Comments on: Meeting Judy Chicago, Shedding Light on the Potato Eaters, and a Journey that Feels Like Home

By: emily

emily — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:53:37 +0000

Beautiful. You have made me want to stoke my own fire, to find a heat that is radiant.
Thank you.
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By: Imelda

Imelda — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:13:05 +0000

This story is completely full and rich to me, even if I didn’t know about Judy Chicago. When I came back to Belen from NY almost 8 years ago after losing my dad, I was asked by one of my cool New Yorker artist friends, “doesn’t Judy Chicago live in Belen, NM?” I’m embarrassed to say that, at that time, I didn’t even know who she was. Come to find out she is like a feminist rock star of the modern art world. I know there have been tons of stories written about her work and there are any number of angles that could have been written about her and her huge body of work. But you spoke about your experience with her and who she is on an interpersonal level. I think you zeroed right in on what one feels in Judy Chicago’s presence. “Radiance”. Nice work Jane.

By: schmutzie

schmutzie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:33:09 +0000

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By: LBJ

LBJ — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:09:08 +0000

I’m going to take a shortcut and say “what Julia said”.

Thank you, Jane, for being out there and sharing your thoughts, which always inspire me, to think, or consider.

By: Laura Jayne

Laura Jayne — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:15:51 +0000

Your spirit radiates darling Jane. If only we could see in ourselves what others see.
Writing is art and you always paint the most beautiful portraits.

By: Julia Janzen

Julia Janzen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:30:13 +0000

Another thought provoking article Jane. I am a potato eater too and come from a long line of potato eaters as well. There’s nothing delicate about any of us. Both sides of my family are cut from hardy meat and potato stock. Interestingly enough, all of my family had or have some sort of creative outlet as well. Whether it be writing, photography, crocheting, singing etc. So it makes me wonder… Is it possible to be artistic and a potato eater?

You know what else is interesting to me is that I wonder if even the most creative, talented, and beautiful people in the world feel as though they are potato eaters at some moments in their lives. It would be interesting to find out if in fact even somebody as talented as Judy Chicago has felt this way or… if you’re truly following the path that brings you the most joy and are really fulfilling your potential… maybe you just don’t harbor the same insecurities and can be both at the same time?

Someday Jane I hope you realize that YOU, are Judy Chicago to a lot of us. You continue to inspire me, provoke questions of self evaluation, and make me want to read more. Thank you.

Pax vobiscum,
Julia
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By: Neil

Neil — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:54:55 +0000

I went on a class trip in my “humanities” class to see “The Dinner Party” and then we spent a few days discussing women’s rights and the feminist movement. Yay for NYC public schools!

By: Samantha Thomas

Samantha Thomas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:21:00 +0000

Welcome Home, Sweet Jane. No matter the shape of Your hands or the past that shaped Your identity, You demonstrate Your artistry, grace, elegance and intelligence in the words You share. More than anything else, an Artist is a Human Being who can evoke an experience in another Human Being. You do that, and do it well. You move us, touch us, inspire us to be and do what we never knew was possible for us. That is Your gift. It is that for which we count on You. Love and Peace to You, Sweetie, as You continue Your ongoing journey of Creation.

By: Bruce Nunnally

Bruce Nunnally — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:17:24 +0000

Perspective is everything. I know you fit in my model of artist as a Writer, and I think of your whole journey as an Art project.

I recall describing a Systems Engineer to one of my co-workers. I explained that he was really remarkably intelligent, but did not have a lot of common sense. My Co-worker responded, “That’s funny, as that’s always the way I have thought of you!”

All a matter of perspective.
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By: Pop and Ice

Pop and Ice — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:40:46 +0000

Life-long learning should always be a goal and to feel less than our full worth due to ignorance is just a stumbling block to learning. Just because somebody “thinks” you should know something by a certain age doesn’t mean it’s too late to catch up or, at least, to catch some exposure. Many of us are “Potato Eaters” in one respect or another, but if we have the willingness to try to move beyond it, our minds and experiences may be broadened.

P.S. That painting IS freakishly scary.
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