Art, photography, marketing, and more from Carol Logan Newbill
Let’s pretend for a moment that you are in charge of programming for the History Channel. What on earth would possess you to place these two programs one after the other — and in that order?
I also noticed that “Snackfood Tech” is rated PG, but “Cannibals” had no rating. The inner mysteries of what goes into Twinkies may be more revolting than the habits of the maneaters!
Look closely (click on the image at right for a big version) and you will see at least a few more beads on this version.
It didn’t hurt much at all.
Too timid with the beads?
Update: The two Debs have said, “Yes, too timid with the beads.” So I put some chartreuse beads on the hemp-leaf-that-now-is-officially-a-palm-tree, and then I took them off. I put some pink and blue beads on the pink and blue backgrounds.
And then I took them off.
I think my clean and spare minimalist self is saying, “It’s done.”
Oh well, at least this time I did put a *few* beads on there. Baby steps….
Hot pink beads, chartreuse beads, “peridot” beads, and some cool funky blue yarn.
I think I’m ready. :)
Here I thought that I had more beads than any other human being on the planet except Nancy Eha and Larkin Van Horn. (I don’t ever use them, mind you, I just possess them.) But it appears that I have no hot pink or chartreuse beads of any description.
I’m playing with some small pieces for the art show and sale on August 11. This one’s cute and I like it, mostly, except that the Japanese maple leaf acquired an extra lobe or two and ended up looking sinisterly hempish. That was unintended, and I’ll fix it in a later version.
I need to do some more embroidery on it, and I was toying with the idea of some beads. But alas, I have none of the correct color, so the beads will have to wait until tomorrow.
… for retail establishments in this city, I mean.
The weather this past week has been frankly unbearable. Dew points in the mid to upper 70s, with high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, leading to heat indices in the range of 110°. On top of that, we’ve been under a Code Orange air quality alert (both particulates and ozone) for the last three days.
This morning I had a few errands to run — some items I needed for the current projects, a run to the bank to deposit some checks, a quick stop by Costco. I was at the post office at 8:30 am when they opened. I was at Hobby Lobby at 9:00 when they opened. I swung by Best Buy, across the street from Hobby Lobby, at 9:12 (needed a new set of earphones for my books on tape), but Best Buy doesn’t open until 10:00 am. Okay, down the road a half-mile or so to the bank and I’m there in line before 9:20. There was one teller working in the whole place. There were four people in line in front of me, and the teller was doing a commercial deposit with about a hundred and forty-two checks to count and add and stamp and so forth. It was hot in there. There was no air moving. I had the beginnings of an ozone headache.
After another minute or two, I gave up my place in line and left, got back in the car and headed home. Forget Costco — they don’t open until 10:00 am either. I was home again before 9:30 with a good-sized headache just from breathing the hot, nasty air that is so hazy you can’t see more than a half-mile in front of you.
In weather like this, why don’t businesses open at — say — 3:00 am and close at noon? I’d be there before the sun was up, you betcha, and I’d be home again in the AC before it was time for breakfast.
Today is an excellent day to stay in the house and sew. I’m not going out there again.
Untitled (Kimono)I don’t yet have a clever title for this one.
Actually, I find that I don’t have a whole lot to say about this one, either. Maybe sometimes I need to make something that’s just attractive for its own sake without some deeper meaning.
Last night I was writing an email to a friend about the clothes shopping problem and I had a brainstorm.
The Southwest Indian Foundation is based in Gallup, New Mexico, and was begun as a way for Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and other Indian artists to sell their work to a wider audience than they could reach from the tailgate of a pickup truck. The non-profit Foundation has expanded since its beginning and now sells a variety of merchandise that is either made in or related to the Southwest. I’ve bought, or received as gifts, much of my jewelry from here, so I know they sell quality stuff. The clothing comes in sizes from XS to 3X to fit almost anyone; prices are reasonable; and customer service is outstanding.
They also put 92.5% of profits directly into charitable work to benefit the First Peoples of New Mexico and Arizona. Seven and a half percent for overhead and administration. That’s amazing!
So this morning I ordered these two outfits:
$142.00 for both, and shipping was free. Can’t beat it with a stick!
The only problem is… now I need to find a pair of shoes. Zappo’s, it’s your turn to pull off a miracle.
Last Friday I mentioned that I had signed up for a women artists’ show-and-sale in August. I’ve been working on stuff to take to it, but this morning it occurred to me to think about not only what my work looks like, but also what *I* must look like at the time.
Now you must understand that I Do Not Do Fashion. I am nearly six feet tall and I am most politely described as zaftig. This means that, in these days of tiny little tight, cropped sweaters, even the tops listed as plus sizes are appropriate for no one larger than a Pomeranian.
A skinny Pomeranian.
This is good. :)
I have a request from Artisans International for more work, and this morning I found out about a local opportunity for women artists. The Central Alabama Women’s Business Center is hosting a seminar called “The Business of Art: Creating Success” on August 11, with a networking opportunity to show and sell work afterward. You bet I signed up!
So… time to make some small pieces and mount on mat board, like those Sonji did last month for her art fair. Mine, of course, will not resemble those of the superfantastic Sonji, other than that they will be small, but that’s okay. I resemble the superfantastic Sonji in very few other respects.
Oh — Fibonacci Fandango is done, binding and sleeve and pretty little purple crystals in the center of the flower. Final picture soon. But for now, back to the studio with me.
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