tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55081463804006291382024-03-04T21:43:31.705-07:00CosmonautIn series of tubes, cosmonaut blogs you!Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-52083374228780342312009-04-23T11:02:00.005-07:002009-04-23T11:26:54.375-07:00recent (and not-so) Cosmonaut love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_hyphenhypheno9A-JdkDzRNZIMtoBPJhYfR5ZrfVfc_lwqOoMFsyrii3ZiCdJiLdyYLTUpfqZJmxUHRWIzXjBIw7fdOxBP9phKHxq_1zUyZIQNp7zWReo-BnhYd115tHS4Vpk0JCgpyGU8ekGeZCA/s1600-h/3302489002_76d5e07195.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_hyphenhypheno9A-JdkDzRNZIMtoBPJhYfR5ZrfVfc_lwqOoMFsyrii3ZiCdJiLdyYLTUpfqZJmxUHRWIzXjBIw7fdOxBP9phKHxq_1zUyZIQNp7zWReo-BnhYd115tHS4Vpk0JCgpyGU8ekGeZCA/s400/3302489002_76d5e07195.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327949665422016882" border="0" /></a>I got another Etsy front page spot back in February; thanks, as usual, is owed to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/etsyfrontpagers/">Etsy Front Pagers</a> on Flickr.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://theexpertsagree.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/plaid-rad/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR64MsYZWWsnNC25Wngj5gBV4bTpjsKDkDcB0fiU_AzHuUJiRNho77POzaxbO_9E6MXSj_xTMHOaL4gFxACPMJWvHSQyhcEJh-M3wGJL1AwxgxGnBStNPPxEkT0SnPdbvQNVH8MfJvjawC/s400/experts_plaid.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327949658529255602" border="0" /></a><br />More exciting was getting <a href="http://theexpertsagree.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/plaid-rad/">featured in a blog post</a> about plaid items at the <a href="http://theexpertsagree.wordpress.com/">The Experts Agree</a>! (And they were nice enough to sent me an Etsy message about it, although my Google Alerts did pick it up as well.) It looks like a really awesome blog; the collections they put together are very well done, and they post on more than just art and craft sellers. They have some great posts on typography and graphic design. They are definitely on my design blog reading list now!Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-79279207163981729032009-03-26T17:41:00.003-07:002009-03-26T17:45:30.496-07:00all-new math<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzBRoGnAq4PszpY323je7r06DTJru9TIhnztMf9bec2ATnye939If8SagBdHks8uWzW5P6owWukzEs3erjoYchjL5jNKa1CEGo7zl5AyYAlq84I4ab82VrCcGtgYAMQG1RWyN4Fn67hCw/s1600-h/69.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzBRoGnAq4PszpY323je7r06DTJru9TIhnztMf9bec2ATnye939If8SagBdHks8uWzW5P6owWukzEs3erjoYchjL5jNKa1CEGo7zl5AyYAlq84I4ab82VrCcGtgYAMQG1RWyN4Fn67hCw/s400/69.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317661835559164530" border="0" /></a><br />More <a href="http://www.morenewmath.com/all/">New Math</a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-5671769958306975132009-03-15T13:06:00.004-07:002009-03-15T13:17:55.648-07:00trying to get back in the blogging swingIt's been a long time since. I have a home now, and a job. I am trying to normalize my life. For me, this includes working on Cosmonaut; blogging, Flickring, making things, etc. I am trying to get re-inspired. I don't know how to operate this blog smoothly yet; whether I want it to be mostly about me, my creations, photos and drawings that inspire me, or some combination thereof.<br /><br />The easiest thing to do is scavenge on ffffound for things I enjoy, so here's some of that:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aMWrPcf4UGLQpKQqGorSs7oadSd7xJwUITfo6MpQ7QM6sMb8u9IHAksDrk5fTKKuYFxr0o5vthyIgyd6dxmJ3wobwGT23SD1qWnKAIiFsg1iTTuJYal7yZmp3cL9_JlAuaVguQZn3VbM/s1600-h/e3b6d38c66c9aa181e66196cf3469b3d50775704_m.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aMWrPcf4UGLQpKQqGorSs7oadSd7xJwUITfo6MpQ7QM6sMb8u9IHAksDrk5fTKKuYFxr0o5vthyIgyd6dxmJ3wobwGT23SD1qWnKAIiFsg1iTTuJYal7yZmp3cL9_JlAuaVguQZn3VbM/s400/e3b6d38c66c9aa181e66196cf3469b3d50775704_m.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313510296162042098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywa4hVWHbnrR4RAXfkAhOQEJb9xwVw7h_bodxMPAohhA-RAvb4W4M7qCAXvkPuXKJ8NQ6gRk6SGtlI4qWzhcOOsy4fMsymd6N_F6m3DKcRzFtOiElOrU28sTCH-1SWlHZpFaYVfvmgYrv/s1600-h/7de7686ee35bb0ee77ddd93b7727320a12848c78_m.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywa4hVWHbnrR4RAXfkAhOQEJb9xwVw7h_bodxMPAohhA-RAvb4W4M7qCAXvkPuXKJ8NQ6gRk6SGtlI4qWzhcOOsy4fMsymd6N_F6m3DKcRzFtOiElOrU28sTCH-1SWlHZpFaYVfvmgYrv/s400/7de7686ee35bb0ee77ddd93b7727320a12848c78_m.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313510289687826082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMNXfdnWwvpKBYXYeUeotc6jQss-krJkDQRlC9Ym7fheA4NyOWlBfhHVWCxrulzhPaBNe68nYFlcltcwHM0neW5SNvxjkFFssr1yodxC3mw6BjPIoTPJEtrTTxVuU7In3U_rZRbA97vP6/s1600-h/3c32350a194ccca70263a7b8af1eaab4805f78c0_m.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMNXfdnWwvpKBYXYeUeotc6jQss-krJkDQRlC9Ym7fheA4NyOWlBfhHVWCxrulzhPaBNe68nYFlcltcwHM0neW5SNvxjkFFssr1yodxC3mw6BjPIoTPJEtrTTxVuU7In3U_rZRbA97vP6/s400/3c32350a194ccca70263a7b8af1eaab4805f78c0_m.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313510284360836274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3HgzVsdw7Df5e6buwZEy6_dZJYFfyD35XT5kjxfO83tGlQM554xnZJgJ4ZpCqX6pponAl0oNvEDOnvyielscQBJHjixsx-C1KcgdED3orCZYq6WWlwoo9M7__289XSfHYKDY9Ave0wGb/s1600-h/3eedc3008945fdd790e9366832159ce85f714490_m.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3HgzVsdw7Df5e6buwZEy6_dZJYFfyD35XT5kjxfO83tGlQM554xnZJgJ4ZpCqX6pponAl0oNvEDOnvyielscQBJHjixsx-C1KcgdED3orCZYq6WWlwoo9M7__289XSfHYKDY9Ave0wGb/s400/3eedc3008945fdd790e9366832159ce85f714490_m.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313510282653629202" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-44091544170552369802009-02-02T13:35:00.003-07:002009-02-02T13:40:35.043-07:00etsy front page!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTcyxLApAaoc4r03BYe3CMjsd4e5xAVA2RTA72Oup3853vDlDgibxyU0pr1eE8R00QDYkB1VwFWOVkHLpg6YBhnM62s1ZavQ_m_3hcq1wSPcxkXH3fIFszhs6xIXFzPXhqhxpelj5P_Ud/s1600-h/3242488301_58332fce8b_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 362px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTcyxLApAaoc4r03BYe3CMjsd4e5xAVA2RTA72Oup3853vDlDgibxyU0pr1eE8R00QDYkB1VwFWOVkHLpg6YBhnM62s1ZavQ_m_3hcq1wSPcxkXH3fIFszhs6xIXFzPXhqhxpelj5P_Ud/s400/3242488301_58332fce8b_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298301483551036434" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to the <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/28488923@N05/">Etsy Front Pagers</a>, my Google alert picked up this screenshot of my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17514635">Brown Woodgrain Belt</a> featured on the Etsy front page (9th spot). My views and hearts went WAY up. No sales yet, but it's a good start! It makes me feel a bit guilty for not working on my shop more, but at the same tim it's invigorating and might kick me back into the "making' mindset. Either way, it was a pleasant surprise!Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-31769609196713382982009-02-01T01:39:00.003-07:002009-02-01T01:41:02.050-07:00one thing keeps me going...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZnj0L9NGWOruu03FhOXp27VizMNqu1y_H2-kv008lDHyILZ7ruIwWhufOD1dWwdK7dpBLd0IJ9hZHfUr1jrXyG-BPm-Q1wQd1N-wDq04403OUsenyuc5WTOW0_RVJ1LITPwxjTRxxazP/s1600-h/island.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZnj0L9NGWOruu03FhOXp27VizMNqu1y_H2-kv008lDHyILZ7ruIwWhufOD1dWwdK7dpBLd0IJ9hZHfUr1jrXyG-BPm-Q1wQd1N-wDq04403OUsenyuc5WTOW0_RVJ1LITPwxjTRxxazP/s400/island.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297745874981979346" border="0" /></a><br />I clipped a printed version of this comic once. This very nearly explains my continued existence.<br /><br />via <a href="http://www.wondermark.com">Wondermark</a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-55275893931128485452009-01-27T22:30:00.003-07:002009-01-27T22:46:06.088-07:00homeless<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NRSLjG-SWYLI3ro0xa8Nk6BKZk1DlNAr0Z2ekJvBoxq0n_P5IGPc_oRK7Fvaq9G-ugsbDuiRm5jiHVm27xI2vytXCdex_bRgcWRVKrud6c45FgsmCBwdGaYwg8FJUw0P3ZGKOXt64CdP/s1600-h/homeless_san_fran.