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winter whites

Elizabeth, as seen in the current issue of Artful Blogging, is hosting another online party, The Polar Festival. To join in, I am pic spamming with whites – some older art I dug up just for the festivities.

She’ll have the participating links up Saturday, Feb. 9, (when I’ll be off celebrating Heartagram Day!) Stop by eb’s place, I’m sure it will be a day of lovely visuals.

EDIT: I was asked to show the whole photo of "Purest Love" so I got out some old magazines and found it, as well as two more from another issue. Then I dug even deeper into the archive and found a page a made for Lynne’s True Colors White journal in 2001. Was it that long ago? Sheesh.

I think the stories the artists wrote about their pages in True Colors made it really special. This spread wasn’t in the book, so here’s what I wrote about it:

Since working in these journals took on the pattern of adding music as a foundation I began researching for White songs before Lynne’s journal even arrived. closed cd. I hadn’t settled on a song but had chosen several tunes with White in the title. (I knew Lynne had a jukebox so thought I would be clever and create a white and silver retro faux Wurlitzer with an enclosed cd. I had everything from Barry White to White Wedding ready to burn. Then when the White book got here with it’s lovely cover of old whites, and gorgeous pages filled with lace, feathers and pearls, the perfect song whispered to me: Edelweiss, with it’s lyric “small and white, clean and bright”. It never would have occurred to me to use that song before seeing Lynne’s book. Edelweiss and the film it came from, The Sound of Music, became my theme for White. From an enclosed envelope that came with Lynne’s book I scanned pictures of her backyard view in winter and manipulated them in photoshop, turning them sepia, for “the hills are alive, with the sound of music”. I found an old book cover with a title that fit my theme, and created a booklet filled with the song lyrics, information about Edelweiss flowers, and a packet of seeds (a real find, thanks to Ebay, as they are an endangered flower). I didn’t actually use white in Lynne’s book but implied it with light shades of pretty colors, with a winterscape, and with my theme. White’s music addition is a mini cd with several versions of Edelweiss from the movie soundtrack as well as a rendition sung by Harry Connick Jr.

Ok, that’s all the White I’m going to dig up for now. If you’re visiting here from EB’s party, thanks for stopping by!

February 8, 2008
winter whites

Elizabeth, as seen in the current issue of Artful Blogging, is hosting another online party, The Polar Festival. To join in, I am pic spamming with whites – some older art I dug up just for the festivities.

She’ll have the participating links up Saturday, Feb. 9, (when I’ll be off celebrating Heartagram Day!) Stop by eb’s place, I’m sure it will be a day of lovely visuals.

EDIT: I was asked to show the whole photo of "Purest Love" so I got out some old magazines and found it, as well as two more from another issue. Then I dug even deeper into the archive and found a page a made for Lynne’s True Colors White journal in 2001. Was it that long ago? Sheesh.

I think the stories the artists wrote about their pages in True Colors made it really special. This spread wasn’t in the book, so here’s what I wrote about it:

Since working in these journals took on the pattern of adding music as a foundation I began researching for White songs before Lynne’s journal even arrived. closed cd. I hadn’t settled on a song but had chosen several tunes with White in the title. (I knew Lynne had a jukebox so thought I would be clever and create a white and silver retro faux Wurlitzer with an enclosed cd. I had everything from Barry White to White Wedding ready to burn. Then when the White book got here with it’s lovely cover of old whites, and gorgeous pages filled with lace, feathers and pearls, the perfect song whispered to me: Edelweiss, with it’s lyric “small and white, clean and bright”. It never would have occurred to me to use that song before seeing Lynne’s book. Edelweiss and the film it came from, The Sound of Music, became my theme for White. From an enclosed envelope that came with Lynne’s book I scanned pictures of her backyard view in winter and manipulated them in photoshop, turning them sepia, for “the hills are alive, with the sound of music”. I found an old book cover with a title that fit my theme, and created a booklet filled with the song lyrics, information about Edelweiss flowers, and a packet of seeds (a real find, thanks to Ebay, as they are an endangered flower). I didn’t actually use white in Lynne’s book but implied it with light shades of pretty colors, with a winterscape, and with my theme. White’s music addition is a mini cd with several versions of Edelweiss from the movie soundtrack as well as a rendition sung by Harry Connick Jr.

