27 April 2018

Life of Art SitRep #428 Monogrammed Light Blue and White Buffalo Plaid and Register to VOTE

Another busy week during which I created 3 types of designs: photo template smartphone cases, light blue and white buffalo plaid with monogram home decor and gifts, and register to vote items.

And then a wide selection of Light Blue and White Gingham Pattern with Monogram items:

Created a Register to vote design in a few color variations and started adding it to products:

I also shot 73 photographs and 7 videos. Culled 30 photos, 1 video, and rated the rest. Did more work on my photography archive.

Watched and read more business related content.

Pinned to Graduation Party Ideas and Gifts, Black and White Party Ideas, Mother's Day Gift Ideas, 50th Birthday Ideas, LGBT Pride, and Ways to Resist boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Revised tags/titles for 6 desert photographs in my shop.

How was your week?


10 years ago on TTaT: You don't need to know this

20 April 2018

Life of Art SitRep #427 Gingham Pattern with Monogram

Creation, revision, education: a bit of a mixed week but a productive one.

I shot 119 photographs and 2 videos. Culled 46, rated the rest. Also did some significant work on my photography archive though there is still much to do.

Created a few more Black and White Buffalo Plaid with Monogram items and several Navy and White Gingham Pattern with Custom Monogram products:

Created Black and White Buffalo Plaid Monogram Home Decor collection:

Rocklawn Arts blogged New Black and White Buffalo Plaid with Monogram Home Decor & Gifts Collection.

Watched Adobe® Spark Basics with Tony Harmer and a How to Design Business Cards course.

Based on what I learned I created two business card revisions:

Updated the following boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest: Marvel Comics and Movies, Home Decor Ideas, Graduation Party Ideas and Gifts, Mother's Day Gift Ideas, and Best Business Card Designs.

Refreshed Rocklawn Arts store front a bit.

Worked on a new logo.

Revised tags/titles for 8 photographs in my store.

How was your week?


12 years ago on TTaT: And now some quiet time...

14 April 2018

To be fair...

At noon at the top of the hill, I heard the owl hooting. A few minutes later when I reached the other end of the street, I heard the rooster crowing.

Both seemed untimely, but to be fair, I'm not usually out at that hour either.


9 years ago on TTaT: To sum up

Note to Self, vol. XXVII

While it was great you put some sunscreen on your face before heading out into the bright sun, next time be sure to hit your ears as well!


13 years ago on TTaT: tip du jour-how to obtain a free credit report*

13 April 2018

Life of Art SitRep #426 Mamá Número Uno and Modern Graduation

It's been a busy week with a makeover for my store front and a lot of new products created. I'll sum some of those up with collections so as not to overwhelm you.

If you stop by Rocklawn Arts, you'll see new store category images. There are more categories than those I'm highlighting at the moment. If you click the Products tab, the Category dropdown menu, and then "See more," you can see every category even if I don't have an image for it yet.

Created a few Monogram Business Card Holders:

Created a variety of Black and White Gingham Pattern with Monogram home decor and gift items:

Created Mamá Número Uno Mother's Day Gifts. Click to see the entire collection:

Also created Modern Graduation Party Supplies and Gifts. Click to see the entire collection:

Pinned to Home Decor Ideas, Mother's Day Gift Ideas, Graduation Party Ideas and Gifts, Best Business Card Designs, and Ways to Resist at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Rocklawn Arts blogged New Resistance Starts Here Political Protest Tote Bag and Banner, New Nasty Woman Tote Bags at Rocklawn Arts, and New Resist & Persist Political Protest Tote Bag and Banner (coming up Saturday).

Made monthly backups. Have you backed up lately?


10 years ago on TTaT: Another note to self

06 April 2018

Life of Art SitRep #425 An Eclectic Mix

Early in the week when it was warmer, I shot 67 photographs, culled 34, and rated the rest. Did a bit of archive work.

Created a variety of graduation items, protest tote bags and banners, a postcard, and some business cards:

Created new Elegant Black and White Graduation Party Supplies, Violet Script Graduation Party Supplies and Gifts collections:

Rocklawn Arts blogged Stay Motivated with Popular Resistance Gear, New #Resist tote bag and banners at Rocklawn Arts, Trendy Violet Graduation Party Supplies, and Elegant Black and White Graduation Party Supplies (coming up next Tuesday).

Revised tags and titles of 5 photographs in my shop.

Pinned to Best Business Card Designs, Black and White Party Ideas, LGBTQ Pride Celebration Ideas, Home Decor, and Ways to Resist boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Also created a new Graduation Party Ideas and Gifts board.

Read about Lightroom creative profiles. Cool!

How was your week?


10 years ago on TTaT: Cities viewed from orbit at night

04 April 2018

xiii, Tredici, 13, Treize, Thirteen !!!

The years keep piling up and now Taller Than Average Tales is thirteen. Hard to believe.

Happy 13th blogiversary, TTaT!
Looking back through 13 years of writing, drawing, and photography, I've chosen one post (or occasionally two) from each year from my Best of TTaT list (you can also find it in the header under Highlights).

So... of 2556 published posts (not including this one), these are currently my favorites:

Thirteen years of Taller Than Average Tales, ultra-condensed

2005:
One Year Ago

2006:
Tacos and the bear

2007:
Formalwear Claire

2008:
To Be King Again

2009:
20 self portraits from 1996, day 2 and Haiku: Irony

2010:
Gettin' My Groove On... (vol. xv) and Light It Up, vol. 1

2011:
Biggest Bear Yet

2012:
Temporal Transportation

2013:
Fleeting Diner Love

2014:
Evening Stride and Favorite Fortune Ever

2015:
Best Part of Winter

2016:
Inspired by Wynonna Earp to Try Something New

2017:
Introvert Meets Extrovert

2018 (so far):
An Olympic Conversation

Thanks to everyone who has read and commented over the years!


10 years ago on TTaT: iii, tre, 3, three, trois !!!

01 April 2018

Happy Easter or Spring, if you prefer

My leopard and I wish you a Happy Easter/Spring (whichever suits you better):

10 years ago on TTaT: Well, shucks