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4NRSLjG-SWYLI3ro0xa8Nk6BKZk1DlNAr0Z2ekJvBoxq0n_P5IGPc_oRK7Fvaq9G-ugsbDuiRm5jiHVm27xI2vytXCdex_bRgcWRVKrud6c45FgsmCBwdGaYwg8FJUw0P3ZGKOXt64CdP/s400/homeless_san_fran.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296212829120102658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The disturbing neglect this blog has received for the past month-ish is due to this fact. Fortunately not living on the street quite yet, but all of my worldly possessions are in something with wheels on it. I never thought I would feel what it means to be "in a recession". I have been searching HARD for a job for over 6 weeks now. I have gotten one call back, which never went anywhere. I never thought I could want to mop floors so bad. I would do anything right now, just to be making money.<br />Nowadays, I perform such glamorous activities as showering at the gym, sleeping on floors, and stealing WiFi while idling in front of Safeway.<br />The worst part of it for me is that I'm not making anything. I haven't been drawing. I can't even spare a thought for creative flights of fancy because they seem so goddamn luxurious, and I'm wasting my time because why aren't I filling out that application to stack bananas at Whole Foods.<br />Add to this the fact that I am trying to apply for grad schools, but they each want at least $50 just to decide I'm not good enough to go there. I had to decide whether to pay my phone bill or send 5 pieces of paper to Columbia University.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6nv2xK3bWAZcRcExue_7U9B7zJcvZVRDqXXEAGntZPhD5u3BQuDgwUIUzXf5vK-v9PASgYTk7aaeYicVSOwfd6MkKzjFz0_VaIfJGflaQ9glQM-rpmOXz7OhwphD7Svq-5bXbPSSGI6x/s1600-h/3183000057_b2b25dce31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6nv2xK3bWAZcRcExue_7U9B7zJcvZVRDqXXEAGntZPhD5u3BQuDgwUIUzXf5vK-v9PASgYTk7aaeYicVSOwfd6MkKzjFz0_VaIfJGflaQ9glQM-rpmOXz7OhwphD7Svq-5bXbPSSGI6x/s400/3183000057_b2b25dce31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296216625000833522" border="0" /></a>At least I'm back in the Bay Area and have access to good burritos. Nom nom.<br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-79699091259075880872008-12-24T12:32:00.003-07:002008-12-24T12:50:38.110-07:00ride it!Working on my illustration portfolio:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHnKcB0zG7hXQj3sAx8ykJLc7ym6mTe8TMtLhVLUFNK_R10CDc1M9p_k9zrCxhoQdvTFEwl1BnJnbwyUNcqmoun3VltfKuExIOONEQWjkRLHPGfXqczpUAU3x-WkfABrU9SQVxun_sjR9/s1600-h/3105871356_3c7fc99705.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXHnKcB0zG7hXQj3sAx8ykJLc7ym6mTe8TMtLhVLUFNK_R10CDc1M9p_k9zrCxhoQdvTFEwl1BnJnbwyUNcqmoun3VltfKuExIOONEQWjkRLHPGfXqczpUAU3x-WkfABrU9SQVxun_sjR9/s400/3105871356_3c7fc99705.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283445794667172066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhjNmybRGmcn66E3e48byChPWY2kE6JmtD7n0rNYadsm-mfqUjJHpkjD_ALbGNv5Y5cFlNjYbgy8F_j0NkSGhvkj1Nl8LJ2t8BjRJXejSJxpzfA9MSXDTj8ZutmPBDmqEz18EZgba1GaE/s1600-h/3105038817_1517bda8dd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhjNmybRGmcn66E3e48byChPWY2kE6JmtD7n0rNYadsm-mfqUjJHpkjD_ALbGNv5Y5cFlNjYbgy8F_j0NkSGhvkj1Nl8LJ2t8BjRJXejSJxpzfA9MSXDTj8ZutmPBDmqEz18EZgba1GaE/s400/3105038817_1517bda8dd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283445795003968674" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-10699309895853410472008-12-16T20:38:00.003-07:002008-12-16T20:41:09.869-07:00we're moving out tonight...which means starting tomorrow, I will be homeless for the foreseeable future.<br /><br />I hate packing god I hate it so much.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQXQap4LgUrIhIzXVY7xe7hQ3eOrilDH2OkajP_ZrGa3AaQ-lJVAZJ5UU7sRqdehTB5lGaaBo3rNU2aLIVxmhegT7VabnibAYwF6HpWoM8XUFPZNDZ9PxxiGAnSFMzfgtcU1BqLQ-hIt3/s1600-h/304562550_5ec332d635.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQXQap4LgUrIhIzXVY7xe7hQ3eOrilDH2OkajP_ZrGa3AaQ-lJVAZJ5UU7sRqdehTB5lGaaBo3rNU2aLIVxmhegT7VabnibAYwF6HpWoM8XUFPZNDZ9PxxiGAnSFMzfgtcU1BqLQ-hIt3/s400/304562550_5ec332d635.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280598735075983618" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-70011069442158184662008-12-10T17:29:00.002-07:002008-12-10T17:32:11.981-07:00odd things from around my houseGiant praying mantis right outside the front door-<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZRv8owSKTdKrXOGtWOzioqIjzS-lET0Lj0slE_sc7DV0j0FaS1Nx7XV7S3rMzG_h_XOghyphenhyphenNpnsVPCcmLAqZ2dmxbjTHIygjUApLHvNTNP5SKuEULg6TUban47T53-doCLIcID-udcudV/s1600-h/3098390917_d054ae62de.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZRv8owSKTdKrXOGtWOzioqIjzS-lET0Lj0slE_sc7DV0j0FaS1Nx7XV7S3rMzG_h_XOghyphenhyphenNpnsVPCcmLAqZ2dmxbjTHIygjUApLHvNTNP5SKuEULg6TUban47T53-doCLIcID-udcudV/s400/3098390917_d054ae62de.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278323410936922162" border="0" /></a><br />De-crowned stalk of broccoli-<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrrg2i9Zao_mqUkLnBiW_LakTok94_6bkH8nlcA7nR7VFplgWTaYUvyEWaOb9tbEdvcz7DiTTC_s6dHfBbBBMCU_Il0iL0nsI0BrDR3ViCecUfIHvbAz6YvDy9Rsri8KFTTOfdS1LnUlp/s1600-h/3099226896_083c5e1ec9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrrg2i9Zao_mqUkLnBiW_LakTok94_6bkH8nlcA7nR7VFplgWTaYUvyEWaOb9tbEdvcz7DiTTC_s6dHfBbBBMCU_Il0iL0nsI0BrDR3ViCecUfIHvbAz6YvDy9Rsri8KFTTOfdS1LnUlp/s400/3099226896_083c5e1ec9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278323401828115922" border="0" /></a><br />Inadvertently buying color-matched foods at the grocery store-<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKsY9MqKMlPrjcyANguXG8p08P9D7K1yS1Pk16yEqlhn2y5FZcxnYtN2cT0d6xaLtIB_wpI9HMhyxnaJXnWLr4WkT4BjohV2M-fxEZWcMYQ40vH7b8uKlrt23Gtp4B7LUjL7nMSGzVuhr/s1600-h/3099240242_a47684980c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKsY9MqKMlPrjcyANguXG8p08P9D7K1yS1Pk16yEqlhn2y5FZcxnYtN2cT0d6xaLtIB_wpI9HMhyxnaJXnWLr4WkT4BjohV2M-fxEZWcMYQ40vH7b8uKlrt23Gtp4B7LUjL7nMSGzVuhr/s400/3099240242_a47684980c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278323403300330658" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-16310594016579408912008-12-10T17:24:00.003-07:002008-12-10T17:28:15.661-07:00my front yard at sunsetCarpet of insanely yellow leaves.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrjBCOWxLuinEGB2trX-B_0b35QQ0KefF54HAQrBYipNVHknJMUdGrO-zE5eSeKUZOls7X60giDzXKGyPKigt4z06zNEFnkqM1N3CkEZLsIXTaJA_RHaisOY6fpl1W63VRNSN4l2qB_JI/s1600-h/3099271676_98ff6b134a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrjBCOWxLuinEGB2trX-B_0b35QQ0KefF54HAQrBYipNVHknJMUdGrO-zE5eSeKUZOls7X60giDzXKGyPKigt4z06zNEFnkqM1N3CkEZLsIXTaJA_RHaisOY6fpl1W63VRNSN4l2qB_JI/s400/3099271676_98ff6b134a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278322300975599650" border="0" /></a><br />Electric blue sky.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_wUOs3Ouw5e8ock1LAd_ykKeH0HBFSz8PY5-QifduUvzHGsWjN4HYbXlW_vTSQj7jvLMUKd49wDBnIF_4NT6yTf_2MMD0waJhpreJpbemedztPRqgStNFj3TwngnKR0SMDp9KY1zhwNR/s1600-h/3098404127_b0af1a35ba.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_wUOs3Ouw5e8ock1LAd_ykKeH0HBFSz8PY5-QifduUvzHGsWjN4HYbXlW_vTSQj7jvLMUKd49wDBnIF_4NT6yTf_2MMD0waJhpreJpbemedztPRqgStNFj3TwngnKR0SMDp9KY1zhwNR/s400/3098404127_b0af1a35ba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278322140820476514" border="0" /></a><br />Shadow of a leaf.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ89TiqrhY2H9qLcs2GJWr2HC4Yc7z9dR0_xNTaLTNe7TXIR7zT9BKtLU2BnmsMxojZHUY_ws6wdTvXZW4ekkpxh8MSDqZy07lWMFtod7d1lcaiZUz7iK5TsIJoG-CicJTSRijkCB7B4F3/s1600-h/3099236992_738fb50722.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ89TiqrhY2H9qLcs2GJWr2HC4Yc7z9dR0_xNTaLTNe7TXIR7zT9BKtLU2BnmsMxojZHUY_ws6wdTvXZW4ekkpxh8MSDqZy07lWMFtod7d1lcaiZUz7iK5TsIJoG-CicJTSRijkCB7B4F3/s400/3099236992_738fb50722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278322136498398818" border="0" /></a><br />About to fall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOk9dW7RbnHKMocKczbwF3pUiAuL01F5RA0fcUTz3gT5jMitLRo4HGbyPkiW5J-YBlHQTUfPtOLv-35i7hOjV_HQGNBTTcZscy5CNVki2Cghrbn7xHRsOo_ocE1eyJ0xCWMksW0zZn6xO/s1600-h/3099237940_7b9423f546.