tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post7471933566463995835..comments2024-03-21T23:14:27.787+00:00Comments on Middle of Nowhere: It was going to be a Deer...Gretelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-84534936916620017952008-04-15T16:59:00.000+01:002008-04-15T16:59:00.000+01:00you told me about the pink elephant and now I see ...you told me about the pink elephant and now I see it here, she is so very lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-63795652225257688232008-04-14T16:46:00.000+01:002008-04-14T16:46:00.000+01:00Love your work!CathyLove your work!<BR/>CathyCathy ~ Tadpoles and Teacupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00138532109948783736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-27573516193313344762008-04-12T21:06:00.000+01:002008-04-12T21:06:00.000+01:00I just noticed how much your three dimensional stu...I just noticed how much your three dimensional stuff looks like your paintings. But different at the same time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375615378259386972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-14737755717138410612008-04-12T16:28:00.000+01:002008-04-12T16:28:00.000+01:00OMG - what glorious creatures ! Truly amazing !OMG - what glorious creatures ! Truly amazing !mzjohansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099656264060749484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-1424412498541938342008-04-12T00:20:00.000+01:002008-04-12T00:20:00.000+01:00Hello from New York, and many good wishes to you o...Hello from New York, and many good wishes to you on the continued success of this menagerie that you are creating.<BR/><BR/>(In the past week I left my usual NYC concrete to attend a series of meetings held in a conference center/hotel set in the midst of what was before a woodland.<BR/>On the last morning there, I got up, drew back the curtains to the room, and saw emerging from a misty bunch of spindly trees, three deer, who gracefully approached their intended breakfast buffet, the carefully tended spring bulbs just coming into bloom.<BR/><BR/>Like other commenters before me, I am amazed at the height of the two folks who dwell in your cottage!<BR/><BR/>Continued success! xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-89749989735143758002008-04-11T14:37:00.000+01:002008-04-11T14:37:00.000+01:00Hi Gretel - I'm back again! That elephant is adora...Hi Gretel - I'm back again! That elephant is adorable, you're definitely on a roll with this aren't you? You made me laugh about the pillow! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-18507714330488718762008-04-10T20:45:00.000+01:002008-04-10T20:45:00.000+01:00Wow.. Gretel, I LOVE these latest two. You're bril...Wow.. Gretel, I LOVE these latest two. You're brilliant!<BR/>And hehe.. oh dear, no deer! What a shame!<BR/>Congratulations on making such snappable uppable toys.<BR/>And as a piece of useless trivia... my art teacher at school married one of the original Long Tall Sally designers, who was the art assistant for a while.. they're both painters, he's well over 6' and she's, well, MUCH taller!<BR/>Hehe.. happy weekend to you both xxx RRima Staineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044701472535300254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-15517416391861977202008-04-10T20:21:00.000+01:002008-04-10T20:21:00.000+01:00Gretel I've just listed you as one of my Art Y Pic...Gretel I've just listed you as one of my Art Y Pico awardees and noticed just now you already have one! Well have it doubled -you deserve it! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-55164130397737020932008-04-10T10:21:00.000+01:002008-04-10T10:21:00.000+01:00So you are 6 foot as well? (I'm surprised at how m...So you are 6 foot as well? (I'm surprised at how many 6' female illustrators I know... It's getting rather uncanny... It makes me feel very short).<BR/><BR/>Gretel - these darlings are so lovely, and leave so quickly! that I hope you arranging some central portfolio type of page to display them all together so that they can continue to be admired even after they leave home...?tlchanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259427561396960607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-50160914805455137562008-04-10T08:09:00.000+01:002008-04-10T08:09:00.000+01:00I really like the elephant!Toby.I really like the elephant!<BR/>Toby.natural attrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932782598258944332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-57115743843618882312008-04-10T03:34:00.000+01:002008-04-10T03:34:00.000+01:00I apparently had an old link for a time and was di...I apparently had an old link for a time and was disappointed when I would poke my head in and see the same post.I thought maybe you went on holiday...so I was very happy to find the new link and see that you're alive and well, creating wonderful creatures and stalking the wildlife in your back yard! How exciting is that?!<BR/><BR/>~DeborahDeborah Lambsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727337169993608781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-58676439416724697152008-04-09T23:35:00.000+01:002008-04-09T23:35:00.000+01:00Dear Aunty Gretel,Firstly, WOW, what an elephant! ...Dear Aunty Gretel,<BR/><BR/>Firstly, WOW, what an elephant! It's just amazing how you manage to keep the essence of your drawings in the creatures you needle felt!