Sierra,
Like your ideas about the Art Q thread, nice set list you made there and I want to use those thoughts in the challenge if you don't mind. You too oksewglad, what I can do with 'architecture'....mmm
You are right on, we definitely need more and more photos I think. One reason we love Q shows is that we want to know what everyone else is up to-- and how they got there. I love the infinite ideas, techniques and ways of expressing things dear to us that an art Q can show.
Organizing a morphing subject like 'art Qs' is a tall order and really could be a whole section by itself with many a thread going on IMHO. I love so many aspects of this type of work and keep discovering new things to try and new ideas to get excited about. One thread really doesn't hold it all.
Also as mentioned by ghostrider there is the whole aspect of non representational works. That is another hugely invigorating playing field where I spend a most of my art Q time actually.
So on reflection I guess the direction of what we have here in this thread at the moment, from the messages presented, is a discussion/support of just experimentation towards 'art'. Many people want to get their feet wet in 'art', or create a personal definition of what an Art Q is for them while some of us are already drenched, coughing and sputtering in arty ideas
I guess my original thought was that the monthly challenge would be a loose theme to give a little direction for each of our personal experiments with the thread as a way for us to then share interpretations and discuss what we've discovered.
I am open and delighted to hear about various trends you guys want to head for. Also will be first to participate in other specific threads anyone wants to start.
Should we have more than one challenge subject/area per month? Or is that a bit too distracting?
As far as I am concerned anyone can work on anything 'arty' and post about it here. We will all learn from it.