Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Summer Goals, Screened in Porches, and Things Ridiculous
A bit late, yes, but summer officially started on June 21st, so still within reason, I think. Many of these are a continuation of my regular art and writing goals. But I'm more accountable to myself if I post them (one great thing about blogging.)
So, in no particular order:
- Finish new story dummy and color sample and ship that baby out to agent!
- Continue 15+ minute daily writing exercise.
- Update portfolio sites.
- Continue to develop portfolio pieces.
- Design a fancy header for this blog!
- Make mailing to magazine map clients in mid-summer. (Quite alliterative, that sentence, no?)
- Keep up with magazine map client work! (Deadlines help...)
- Gather master list of book ideas that I've been cogitating on for too long. PB's and... a couple of chapter book ideas.
- Seriously start one or more of these.
- Keep reading, reading, reading.
- Spend time on my screened in porch (favorite room ever) while doing some of these things. (Aren't screened in porches awesome, Barbara?)
- Go on vacation and relax and unwind and appreciate like crazy my awesome family and life, including my, sigh, spine... uh, wait a minute, who invited you? (Okay, do I really have to appreciate "cervical radiculitis?" Doesn't that word sound suspiciously close to "ridiculitis?" Somebody in the medical-name-making-up department has a sense of humor!)
- Oh yeah... keep my sense of humor.
So, in no particular order:
- Finish new story dummy and color sample and ship that baby out to agent!
- Continue 15+ minute daily writing exercise.
- Update portfolio sites.
- Continue to develop portfolio pieces.
- Design a fancy header for this blog!
- Make mailing to magazine map clients in mid-summer. (Quite alliterative, that sentence, no?)
- Keep up with magazine map client work! (Deadlines help...)
- Gather master list of book ideas that I've been cogitating on for too long. PB's and... a couple of chapter book ideas.
- Seriously start one or more of these.
- Keep reading, reading, reading.
- Spend time on my screened in porch (favorite room ever) while doing some of these things. (Aren't screened in porches awesome, Barbara?)
- Go on vacation and relax and unwind and appreciate like crazy my awesome family and life, including my, sigh, spine... uh, wait a minute, who invited you? (Okay, do I really have to appreciate "cervical radiculitis?" Doesn't that word sound suspiciously close to "ridiculitis?" Somebody in the medical-name-making-up department has a sense of humor!)
- Oh yeah... keep my sense of humor.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Wednesday B & W: The Old Apple Tree
Sometimes the kids from here, here, and here like to take a break and hang out on the old apple tree.
The tree is an odd shape, I know. It's just like the one that was in my backyard when I was growing up. My parents paid us neighborhood kids 5¢ an apple to pick up all the rotten ones. Not a bad deal, for the time!
I didn't want to start a new series this week, as I'll be taking a 2 week blogging break after Friday.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Letter to a Young Writer/Artist/Anybody Who Works in an Occupation That Entails Long Hours of Hunching Over A Desk/Drawing Table/Computer Screen
Dear Young Person,
Please invest early in an ergonomically correct workspace. Don't spare the cost. You will thank me later.
Sincerely,
Your Spine
Please invest early in an ergonomically correct workspace. Don't spare the cost. You will thank me later.
Sincerely,
Your Spine
Monday, June 23, 2008
Monday Map: Down the Neuse River
Friday, June 20, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Wednesday Series: Scaredy Cat
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Monday Map: Maps of Cows, Cows With Maps
Friday, June 13, 2008
Friday Fun: 1000 Journals
Has anybody heard of this? I'd really like to see the movie but Netflix doesn't have it yet. Why do so many people grow up and out of art?
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
"The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination"**
I'm sure this is all over the blogosphere by now... I can't even remember who spoke at my college graduation. What a treat this must have been!
Apparently not everyone was thrilled. Like this guy, "...They should have picked a leader to speak at commencement. Not a children's writer. What does that say to the class of 2008? Are we the joke class?"
Hmmm... so children's books are a joke? Perhaps he'd rather they just watch more TV. It sounds to me as if this guy could use a little bit more imagination in his life. As could many leaders. Given the state the of the world today, wouldn't more imagination be a good thing for everyone?
(**–J.K. Rowling, Harvard Commencement Address 2008)
Apparently not everyone was thrilled. Like this guy, "...They should have picked a leader to speak at commencement. Not a children's writer. What does that say to the class of 2008? Are we the joke class?"
Hmmm... so children's books are a joke? Perhaps he'd rather they just watch more TV. It sounds to me as if this guy could use a little bit more imagination in his life. As could many leaders. Given the state the of the world today, wouldn't more imagination be a good thing for everyone?
(**–J.K. Rowling, Harvard Commencement Address 2008)
Monday, June 9, 2008
Monday Map: ¡Hola a Mis Amigos Mexicanos!
Another older map. I wonder how hot it is in Mexico now?
Today there's a heat advisory here in the Northeast-- between the temperature and the humidity the heat index will make it feel like it's about 104. The schools are even on early dismissal.
And, silly us, we don't have air conditioning.
But truly, I love it. For 8 or 9 months of the year (while trying to stay warm) I dream about opening the windows and hearing the birds and the crickets and the peaceful outside noises. So I don't complain about hot weather.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Friday Fun: The Waldo Ultimatum
I don't remember where I saw this-- it's been going around a bunch of blogs. Pretty funny!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Football in B & W
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Wednesday Series: Scaredy Cat (#3 of 4)
Cross-hatching sure becomes addictive. It's actually quite relaxing, so much so that I was afraid I wouldn't know when to stop. But I wanted to show a difference between the black & white line samples and the ones with wash, while still having levels of gray. 'Cause, as y'all know, I love them interesting gray areas of life...
Here's #1 and #2 in this series.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Black and White and Shades of Gray
Monday, June 2, 2008
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