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Illustration Friday: Memories 2008-08-30 11:28:00 {Version I used}What is more memorable than another year going by, another year coming, and celebrating it? This is a birthday card I made for a friend. Hope you enjoy.{Alternate version} Read more:Illustration
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Spore's ad campaign is beautiful 2008-08-28 20:09:00 Spore.com has an absolutely amazing ad campaign going on right now in my neighborhood "T" station (the "T" is short for public transportation in greater Boston). Anyway, I took a bunch of photos - see them here of the "Station Domination", and they were picked up by AOL Game Daily web site for editorial use to compliment this story about the Spore campaigns in different cities. Pretty awesome!Funn Read more:Spore
New items in my Etsy shop 2008-10-05 00:31:00 I've just added four pieces of framed original art to my Etsy shop. It's the first time I've ever offered framed originals on Etsy. Check them out here. Hope you like! Read more:New items
An interview...with me! 2008-10-03 21:58:00 Portrait of "Pixel" (Rebecca Collins' dog) by Kathy WellerRebecca Collins of Art Paw is one of my favorite pet portrait artists and one of my favorite bloggers, too (her blog is awesome - interesting topics, informative, plus she's got a great blogging 'voice' ).She recently interview
ed me as part of her series of Pet Portrait Artist interviews. It was really fun to talk to Rebecca -- there was a
Where have I been? 2008-09-29 08:58:00 Hi all, I apologize for my infrequent postings over the past few weeks. I've needed to concentrate on some non-artwork related things lately, which has kept me from blogging more often, and has certainly kept me from posting more actual artwork, or creating more actual artwork, for that matter- than I have been been able to lately. Thank you for your understanding, and please continue to keep me o
A new back-up to my back-up... 2008-09-22 20:59:00 Tonight, I bought a new back-up to my back-up external. (My main working external HD seems to have died. I say "seems to" because, the light still goes on, the drive still spins, it *sounds* healthy, but it does not show up despite several attempts to wake it up. I guess I am in denial over it's demise).I purchased a Maxtor One Touch. I actually have another one of these. I bought the other one th
Jack Prelutsky interview 2008-10-21 15:36:00 Highlights Parents talks to your favorite children's poet and mine, Jack Prelutsky. Read more:interview
Got some new goodies... 2008-10-21 13:07:00 ...on my Pet Portrait blog.A couple new portraits I am working on are in final pencil sketch mode. (I will be posting progress of them both periodically as well, so you can see the process step-by-step). Nikki is up now. The second one (Axel) will be up very soon. Check it out!
*double sigh* 2008-10-20 14:08:00 Mary Englebreit's Home Companion magazine is shopping for a new home of it's own. The fabulous art lifestyle magazine is ceasing publication under it's current publisher and is shopping for a new one. Here is the press release in black and white (and...umm... cherry.)Hope you find a new home real soon, MEHC!!EDITED TO ADD: I first heard about this news while reading Carol Eldridge's blog -- someon Read more:double
*sigh* 2008-10-19 17:30:00 I've been feeling not so great for a couple of months now, and for some time, I've simply been too busy just trying to take care of my health to continue to work on my art goals. Luckily, I have been able to juggle what I already was committed to without feeling overwhelmed, but any other art work obligations had to be put on the back burner.Well now, I'm feeling a whole lot better lately and have
Foundation for Childrens' Books Event Listings 2008-10-08 12:28:00 I subscribe to New England SCBWI's Yahoo Group listserv. Today, someone posted about a conference happening on Oct. 25 called What's New In Children's Books
. Sounded good to me, so I checked out the web site to find out more. It turns out that there is a nonprofit organization called the Foundation
of Children's Books that I'd never heard of before. Even better, they are located in Boston, and ha Read more:Childrens
The Small Works Show is coming up on Friday... 2008-11-11 22:01:00 "Beatnik Bricks"3.5" x 2.5"Acrylic on wood boardI completed five tiny-cute paintings for an upcoming art show I'm so happy to take part in!The "SmallWorks
" show opening will be at Custom Art Framing and Gallery 9, 679 Washington Street, Norwood, MA, 02062 Friday
evening from 5 - 7 pm and Saturday from 11 - 3 pm. Come one, come all! It will be a good time and there will be lots of small, affordab
Illustration Friday: Vacant 2008-10-31 09:43:00 At first, I was drawing a vacant blank on this topic. Then I came up with a little ditty for you!Ha Ha Halloween by Kathy WellerThe Witchy Pugs take stage tonightAs Sugar Skulls chant songs of frightA theater of purpley, foggy gooSpooks Miniature Ghosts into bellowing "BOO"!The Dancing Jacks on their magic rugsThey wiggle and jiggle, happy goblin thugsWhile celebrating the whole creepy sceneHats o Read more:Friday
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