Two years ago on TTaT: $50 for general admission?!
17 November 2010
Orange tulips
Two years ago on TTaT: $50 for general admission?!
15 November 2010
50% off AND free shipping on all card orders! Today only! (ETA: extended 1 day)
ETA: Offer extended until 11:59pm PT November 16, 2010. (If I'd known this yesterday, I would've just said so.)
If you'd like to show your support for my photography without spending much, today would be an excellent day to do so. Get 50% off AND free shipping on all card and/or postcard orders, no minimum! Offer valid until 11:59pm PT tonight (November15 16, 2010).
Customizable cards: add your own greeting if you like!
Postcards
Enter the following code at checkout: ZAZZLECARD50
Non-religious winter cards (You can change the greeting to make them Christmas cards, thank you notes or anything you like):
Birthday card (Again, you can change the greeting to anything you like):
There are also many customizable blank cards featuring architectural details, urban and desert landscapes, abstracts, flowers, and more.
5 years ago on TTaT: Tidbit
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If you'd like to show your support for my photography without spending much, today would be an excellent day to do so. Get 50% off AND free shipping on all card and/or postcard orders, no minimum! Offer valid until 11:59pm PT tonight (November
Customizable cards: add your own greeting if you like!
Postcards
Enter the following code at checkout: ZAZZLECARD50
Non-religious winter cards (You can change the greeting to make them Christmas cards, thank you notes or anything you like):
Birthday card (Again, you can change the greeting to anything you like):
There are also many customizable blank cards featuring architectural details, urban and desert landscapes, abstracts, flowers, and more.
5 years ago on TTaT: Tidbit
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14 November 2010
Sketchbook, page 55
(Other pages)
The process of filling a120 60 page sketchbook and posting it all by year's end continues:
Stetson hat
A year ago on TTaT: Dance Dance Revolution: The Journey
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The process of filling a
A year ago on TTaT: Dance Dance Revolution: The Journey
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12 November 2010
Ten, Eleven, Twelve
"Ten, eleven, twelve," she said, "That's today."
"Um, not exactly," I said with a perplexed look on my face.
"1910, November the 12th. Year, month, day: that's how your grandfather always said it," Mom explained.
"Ah, except it's not nineteen-ten."
"That was his birthday. It's not hard to do the math..."
I got it before she finished her thought. "He would've been 100 today."
She teared up and turned her attention to a shelf of knickknacks in front of her as we stood in HomeGoods. I placed my hand on her back and rubbed it back and forth for a moment. My eyes started to water, more a physiological empathy (one that frustrates me because it is difficult to subdue) than a resurgence of grief for the just over 10 year old loss.
Just then, Dad pointed out a kind of creepy, toothy snowman on the top shelf that made both Mom and I laugh. The spell was broken and we went back to browsing.
"Um, not exactly," I said with a perplexed look on my face.
"1910, November the 12th. Year, month, day: that's how your grandfather always said it," Mom explained.
"Ah, except it's not nineteen-ten."
"That was his birthday. It's not hard to do the math..."
I got it before she finished her thought. "He would've been 100 today."
She teared up and turned her attention to a shelf of knickknacks in front of her as we stood in HomeGoods. I placed my hand on her back and rubbed it back and forth for a moment. My eyes started to water, more a physiological empathy (one that frustrates me because it is difficult to subdue) than a resurgence of grief for the just over 10 year old loss.
Just then, Dad pointed out a kind of creepy, toothy snowman on the top shelf that made both Mom and I laugh. The spell was broken and we went back to browsing.
Life of Art SitRep #40 Rolling along
Every week, I work towards creating a life of art for myself. This is the journey, full of zigs and zags that are collectively, thankfully, progress.
Play along in the comments with your own pursuits if you'd like. (That's where I cheer you on.)
•Tweeted, FB'd, blogged Redbubble 15% off sale:
•Created vertical & horizontal ornament templates.
•Made ornaments for all suitable images:
•Made variations of both color photograph calendars wherein I swapped out January's Raging Fire with Double Arch. I had a logic to how I selected which photographs would be particular months, but I did not consider that Zazzle displays calendars with their cover and first month by default. I thought I'd be able to change it to show the front and back covers, but I don't see how to do it at present. Anyway, Raging Fire might put people off checking out the rest of the images, so I made the new versions:
•Tweeted, FB'd, blogged Two Oriental Poppies, Cloudy Sky With Sunburst, and Epimedium Flowers links.
•Added links/products to 4 lenses and 1 directory.
•Revised tags and adjusted product descriptions for remaining 12 product lines. DONE. (Well, until I discover something else I need to change.)
•Adjusted zazzle store CSS code so envelopes won't show up in sidebar product type list.
•Updated my squidoo lens.
•Noticed Desert Silhouette, Sandstone Fins, Double Arch all had AZ listed instead of UT for card and postcard. Grr. Need to pay more attention when I'm copying & pasting stuff apparently. Fixed 'em.
•Made video of my kinetic sculpture in fall.
•Drew and scanned 1 sketch.
•Watched "The Acid Rain Effect" and "Placing Your Logo On An Image" Photoshop tutorials.
•Blogged, Zblogged, FB'd, tweeted Vets Day Sale.
How are your pursuits going?
