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[2009-03-13 18:33:51 +0000 UTC]
"Norma T"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 272; Deviations: 158; Watchers: 13
Watching: 11; Pageviews: 12193; Comments Made: 1022; Friends: 11
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Jo Davidson, Arrik Kim, Eric SloaneFavorite bands / musical artists: my son, Lee Tomboulian
Favorite writers: Diana Gabaldon, Lois McMaster Bujold, Laurie R. King, Elizabeth Peters, Jan Karon, Elizabeth Lowell,
Favorite games: Super Scrabble with my daughters
Tools of the Trade: My hands, wooden objects ( brushes, modelling tools, knitting needles, wooden spoons)
Other Interests: Art, music, knitting, pets, people, gardening
# About me
Norma Tomboulian is an accomplished sculptor and painter who also loves to knit, cook, and interact with her four grown children. Her sculptural technique is unusual in that she creates them hollow, standing the clay on edge, unlike most artists who create them solid and then hollow them out. This means allowing the bottom to harden to support the rest as she works her way up, a tricky technique that can lead to cracking if not done with care. It's a real balancing act. More than mastering the technique is her ability to capture the essence of the personality she portrays. She says she doesn't believe in generic faces. Our similarities make us human; it's our differences that make us individual. She is finding watercolors a pleasure and a continuing challenge. All her work is copyrighted, and none of it is stock.-Teddie McConnell (her second daughter and deviant teddiem, also photographer for many of her pieces.)
Current Residence: Northwest Arkansas, USA
Favourite genre of music: Classical, big band, jazz
Favourite photographer: my daughter, Teddie McConnell
Favourite style of art: Figurative, portraiture, landscape
Operating System: Windows 7
Wallpaper of choice: One of Teddie's photos
Favourite cartoon character: Folks in For Better or For Worse, Pogo!
Personal Quote: It is a sin to let grief for what is past lessen our joy in the blessings that remain to us.
# Comments
Comments: 84
I am doing well, as you can probably tell from my journal. Do you know the old story aboutthe optomist and the pessimist?
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You are welcome, as always!
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Thanks Norma, I really appreciate all your support.
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Wyane, you are always welcome - even if I don't respond to these every time. One reason is, they disappear!
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Thank you very much to the several people who have recently added some of my work to their favorites - and me to their deviant watches! I appreciate it a great deal! Hope to had something more to post soon...and will also visit all your pages...Norma
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hey man thanks for the fave, if you're interested check out the rest of my psychedelic gallery!
[link]
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I did, but I still like the pink giraffe the best!
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i just adore your paintings, i wish i could paint like you.
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Thank you! It has taken a long time, and I'm still learning. I think that with any painting that doesn't work right, 9 times out of 10 it's the drawing that's at fault. So learn to draw well - and be sure it works before you go on to paint...
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Dear Teddie, Thank you for the faves - and for posting the photos! Love, Mom
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Thank you for adding [link] "Daffodil Pond" to your favourites.
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Thank you for adding a 
Appreciate that
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Aha! Every one of my favorite authors is a woman!
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Thank you so much for the adding "Calm" to your favorites!
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You are welcome! Well deserved.
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