always entertaining.<BR/>Very enjoyable blog, and fascinating artwork.industrialpoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114815888198065577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-14005288852750599512008-07-24T18:10:00.000+01:002008-07-24T18:10:00.000+01:00What a blessing to read of your wanderings and adv...What a blessing to read of your wanderings and adventures. It seems a life not without challenges, but perhaps made richer for them; stepping outside one's safety zone, meeting those people on the fringes, experiencing a bit of life many of us never see....Although it does seem there should be some legal remedy for the permit problem. If a beggar is permitted to go about his business without interference, surely an artist should have the same right....<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing a bit of your life. Sending you wishes for sunnier days and sunnier encounters. :)<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>~ CaroleeCaroleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073291932262018795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-5698835257760370302008-07-24T17:58:00.000+01:002008-07-24T17:58:00.000+01:00What a wide variety of folks this world is made of...What a wide variety of folks this world is made of. Sad to hear of your frustrations, Rima. I admire you and Tui for your sweet spirits and love of art. <BR/><BR/>I would love to sit and listen to you play the accordion!! :)Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-57445700588010115242008-07-24T17:28:00.000+01:002008-07-24T17:28:00.000+01:00Yours, Dear Rima, is my favorite world to visit. T...Yours, Dear Rima, is my favorite world to visit. Thank you for keeping this blog.<BR/><BR/>Your drawings are lovely and magical, as always.<BR/><BR/>When you get your house-on-wheels mobile, will you wander about? Perhaps it would soften your world up a bit, having a buffer between yourself and its uglier bits. I find the world so much softer when I can retreat into my own shell, so to speak. That's why I like our foggy days, make the world seem smaller, quieter, softer.<BR/><BR/>I bet you'd love Oregon.Jo Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471113350447067709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-33547865423787057132008-07-24T10:21:00.000+01:002008-07-24T10:21:00.000+01:00Rima, what a wonderful post! Thanks for sharing th...Rima, what a wonderful post! Thanks for sharing this!<BR/><BR/>It brought me so many memories... I used to be a traveller as a teenager. That was in the 80's. I travelled all around the UK in a van, selling my art and crafstmanship as you do. <BR/><BR/>I also used to sell my drawings while travelling in the North of Spain while my friends played music in the streets. For a few years I sold my engraving art and sculptures in street markets all over the place. I used to sleep in the streets and in the most strange places you could think of. I was not a beggar, I lived from my art and I just wanted to experience life.<BR/><BR/>I can perfectly recognize all the things you relate: the people, the situations. For me, it was a very interesting way of schooling. Of course I wouldn't do it now because I don't feel I need to experience this anymore, but I am very proud that I did it when I felt I needed to. And I am really glad to hear about your stories. Hats off!Koldo Barrosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12525635210676907875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-48686868999435876542008-07-23T23:11:00.000+01:002008-07-23T23:11:00.000+01:00Joyful and sad by turns I read your post. Your obs...Joyful and sad by turns I read your post. Your observations are so acute. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if I was ever in Canterbury at the same time as you?:)herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-42457585716102540182008-07-23T21:59:00.000+01:002008-07-23T21:59:00.000+01:00You decribed the very town, I live in. Downtown ,P...You decribed the very town, I live in. Downtown ,Picayune ,Mississippi. LOL We have a street fair,twice a year.Most venders sell nothing but junky crap, while venders like you sell painting and such.I've tried to sell my dolls and other items and the town folk, just leer at it and walk on by. Its funny to me. I leer back. LOL I just sell by word of mouth mainly. Now Jackson Square in New Orlean,home of my birth.Your beautiful art would sell there. Hugs Marie AntionetteCreations by Marie Antoinette and Edie Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388016394625058362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-85622991910866677412008-07-23T21:41:00.000+01:002008-07-23T21:41:00.000+01:00Rima! All I can say is that I for one am glad to k...Rima! All I can say is that I for one am glad to know that some people are still making their lives from something other than the standard 9-5! Long may you peddle. Oh, yes, if you have any bits and pieces i'd love to take them off your hands! We should organise a date for gettig together - This weather is rubbish to rely on! Oh, BTW are you guys in Glasgow on Saturday? I'm meant to be going in :)littlerobothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407627947044525468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-45979836870562698992008-07-23T20:02:00.000+01:002008-07-23T20:02:00.000+01:00hello Rima, ton crayon en main tu fait des merveil...hello Rima, ton crayon en main tu fait des merveilles! <BR/>bravomister Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074526630633290752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-90965621943246279312008-07-23T19:11:00.000+01:002008-07-23T19:11:00.000+01:00Hi