5 years ago on TTaT: Why should I wait?
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Play along in the comments with your own pursuits if you'd like. (That's where I cheer you on.)
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This week, I •Tweeted, FB'd, blogged Redbubble 15% off sale:
Rocklawn Arts on Redbubble features my photographs on cards and in various print formats: unmatted, matted, laminated, mounted, and framed.•Used photographs Epimedium Flowers, Two Oriental Poppies, Double Arch, and Cloudy Sky With Sunburst to create product lines of various customizable items:
Get 15% off my art photography at Rocklawn Arts!
Use code: RocklawnArts_is_on_sale_1424
Offer ends November 14, 2010.
•Created vertical & horizontal ornament templates.
•Made ornaments for all suitable images:
•Made variations of both color photograph calendars wherein I swapped out January's Raging Fire with Double Arch. I had a logic to how I selected which photographs would be particular months, but I did not consider that Zazzle displays calendars with their cover and first month by default. I thought I'd be able to change it to show the front and back covers, but I don't see how to do it at present. Anyway, Raging Fire might put people off checking out the rest of the images, so I made the new versions:
•Tweeted, FB'd, blogged Two Oriental Poppies, Cloudy Sky With Sunburst, and Epimedium Flowers links.
•Added links/products to 4 lenses and 1 directory.
•Revised tags and adjusted product descriptions for remaining 12 product lines. DONE. (Well, until I discover something else I need to change.)
•Adjusted zazzle store CSS code so envelopes won't show up in sidebar product type list.
•Updated my squidoo lens.
•Noticed Desert Silhouette, Sandstone Fins, Double Arch all had AZ listed instead of UT for card and postcard. Grr. Need to pay more attention when I'm copying & pasting stuff apparently. Fixed 'em.
•Made video of my kinetic sculpture in fall.
•Drew and scanned 1 sketch.
•Watched "The Acid Rain Effect" and "Placing Your Logo On An Image" Photoshop tutorials.
•Blogged, Zblogged, FB'd, tweeted Vets Day Sale.
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How are your pursuits going?
5 years ago on TTaT: Why should I wait?
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10 November 2010
50 Photographers You Should Know
39. 50 Photographers You Should Know by Peter Stepan (2.5/5)
On nearly every front, I wanted more. The book is smaller than a high school text book and about 1/4 as thick with only 170 pages including the index (just the contents alphabetized). Most of the photographers only get two pages, some get four. They all get about 3/4 of page of text describing their lives, which is fine for me, but many only get 1 or 2 photos. That's not enough to get a feel for anyone's body of work. The book is an abridged selection of encyclopedia entries.
And speaking of abridged, I wanted to see more women. There were only 5 on the list and one of those was part of a husband-wife team. Really?! Annie Leibowitz, for example, isn't good enough for you? It might not bother me so much if the work showcased of several of the men I'd never heard of were better. Again, it's hard to gauge with a few photographs at best.
I suppose I'd like to know why I should know these 50 photographers. About half are icons that are pretty much beyond dispute, but the rest? Should I know them because they were popular at one time somewhere? Because they are/were successful financially? I'd rather something more merit based, but perhaps that's what the author thinks he's done. Damn subjectivity.
A year ago on TTaT: Dance Dance Revolution: First Encounter
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On nearly every front, I wanted more. The book is smaller than a high school text book and about 1/4 as thick with only 170 pages including the index (just the contents alphabetized). Most of the photographers only get two pages, some get four. They all get about 3/4 of page of text describing their lives, which is fine for me, but many only get 1 or 2 photos. That's not enough to get a feel for anyone's body of work. The book is an abridged selection of encyclopedia entries.
And speaking of abridged, I wanted to see more women. There were only 5 on the list and one of those was part of a husband-wife team. Really?! Annie Leibowitz, for example, isn't good enough for you? It might not bother me so much if the work showcased of several of the men I'd never heard of were better. Again, it's hard to gauge with a few photographs at best.
I suppose I'd like to know why I should know these 50 photographers. About half are icons that are pretty much beyond dispute, but the rest? Should I know them because they were popular at one time somewhere? Because they are/were successful financially? I'd rather something more merit based, but perhaps that's what the author thinks he's done. Damn subjectivity.
A year ago on TTaT: Dance Dance Revolution: First Encounter
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09 November 2010
Kinetic Sculpture in Fall
I'm glad I shot this last week. It was cold enough then before the ground was covered in sleet as it is now.
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(Run time 3:05, no sound)
The sculpture sounds kind of cool when it really gets going, but there was a lawn mower running through most of this, so I thought I'd spare you.
Still my favorite thing I've ever made.
A year ago on TTaT: Side effects of writing about one's voice (Looking at the comments to my year old post, I just noticed that I didn't realize it was Vahid's birthday last year. D'oh! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VAHID!!!!! I hope it's molto groovy!)
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Click to play.
(Run time 3:05, no sound)
The sculpture sounds kind of cool when it really gets going, but there was a lawn mower running through most of this, so I thought I'd spare you.
Still my favorite thing I've ever made.
A year ago on TTaT: Side effects of writing about one's voice (Looking at the comments to my year old post, I just noticed that I didn't realize it was Vahid's birthday last year. D'oh! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VAHID!!!!! I hope it's molto groovy!)
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