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGOk9dW7RbnHKMocKczbwF3pUiAuL01F5RA0fcUTz3gT5jMitLRo4HGbyPkiW5J-YBlHQTUfPtOLv-35i7hOjV_HQGNBTTcZscy5CNVki2Cghrbn7xHRsOo_ocE1eyJ0xCWMksW0zZn6xO/s400/3099237940_7b9423f546.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278322137083928194" border="0" /></a><br />Bright red berries.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSP7KNvie21pTYLn0MSgHi5spR2OaJhEFH1xl21Fbp42OwKwAXwgEv6J0V7iszSxQwZC0jNyO4IuixIL4kBD5hc58ZGS38zFD36t7pNlCL6MXUCG_ipfL1nSiFLTDlVUZNNVseyEue-5Kx/s1600-h/3099236126_72acd9ea08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSP7KNvie21pTYLn0MSgHi5spR2OaJhEFH1xl21Fbp42OwKwAXwgEv6J0V7iszSxQwZC0jNyO4IuixIL4kBD5hc58ZGS38zFD36t7pNlCL6MXUCG_ipfL1nSiFLTDlVUZNNVseyEue-5Kx/s400/3099236126_72acd9ea08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278322128454379314" border="0" /></a><br />Yeah, that bright.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DXjkJSWphzN4RIBYoyutH34OCu7wL4lOGU-hjEfOBDulRbKBId-OWWo39vNUXX1e-gjDxWHF3PURXoF_wsUj3XPFDE5W0Zl1hGKXde8_B1WizUpVUu3PyPB0ul8Fv5OqvVb3hEZK1ODR/s1600-h/3099234562_47d47b26d3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_DXjkJSWphzN4RIBYoyutH34OCu7wL4lOGU-hjEfOBDulRbKBId-OWWo39vNUXX1e-gjDxWHF3PURXoF_wsUj3XPFDE5W0Zl1hGKXde8_B1WizUpVUu3PyPB0ul8Fv5OqvVb3hEZK1ODR/s400/3099234562_47d47b26d3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278322120024122498" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-71498160510806518172008-12-06T13:20:00.003-07:002008-12-06T13:29:17.572-07:00today's project: botanical drawingsThese sketches were inspired by some Japanese Ikebana photographs. Quite happy with the understated compositions.<br />They are most likely not becoming permanent design ideas for Cosmonaut (unless there is outcry to the contrary) not because I don't like them, but because I think this kind of imagery is overdone; I see it on t-shirts and other screenprinted goods all the time.<br />I personally am more excited about using these kinds of concepts for tattoo designs; I think it is more innovative in terms of layout. I can especially see lots of possibilities for non-black-outline based tattooing that may resemble woodblock prints a la the background branch in the second drawing. (Yes, for those of you not in the know, I seriously would like to learn how to be a tattoo artist.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_6z37X6_jJkQv804_CPzOlNn7WDpYEvY5WN07T8Wkorz6XrA7cEB8fx90iOL2s32ggcihGzEOrW3AWJqMiXQLop5jTk5S1sQGZ6jEw4ob7ami401oG0DmYaT2wFF-5u3k8xKa1tPrhup/s1600-h/3086912283_21af48c495.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK_6z37X6_jJkQv804_CPzOlNn7WDpYEvY5WN07T8Wkorz6XrA7cEB8fx90iOL2s32ggcihGzEOrW3AWJqMiXQLop5jTk5S1sQGZ6jEw4ob7ami401oG0DmYaT2wFF-5u3k8xKa1tPrhup/s400/3086912283_21af48c495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276776487870400322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBDBVdEJ_LGUIdwMQCoAnai9nlw2d7dOVwt9OgXZqPgftV_1JAsv5YlKSRgrdF9sOtzCU6O4W0bAwjdZh-f8BQYkMEzVuI_UT31pB7JW_RQ56KGvlkqSy4qDApgLorrZuwvPbdYHISPdd/s1600-h/3087754762_a530e3d668.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBDBVdEJ_LGUIdwMQCoAnai9nlw2d7dOVwt9OgXZqPgftV_1JAsv5YlKSRgrdF9sOtzCU6O4W0bAwjdZh-f8BQYkMEzVuI_UT31pB7JW_RQ56KGvlkqSy4qDApgLorrZuwvPbdYHISPdd/s400/3087754762_a530e3d668.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276776488454412338" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-5879962033483875572008-12-05T10:57:00.006-07:002008-12-05T11:17:08.765-07:00little drawings I call widges<div style="text-align: justify;">Not sure why, it's just the word that popped into my head when I started. They were originally meant for a sprawling project which was a conceptual self-portrait in mix-tape form, including viewer/listener participation through personal emotional cartography. Yes, it's bizarre and complicated, and probably won't ever be completed.<br />Anyhow, the artwork portion was meant to include at least 25 more of these little archetypes, almost like the characters in a tarot deck. I like them so much that it seemed a shame to keep them hidden on my computer for some unknown future date when I get the project done.<br /></div><br />The Carried Pet:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VOVaqnRKC70WnlO6QAeO_TrO9q2WmuJl2mUBDVkOdvgAJjTOKix4qxz4_unH2CL4OTvAwsejCZlpwT56RsbTcVOhlksmm6obmVnGFZtG8RSkfjUIph_34eUmmvFK4twlzKhCxzYNM97l/s1600-h/pet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_VOVaqnRKC70WnlO6QAeO_TrO9q2WmuJl2mUBDVkOdvgAJjTOKix4qxz4_unH2CL4OTvAwsejCZlpwT56RsbTcVOhlksmm6obmVnGFZtG8RSkfjUIph_34eUmmvFK4twlzKhCxzYNM97l/s400/pet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276370830968395394" border="0" /></a><br />The Executive:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsICwbCt2243lleLnSUGt1zFbrS7kkamuTTpAhLmYHs5MnLDyR3dYNbRx6lcnZb35v1G49iNWy6h5NGNGydKOBOT2gXAUNjPD2z7vf15q1-HFoZrLDObdidSEhXH70xnvVWqRZ9-u4GYq/s1600-h/arf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsICwbCt2243lleLnSUGt1zFbrS7kkamuTTpAhLmYHs5MnLDyR3dYNbRx6lcnZb35v1G49iNWy6h5NGNGydKOBOT2gXAUNjPD2z7vf15q1-HFoZrLDObdidSEhXH70xnvVWqRZ9-u4GYq/s400/arf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276370815812585666" border="0" /></a><br />The Tree:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuUH7Gy_KLJzplOul6oXNKj5BubE2sphtnO8RPJQ35V8-4MvOBh3N3MhPChiYeeCdT8453laAtkfk1sB7dluBGJz1y8NwL46IyQYhu6taxipePZYWny3y07Xm-0kRgJ0HXmpHiNDPjT6f/s1600-h/tree.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuUH7Gy_KLJzplOul6oXNKj5BubE2sphtnO8RPJQ35V8-4MvOBh3N3MhPChiYeeCdT8453laAtkfk1sB7dluBGJz1y8NwL46IyQYhu6taxipePZYWny3y07Xm-0kRgJ0HXmpHiNDPjT6f/s400/tree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276370825301041842" border="0" /></a><br />The Mannequin:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8AJfFdkKSWwEll5cXthGuEhCsGHufDqmaTT8nFXEFeX9E7s7CK_iDnPZR-tJXFRIHwVnQP1TEnzXwsCiZDrVH1kX-kRx38smY53arikQRWTXQt8eI0CKhzXO6Z6WKV2vCI2_VmEduHRs/s1600-h/mannequin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio8AJfFdkKSWwEll5cXthGuEhCsGHufDqmaTT8nFXEFeX9E7s7CK_iDnPZR-tJXFRIHwVnQP1TEnzXwsCiZDrVH1kX-kRx38smY53arikQRWTXQt8eI0CKhzXO6Z6WKV2vCI2_VmEduHRs/s400/mannequin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276370821183752866" border="0" /></a><br />The Trophy:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QjYP9pNi8ve_zlyE81N7VihAQpZEIr3WZh1L3IiTjmac3YnQGur3tLDG-zHMPB6UO2KUSaVYfFNybrjdvIMgnya4uJYyT8kL04rjmj_CduqqLLAHB5ruTDfOdK2qU_XmgK36qAolUnej/s1600-h/trophy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QjYP9pNi8ve_zlyE81N7VihAQpZEIr3WZh1L3IiTjmac3YnQGur3tLDG-zHMPB6UO2KUSaVYfFNybrjdvIMgnya4uJYyT8kL04rjmj_CduqqLLAHB5ruTDfOdK2qU_XmgK36qAolUnej/s400/trophy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276370827553728306" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-33453547593866444512008-11-30T12:36:00.000-07:002008-12-01T12:48:19.614-07:00thanksgiving weekend momentsErik and I unexpectedly spent Thanksgiving at our friend Stacey's house in San Diego. It was a 7 hour drive from Sedona, that we decided to make at noon on Thursday. Hooray for spontaneity!<br /><br />My favorite things of the weekend were A) Stacey's apartment, which was full of cute furnitures, beautiful flowers, and other lovely objects:<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruP-EW_QgRDthjvK7TsOql_S71dbhjm5NgXoi4ynPvTowOQTuFXsRPoIUc_Dj594O2IAqEWz9q0J1UCms1l9FyK0yA_PW44Kb8NzvE5gTfWhoNRx1WqugTLfidbPbJljnU6gKYhO3GqtC/s1600-h/3074469561_43f1311fe4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruP-EW_QgRDthjvK7TsOql_S71dbhjm5NgXoi4ynPvTowOQTuFXsRPoIUc_Dj594O2IAqEWz9q0J1UCms1l9FyK0yA_PW44Kb8NzvE5gTfWhoNRx1WqugTLfidbPbJljnU6gKYhO3GqtC/s400/3074469561_43f1311fe4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274909139338571122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmBHBIDZAlIFl2K8NI9Gf3S7XNIs2UlRwpPBZsbSfy7A-6Ei1wdaXrJxQHO13rP_X-BuBSnkisE5ZcOGG9KcZqtwdJVUxJ_M9rmNyCTvx4jIOxE0yxckKq_FUMBdLlkU76Lo-7FRP6X86/s1600-h/3075331326_28b7f2ab9b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmBHBIDZAlIFl2K8NI9Gf3S7XNIs2UlRwpPBZsbSfy7A-6Ei1wdaXrJxQHO13rP_X-BuBSnkisE5ZcOGG9KcZqtwdJVUxJ_M9rmNyCTvx4jIOxE0yxckKq_FUMBdLlkU76Lo-7FRP6X86/s400/3075331326_28b7f2ab9b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274909140748459010" border="0" /></a><br />(I used to dislike the all-white apartments I encountered in San Francisco, yearning for the ability to paint or otherwise add a splash of color. However, now that I've lived in beige-walled timeshare hell, I would kill for the crisp white rooms and cute architectural details of a home like Stacey's!