My former fabric collage student Ria Milla from Belgium shared a great story with me which I thought would make a nice follow-up to last week’s blog post about image copyright. As Ria says, one of the biggest challenges is finding a good image to base one’s quilt on. The internet is a great place to start, but using images one finds online without asking permission isn’t legal. There are sources of copyright-free images—wikipedia.com is one such place to start.
Ria has been particularly drawn to the work of Joel Sartore. Sartore is a National Geographic photographer, whose Photo Ark project is an attempt to photograph all the animals in zoos around the world. As his websites says, it is “a groundbreaking effort to document species before they disappear—and to get people to care while there’s still time.”
Sartore has been especially generous is granting permission to use his photographs when he is contacted. In Ria’s case, he simply asked that she send him a picture of the finished work. We always provide links to his website whenever we mention him.
This Throwback Thursday also forms a nice bridge to this Saturday’s regular post, in which I’ll be bringing you more Finish Line quilts I’ve received from online submissions. These students often recount where they found their images and how they received permission to use them. Awareness is growing.
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I have a cousin names Susan Carlson- I have not seen her since we were kids. She lived in Eau Claire Wisconsin. She had a father named Kenneth and her mother was Tommie . I believe her stepmother Was called Evelyn. Older brother Donny and a younger brother also
Just wondering if by chance you are that Susan Carlson? My father was Russell , my mother Edyth and my red-headed brother is Malcolm. We lived( live)in Ontario, Canada.
I realize this is not what this comment section is for but as I just now came upon your name thought I would reach out
Thanks,
Sharyn
Nope not that Susan! Good luck finding the one you’re looking for.