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.
Peter and Paul Compromise
Mikiko Takase January 30,2021 The “Compromise” prompt led me to the traditional saying “Rob Peter to Pay Paul”. Who was Peter and who was Paul? It may be related to religion of taxes paid to St. Paul’s church in London that should have gone to St. Peter’s in Rome. Or
Alternatives
Compromise I thought this was a profound theme. Of course, we want to stay true to our own convictions, but we may need to bend a little. In respecting the other person, we may need to consider losing pieces of what we think most important. Winston Churchill said, ”Courage is
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
Give and Take
Regina Marzlin, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada The theme “Compromise” immediately brought to my mind the phrase “give and take”. This is what for me compromise is all about – you meet somewhere in the middle, and each party has to give and take to reach a compromise. I wanted to
Mother Tree
A Mother Tree compromises her own growth to advance younger trees.
A Perfect Compromise
One of the most common, yet hopefully perfect compromises is marriage. Two people with different expectations, needs and life experiences bring their lives together bit by bit. Coming from two directions they merge and have to compromise. The best marriages are those that find that perfect combination of compromises. This
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