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uc_NvkRNHz_VEh3MTGpwe7Visjnjk34aXktRHOLUM-dsTUrohm9Ih8qXc6T8MJHjPK3P6JiqGUl95s3Ev2IuKPdsN3Q89I1HwwI3P7o3QxAjtGcTQ1W9y-eWUgf_rvnvOYb4XQ3ZhMVW/s1600-h/3074495059_fb1f0f4ec2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uc_NvkRNHz_VEh3MTGpwe7Visjnjk34aXktRHOLUM-dsTUrohm9Ih8qXc6T8MJHjPK3P6JiqGUl95s3Ev2IuKPdsN3Q89I1HwwI3P7o3QxAjtGcTQ1W9y-eWUgf_rvnvOYb4XQ3ZhMVW/s400/3074495059_fb1f0f4ec2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274908904589991282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKx6hi55nSxjrE7VkCLce9YrXFuRpvQhyphenhyphen-Gt6-ZaN5pYTdBq-EN2pTu8SQVEO5-QEa4RQWmJtYayeuwHmajKDlzDqCYoDF7w3J9V5WozCqSNijVFF-nyFcCcDHXooL4FVM9VuVYbhUXxBX/s1600-h/3074496771_032ae1a42a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrk7nHerb_2UKDgL3JMWBk988FjzaF7e_nvJl1qwJ9VBGHoqIyWfF3J9j1tkRBqjDsKJ6Z07JB-YvyQj65ciKowTkXavgu2uKQyAX7t4PtraRdzt9q5wjw_PEgzQ6kMXgkyiIyOuLdH-Ks/s400/3074502299_fe028158ea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274908873784178162" border="0" /></a><br />and B) the opportunity to frolic in the Pacific Ocean!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZa4n7d-9kBWdfK07jQSZvC4COkhNIa8sEt96vsh53behDK-RblKHnOa8F5GBDkxQY-iKB5I4utukazr9O8dZ7qIYLF0M04dXoh38ANbNmucN8ce8vj3rq-XidshXO6IPr38r-Hl1YZgj/s1600-h/3075317086_266952406a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZa4n7d-9kBWdfK07jQSZvC4COkhNIa8sEt96vsh53behDK-RblKHnOa8F5GBDkxQY-iKB5I4utukazr9O8dZ7qIYLF0M04dXoh38ANbNmucN8ce8vj3rq-XidshXO6IPr38r-Hl1YZgj/s400/3075317086_266952406a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274908332828971010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yPSAG_DCkQ1P5V7m-Adbw8qvUFEiwegVHm32Nqaxa_U2IiPQVrO7-kucKzJ3sEdO4oxEm3D4nP2J_OtlDNenza6BnjrOIsPTPGa412TdHDqYGtBL42VEQ83d1sGeCcfe-91iEMIuZX_M/s1600-h/3075324076_c87206d9c2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yPSAG_DCkQ1P5V7m-Adbw8qvUFEiwegVHm32Nqaxa_U2IiPQVrO7-kucKzJ3sEdO4oxEm3D4nP2J_OtlDNenza6BnjrOIsPTPGa412TdHDqYGtBL42VEQ83d1sGeCcfe-91iEMIuZX_M/s400/3075324076_c87206d9c2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274908332493243794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1kW2rFI9Ex9GJ5pYzwFsyEINpVHTByuijh5gJ-rsyju6_h3UJt8_LRpaop_TQ0JRwHePcCyKvw3hdLQtK0dXS4p-sK-JJSfhIjAgHclT6ikYlVzz1KB_tQCJ4kjmFum3GXTk80xcQsSe/s1600-h/3075324968_aa8c7b519e.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1kW2rFI9Ex9GJ5pYzwFsyEINpVHTByuijh5gJ-rsyju6_h3UJt8_LRpaop_TQ0JRwHePcCyKvw3hdLQtK0dXS4p-sK-JJSfhIjAgHclT6ikYlVzz1KB_tQCJ4kjmFum3GXTk80xcQsSe/s400/3075324968_aa8c7b519e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274908324511708594" border="0" /></a><br />Sea Cone!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwpRdHkTT3anRsP_e7a0C9CEO8aykMRf9dQ0o4ip-WWcn7d_cu0xG5pCfzgqUG3n6wuraeMOgVTEjXYj7HThCJDY89MsQzRawnxWd6bma261iWEPeWsNaB0pPY8jhobxWU11CqCvlATDy/s1600-h/3074490945_9092d0d776.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwpRdHkTT3anRsP_e7a0C9CEO8aykMRf9dQ0o4ip-WWcn7d_cu0xG5pCfzgqUG3n6wuraeMOgVTEjXYj7HThCJDY89MsQzRawnxWd6bma261iWEPeWsNaB0pPY8jhobxWU11CqCvlATDy/s400/3074490945_9092d0d776.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274908318255968034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKb6OE_PRhzO8_7zUWhWrTdkS7ZMuFd3dg_OnEaEcxbeO-VuSyeKMWAznmccxmFLhis0iv-Im8fidZ1Vbp_mJ3GYaEzigv8HpPbcH-hJT2NlBP4Ez_7F7ItkAgR9yzs58Xqw93LAU2kbb/s1600-h/3074481007_68f39714c2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKb6OE_PRhzO8_7zUWhWrTdkS7ZMuFd3dg_OnEaEcxbeO-VuSyeKMWAznmccxmFLhis0iv-Im8fidZ1Vbp_mJ3GYaEzigv8HpPbcH-hJT2NlBP4Ez_7F7ItkAgR9yzs58Xqw93LAU2kbb/s400/3074481007_68f39714c2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274908307910528466" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Thanksgiving!<br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-81851928430014305812008-11-25T16:40:00.003-07:002008-11-25T16:43:32.298-07:00Patrick Leger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevBeYfrV03OfA8Wndo5zA33u0g6OIpNqER4XJL55Z9OINip9pc2xO0tWp3Z0mrlTPzKVQkyK4w6Epr_r7cYjtdmNwvB4UsoH0ogJCMs4sDHU5qR2dpDfNC1J85Rngkx7T5Pmz14sbsYSM/s1600-h/after_the_heist.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevBeYfrV03OfA8Wndo5zA33u0g6OIpNqER4XJL55Z9OINip9pc2xO0tWp3Z0mrlTPzKVQkyK4w6Epr_r7cYjtdmNwvB4UsoH0ogJCMs4sDHU5qR2dpDfNC1J85Rngkx7T5Pmz14sbsYSM/s400/after_the_heist.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272744405585088306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy some amazing illustrations by <a href="http://www.patrick-leger.com">Patrick Leger.</a> They are so beautiful it almost makes my teeth hurt. In a good way.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-RFEGLlTLn9Vf0rLeDYS1T9IRrekocbAMxP0mU9nmjKt4SYQlHm9ODy-0jEL55k-ZpBgfSiJ6JtrfPJXJju40nRkHUtePJlUmV-rIDbJBxeGRgMqoYYzpw5m-jk8mON2STM2mihJ3SzI/s1600-h/day_at_sea.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-RFEGLlTLn9Vf0rLeDYS1T9IRrekocbAMxP0mU9nmjKt4SYQlHm9ODy-0jEL55k-ZpBgfSiJ6JtrfPJXJju40nRkHUtePJlUmV-rIDbJBxeGRgMqoYYzpw5m-jk8mON2STM2mihJ3SzI/s400/day_at_sea.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272744410794341794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8HfqJ7C6QulRZXzAUQlz5uH-zpF6wfDTwrkeXLY93LVvCrfveE4xGaIMu_gEGBjx56X70AAQ-dnU9tVVP2Ik9Wh7Wjk_5kTfcXDLtaFGLP_YF6Fb8x6tbo7AC7ScnjUMzvNCQLzBrCDQ/s1600-h/Irina.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8HfqJ7C6QulRZXzAUQlz5uH-zpF6wfDTwrkeXLY93LVvCrfveE4xGaIMu_gEGBjx56X70AAQ-dnU9tVVP2Ik9Wh7Wjk_5kTfcXDLtaFGLP_YF6Fb8x6tbo7AC7ScnjUMzvNCQLzBrCDQ/s400/Irina.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272744415246879858" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-13422561677992004132008-11-25T15:56:00.005-07:002008-11-25T16:23:58.414-07:00today's project: wallet!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAldC9zUHnutkKgOfyFJoZ7sA4I99jFFOZu2S7HLVx5o8WtHbjbr1n_oak9I0idZmyM8GUsStc59ZookYFSBYtu4FQ5iwLIZ-EaBDTLH03r0drRfKkXJxf02_-W4z0jwnelr-YtME5k5wC/s1600-h/thread.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAldC9zUHnutkKgOfyFJoZ7sA4I99jFFOZu2S7HLVx5o8WtHbjbr1n_oak9I0idZmyM8GUsStc59ZookYFSBYtu4FQ5iwLIZ-EaBDTLH03r0drRfKkXJxf02_-W4z0jwnelr-YtME5k5wC/s400/thread.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272733733528916050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I get a queasy kind of feeling when I see a pile of thread from incorrect seams I've ripped out and it appears to be the same mass as an entire spool.<br /><br />In other words, I'm trying to figure out how my sewing machine works again and making tiny baby steps in progress. The biggest problem is not that I don't know how to work it; it's that I'm using industrial felt, which is very unpredictable when I sew on it. And also, trying to incorporate reclaimed mens suiting material, which is woven and unravels like mad sauce :(<br /><br />So after lots of frustration trying to make a rather complicated bi-fold wallet with credit card pockets, I decided to make a non-folding pouch/card sleeve. This got rid of the need to wrangle the suiting, stop fraying edges, fold seams under and press, etc.