Comments on: Wild apples http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/ How can we live without the unknown before us? —Rene Char Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:48:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/#comment-6528 Dave Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:08:44 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/02/wild-apples/#comment-6528 Nice to hear from an owner of one of Jay's more recent works. Thanks for stopping by. Nice to hear from an owner of one of Jay’s more recent works. Thanks for stopping by.

]]> By: pat Clopper http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/#comment-6527 pat Clopper Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:50:43 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/02/wild-apples/#comment-6527 I bought number 29 of Flowing Maple at the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 2002.......it is a calming influence in my house. I am glad I decided to look for Ms. Pfeil on Google...... I bought number 29 of Flowing Maple at the Southern Highland Craft Guild in 2002…….it is a calming
influence in my house. I am glad I decided to look
for Ms. Pfeil on Google……

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/#comment-6526 Dave Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:43:13 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/02/wild-apples/#comment-6526 Jay! How wonderful to hear from you again! I'm glad you're still living the good - creative - life, though I'm awfully sorry to hear about the divorce. (My main association for Black Mountain, I'm afraid, is the old Bessie Smith song, Black Mountain Blues. The protagonist of that song had a somewhat less peaceful reaction to her man's departure, though.) I remember your mother well - her portraits of us kids still hang in my parents' stairway - and I'm tickled to hear that she's still alive. She and my mother exchanged Christmas cards for many years. It also sounds as if your kids inherited your values. The Southern Environmental Law Center is an outstanding conservation organization, one of the few really uncompromising groups in the East, I think. The bee lover's garden sounds like a worthwhile effort too. If you ever come north, be sure to stop by. I'm sure we'd all enjoy catching up with you. (My brother Steve has settled nearby, too - he lives in Tryone and teaches at Penn State Altoona.) Take care. Jay! How wonderful to hear from you again! I’m glad you’re still living the good – creative – life, though I’m awfully sorry to hear about the divorce. (My main association for Black Mountain, I’m afraid, is the old Bessie Smith song, Black Mountain Blues. The protagonist of that song had a somewhat less peaceful reaction to her man’s departure, though.) I remember your mother well – her portraits of us kids still hang in my parents’ stairway – and I’m tickled to hear that she’s still alive. She and my mother exchanged Christmas cards for many years. It also sounds as if your kids inherited your values. The Southern Environmental Law Center is an outstanding conservation organization, one of the few really uncompromising groups in the East, I think. The bee lover’s garden sounds like a worthwhile effort too.

If you ever come north, be sure to stop by. I’m sure we’d all enjoy catching up with you. (My brother Steve has settled nearby, too – he lives in Tryone and teaches at Penn State Altoona.) Take care.