Rima,It's a brave thing you do to expose yourse...Hi Rima,<BR/>It's a brave thing you do to expose yourselves like this but what material you gather for your characters! The drawings above are so sensitive and beautiful. I love to see old people holding on to their long hair. Not so keen on long beards though!xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-63412140823552362552008-07-23T15:34:00.000+01:002008-07-23T15:34:00.000+01:00A well written piece, you should print it out to g...A well written piece, you should print it out to give to persons who hassle you. Yours sketches put me in mind of some of Da Vinci's character studies. As a wee lass I used to sell my work from out driveway. It was during the Viet Nam war and I was painting "Peace Doves". One man who used to work for Disney bought 5 of them for his office and his friends.d. moll, l.ac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16007607538375968631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-12305319368240739142008-07-23T12:55:00.000+01:002008-07-23T12:55:00.000+01:00Oh yes, I recognise this all too well, the stinkin...Oh yes, I recognise this all too well, the stinking, or is it fragrant, cauldron of humanity! I do remember a well dressed man snarling at me that I was like a 'tinker' as I walked with my head held high on a street in my hometown of Dublin! <BR/><BR/>What a wonderful snapshot you have shown us. You really do throw yourself to the lions when you become part of the madness that is the streets of a city!Ciara Brehonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583812950426579762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-75724511162410233512008-07-23T03:52:00.000+01:002008-07-23T03:52:00.000+01:00I love it when you get so steamed up you can't hel...I love it when you get so steamed up you can't help but write a mesmerizing chunk like this :) Thank you for sharing, and I too rather second the idea of filming it in some interesting way. I m'self was spat upon once, that sure was a memorable day. But the nice thing to me is now, how the memory carries with it simply how very happy I was in the moments just before, not so much the indignation and despair-for-humanity after...and this imprint of happiness has lasted verily 16 years. When you shine, you shine, just like in this note to all of us. Keep on Rima!mama phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350654290861469362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-34285701632710130982008-07-23T03:29:00.000+01:002008-07-23T03:29:00.000+01:00Thanks for the fascinating glimpse of part of your...Thanks for the fascinating glimpse of part of your life, Rima. You write with such clarity its easy to see, hear and smell the characters you encounter. Not an easy life you lead, but one full of daily adventures.Terry https://www.blogger.com/profile/12128153098834209943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-60491031936508872952008-07-23T00:52:00.000+01:002008-07-23T00:52:00.000+01:00Rima, this is a most beautiful post, touching and ...Rima, this is a most beautiful post, touching and inspiring by turns. Your courage amazes me and the inhumanity you occasionally face appalls me. Your work is full of beauty and if people can't see that then it's their loss; but it's unfortunate that you have to deal with their rudeness. Thank goodness for the kindness and acceptance you find at other times. My very best wishes from Sydney, Australia.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01914350639398715648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-41474384512493148622008-07-22T23:54:00.000+01:002008-07-22T23:54:00.000+01:00Rima,Blessings of plenty on both of you!!Thank you...Rima,<BR/>Blessings of plenty on both of you!!<BR/>Thank you for sharing your world with us!!<BR/>Your drawings are magical!<BR/>cheers,<BR/>L<BR/>http://baileyzimmerman.blogspot.comBaileyZimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830611332935671807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-70618953319862456382008-07-22T23:14:00.000+01:002008-07-22T23:14:00.000+01:00This is a wonderfully thought provoking post, than...This is a wonderfully thought provoking post, thankyou so much for sharing it. You guys are so brave to do what you do, I take my hat off to you,<BR/><BR/>Enelya :-)Vinarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648610090765624837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-25427396626934411862008-07-22T23:07:00.000+01:002008-07-22T23:07:00.000+01:00This is a beautiful post - it made me smile and to...This is a beautiful post - it made me smile and touched my heart. I recognised a world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6810156851531185584.post-87218282778863224522008-07-22T21:22:00.000+01:002008-07-22T21:22:00.000+01:00You have a mind boggling talent, Rima. You have to...You have a mind boggling talent, Rima. You have to have the most challenging way possible to make money. If you were in a cosy shop or gallery you'd command the appropriate respect, but that isn't your life style.<BR/><BR/>I feel it's a shame you two can't just live in the forest and eat food you can grow or trade for in the village in between making art. My fantasy.<BR/><BR/>What's the answer for the true artist? And so you struggle on and make the most of it. Certainly the art you make shows you have done that.<BR/><BR/>I can't help imagining you making a film yourself of what you are seeing and living. In that fantasy you are showered with money from the success of it.Shelley Noblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968333057020378002noreply@blogger.com