<br /><br />Here is the result, made from 1/8 inch thick felt, silkscreened with red ink:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGLf9_k4B34HloHLKMbNc0qwW-Expwg8O0X61lAzDvLynIUQ4AHud9wNbm9CkgsN32DVSpXaUjLHlf-2yTCTY7yh5feRNR7gceqWWVJMn8fn7omSxQmjq5yRjJWNMxuES9mmVEAJe4jj4/s1600-h/wllet1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOGLf9_k4B34HloHLKMbNc0qwW-Expwg8O0X61lAzDvLynIUQ4AHud9wNbm9CkgsN32DVSpXaUjLHlf-2yTCTY7yh5feRNR7gceqWWVJMn8fn7omSxQmjq5yRjJWNMxuES9mmVEAJe4jj4/s400/wllet1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272733483353948834" border="0" /></a><br />Back view (card slots):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjl3vpHipvPo5Jsedmg2t8WVMOnqRBTKrv7cmcwOwDkm4k88ffxooKGd3OLMgM1E_ocAyrDPjAtwcbJ4SvFYRenqRQ7VLtg6E6rf_nWGwoubtQC-k7TpnKHzLITnexoTqFxz8sKnLII08/s1600-h/wllet3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjl3vpHipvPo5Jsedmg2t8WVMOnqRBTKrv7cmcwOwDkm4k88ffxooKGd3OLMgM1E_ocAyrDPjAtwcbJ4SvFYRenqRQ7VLtg6E6rf_nWGwoubtQC-k7TpnKHzLITnexoTqFxz8sKnLII08/s400/wllet3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272733477204850962" border="0" /></a><br />Pocket for money:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjf1uSoL0LdepNkPR91Egwmk2kAAniBzUJzC8cv6JJ7l_y7KdLVQKoXKDs6_dYx9SJWo2X65dQsP52C0SUCCtyXLrIOW80dCtMVX_fwblUhUjTa-BMtSkRsrU-6L3gCCfE68fmS_DN9ls/s1600-h/wllet2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjf1uSoL0LdepNkPR91Egwmk2kAAniBzUJzC8cv6JJ7l_y7KdLVQKoXKDs6_dYx9SJWo2X65dQsP52C0SUCCtyXLrIOW80dCtMVX_fwblUhUjTa-BMtSkRsrU-6L3gCCfE68fmS_DN9ls/s400/wllet2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272733478804682578" border="0" /></a><br />Voila!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LiQ7fNffY5t4za1l0tM2l77RbLX2b-JRzHT47sWu9PcNQKzwaISCmblBT_dCoqq_gEbRdb1n_IjhKe1LACXR4qlWXK2tVe1HNiRIwom4rZ0FfHk6K6p1iRtS0ZgVuyGd9okewVeSqQu3/s1600-h/wllet4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LiQ7fNffY5t4za1l0tM2l77RbLX2b-JRzHT47sWu9PcNQKzwaISCmblBT_dCoqq_gEbRdb1n_IjhKe1LACXR4qlWXK2tVe1HNiRIwom4rZ0FfHk6K6p1iRtS0ZgVuyGd9okewVeSqQu3/s400/wllet4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272733479137784962" border="0" /></a><br />I am mostly happy with it because it uses the natural properties of the felt. That is, I can cut slits in it for cards and such and it is A. sturdy enough to handle being sliced nearly in half and B. won't unravel or fray.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrpVuoxRzbihiSn73-rqsAxi9H40nleNwF9UI9DZ62bgVUkiLmT605mnsEA671sOZwbETgQh428fkK1A_gF_ZDAYVxV4UvMFSkdeIa31ZgacPl7VoV2qcKQsvaBljZ5iSF0YLQESQz7o0/s1600-h/wllet5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrpVuoxRzbihiSn73-rqsAxi9H40nleNwF9UI9DZ62bgVUkiLmT605mnsEA671sOZwbETgQh428fkK1A_gF_ZDAYVxV4UvMFSkdeIa31ZgacPl7VoV2qcKQsvaBljZ5iSF0YLQESQz7o0/s400/wllet5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272733475659621714" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know that I've ever seen a wallet that didn't fold at least in half, if not thirds. Which makes me worry that no one will think it's a practical design. It is definitely minimalist; it can only hold some cash and 3-4 cards. But it's nice and low profile in my pocket. There is a small piece of hidden structure sewn on the inside that keeps the upper card from sliding all the way in. Otherwise, it's just a piece of felt, folded and sewn.<br /><br />After troubleshooting is over, I am definitely making some for <a href="http://cosmonautshop.etsy.com/">my Etsy shop</a>. I have a few different designs to print on them that will work great.<br /><br />And I'm still brainstorming other wallet design ideas, and will post if they pan out.<br /><br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-40176899033135393852008-11-22T11:53:00.003-07:002008-11-22T12:01:45.627-07:00most amazing scroll-down evar<a href="http://buffalo.craigslist.org/cto/928523019.html">This</a> is the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. For the time when the Craigslist post is gone, I'll summarize: Hi, I am selling my car! The body is in nearly mint condition! I want $1000 dollars for it!<br /><br />And these are a sampling of the photos included:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmeXf2mnaWRBTEzswhiDgGeBtBDNvO16zLk7UR9P5p-YjJ8k1vlXYbyrvYQo08p90d9KN-MkqOJbW6MoVXHL5xB3U3vedOfcIg6cF2OD46v2OCDvWn1FGWFki-Dwjrm7FfqlZUlAkYVsI/s1600-h/030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmeXf2mnaWRBTEzswhiDgGeBtBDNvO16zLk7UR9P5p-YjJ8k1vlXYbyrvYQo08p90d9KN-MkqOJbW6MoVXHL5xB3U3vedOfcIg6cF2OD46v2OCDvWn1FGWFki-Dwjrm7FfqlZUlAkYVsI/s400/030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271557324849515570" border="0" /></a><br />Hmm, okay, looks pretty good...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiiEOlqkHTWbGXKqT4qSwdODuJdbDVwa8sHSp3y02I7u7OAndoLEB8DSkVVeMFjErogLJpB-Xu0qcglpQgTz-UtMH56JU9Lzbkj-FO165weyX6oZQLvhbNn8QkcEQlH5kDvggHYyhJFOI/s1600-h/028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaiiEOlqkHTWbGXKqT4qSwdODuJdbDVwa8sHSp3y02I7u7OAndoLEB8DSkVVeMFjErogLJpB-Xu0qcglpQgTz-UtMH56JU9Lzbkj-FO165weyX6oZQLvhbNn8QkcEQlH5kDvggHYyhJFOI/s400/028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271557319555135682" border="0" /></a><br />It's maybe a little dirty...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoUW0DThJv6yI9iKik66ocTU-6jdr2OPgK3Fakw1SRqTz6_DPfpVILqggRRe1Ein3NSkNxtFp65W5iNAmoQyk9UNMbDGbnOAXdUHVRSPQat0pZdaRGzqO2wHzzUf0GI_NNBre6wUaMtcG/s1600-h/034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwoUW0DThJv6yI9iKik66ocTU-6jdr2OPgK3Fakw1SRqTz6_DPfpVILqggRRe1Ein3NSkNxtFp65W5iNAmoQyk9UNMbDGbnOAXdUHVRSPQat0pZdaRGzqO2wHzzUf0GI_NNBre6wUaMtcG/s400/034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271557315146758850" border="0" /></a><br />Oh, the seat has a small tear...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNTCoEjU9Bpy3QLBydeW3nOULfj20WceIWtRH5VW-hZfms9jrGmkkDpZ_nz5ipwMdzwrUOer5MqDerHO1BQJH2NMy85RnzpvN8YzFUNvSB8r0UZekA-8WLpt2M7Q3DEXjBLEE7ZFfaYP0/s1600-h/036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNTCoEjU9Bpy3QLBydeW3nOULfj20WceIWtRH5VW-hZfms9jrGmkkDpZ_nz5ipwMdzwrUOer5MqDerHO1BQJH2NMy85RnzpvN8YzFUNvSB8r0UZekA-8WLpt2M7Q3DEXjBLEE7ZFfaYP0/s400/036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271557306613138626" border="0" /></a><br />OMG WTF!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaS5KgQRRFDVm1UnZ7m2yuajCm7WqzfE2r2sXS9_TjTcnG17xD1vPAcUqPexxwP7phgvUY76c_ExdwGAe4fHT8m4_Gwty6enVE6MIXqOySsv6a3zbZPFR6-wSc9Dh0heDnb2qAdq20LNN/s1600-h/037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaS5KgQRRFDVm1UnZ7m2yuajCm7WqzfE2r2sXS9_TjTcnG17xD1vPAcUqPexxwP7phgvUY76c_ExdwGAe4fHT8m4_Gwty6enVE6MIXqOySsv6a3zbZPFR6-wSc9Dh0heDnb2qAdq20LNN/s400/037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271557299812872354" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-45135047578995306512008-11-20T11:26:00.003-07:002008-11-25T16:19:45.808-07:00politics according to ffffound<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjJQCvIPPpzFTmgKntf1jf_TaVGFpgP_-B22C_6C1-fq45OQ3JqKMk2Ka4KFY2f0mY-rzgy3Ya2Lm4d2iK1hOHnMOhsYKFq9EhNOtlQ1_rirBbwpKLQhD2zuxKxCB6jiQqUnDttnx27sy/s1600-h/316ffd5eecf926d66b17d3dfdfdbc28fe85a14fd_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cuSJGQVdrvucY5uAOUK-Hy2ik5NlMqx7LNAq41DzyNSAPOkoA1LkXxN4RT_yFeTJPx-AJR5GAIu8dnnZa4lSjiha5EvQd1NdbQWqUZA1xcuYOtVNi_GKVe9IMIC7acgVt4NrMxJvHGGE/s400/ca96f57d1c9fc9f86c02206e54e333086ca7e61e_m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270808298819151266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ay2jRFly_8EN6btoNm69SijZwHaXl27PFjrGFEx0DfBuApWnS4x5pORnK2lzbaXaET6tRW7XtpvQERiDfVNgHsrYIkfzRcjZD9JoNiUPzV0IdcNfMLAe89_IGKIlc5k1lmeS4CGtf0LT/s1600-h/b590a0e235b4ebca4c7630e49b1222d280065e7b_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ay2jRFly_8EN6btoNm69SijZwHaXl27PFjrGFEx0DfBuApWnS4x5pORnK2lzbaXaET6tRW7XtpvQERiDfVNgHsrYIkfzRcjZD9JoNiUPzV0IdcNfMLAe89_IGKIlc5k1lmeS4CGtf0LT/s400/b590a0e235b4ebca4c7630e49b1222d280065e7b_m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270808296494098738" border="0" /></a><br />And for good measure, a birdie illustration by <a href="http://alicestevenson.com/">Alice Stevenson</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrOgfDcsfSCDzY4T9F300LTbBu6mmaGdZEfG2IUz9d3_zb4SFjOmybxe1oUwDNpCW_xQstqY1C8Kn7r0tRlBaTusSCnmC_nDKiH-nU2GUtdxWVmeV4gynS0GDt-uhK0db-bNagvsAvJln/s1600-h/image18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrOgfDcsfSCDzY4T9F300LTbBu6mmaGdZEfG2IUz9d3_zb4SFjOmybxe1oUwDNpCW_xQstqY1C8Kn7r0tRlBaTusSCnmC_nDKiH-nU2GUtdxWVmeV4gynS0GDt-uhK0db-bNagvsAvJln/s400/image18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270808300043349826" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-2248056541109818352008-11-19T14:29:00.005-07:002008-11-25T16:20:12.768-07:00Why I Love San Francisco<div style="text-align: justify;">OK, the trip was crazy fun. I became too absorbed