{"id":13402,"date":"2017-04-20T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=13402"},"modified":"2017-04-20T06:52:27","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T12:52:27","slug":"stories-in-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/stories-in-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories in Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/fireandskill\/chuck-domitrovich-cynthia-toops-collaborations\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13403\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/stories-in-pieces\/ctoops-dragon-fighting\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ctoops-dragon-fighting.jpg?fit=629%2C511&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"629,511\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ctoops dragon fighting\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ctoops-dragon-fighting.jpg?fit=430%2C349&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-13403\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ctoops-dragon-fighting-430x349.jpg?resize=430%2C349\" alt=\"Ctoops dragon fighting\" width=\"430\" height=\"349\" align=\"left\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ctoops-dragon-fighting.jpg?resize=430%2C349&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ctoops-dragon-fighting.jpg?resize=200%2C162&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ctoops-dragon-fighting.jpg?resize=350%2C284&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Ctoops-dragon-fighting.jpg?w=629&amp;ssl=1 629w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/a>Thank you for the responses on Tuesday&#8217;s mosaic. I loved reading your different views and loved the level of enthusiasm in the comments. I apologize that they took a day to show up&#8211;the mysterious ways of the internet did not let us in to approve them until late in the day. Technology\u00a0often reminds me of when the kids were around four. You just never knew if or when they would cooperate. Actually, that reminds me of 14 year olds, too. But, wait &#8230; that is not our subject today!<\/p>\n<p>We are going to get back to mosaics and I hope a few of you will chime in with your thoughts again. Let&#8217;s look at a completely different type from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbeads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cynthia Toops<\/a>,\u00a0who is just mad about micro mosaics.<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia&#8217;s images often invoke a story but how important is the story to the success of the work? Do you easily find a story here, even with the disparate types of critters wedged into it? Do you not care if a story is easily drawn from this but enjoy it any ways? If so, why? Does it feel crowded to you or is the abundance of detail part of its charm?<\/p>\n<p>Cynthia has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbeads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website here<\/a> but her collaborative silversmithing partner, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/fireandskill\/\" data-element-type=\"26\">Chuck Domitrovich<\/a>, keeps the best collection of their\u00a0work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/fireandskill\/chuck-domitrovich-cynthia-toops-collaborations\/\" target=\"_blank\">this Pinterest board<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\">_________________________________________<\/p>\n<p class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"likethisblog\">Like this blog? 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I loved reading your different views and loved the level of enthusiasm in the comments. I apologize that they took a day to show up&#8211;the mysterious ways of the internet did not let us in to approve them until late in the day. 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