Ok, that’s all the White I’m going to dig up for now. If you’re visiting here from EB’s party, thanks for stopping by!

February 8, 2008
it’s a date

Last Friday I thought I would be clever and pick up tickets early for the Hannah Montana movie. Like, I thought we would be going later that night. Wrong. All that was left was 9:40 tonight, or 5:20 AM, 7:20 AM and 1:00 AM on SCHOOL DAYS. Hello? Sam hates to miss school, even for Miley. So tonight, while the whole neighborhood is glued to the tv for the outcome of the Superbowl starring our own Giants, I’ll be watching a Miley Cyrus concert in 3-D.

Don’t forget the Jane Auten series on Masterpiece Theater tonight. They are running a special, "Miss Austen Regrets".

Oh, and about the craft paper journals: I have no clue where I got them. I have several, all with varying weights of paper. One source I can think of is Paperchase brand, found at Borders. The paper is kinda thin for painting on. Even harder to find, and cooler than craft paper, is a black page journal. If I figure out where I got them I’ll post, but if you happen to know feel free to share in the comments.

February 3, 2008
it’s a date

Last Friday I thought I would be clever and pick up tickets early for the Hannah Montana movie. Like, I thought we would be going later that night. Wrong. All that was left was 9:40 tonight, or 5:20 AM, 7:20 AM and 1:00 AM on SCHOOL DAYS. Hello? Sam hates to miss school, even for Miley. So tonight, while the whole neighborhood is glued to the tv for the outcome of the Superbowl starring our own Giants, I’ll be watching a Miley Cyrus concert in 3-D.

Don’t forget the Jane Auten series on Masterpiece Theater tonight. They are running a special, "Miss Austen Regrets".

Oh, and about the craft paper journals: I have no clue where I got them. I have several, all with varying weights of paper. One source I can think of is Paperchase brand, found at Borders. The paper is kinda thin for painting on. Even harder to find, and cooler than craft paper, is a black page journal. If I figure out where I got them I’ll post, but if you happen to know feel free to share in the comments.

February 3, 2008
epic art

I’m waiting to hear from my friend Anne who was possbily going to the National Gallery for a viewing of the new HBO documentary on The Gates. Christo was going to be there for questions. Cool. Look for the film to come out in February. Loved The Gates – was able to witness them twice during their fleeting 16 day installation in Central Park. It was like walking through one’ man’s dream. His next installation will be over the Arkansas River in Colorado in 2012. I’ve invited myself for a visit with Lisa to see it.

Next up for NYC: Waterfalls on the Waterfront. Mayor Bloomberg is expected to announce the porject today. No pictures yet – renderings should be released this afternoon. Here are photos of his previous waterfall projects, the amount of scaffolding is a little alarming:

From the New York Times:

Four man-made waterfalls, 90 to 120 feet high, will punctuate New York’s waterfront for three months starting in mid-July. The creation of the Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the project is a collaboration between the city and the Public Art Fund, the nonprofit organization that presents art around the city. The waterfalls have been designed to be environmentally friendly and will be in New York Harbor at Pier 35 in Lower Manhattan, at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge and between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn and at Governors Island. (It will be on display from mid-July to mid-October, and will be illuminated after sunset.)

EDIT: these just in…..

January 15, 2008
epic art

I’m waiting to hear from my friend Anne who was possbily going to the National Gallery for a viewing of the new HBO documentary on The Gates. Christo was going to be there for questions. Cool. Look for the film to come out in February. Loved The Gates – was able to witness them twice during their fleeting 16 day installation in Central Park. It was like walking through one’ man’s dream. His next installation will be over the Arkansas River in Colorado in 2012. I’ve invited myself for a visit with Lisa to see it.