by the good times to post. But here are just a few reasons I love it there:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OIK3tjmd6n8QI_lpLyrtRei6GvuWZvjqq4ISwX8wTV_dAIHWmKBtAInAkd1ocTF93fAdpiL3cH3JsBhHf9e3tz1hWajE_Q_siE03MZN9fdXuGpcLY7azmoh2gKumdInZiyJc1bEwVJLJ/s1600-h/3043651549_820a78a2d1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1OIK3tjmd6n8QI_lpLyrtRei6GvuWZvjqq4ISwX8wTV_dAIHWmKBtAInAkd1ocTF93fAdpiL3cH3JsBhHf9e3tz1hWajE_Q_siE03MZN9fdXuGpcLY7azmoh2gKumdInZiyJc1bEwVJLJ/s400/3043651549_820a78a2d1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270485308304007122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyX5LBpkJT1jIo6j6jqbUjJ9OMljND6BacE2YX_fBcbKl1SMSItRoQluwYEJkt__0CFuOA3dYthCtuwk4sjcQYb-fZJ25nNkSoJOfPVHamsLwvBwXgaLNi-_4fqpsjjGal1HjZlivi2xt/s1600-h/3044481158_3a64f65032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BT7IBSYV2oxMY8Eg_mWbqGUyBN3d4YqwnQtur3_iomC2oT13wJ9cs0FhkrZVBDCV7O-gpUpTf5sG-1-icWIzW9k_-4HZMvvKiCkmaTsnTFcAVHBvspnmlFXyylJE5Hp1qRWyhGSV0uIY/s400/3043650213_2941ce695c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270484522372423490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9xmjCH8F5rooLoiwv5LaG23pW5oWHQPMDSALHZOs_i_Jm8u0QLN75JA7NUHU6gjRE9Jz9cmORqh0isN1ImicuSPebrb-ECvGflnDrcnh4TiWHiP7iYvmvxcYim7Y222iK-VvtK84mmL9/s1600-h/3043647001_fd517be2b2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9xmjCH8F5rooLoiwv5LaG23pW5oWHQPMDSALHZOs_i_Jm8u0QLN75JA7NUHU6gjRE9Jz9cmORqh0isN1ImicuSPebrb-ECvGflnDrcnh4TiWHiP7iYvmvxcYim7Y222iK-VvtK84mmL9/s400/3043647001_fd517be2b2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270484511594877378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHCyZ7PPGC_6iGmJv1BxPyVmaFOrxPByY3spyLo4oN8_jDA2_xxlr84JQkTabl9OVNVXtKyLbW0qPzfn-1fyZwoUbJnTRVHAl6VmIvxuXk5IDrSNLvVLHO23leT0M7aOmlK_3APIp9M0Y/s1600-h/3043648001_d7c2c797f4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHCyZ7PPGC_6iGmJv1BxPyVmaFOrxPByY3spyLo4oN8_jDA2_xxlr84JQkTabl9OVNVXtKyLbW0qPzfn-1fyZwoUbJnTRVHAl6VmIvxuXk5IDrSNLvVLHO23leT0M7aOmlK_3APIp9M0Y/s400/3043648001_d7c2c797f4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270484512166644546" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-42671575719881050022008-11-11T11:33:00.002-07:002008-11-11T11:34:44.785-07:00good morning, SF!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTM1g6NL3ge8eyjIzRfw5VFSumbuVoKLUCTdyBxebd6Qtco1eXFuyL8kIyIXt93-fEoP2dgEylg8gI1wUqUWslDoyHgjXl0ACwx1PZFJny2Ig4qRKhT6HWSD1ToCMLIZDLY8wpGy6Tq653/s1600-h/3022011907_c40e4d61e1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTM1g6NL3ge8eyjIzRfw5VFSumbuVoKLUCTdyBxebd6Qtco1eXFuyL8kIyIXt93-fEoP2dgEylg8gI1wUqUWslDoyHgjXl0ACwx1PZFJny2Ig4qRKhT6HWSD1ToCMLIZDLY8wpGy6Tq653/s400/3022011907_c40e4d61e1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267469942275500914" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-66322053730940798832008-11-10T23:18:00.000-07:002008-11-11T11:36:14.526-07:00ugly or pretty, it's still my cityI'm in San Francisco :)<br /><br />Taking off over Phoenix, the suburbs look like crop circles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfQq-CrNpglUanrtAvcVQ55DGXBFLlYPwAwjI6RmxaSjtu6-QyiAwcncyVsUAbB1QmCu9aHY0k8GM9V1KDF7NPKTCOk7SkO2o7j13NuHBYcMKbMX9adn6YrzPc0Yum5J2U6E1m3HQKQtQ/s1600-h/3022844332_027cd7ff47.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfQq-CrNpglUanrtAvcVQ55DGXBFLlYPwAwjI6RmxaSjtu6-QyiAwcncyVsUAbB1QmCu9aHY0k8GM9V1KDF7NPKTCOk7SkO2o7j13NuHBYcMKbMX9adn6YrzPc0Yum5J2U6E1m3HQKQtQ/s400/3022844332_027cd7ff47.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267468015341952786" border="0" /></a><br />On the plane.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_mZDuKFci6kiiIsR2OpBoIFZW1RRiG5ODV49mBzwlLI0MpukPe9K_ydvjNg3qhaHkqT2BiJjULTjBAaJdGajDzusT_N9_jzMvhwoVoF77K6np4F6EJpjEsU3QxEnv9GXgr4KL63o1CEi/s1600-h/3022844708_24b3f72af9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_mZDuKFci6kiiIsR2OpBoIFZW1RRiG5ODV49mBzwlLI0MpukPe9K_ydvjNg3qhaHkqT2BiJjULTjBAaJdGajDzusT_N9_jzMvhwoVoF77K6np4F6EJpjEsU3QxEnv9GXgr4KL63o1CEi/s400/3022844708_24b3f72af9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267468013064935938" border="0" /></a><br />Abstract color composition as we were landing at SFO (San Mateo Bridge)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCtS6JzKtjzKM4cBRrNgBNzOeV-H3bsu0FmD-3cPsS_wosbOesPGsf0oVDVVSJ513n8HHuiqRlhZdgNYULajpbfdQlX-iZ0aLuLiEZrgIFXpPw0HpLh32DOlij36NdiG9PCe930HQxZjw/s1600-h/3022845816_bafb70ec82.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvCtS6JzKtjzKM4cBRrNgBNzOeV-H3bsu0FmD-3cPsS_wosbOesPGsf0oVDVVSJ513n8HHuiqRlhZdgNYULajpbfdQlX-iZ0aLuLiEZrgIFXpPw0HpLh32DOlij36NdiG9PCe930HQxZjw/s400/3022845816_bafb70ec82.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267468011269557362" border="0" /></a><br />Got off public trans at Castro and Market. What a beautiful sight.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5jtt1nT-rypP9ITY50vmPdRX_wYwDLeF_Ezz488FYcBxQ_QG425M-FfO8WoVhm5Xpov_VFi8TW2a0Fc-GSC_M9AcxBG92Lc5TZcSLdcOHUD7WWIHy-XM82Yabqo35t5kL9scwd_VGmau/s1600-h/3022043989_f08f907cb4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5jtt1nT-rypP9ITY50vmPdRX_wYwDLeF_Ezz488FYcBxQ_QG425M-FfO8WoVhm5Xpov_VFi8TW2a0Fc-GSC_M9AcxBG92Lc5TZcSLdcOHUD7WWIHy-XM82Yabqo35t5kL9scwd_VGmau/s400/3022043989_f08f907cb4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267468010884201522" border="0" /></a><br />Amazing friends Danny and Danae and I headed to the <a href="http://www.papalote-sf.com/">most amazing burrito place</a> in the Mission for some great food.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1bDrdeHw4wpomC1ePC3kJbenmIq3b2JtZA1QVfgHuNyRqFp9e72TH38RbOeaou5gW1f61ntsy9mcimbHmfGNRVrW06oohb5-TVgiwnW_02tgGVqeoFBVautPIPcwpWTksPa1PKFalte5/s1600-h/3022018309_8f15644e1d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1bDrdeHw4wpomC1ePC3kJbenmIq3b2JtZA1QVfgHuNyRqFp9e72TH38RbOeaou5gW1f61ntsy9mcimbHmfGNRVrW06oohb5-TVgiwnW_02tgGVqeoFBVautPIPcwpWTksPa1PKFalte5/s400/3022018309_8f15644e1d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267467288103743330" border="0" /></a><br />Before...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxZyngU8suQ_DnqpMYCz6S_kfNnr8DK8IA3b3UH_qcN26L_ReAYduXgpJsXRv-JNTXEJJnqfpUdF8vb40CgwakAyn4hU8ERB1rmwlcYBqvjlupmNDgkE4GnRhFN5cknOO0b04nbJwqbMz/s1600-h/3022019435_8ddab56294.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxZyngU8suQ_DnqpMYCz6S_kfNnr8DK8IA3b3UH_qcN26L_ReAYduXgpJsXRv-JNTXEJJnqfpUdF8vb40CgwakAyn4hU8ERB1rmwlcYBqvjlupmNDgkE4GnRhFN5cknOO0b04nbJwqbMz/s400/3022019435_8ddab56294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267467285106195602" border="0" /></a><br />After!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmm6zNGuEwoqJ7wSUh8SdwIPYcYNw0qV5iZVdsziOEa3s6ANZLnmF57SH5PUY3sArFwASvDlt3C7d1GPgFp4UFTJB2uQT_KQGzA8J7YOYL1T9EFhoYeKM46CLUUFk7KWbdKChGur40UPnO/s1600-h/3022851486_6fdb67f6f8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmm6zNGuEwoqJ7wSUh8SdwIPYcYNw0qV5iZVdsziOEa3s6ANZLnmF57SH5PUY3sArFwASvDlt3C7d1GPgFp4UFTJB2uQT_KQGzA8J7YOYL1T9EFhoYeKM46CLUUFk7KWbdKChGur40UPnO/s400/3022851486_6fdb67f6f8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267467272528733506" border="0" /></a><br />Then to Bi Rite Ice Creamery for more deliciousness.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0J61-D8r4fcYta5vWGdrY9LiGZiKrX8yRMkSyUwpzu-mHnRi89zS3ZLPjIYaNt-32BayhURJ50D72rm6s3kkc8m0sWcnkNNI1nvL62W9y0LO4k6wu8FlQtU-0An68hlbrt_HF6-G86_a/s1600-h/3022022161_1c109fa7fc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0J61-D8r4fcYta5vWGdrY9LiGZiKrX8yRMkSyUwpzu-mHnRi89zS3ZLPjIYaNt-32BayhURJ50D72rm6s3kkc8m0sWcnkNNI1nvL62W9y0LO4k6wu8FlQtU-0An68hlbrt_HF6-G86_a/s400/3022022161_1c109fa7fc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267467266526114066" border="0" /></a><br />They make all of their ice cream by scratch, in amazing flavors like Honey Lavender, Salted Caramel, Snickerdoodles, etc...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFVb5dG-vx037saRTlChd4hzgTeIPgCO97eHZw6l_yao9NcwjNElBthlpdPrYx0ThlfLF6HqlcYuDanx8fFL6ReQOKjMx3UAxWQhJOrZI58HZ59IAMB0LPrZ4gppkYSw3-ja1syD7S156/s1600-h/3022854348_bc303479ac.