Nov 8th, 2009
shot through my living room window. house was built in the 1920s, and the glass is original. makes for interesting, warped photographs.
thought i’d drop in and leave some random links tonight. i do best with random sometimes.
i ordered some more of my favorite organic soap the other day. was surprised to read you can wash your hair, body, clean the house, and even brush your teeth with it. Dr. Bronner – Castile Soap Peppermint
is the best! Can’t wait to try it on more than just my skin.
Sweet dreams, Friend is a very sweet blog post that deserves mention. it made me tear up.
i joined ArtWanted tonight. it’s free to join, and you can upload photos of your art, but you have to be a paid member to sell. i figured I’d give it a three month try (it was only $12), and see how it goes. i’ve already had almost 100 views on one of my paintings!! that is very impressive, considering it takes months to get that many views on an item when i list on etsy.
i joined the art wanted referral program, so if you click on the link above or in the sidebar, i will be rewarded if you sign up and post 2 photos in your portfolio. you don’t have to be a paid member for it to count. so if it looks like fun, please do join!! check out the referral program, too. it’s the best paying one i’ve ever seen online.
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Nov 6th, 2009
i’m (almost) moved back into my old/new studio and it feels fantastic!! walls are painted, a different throw rug is on the floor, computer is set up, and i’m slowly putting things on the shelves and getting organized again. after trying to work out of two rooms, one upstairs and one down, it is so cool to have everything back in one spot again. it will be a day or so before everything is in its place, but it’s getting there.
no photo tonight. it’s still too messy. instead, a page from the art journal i completed for arthouse sketchbook project. i did stuff to it in photoshop, and i like how it came out. i may try to copy it onto canvas soon. of course, it will come out looking different. i can never try to copy myself and have it come out exactly, but that’s okay. it will be fun. soon, soon!
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Nov 5th, 2009
(edit: oops, forgot the before shot)
window to left looks out onto front porch
this is my favorite room in the house. not because it’s my studio, necessarily. but, because the morning sun comes in that big front window early early every morning, and floods the room with a blinding bright light. i tiptoe in here, in the dark, and throw open the wooden blinds, and sit down and get ready to watch the show. it’s the only room in the house that gets sunlight, and it only lasts for a couple minutes a day. i also have to get out of my very warm bed, and come downstairs to see it, but it really is appreciated on cold, winter days.
sooo, despite all that went on in the past couple weeks, we somehow did manage to finish up the floor in the front room – aka my studio. greg did the sanding and staining. i came in at the end with 3 coats of polyurethane. i also cleaned that nasty, dirty rug, and almost blew up my steam cleaner doing it. it kept overheating and smoking.
so today, ryan is going to help me paint the walls, and we may start moving things in tonight. it’s going to be 74F and sunny here today. gorgeous gorgeous day!!
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