Next up for NYC: Waterfalls on the Waterfront. Mayor Bloomberg is expected to announce the porject today. No pictures yet – renderings should be released this afternoon. Here are photos of his previous waterfall projects, the amount of scaffolding is a little alarming:

From the New York Times:

Four man-made waterfalls, 90 to 120 feet high, will punctuate New York’s waterfront for three months starting in mid-July. The creation of the Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson, the project is a collaboration between the city and the Public Art Fund, the nonprofit organization that presents art around the city. The waterfalls have been designed to be environmentally friendly and will be in New York Harbor at Pier 35 in Lower Manhattan, at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge and between Piers 4 and 5 in Brooklyn and at Governors Island. (It will be on display from mid-July to mid-October, and will be illuminated after sunset.)

EDIT: these just in…..

January 15, 2008
not so plain Jane

Masterpiece Theater is treating us to 13 weeks of Jane Austen. First up is Persuasion. I can’t be certain, but I believe this was the first Austen book I read. My friend Anne persuaded me – by pointing out on the first page the mention of Kellynch Hall. She’s a Lynch, I’m a Kelly. Apparently she thought I needed a sign. It worked. I was hooked. She keeps me up to date on the sequels and prequels and spin-offs written in Austen style including two more books that arrived this Christmas. She’s got my back. And I’ve got yours. Put on the kettle and revisit, or discover, some Jane tonight.

EDIT: I meant to remind you to look for these dvds in February – 2/5 The Jane Austen Book Club (which I missed in the theater) and 2/12 Becoming Jane, which I loved!

January 13, 2008
not so plain Jane

Masterpiece Theater is treating us to 13 weeks of Jane Austen. First up is Persuasion. I can’t be certain, but I believe this was the first Austen book I read. My friend Anne persuaded me – by pointing out on the first page the mention of Kellynch Hall. She’s a Lynch, I’m a Kelly. Apparently she thought I needed a sign. It worked. I was hooked. She keeps me up to date on the sequels and prequels and spin-offs written in Austen style including two more books that arrived this Christmas. She’s got my back. And I’ve got yours. Put on the kettle and revisit, or discover, some Jane tonight.

EDIT: I meant to remind you to look for these dvds in February – 2/5 The Jane Austen Book Club (which I missed in the theater) and 2/12 Becoming Jane, which I loved!

January 13, 2008
did you get the memo?

Wasn't it delightful to check your mailbox in December as you received so many hand-addressed envelopes filled with holiday cheer? Getting "real mail" is a treat, something we also discovered during our Crusade a few months ago: Spread the Love. Laura reminded us that this is National Letter Writing Week (and she's hosting a party on her blog!) What? You didn't get the memo either? It's never too late to make this a priority, to not just think about writing a letter, but to do it. Now that I think about it, Kathy also blogged about writing a letter. Here's a *smack to the forehead* – write someone today.

There are many ways to get your message across – you can be all fancy with the pens and wax seals or funky with cards and stamps. You can think big like we did when we wrote to both the Queen and the Queen Mother – and we got letters back*! Or you can just write the most minimal words, from the heart.

I've been writing Fan Mail for years. First letter was probably to David Cassidy, most recent was to David Carson. In fact, this week I sent off a handful of emails to several people who were featured in Helvetica, and heard back from a few already! The cool thing about this cyber world is we can follow an impulse, find a person, and make a connection. Instant gratification. Instant expression of gratitude. I keep a file of fan mail I've sent and the responses I've gotten – both through real mail and via email. Sadly, I've lost some copies because I didn't print them out right away – so learn from me, after you hit send, hit print. (Yes, I admit that most of my letters are by email lately but I'm vowing to change that because how do you know that your recipient is hitting print? Don't you want them to have a real letter from you?) It's really interesting to look back at the letters I've sent as a fan and to remember what struck me to reach out to another person – whether it was an artist, or a writer, or a someone who touched me in some way.

