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17:54:19 ol-greeneyes Hello
17:54:41 webstudio Welcome to the WebStudio, ol-greeneyes.
17:55:04 ol-greeneyes What's the kid holding in his hands?
17:57:13 webstudio "He is holding an hourglass. A participant from session
number 3, on Friday, suggested that we include a timepiece to remind his weary parents (on
the left side of the painting) about time spent preparing for a better future, as opposed
to spending quality time with him"
17:57:53 ol-greeneyes I see.
17:59:21 ol-greeneyes To me it represents the ephemeral nature of life, the brevity of
childhood, the ineluctable passage of time
18:00:58 webstudio "Thank you."
18:01:13 ol-greeneyes Do you mind if I just watch? I like to watch...... I really
do......
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18:03:36 webstudio "Sure, you're more than welcome to be a voyeur; in fact, it is
my hope that there are many voyeurs on the page that precedes this one."
18:04:08 webstudio "Welcome to the WebStudio, john-ratliff. It was good to
see you at the rally last night."
18:10:23 john-ratliff ola x I made it on from talla
18:10:50 webstudio "How's lobbying?"
18:12:35 webstudio "Turnout is remarkably low today. I think people may be a
little bit intimidated by this concept."
18:13:24 webstudio "I thought the anonymity that the Internet provides might
provide decent cover for those who aren't confident in expressing their opinions about a
particular concept, topic, or artform.
18:15:09 webstudio "On the other hand, I realize that this is a brand new project
(5 days old), and that it takes time to develop the trust/confidence from others. It
reminds me a little bit of my community organizing days in Little Havana. At first
it was difficult but eventually people started buying in."
18:15:47 webstudio "But I'm at peace. I'm just here painting away and
putting the finishing details on our inaugural painting."
18:16:47 webstudio "Incidentally, this painting on the left here, which I am sort
of ignoring now because of the dismal attendance, was the one I worked on with Chris this
past Saturday."
18:17:12 john-ratliff Don't ask about lobbying my friend, it was good seeing you
yesterday.
18:18:04 webstudio "Do you come back tonight?"
18:20:07 john-ratliff I'm having a little trouble getting the hang of the chat. Just to
start, though, I was struck by the use of life partner. Seems like we really have lots of
partners in life in different ways, parents, lovers, children, friends and love in
different manisfestations links them. Not tonight, FRiday unfortunately.
18:21:38 webstudio "Initially I was attempting to capture romance in love in the
way one would think between life-partenrs: husdbands and wives, lovers, people whom have
made vows to each other...."
18:22:00 webstudio "You know, the kind of stuff Shakespeare writes about."
18:22:59 webstudio "Then, on our inaugural launch -- last Tuesday -- the
participants took that discussion into the area of familial love, and the other kind of
partnerships that you just alluded to."
18:23:24 webstudio "The stuff that this first painting tries to capture."
18:24:23 webstudio "Then, on Saturday, a new group of folks (including Chris)
signed on and began exploring other aspects when one considers love. This naturally
included the ideas of communication and understanding."
18:25:06 IDLE tners but also flourishes in less intimate ways between folks who know
each other a lot less and can be a vehicle for meeting and getting to know each other to
see if the intimacy was idle over 30 minutes and has been removed.
18:25:06 webstudio "That's the painting you're seeing me work on this moment, on
the left. Ironically, during our session on communication we had a technical glitch
and lost our ability to communicate."
18:28:13 webstudio "John, we just got a weird message. Was that you who said
"... but also flouishes in less intimate ways between folks ..."? Seems
like a bug.
18:31:43 webstudio John, the way this webchat works might not be completely obvious.
Basically, anyone who joins can see what anyone else types. The screen is
auto-refreshed every 5 or so seconds.
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18:35:42 john-ratliff Hi x, was getting error messages each time I tried to send. You
missed my profound ripostes. Shakespeare covered it all.
18:36:23 webstudio "Any way of resending those 'profound' statements?"
18:36:43 webstudio What specifically were the errors?
18:39:24 john-ratliff I was just trying to fill in the part you missed before. I said i
had known Ted 20 yrs, in different intimate way than I knew mom 47, dad 50, have known bro
jim 52 and counting and will know Daniel ? Romance a small part, which is part shared with
some who never become really intimate or do so only to lose the romance. error said bad
email address.
18:43:03 webstudio "I guess I'm hearing you address issues between length and
intensity in a relationship. But what do you mean by 'lose the romance'?"
18:43:44 webstudio "And how important is the romance versus the intimacy?"
18:44:11 webstudio "I mean, what are we really after here?"
18:44:53 webstudio "(By the way John, as you probably gathered, all our
conversations here are public and part of a log transcript.)"
18:49:06 john-ratliff Did I swear? X did I say anything I shouldn't have or should I
moderate the level of intimacy in this exchange or the intensity or duration? Like to let
someone else have a word in edgewise?
18:50:40 webstudio "No, not at all John. Actually, we're the only ones here
right now. I just asked you to elaborate on some topics which you may be more
comfortable talking face to face, than in the computer. I hope that's not the case,
but I thought it was appropriate to let you know that this conversation is being
logged."
18:51:10 webstudio "I guess I should have a little warning at the beginning, to
avoid any confusion."
18:52:06 john-ratliff Wow, this process bums me out. I lost a whole send and there was
this NO SWEARING flashing on the screen. When I don't think I swore, then you got my next
message, but the last was the continuation of the conversation in response to your
questions.
18:54:38 webstudio Sorry about that John, that was part of the chat system. I'm
probably going to be changing chat systems. As you have witnessed, this one is
giving me problems."
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18:55:42 john-ratliff I had tried to say that it is hnot an intensity, duration issue
exactly. There isn't more intense than parent child, or brother brother, but different.
Ted and I know each others greatest vulnerabilities as adults. My folks knew me most
intimately and when my vulnerabilities were just forming or I had those of a child. I know
D most vulnerably as an infant, but each is different.
18:56:22 webstudio "Also, the person writing to you while I paint, is eager to
sign off, because the WebStudio has officially just closed. Do however feel free to
add all your comments to the discussion forum (see link below). In that way you can
get what I find to be extremely relevant points posted in the WebStudio, and thereafter
incorporated into this painting."
18:57:34 john-ratliff I said on romance, that that is part of the process of discovery,
we are romantic with folk who may turn out to be life partners, but romance may end when
we get to know better and decide there are incompatabilities, sometimves after years.
Hasta y carinos
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18:59:44 webstudio "Please John, even if you're cutting and pasting off this
screen, add your comments to the discussion forum. Or come back Wednesday night at 6
p.m. and continue."
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