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFVb5dG-vx037saRTlChd4hzgTeIPgCO97eHZw6l_yao9NcwjNElBthlpdPrYx0ThlfLF6HqlcYuDanx8fFL6ReQOKjMx3UAxWQhJOrZI58HZ59IAMB0LPrZ4gppkYSw3-ja1syD7S156/s400/3022854348_bc303479ac.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267467261926710930" border="0" /></a><br />Nom nom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wXfFZAi22glv8SdjAXfb6byRl16QQlpZxq8KB_bAcWECdBywGNzNqLMIze5cUyTgBVd0wR03I63j2gOjGZEmrISQE3LDM-VEhhzASfPkOhDW3FeRa9qYa9Yectbig13kKVjt6x-gr2wz/s1600-h/3022007763_2d303252d7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wXfFZAi22glv8SdjAXfb6byRl16QQlpZxq8KB_bAcWECdBywGNzNqLMIze5cUyTgBVd0wR03I63j2gOjGZEmrISQE3LDM-VEhhzASfPkOhDW3FeRa9qYa9Yectbig13kKVjt6x-gr2wz/s400/3022007763_2d303252d7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466710356647762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6BqZifI9oZIfTy0WPyUCiIG27VSZoNyNxvbO-vGqibtzetd_EjZB5IID1sjS6qADWf3PFT6My_N68AHOhLcWLuFspNm8FBwFyLrZOe085WH54c2n8l6s8IWrCuxq92V2FxGrC34D7u0l/s1600-h/3022008699_c6879f50fb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6BqZifI9oZIfTy0WPyUCiIG27VSZoNyNxvbO-vGqibtzetd_EjZB5IID1sjS6qADWf3PFT6My_N68AHOhLcWLuFspNm8FBwFyLrZOe085WH54c2n8l6s8IWrCuxq92V2FxGrC34D7u0l/s400/3022008699_c6879f50fb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466704934247826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip43AqjgOtIBp-mnvtcHDrLNWOsU5XQzTGKhBE2HRELvTYZDYpc3KXf8pZurl6QA86zUTWTs0s6NSmZ9goAlr6aPaVI7s_Tn4Eyj-SWeiFWJs6_fQ-LQUtN-3SugLpLlBe4KyRevYiZG0m/s1600-h/3022846590_046e515c06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip43AqjgOtIBp-mnvtcHDrLNWOsU5XQzTGKhBE2HRELvTYZDYpc3KXf8pZurl6QA86zUTWTs0s6NSmZ9goAlr6aPaVI7s_Tn4Eyj-SWeiFWJs6_fQ-LQUtN-3SugLpLlBe4KyRevYiZG0m/s400/3022846590_046e515c06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466701499196674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGoQ_CBoniKHpLd5DZssrMteQTO9zaXHSFVY_1kfSkCBtVRbwkIRdTfh0nknPnXZbIuzGZq9gqYyInoT-UH5JbocgHpTCnbCNpexMQLCyLE-1ezT6hCn78PI-pI_EVv6wQtsxStbXSz7D/s1600-h/3022847006_c9c2097100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGoQ_CBoniKHpLd5DZssrMteQTO9zaXHSFVY_1kfSkCBtVRbwkIRdTfh0nknPnXZbIuzGZq9gqYyInoT-UH5JbocgHpTCnbCNpexMQLCyLE-1ezT6hCn78PI-pI_EVv6wQtsxStbXSz7D/s400/3022847006_c9c2097100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466697886828226" border="0" /></a><br />Then we had to get a ZipCar to go to the airport and pick up my missing suitcase.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGC0OUFZMOnQKacnbRHQWdqpkbv53nXjyMGLFWEDIlmHcgJ-oj5iy1gC0rR6v9yUc6Q0EbJHDbGdHGHqwI-34HmBuH34ZiJCm8Zd_C7noZC1Q5uIJgDSmYlo5dx4pVbo8fBn0j2CFPxAPU/s1600-h/3022840688_f9f6e1d168.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGC0OUFZMOnQKacnbRHQWdqpkbv53nXjyMGLFWEDIlmHcgJ-oj5iy1gC0rR6v9yUc6Q0EbJHDbGdHGHqwI-34HmBuH34ZiJCm8Zd_C7noZC1Q5uIJgDSmYlo5dx4pVbo8fBn0j2CFPxAPU/s400/3022840688_f9f6e1d168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466698422608930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIp8FMSxlupMx6ykpkBrIiV-iL4S27UHfSGuuto5xvj4AXNFz8OwsZ0JcCGeJyzMSvzSjrxoGQ_rnlaFdsWDhPRuTZ-HxCGxHUvpvx3lrcvOBUmQHCUxF4KqPhFVlzGI16O8XmZTd988ZN/s1600-h/3022847252_289828caff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIp8FMSxlupMx6ykpkBrIiV-iL4S27UHfSGuuto5xvj4AXNFz8OwsZ0JcCGeJyzMSvzSjrxoGQ_rnlaFdsWDhPRuTZ-HxCGxHUvpvx3lrcvOBUmQHCUxF4KqPhFVlzGI16O8XmZTd988ZN/s400/3022847252_289828caff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466299234405602" border="0" /></a><br />I made some light paintings while we were driving down the freeway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo9t0sEw07G34hLWnyuJgT2mLgKU7lclCfA6WGloAFuO7PzRPlSoTK2NB1DEHqoMWznTtr3hqIfhUH011SlHPgo6FkSqx2Odqt-DY44HEj8mB8829hgL_9cEzkAnZucKGqpSxglwE3D0g/s1600-h/3022009885_9d40c9f2d9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifo9t0sEw07G34hLWnyuJgT2mLgKU7lclCfA6WGloAFuO7PzRPlSoTK2NB1DEHqoMWznTtr3hqIfhUH011SlHPgo6FkSqx2Odqt-DY44HEj8mB8829hgL_9cEzkAnZucKGqpSxglwE3D0g/s400/3022009885_9d40c9f2d9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466297637754642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5AEFRYKrKzBVVa9lCWHkb1E4VSLCPUwuA0fXQ1I-xIVN0ZaAyzm8TA57fpky4S3ZnwinK7nMS_H2qSiDSEKoZoOTFo0IjBWcpbkKyDQLJY9YyJxFMfTDTDbAV7Y1BKQ78oDY9r2s9yES/s1600-h/3022010457_d38f2092c5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5AEFRYKrKzBVVa9lCWHkb1E4VSLCPUwuA0fXQ1I-xIVN0ZaAyzm8TA57fpky4S3ZnwinK7nMS_H2qSiDSEKoZoOTFo0IjBWcpbkKyDQLJY9YyJxFMfTDTDbAV7Y1BKQ78oDY9r2s9yES/s400/3022010457_d38f2092c5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466291471601874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRSqXvE_WGmyTnTPhjEZq1cYp6vMlEtyjLPNOwzR9Mo_36_Mp7W_MnWXwNgiQ0MvAf_TtBhDxrYAJJT_m-jgk_XwhNBVYdsG4_SFBsV0PVGmrhtFu4MF5QujcRPoLLXzzsusqO3W_4UVg/s1600-h/3022854438_e6e42ebac0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRSqXvE_WGmyTnTPhjEZq1cYp6vMlEtyjLPNOwzR9Mo_36_Mp7W_MnWXwNgiQ0MvAf_TtBhDxrYAJJT_m-jgk_XwhNBVYdsG4_SFBsV0PVGmrhtFu4MF5QujcRPoLLXzzsusqO3W_4UVg/s400/3022854438_e6e42ebac0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466287894349714" border="0" /></a><br />G'night, SF!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEeJ3i8I2dT2WJrnpr8sEbp7jC8zhJdbVtvu-M8UAAXyIJ6gUsdN6JvmmoYPHxJ22_SdEM3K7Eg70UCJSHb4bY6azLeLlpzH8_crNbskUZfeGlKUJKgQJu-Hpo388qbw20v6rk2GWz8PF/s1600-h/3022847624_33d2e1ea88.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEeJ3i8I2dT2WJrnpr8sEbp7jC8zhJdbVtvu-M8UAAXyIJ6gUsdN6JvmmoYPHxJ22_SdEM3K7Eg70UCJSHb4bY6azLeLlpzH8_crNbskUZfeGlKUJKgQJu-Hpo388qbw20v6rk2GWz8PF/s400/3022847624_33d2e1ea88.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267466278438231122" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-23251380275067072422008-11-08T14:36:00.003-07:002008-11-08T14:43:13.038-07:00posting lapse filled in by old photo<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGAdYb-0d7ZITMa6s_3oiEGFp59l5xdJe7ER43fg0N8hr3olKcHjaVtpdU3Jr0LhDLXuvYuESa5c4TK6wOieBd-5NDL9GMjC30Yx8jYTc2rX3AJEultrgM69838l-x2Npo8bqjxMJUZhP/s1600-h/branches.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGAdYb-0d7ZITMa6s_3oiEGFp59l5xdJe7ER43fg0N8hr3olKcHjaVtpdU3Jr0LhDLXuvYuESa5c4TK6wOieBd-5NDL9GMjC30Yx8jYTc2rX3AJEultrgM69838l-x2Npo8bqjxMJUZhP/s400/branches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266404321310484210" border="0" /></a>I've been really sick since Tuesday, so I've been lagging. I figured I should muster something up since I'm starting to feel better, but all I could do was find an old thing on my hard drive that I thought was mildly interesting.<br />But seriously, I do love that photo; one of my better still life attempts, I think. I can't do much more because I'm getting ready for an <a href="http://www.fecalface.com/calendar/calendar.php?mode=view&id=24333">art show in San Francisco next Friday</a>! Photos of that stuff will be forthcoming, and I'm probably going to blog from the road in SF.<br /></div>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-90200600475507823592008-11-05T19:14:00.005-07:002008-11-25T16:23:39.253-07:00Nikki Farquharson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqX18xU5RAL7m0Y9LU_0yOddF04eYU2pGgDNIb_cvhV7eCXAtLm7m8SISroxGeIkBaDZAFCbu7jI1Oc6vQ0Yvo4FRrC6sObjAuI_UM16RBdU7tP0z9NB4z9GUFUgSJ6jAJqKrqPBCBcXVy/s1600-h/mixedmedia6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqX18xU5RAL7m0Y9LU_0yOddF04eYU2pGgDNIb_cvhV7eCXAtLm7m8SISroxGeIkBaDZAFCbu7jI1Oc6vQ0Yvo4FRrC6sObjAuI_UM16RBdU7tP0z9NB4z9GUFUgSJ6jAJqKrqPBCBcXVy/s400/mixedmedia6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265362447724851378" border="0" /></a><br />The illustrations of <a href="http://www.nikkifarquharson.com/">Nikki Farquharson</a> are totally fueling my obsession with neon colors (hot pink especially...!