I was doing a little digging around online and came across THIS from Emily Post's Etiquette. She was lamenting that letter writing was going to become a lost art and be replaced with telegrams and phone messages. THAT was in 1922. Hello? Email, texting, voicemail…..she would die! She goes into great detail about the kind of letter we don't like to get – letters no one likes to read. (Not a bad lesson to review for us bloggers!) But she also tells us this, above. Love that.

I'm not dissing email – you got it, use it! It's been a terrific means of communicating. (Leaving comments is like a little letter of validation too!) I'm just saying, write a letter – whether it's a quick note, or a thought-out paragraph, to let someone know you're glad they're around, you're thinking of them, they have influenced you, or you just like their music. *wink*

Who will you write to?

* Because my husband is from England, I made it a practice to send notes to the Queen from our kids. When Windsor Castle suffered a fire we sent $2 from Peter and Sam and rec'd a letter thanking us for the donation and how the money would be deposited. Later, when Fallon was born on the Queen Mother's birthday we would send her cards, telling her it was Fallon's birthday too. Every year we would get a letter with birthday wishes in return. Ya never know who will write back! Of all the letters to people I consider "stars", I've heard back from the majority. Of course it's about SENDING your positive vibes out into the world without any expectation of response, but it's kinda cool to hear back too!

January 11, 2008
did you get the memo?

Wasn't it delightful to check your mailbox in December as you received so many hand-addressed envelopes filled with holiday cheer? Getting "real mail" is a treat, something we also discovered during our Crusade a few months ago: Spread the Love. Laura reminded us that this is National Letter Writing Week (and she's hosting a party on her blog!) What? You didn't get the memo either? It's never too late to make this a priority, to not just think about writing a letter, but to do it. Now that I think about it, Kathy also blogged about writing a letter. Here's a *smack to the forehead* – write someone today.

There are many ways to get your message across – you can be all fancy with the pens and wax seals or funky with cards and stamps. You can think big like we did when we wrote to both the Queen and the Queen Mother – and we got letters back*! Or you can just write the most minimal words, from the heart.

I've been writing Fan Mail for years. First letter was probably to David Cassidy, most recent was to David Carson. In fact, this week I sent off a handful of emails to several people who were featured in Helvetica, and heard back from a few already! The cool thing about this cyber world is we can follow an impulse, find a person, and make a connection. Instant gratification. Instant expression of gratitude. I keep a file of fan mail I've sent and the responses I've gotten – both through real mail and via email. Sadly, I've lost some copies because I didn't print them out right away – so learn from me, after you hit send, hit print. (Yes, I admit that most of my letters are by email lately but I'm vowing to change that because how do you know that your recipient is hitting print? Don't you want them to have a real letter from you?) It's really interesting to look back at the letters I've sent as a fan and to remember what struck me to reach out to another person – whether it was an artist, or a writer, or a someone who touched me in some way.

I was doing a little digging around online and came across THIS from Emily Post's Etiquette. She was lamenting that letter writing was going to become a lost art and be replaced with telegrams and phone messages. THAT was in 1922. Hello? Email, texting, voicemail…..she would die! She goes into great detail about the kind of letter we don't like to get – letters no one likes to read. (Not a bad lesson to review for us bloggers!) But she also tells us this, above. Love that.

I'm not dissing email – you got it, use it! It's been a terrific means of communicating. (Leaving comments is like a little letter of validation too!) I'm just saying, write a letter – whether it's a quick note, or a thought-out paragraph, to let someone know you're glad they're around, you're thinking of them, they have influenced you, or you just like their music. *wink*

Who will you write to?

* Because my husband is from England, I made it a practice to send notes to the Queen from our kids. When Windsor Castle suffered a fire we sent $2 from Peter and Sam and rec'd a letter thanking us for the donation and how the money would be deposited. Later, when Fallon was born on the Queen Mother's birthday we would send her cards, telling her it was Fallon's birthday too. Every year we would get a letter with birthday wishes in return. Ya never know who will write back! Of all the letters to people I consider "stars", I've heard back from the majority. Of course it's about SENDING your positive vibes out into the world without any expectation of response, but it's kinda cool to hear back too!

January 11, 2008