27 November 2020

Life of Art #562 [Black Friday Sales at Rocklawn Arts]

Black Friday has arrived!

Save Up to 60% Off + 20% Off Sitewide
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Valid until 11/27/2020 11:59 PM PST

60% Off Mugs:


60% Off Holiday Cards:





50% Off Calendars:



40% Off Leggings:


Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest quite a bit this week. Check out my Personalized Gifts Under $25 board for more gift ideas and sales.

There are more deals than I can list here but if you browse my store every product shows how much off you can get next to the price. Your interest and patronage is very much appreciated by this small business!

20 November 2020

Life of Art #561 [Custom Photo Tote Bags, Wrapping Paper, iPhone Cases]

Created a new collection of Custom Photo Tote Bags featuring a 5 photo collage or a single large photo with a gingham check pattern frame. Both styles are available in several colors. Click to see all of the designs:


Created some new shiny Silver and Gold Foil Wrapping Paper Sheets:


Created more Create Your Own 5 Photo Collage Wrapping Paper Sheets color variations:


See more in the collection:


Created Double Arch Desert Photograph OtterBox iPhone Cases with and without name. Available for several models and devices on the product page sidebar:

Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Created Personalized Gifts Under $25 board.

How was your week?

15 November 2020

How to Be an Antiracist

How to Be an Antiracist35. How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This would make an excellent addition to high school social studies classes.

Kendi defines many types of racism as well as their intersections with other bigotries. He also shares stories from his life when he had racist ideas and how his ideas evolved and continue to evolve towards anti-racism which humanizes the book.

It's not "Think this, do that" but rather here's how to recognize racist and anti-racist ideas and policies. Here are strategies that have and haven't worked to combat racism.

I have more work to do dismantling racist ideas I didn't recognize as such or hadn't considered. But I will also keep my eye on and work to fight the true cause of racism: self-interest, particularly that of policy makers who create and uphold racist policies to maintain or increase their own power, privilege, and financial gain.

The book has a lot of information to take in. It's very likely I'll be back to read it again. 


10 years ago on TTaT:  sleep-tussle?

13 November 2020

Life of Art #560 [New iPhone 12 Cases, Custom Photo Wrapping Paper, Your Logo 2021 Calendar Mouse Pads]

Created a variety of new iPhone 12 Cases. 

Cases are available for other models and devices when you click through to their product pages.


Created Make Your Own 5 Photo Collage Wrapping Paper Sheets and Wrapping Paper with different background colors:


Created some new Custom Logo 2021 Calendar Mouse Pad designs in various colors:

See all of the versions in the 2021 Calendar Business Mouse Pads collection:

Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Made monthly backups. Have you backed up lately?

11 November 2020

Democrats Can Still Win Control Of The Senate! [Donate now to help make it happen]

Democrats can still win control of the Senate! 

Georgia has 2 runoff elections coming up on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.

Why does this matter? 

We can't let Republican Mitch McConnell keep calling the shots. We've seen what the current Republicans do when a Democrat is president: they obstruct everything out of spite. They won't even acknowledge that President-elect Biden won. They are hoping to steal another election with their stacked courts and lies about voter fraud. They are the frauds: they do not work for the American people. They work for themselves and their big money donors without any care for the 241,000 American lives lost due to Covid-19. 

For perspective, that's almost 20% of Covid-19 deaths worldwide. We are only 4.25% of the world's population, so that shows a colossal mishandling and lack of response by Trump and his administration. The GOP continues to stand by him.

We can't leave Republicans in charge of the Senate.

If you live in Georgia, request your mail in ballot now

Not registered? The voter registration deadline for the runoffs is December 7. If you are an eligible Georgian and you are not yet registered to vote, click here to register so you can vote in the runoff elections!

Check back at this link soon for more information on Early In-Person Voting.

What else can I do? How can I help if I don't live in Georgia?

Donate as much as you can to help elect Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff and help Democrats take back the Senate.