<BR/>And secondly, I'm all a blushing that you mentioned my little blog.Thank-you, and I'm chuffed to bits that you enjoy my (dusky) pink paradise :0)<BR/>Shame about the deer video...perhaps the mystery and magic of it all remains untouched this way? Thank-you for sharing the moment :0)<BR/><BR/>Erica<BR/>xoxoErica-Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981027188419593504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-57505098395586464452008-04-09T22:35:00.000+01:002008-04-09T22:35:00.000+01:00Oh, Sally..what a darling you are. She does have t...Oh, Sally..what a darling you are. She does have the loveliest legs. You captured the spirit of those saggy elephant ankles and knees. <BR/>(I am still reeling over 6'8"! Well, when one is only 5'2", it's understandable.)<BR/>I am glad that little pup is in a loving home.ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245099394863979981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-5582560043081265772008-04-09T18:26:00.000+01:002008-04-09T18:26:00.000+01:00Sorry to have missed the deer but Long Tall Sally ...Sorry to have missed the deer but Long Tall Sally and the little lost dog really do make up for it!<BR/>Congrats on yet another sale and all those awards.<BR/>Carolyn<BR/>http://willowhouse.typepad.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-27438158039713868842008-04-09T01:34:00.000+01:002008-04-09T01:34:00.000+01:00Oh Long Tall Sally is gorgeous...no wonder she was...Oh Long Tall Sally is gorgeous...no wonder she was snapped up so quickly.<BR/><BR/>...and I'm glad you let Andy live.<BR/><BR/>(())Francie...The Scented Cottage Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317339284013000879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-49439785237085571682008-04-08T15:30:00.000+01:002008-04-08T15:30:00.000+01:00Hi, PG, Sally looks like big fun, awesome felt cre...Hi, PG, Sally looks like big fun, awesome felt creation. I borrowed your color palette to show to my High School color class, thanks for that. I'm 6" too! Lucky you for finding such a tall man!d. moll, l.ac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16007607538375968631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-3346406763410335652008-04-08T15:20:00.000+01:002008-04-08T15:20:00.000+01:00Long tall Sally is another wonderful creation - I ...Long tall Sally is another wonderful creation - I like the heart idea. <BR/><BR/>Too bad about the deer video - maybe you can make a bid for extra choco?kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-83536136731061030242008-04-08T14:09:00.000+01:002008-04-08T14:09:00.000+01:00Thank you everyone! and yes Eydie, that WAS 6ft 8 ...Thank you everyone! and yes Eydie, that WAS 6ft 8 and he is very tall indeed!Gretelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00399585879728373265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-91285430603983877052008-04-08T12:10:00.000+01:002008-04-08T12:10:00.000+01:00I love the wrinkly knees as well.P.xI love the wrinkly knees as well.<BR/>P.xnatural attrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932782598258944332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-56277321495213466242008-04-08T10:16:00.000+01:002008-04-08T10:16:00.000+01:00Sally is lovely I love her knees, and very pleased...Sally is lovely I love her knees, and very pleased she is dancing to her new home so quickly well i'm not surprised.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358447263600244040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-62262174845843074232008-04-08T08:34:00.000+01:002008-04-08T08:34:00.000+01:00Wow how lucky was you to get so close to those dee...Wow how lucky was you to get so close to those deer:-)<BR/>The dog reminds me of one I had many years ago but sadly long since gone.<BR/>Sally...what a gal.<BR/>Take care,<BR/>Alison xAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160434031264794814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-18451091134209721252008-04-08T07:00:00.000+01:002008-04-08T07:00:00.000+01:00That dog is simply fantastic - so nice he's found ...That dog is simply fantastic - so nice he's found a home where he's appreciated! I love Sally, with her cleverly wrinkled knees and her little heart patch - not surprised she found a home straight away.Caroline Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16458832101616631036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-59817045133721101622008-04-08T02:14:00.000+01:002008-04-08T02:14:00.000+01:00Amazing, truly amazing!Amazing, truly amazing!Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645783388295229926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-63342042964415426472008-04-08T01:53:00.000+01:002008-04-08T01:53:00.000+01:00Sally is lovely and I am sorry I missed her. She's...Sally is lovely and I am sorry I missed her. She's got my vote. I just wanted to know, was that a typo when you said one of you was 6 ft. 8"? That's rrrrrreeeeeaaaaaalllly tall...........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13313028.post-40469086959290577212008-04-07T22:10:00.000+01:002008-04-07T22:10:00.000+01:00Gretel - Sally looks so adorable - I can't wait fo...Gretel - Sally looks so adorable - I can't wait for her to arrive in her new home ... I feel like a five year old on Christmas eve ;)Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12480023031281581371noreply@blogger.com