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eX0uWOwB3O4EgFaIg605vr3qdfHqt0la-Gw-ylhqd3lVavf-WF6g9L4H9n3qQm_0uissuXTp_czw5-13fUYzvrXXZMVeZI1fVyy7UAWdjF16RTjt8yt8rvKiWiXazPkWgqKuUOaJaxzn/s1600-h/mixedmedia5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5eX0uWOwB3O4EgFaIg605vr3qdfHqt0la-Gw-ylhqd3lVavf-WF6g9L4H9n3qQm_0uissuXTp_czw5-13fUYzvrXXZMVeZI1fVyy7UAWdjF16RTjt8yt8rvKiWiXazPkWgqKuUOaJaxzn/s400/mixedmedia5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265362440614195506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AUnItvN52lg7DduAQ_-8Ea73xB7de025T3XGiYhegJYQNAhAV_a0oM75n-7694NoEKoSn1CIvBTNvbWuwBZ4-ydJay8ZiKUKj5Ep1t6XHo0nDh0EOoqNbA3Ip4j5iFL-D8JrJb_JBAst/s1600-h/mixedmedia3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AUnItvN52lg7DduAQ_-8Ea73xB7de025T3XGiYhegJYQNAhAV_a0oM75n-7694NoEKoSn1CIvBTNvbWuwBZ4-ydJay8ZiKUKj5Ep1t6XHo0nDh0EOoqNbA3Ip4j5iFL-D8JrJb_JBAst/s400/mixedmedia3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265362432380624738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oIzETnlvr2hjYsucG0XYKbgeL5vS9gWnhLlIn06u4J39VJS1LXp-_x9YdCA6xn3Q_-BAVCRFTsBvK2bHJYWBzeO9U_P2r5oHyrUGBBZ6N4NIEhuP4-feAZLCTt1tEFprvSsEzFW6XaFa/s1600-h/mixedmedia2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oIzETnlvr2hjYsucG0XYKbgeL5vS9gWnhLlIn06u4J39VJS1LXp-_x9YdCA6xn3Q_-BAVCRFTsBvK2bHJYWBzeO9U_P2r5oHyrUGBBZ6N4NIEhuP4-feAZLCTt1tEFprvSsEzFW6XaFa/s400/mixedmedia2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265362423169632274" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-23990587549396920972008-11-05T19:02:00.003-07:002008-11-05T19:03:25.364-07:00he can has presidency!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt958OMm6SlQEJl2_Y3xSLco5AfR9IClJT9lPWb_v0qZeqnYKtPv0lMnIl6amThj5NHQ3vpXObwTj9ezU9eM0XmMxZHaJhvjHBVmj2uAFouKY4D3WndDon8i6FhsttD_eHG0-s-Z1vbFRB/s1600-h/chill.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt958OMm6SlQEJl2_Y3xSLco5AfR9IClJT9lPWb_v0qZeqnYKtPv0lMnIl6amThj5NHQ3vpXObwTj9ezU9eM0XmMxZHaJhvjHBVmj2uAFouKY4D3WndDon8i6FhsttD_eHG0-s-Z1vbFRB/s400/chill.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265359159164196194" border="0" /></a><br />All I feel right now is overwhelming relief.Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-34619611410645518272008-11-05T13:32:00.004-07:002008-11-05T14:11:39.176-07:00woman artists I can nameLaylah Ali, Ida Applebroog, Kiki Smith, Shahzia Sikander, Joan Mitchell, Chakaia Booker, Lee Krasner, Helen Frankenthaler, Louise Nevelson, Marilyn Levine, Esther Shimazu, Kara Walker, Cindy Sherman, Meret Oppenheim, Claudette Schreuders, Wangetchi Mutu, Mary Cassat, Jenny Holzer, Jenny Saville, Eva Hesse, Diane Arbus, Margaret Kilgallen, Patty Warashina, Ruth Asawa, Tanya BaturaShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5508146380400629138.post-53673192710326663222008-11-05T12:44:00.002-07:002008-11-25T16:20:43.975-07:00soft greys<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6Ss3pGkWuNplxSadn8J16b4siwUS4dL-8ACYyKf1yc4mdZiwDEHs_q9CDE6gQKl1tgZIyZNL_6mwCQRD9nfrybKovz-g7AVf-_8la0Nd0l3fyg2dOnmVKnykcH2tlg3yYZnhBV9FHq4F/s1600-h/felt1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6Ss3pGkWuNplxSadn8J16b4siwUS4dL-8ACYyKf1yc4mdZiwDEHs_q9CDE6gQKl1tgZIyZNL_6mwCQRD9nfrybKovz-g7AVf-_8la0Nd0l3fyg2dOnmVKnykcH2tlg3yYZnhBV9FHq4F/s400/felt1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265266247116698306" border="0" /></a><br />I'm working on projects nowadays, especially ones for <a href="http://cosmonautshop.etsy.com/">Cosmonaut</a>, that are made of industrial felt. I've already done screenprinting on it for coasters, and I have lots of other ideas in the works, but I am often left wondering what ink colors to use. I have a few inks left from last year's printing projects that work with the soft, mottled grey, but I need new inspiration.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcMirqbWG9mFvk-hVno6k1ElA00QwyWBuO6Qc2Cl3DYg9H9WUQHi6JqWub0CMqARNAqDpMiOP3NJ8zyqseqJVFzMICOq6z_Ucs3jrNAbT5mOwUtqZfe0e6ZTOGncTlhHDKpS8K0gRR1w3/s1600-h/felt2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOcMirqbWG9mFvk-hVno6k1ElA00QwyWBuO6Qc2Cl3DYg9H9WUQHi6JqWub0CMqARNAqDpMiOP3NJ8zyqseqJVFzMICOq6z_Ucs3jrNAbT5mOwUtqZfe0e6ZTOGncTlhHDKpS8K0gRR1w3/s400/felt2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265267743425222258" border="0" /></a><br />I got some images from ffffound that give me wonderful color ideas:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmEN-RImOW8w8vDIuO10soysrIPfAVB9dlM4B33ZwK0AELDDU6-Nr9NinGyRYbD7TzBqXcnEhQhTCDy_9l0YGaPuY9WJEGE2zB395PvK-SgcpUInw7aB7dZU2jAL75yockfd_DmPoeZct/s1600-h/d3423222360810e5753016b0e8046ca009dd5e84_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmEN-RImOW8w8vDIuO10soysrIPfAVB9dlM4B33ZwK0AELDDU6-Nr9NinGyRYbD7TzBqXcnEhQhTCDy_9l0YGaPuY9WJEGE2zB395PvK-SgcpUInw7aB7dZU2jAL75yockfd_DmPoeZct/s400/d3423222360810e5753016b0e8046ca009dd5e84_m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265266241780963346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFsJRwCKKuGHBlDhA-PfgOGu5Dg7sE_mfApZW45P48qLKRhB4RkwfCuK0qROUmbzZN2_uOh0E7ywJV21nHmp5I7Ec9THgR_TEd-QNnb3_UEEo5NRo3mw52xaVN-sfgHNgbq3lPsSpDN1Q/s1600-h/b3aee55b63ab51d7cdb59acb7d11e6600d18c0b3_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFsJRwCKKuGHBlDhA-PfgOGu5Dg7sE_mfApZW45P48qLKRhB4RkwfCuK0qROUmbzZN2_uOh0E7ywJV21nHmp5I7Ec9THgR_TEd-QNnb3_UEEo5NRo3mw52xaVN-sfgHNgbq3lPsSpDN1Q/s400/b3aee55b63ab51d7cdb59acb7d11e6600d18c0b3_m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265266236493398386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cn8HEaupa6H3gfTlZZImI-HTyyJjjGhNgE-2BlILOj1awjAZTXEFBKJMI7UTzrjKoY3h8A7mY3RUsBvp5u_x3QIpVdSo0Qeiio3M-NF9rArMLW0epM_iATmIgA-9YYYaHhVKGkEFIGGf/s1600-h/4c8beec5e394a06ba497ec6001ced307605023de_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4cn8HEaupa6H3gfTlZZImI-HTyyJjjGhNgE-2BlILOj1awjAZTXEFBKJMI7UTzrjKoY3h8A7mY3RUsBvp5u_x3QIpVdSo0Qeiio3M-NF9rArMLW0epM_iATmIgA-9YYYaHhVKGkEFIGGf/s400/4c8beec5e394a06ba497ec6001ced307605023de_m.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265266231098144546" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm thinking definitely white ink, probably a bright mediterranean blue color, and possibly warm apple green or pinkish-purple.<br /><br />Even in my fine art paintings, I seem to be drawn to soft grey monochromes:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZwA69BW1CNdQIHSApRkrEYprGt8M7IM5FzYQt8N6PjsSSXGVnyrPcW0QUQj8KHp-iGZ0clMYx0j37hek8yt0h_b4ojxJBaYKtXTuGl091Q8kYFn-nHuB0bF1KxFe9b8oQVgbrjez79KL/s1600-h/thethreefates-o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ZwA69BW1CNdQIHSApRkrEYprGt8M7IM5FzYQt8N6PjsSSXGVnyrPcW0QUQj8KHp-iGZ0clMYx0j37hek8yt0h_b4ojxJBaYKtXTuGl091Q8kYFn-nHuB0bF1KxFe9b8oQVgbrjez79KL/s400/thethreefates-o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265269305500777314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">The Three Fates, 2008</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o4aMn_lHF2qMRqCYcb7ZdqmLkdkty3wCBobOBatLPPWoaiv_zTLrrMhzQlrNT8K_cmqLKfGf6kW_7aN-_eppQ4L63R0KmW1QgRGwb2cEQIltFJDnNqgu1jreDqo2aq7PdZS-Wtk30R1G/s1600-h/saturndevouringherchildren-o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8o4aMn_lHF2qMRqCYcb7ZdqmLkdkty3wCBobOBatLPPWoaiv_zTLrrMhzQlrNT8K_cmqLKfGf6kW_7aN-_eppQ4L63R0KmW1QgRGwb2cEQIltFJDnNqgu1jreDqo2aq7PdZS-Wtk30R1G/s400/saturndevouringherchildren-o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265269305995797714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Saturn Devouring Her Children, 2008</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I should probably just embrace the inevitable and stay away from bright, punchy colors. I tried that with my<a href="http://flickr.com/photos/shelleth/sets/72157603827009665/"> last screenprinted collection</a>, and it worked out fairly well, but all of the things I was printing on were neutral colored, and the inks could have been more cohesive color-wise.<br /></div></div><br />Speaking of soft grey, today's project (well, technically yesterday's) falls into that category. New painting on an old chair part (put on the garage floor for easier photographing.)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CTQDRXiB7LnMMrK_YniCZu135bdivnRCdSmxDQ01Z3NgsdXKxyJxr_tWRSe2CqH6ylSYNHp30RxdQvh_NF0FS-fZ7Q-Q2FIewUCFnznUqOkjSwq2S4TvRMKlqAfrby7QUFuKQ-P4FLp3/s1600-h/bang.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4CTQDRXiB7LnMMrK_YniCZu135bdivnRCdSmxDQ01Z3NgsdXKxyJxr_tWRSe2CqH6ylSYNHp30RxdQvh_NF0FS-fZ7Q-Q2FIewUCFnznUqOkjSwq2S4TvRMKlqAfrby7QUFuKQ-P4FLp3/s400/bang.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265266234237400738" border="0" /></a>Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14301768502012009474noreply@blogger.com0