]]> By: Jay Pfeil http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/#comment-6525 Jay Pfeil Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:31:45 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/02/wild-apples/#comment-6525 Hi Dave, Thank you for your beautiful thoughts and memories of our time together with you, your parents,your brothers,and all the diversity of wildlife on Plummer's richly forested ridge. I have many good memories of my time there, and I enjoy showing friends your mom's book with the map of Plummer's Hollow in it.I remember that even back then,you and your brothers were writing a monthly newsletter complete with original artwork. I'm now living in Black Mtn.,NC. with 2 cats, 1 dog and my son Gabe who is temporarily between places. Besides doing etchings,I'm part of 'A Bee Lover's Garden' an LLC that will soon have a website. We're hoping to give part of our profits to Bee research. I'm also having a one person show of etchings and paintings opening March 1st at Community Church in Chapel Hill,NC. with 35% of sales to benefit the 'Southern Environmental Law Center' where my son Jovian works doing their G.I.S.work. Jovian was the one who showed me your article,and I was touched and delighted. My mom was too. She's 88 years old and lives in Flagstaff. AZ.next door to my sister on one side and National Forest Land,(where she walks everyday) on the other.I have paintings she did of the house you live in, and of the spring house across the driveway, hanging in my home. Almost 2 years ago, after 31 years, Richard told me he wanted to leave the marriage. This was a shock to me and our sons and our friends, as I thought we had a good relationship. It's made me take a close look at what I want the rest of my life to be like. I realize that I have work I love, Many wonderful friends, loving sons and family, good health, and lots of beautiful places hike. 'Life is Good!' Jay Hi Dave,
Thank you for your beautiful thoughts and memories of our
time together with you, your parents,your brothers,and all
the diversity of wildlife on Plummer’s richly forested ridge. I have many good memories of my time there, and I
enjoy showing friends your mom’s book with the map of Plummer’s Hollow in it.I remember that even back then,you
and your brothers were writing a monthly newsletter complete with original artwork.
I’m now living in Black Mtn.,NC. with 2 cats, 1 dog and my son Gabe who is temporarily between places. Besides doing etchings,I’m part of ‘A Bee Lover’s Garden’ an LLC that will soon have a website. We’re hoping to give part of our profits to Bee research. I’m also having a one person show of etchings and paintings opening March 1st at Community Church in Chapel Hill,NC. with 35% of sales to benefit the ‘Southern Environmental Law Center’ where my son Jovian works doing their G.I.S.work.
Jovian was the one who showed me your article,and I was touched and delighted. My mom was too. She’s 88 years old
and lives in Flagstaff. AZ.next door to my sister on one
side and National Forest Land,(where she walks everyday)
on the other.I have paintings she did of the house you live in, and of the spring house across the driveway, hanging in my home.
Almost 2 years ago, after 31 years, Richard told me he
wanted to leave the marriage. This was a shock to me and
our sons and our friends, as I thought we had a good relationship. It’s made me take a close look at what I want the rest of my life to be like. I realize that I have work I love, Many wonderful friends, loving sons and family, good health, and lots of beautiful places hike.
‘Life is Good!’
Jay

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/#comment-6524 Dave Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:21:25 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/02/wild-apples/#comment-6524 Hi Jovian - Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment here. I'm glad you found it worthwhile. Please do pass the link on to your parents if you get a chance. I searched for their contact information when I posted it, but couldn't turn anything up, and figured sooner or later, through the power of the Google, they would see it. Hi Jovian – Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment here. I’m glad you found it worthwhile. Please do pass the link on to your parents if you get a chance. I searched for their contact information when I posted it, but couldn’t turn anything up, and figured sooner or later, through the power of the Google, they would see it.

]]> By: Jovian Sackett http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/#comment-6523 Jovian Sackett Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:57:48 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/02/wild-apples/#comment-6523 Hey Dave - I really enjoyed this story. I am the son of Richard and Jay. Thank you for the glimpse of my parents as young adults about the age I am now. Reading this was very special to me. Hey Dave – I really enjoyed this story. I am the son of Richard and Jay. Thank you for the glimpse of my parents as young adults about the age I am now. Reading this was very special to me.

]]> By: Piedmont http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/#comment-6522 Piedmont Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:19:14 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/02/wild-apples/#comment-6522 It's a lovely print and a great story to go with it. It’s a lovely print and a great story to go with it.

]]> By: beth http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/#comment-6521 beth Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:42:06 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/02/wild-apples/#comment-6521 What a lovely print -- and story to go with it! In Quebec there's quite a new industry growing for fancy hard cider, bottled and priced like wine. Why not? What a lovely print — and story to go with it! In Quebec there’s quite a new industry growing for fancy hard cider, bottled and priced like wine. Why not?

]]> By: Dave http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/#comment-6520 Dave Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:49:42 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/02/wild-apples/#comment-6520 Well, there's no doubt a well-pruned tree bears little resemblance to the wild (or should we say "feral") tree in these pictures. Well, there’s no doubt a well-pruned tree bears little resemblance to the wild (or should we say “feral”) tree in these pictures.

]]> By: Natalie d'Arbeloff http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/wild-apples/#comment-6519 Natalie d'Arbeloff Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:22:22 +0000 http://www.vianegativa.us/2007/12/02/wild-apples/#comment-6519 It's a beautiful print, Dave, and the story that goes with it too. I love apple trees, and apples, as you know but have never seen one like the one in your photo. The ones I remember most from Vermont were small and nearly triangular . I did a little painting and a print of one. It’s a beautiful print, Dave, and the story that goes with it too. I love apple trees, and apples, as you know but have never seen one like the one in your photo. The ones I remember most from Vermont were small and nearly triangular . I did a little painting and a print of one.

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