Compromise
We have experienced many compromise. But the compromise would not have always been satisfactory. Because there may be some difference, but it cannot be achieved without concessions on both sides.The compromise may be right, but it may be wrong.There are numerous O(right) and X(wrong) in the mass of “Compromise”, and
The way of democracy
Doerte-Ina Liebing 40″ x 24,4″ (cotton hand dyed, breakdown printing, machine quilted) Compromise is the essence of democracy. Democracy needs balance. Intransigence leads to division or fragmentation of the society or, in the worst case, to the demise of democracy. A political compromise often means an imposition for everyone involved.
Janis Joplin once said . . .
“Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.” When I read that our new prompt was to be “compromise” I, frankly, did not know where to begin. Compromise is hard to visualize as an image. It has different meanings and the word, itself, makes me a little uncomfortable. It is
Compromise or Not?
Karol Kusmaul here, with a heads up that in the next few days, Cloth in Common members will be revealing our art made for the prompt Compromise. It’s interesting to think about situations when it’s best NOT to compromise, and other times when we should. We deal with this issue
To Compromise or Not
Author: Deb Cashatt It’s my turn to write about our latest prompt–compromise. There were so many ideas that crossed my mind about this prompt. Living in California, where water is a precious, often scarce resource, I was going to create something on water. But the idea never gelled. The interpretation
What is a COMPROMISE?
Doerte-Ina Liebing The former German politician Ludwig Erhard described a compromise as „the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone thinks they have got the largest piece.“ However, not only in politics, but also in the business world, in living together is a matter of agreeing on
It’s all connected
The last year was a tough year for me. It took me a while to catch up with all the prompts. Browsing through all of my photos I came to the conclusion that I forgot to publish one: the one belonging to the prompt Ecosystems. My idea about ecosystems was
Economy Versus Health
The Struggle Of 2020 Mikiko Takase December 29. 2020 Portions of the Japan economy faltered in 2020 because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The government launched a domestic travel campaign called “Go To” to stimulate the economy. The government would pay 35% of the price of inns so travelers could visit
A Creative Compromise
The photo above shows a part of the Cloth in Common exhibit at the Taiwan Quilt Exhibition earlier this year. Don’t our quilts look great? I think they do, in part because of a creative compromise that our group came to. What?—you thought we never disagreed about anything? Well, in
Susan J Lapham
Vienna, Virginia USA My grandmother taught me to sew on an old Kenmore when she came to live with us in Carthage. I was 10 and soon was not only sewing clothes but creating all sorts of projects. On daily walks though the old cities of Rabat, Carthage, Amman and