tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post3042461198759136869..comments2023-09-15T10:15:56.966-04:00Comments on Lolo's Child: More Opinion on the "Magazine Art Doll Quarterly"Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16277930227436148749noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-45339098302314902852011-05-16T13:53:00.206-04:002011-05-16T13:53:00.206-04:00I buy one occasionally...if the cover induces me t...I buy one occasionally...if the cover induces me to look in side and perhaps there is one thing that I really want to read or see a second time. I liked the little man on the cover done by Daryle a few back...so I bought it.<br />This time I bought one to take on holiday with us...never got around to even looking at it...today I did and remember why I bought it...Ankie Daanen....how I love her dolls.<br />Also some little ones by Michelle Schafer... think that is the spelling..which more or less look like Jane Desrosiers Gritty Jane pattern...<br />But.... you are absolutely right Sue.....it is getting ridiculous...and sure not much to entice me to buy it.... some of the stuff is so ugly and freakish...forget it....BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-77165963418944097052011-05-02T13:43:26.587-04:002011-05-02T13:43:26.587-04:00I have dropped a lot of subscriptions in the past ...I have dropped a lot of subscriptions in the past year or so. I still get Handwoven because some years back they said they were going to quit publishing unless they got enough people to ante up a lifetime subcription amount. So for $250 dollars I am still getting the magazine. I believe I have broken even on the investment by now, but they haven't published anything that inspires me lately. However, I do like to write an article for them every once in a while - got one in the works now. <br /><br />Someone said recently - I forget who - that magazines run the same ideas, the same techniques, the same menus, the same tips and tricks every two years or so. Once you have two years worth on the shelf you have it all. <br /><br />:Diane:Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206373992572034687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-79384142644882152302011-04-24T15:54:47.873-04:002011-04-24T15:54:47.873-04:00I was going to comment but realised that JudiA alr...I was going to comment but realised that JudiA already said what I wanted to say. I suppose it is a case of 'been there, done that', I kept a couple of issues and sold the rest on Ebay.<br />There is no excuse for not returning work in good time and in the condition they were sent. The magazine makes income from the readers work and should cherish each and every one.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668298533890622009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-81062498554903509442011-04-23T18:19:16.641-04:002011-04-23T18:19:16.641-04:00Most of the nationally known artists' work is ...<i>Most of the nationally known artists' work is so distinctive, so much their very own look, that whether the name is hidden or not, if those editors don't know whose work they are viewing, they don't belong on the staff of the magazine.</i> This is so true. Thumbs up for starting this discussion.paperpesthttp://artwrinkles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-36118125774986408552011-04-20T22:58:15.664-04:002011-04-20T22:58:15.664-04:00I've missed you too, Sue...it's been a lon...I've missed you too, Sue...it's been a long time since we did that round robin! But I check your blog from time to time, just to see what you're working on. I too have every single issue of ADQ...I keep hoping each time a new issue comes out that I'll see what drew me to the magazine in the first place. So far it's just not happening (but I'm keeping my fingers crossed...maybe the next issue will be better...ot the one after that...sigh).TerriMoinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-67770388750969587982011-04-20T22:46:42.819-04:002011-04-20T22:46:42.819-04:00Oh, Terri! You are EXACTLY the person I think of ...Oh, Terri! You are EXACTLY the person I think of when I write things like this (and the one last January). You sent in, and had published so many great dolls. You were prolific and inspired - and I've missed you!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277930227436148749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-77719090135055348062011-04-20T22:39:10.115-04:002011-04-20T22:39:10.115-04:00I agree, Sue. My subscription is just about to ru...I agree, Sue. My subscription is just about to run out and I'm not sure what I'm going to do. Thumbing through each new issue just makes me sad, mostly because I was inspired to begin making dolls by what I saw in ADQ and I miss the inspiration I used to find there. Kind of like an old friend whose personality has undergone a transformation...I mourn the ADQ that made me believe I could meet the challenge and have my dolls included in its pages. Now it doesn't feel like I belong there any more.TerriMoinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-83735476472511644992011-04-20T14:25:08.577-04:002011-04-20T14:25:08.577-04:00Too expensive for me to buy for what they publish....Too expensive for me to buy for what they publish. I too don't buy any magazines anymore.Shashi Nayagamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104875758016386977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-7418636070542796142011-04-19T22:50:18.677-04:002011-04-19T22:50:18.677-04:00I have to agree with what you have said. I don'...I have to agree with what you have said. I don't buy the magazine any more. Waste of time and money.Mary Ann Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064111648107079739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-29969029702173233232011-04-19T11:24:14.723-04:002011-04-19T11:24:14.723-04:00Hear, hear!! I agree that the quality of those mag...Hear, hear!! I agree that the quality of those magazines has gone down hill. They tend to put in the same stuff and no, the show and tell shouldn't be for professional artists. I haven't bought any magazine for the last few years. Most of the artists submitting work are on my google reader so I already see their artwork. In fact I went through all my old issues of Quilting Arts, Cloth Paper Studio and Art Doll Quarterly (all magazines I used to LOVE to get) and ripped out the articles and inspiration photos and trashed the rest. They were taking up valuable space in my studio and frankly they're just too expensive to buy all the time. Especially since most of the magazine is advertising.Tami @ Lemon Tree Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655631671353374029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-18739713420298233052011-04-19T11:14:27.132-04:002011-04-19T11:14:27.132-04:00Judi, I've already let Quilting Arts and Cloth...Judi, I've already let Quilting Arts and Cloth Paper Studio lapse. I used to froth at the mouth, waiting for my moment to sit down and relish those magazines. Now, I have back issues that I haven't even opened, still in their protective sleeve, hiding in the drawer. What does that tell you?<br /><br />ADQ got such a bad name for not returning submitted dolls in a timely manner, or returning them damaged, and being generally non-communicative, I can't help but wonder if they are getting way fewer submissions.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277930227436148749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31999815.post-8369936845733669192011-04-19T11:02:58.431-04:002011-04-19T11:02:58.431-04:00Well said Sue. I let my subscription go ages ago ...Well said Sue. I let my subscription go ages ago and for very similar reasons. In fact, I don't subscribe to anything any more because they have all gotten so BORING. Here's a test - go to your shelf and grab 2 issues at random. Now quick... which one is the more recent? I couldn't tell, because nothing ever changes, not the content, not the contributors, not even the color schemes.<br />Sigh...JudiAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404189670133689920noreply@blogger.com