06 November 2020

Life of Art #559 [Custom Name To Do List Post-it Notes]

Created some more Modern To Do List with Name Post-it Notes in various colors:



Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Most of this week was behind the scenes training, analysis and such.

Shot 45 photographs and more I've yet to upload.

How was your week?

02 November 2020

We Have to do Better for America: It's Up to Us

We have to do better for America.

It's up to us.

Show up and vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.


It's not enough to just win back the presidency. Trump has not done all these things alone. Mitch McConnell has been obstructing legislation and judicial appointments whenever it doesn't suit his extreme right agenda (when it does suit him, he rushes it through). The rest of the GOP routinely follows the bullies' leads. We have to win control of the Senate and keep control of the House.

Republicans have shown themselves to be enablers of cruel, racist, misogynist policies that only benefit the super rich and themselves. They do not denounce Trump's praise and encouragement of racist violence. They also have to go.

Vote for Democrats all the way down your ballot.


It's up to us.

Your vote matters. 

 If it didn't, Republicans would not spend so much time making it harder for you to vote.

Voter suppression, by the way, is cheating. Cheating the system to rig it in their favor is something Republicans excel at. Enough. Vote them out.

This is our country. I do not want my country's reputation to be family separations of immigrants seeking asylum, kids in cages, police attacks on peaceful protesters, police brutality against Black and Brown people, hundreds of thousands dead from Covid-19 because the President thought increasing testing would increase positive cases which would make him look bad, where Trump plays down how serious the virus is, making fun of people wearing masks for months, continuing to hold rallies without social distancing, where Trump abuses his office to coerce a foreign country to investigate his opponent, where the President always lays the blame on someone else for his actions or inactions.


Tomorrow Tuesday, November 3, 2020 is Election Day. If you didn't vote early, this is your last chance to vote!

Always remember polls do not decide elections, VOTERS do. 


So, use your power to create the change we need: show up, wear a mask, and vote in person on Election Day.

Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 

Vote Blue all the way down your ballot!


And by "Vote Blue" I mean vote for Democrats.

If you voted by mail, make sure to track your ballot if you can to make sure it arrived and was accepted. In some states (I'm not sure if all), if your ballot hasn't arrived, you may vote in person on Election Day. (Your mail-in ballot will be set aside and not counted if you vote in person.)

If you haven't returned your mail-in ballot yet, drop it off yourself ASAP! Chances are it won't arrive in time if you mail it. Or vote in person on Election Day instead.

Need to find out where to vote or where to return your ballot? This site is easy to navigate: https://iwillvote.com/

Voting in person? Know your voting rights (e.g. your right to stay in line if polls close, what to do if machines are down, your right to a provisional ballot, etc.).

Vote like your rights depend on it because they do.


VOTE BLUE NOW!

01 November 2020

Tuesday is Election Day: Your Last Chance to VOTE BLUE

This Tuesday, November 3, 2020 is Election Day. If you didn't vote early, this is your last chance to vote!

Always remember polls do not decide elections, VOTERS do. 


So, use your power to create the change we need: show up, wear a mask, and vote in person on Election Day.

Vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 

Vote Blue all the way down your ballot!


And by "Vote Blue" I mean vote for Democrats.

If you voted by mail, make sure to track your ballot if you can to make sure it arrived and was accepted. In some states (I'm not sure if all), if your ballot hasn't arrived, you may vote in person on Election Day. (Your mail-in ballot will be set aside and not counted if you vote in person.)

If you haven't returned your mail-in ballot yet, drop it off yourself ASAP! Chances are it won't arrive in time if you mail it. Or vote in person on Election Day instead.

Need to find out where to vote or where to return your ballot? This site is easy to navigate: https://iwillvote.com/

Voting in person? Know your voting rights (e.g. your right to stay in line if polls close, what to do if machines are down, your right to a provisional ballot, etc.).

Vote like your rights depend on it because they do.


VOTE BLUE NOW!