For Earth Day 2018, I and my favorite charity (no name) Art Group promote the use of reusable thermoses & mugs by hosting an online CupArt gallery. Supporters can view the online CupArt for a $1 donation to One Tree Planted. Our fundraiser ended in $1,181 in donations – that’s 1,181 trees planted, hooray!
I created some fun CupArt while in Australia. My “real” cups were donated to an art exhibition in Sydney.
I don’t knit, but by the time I was done these batches of illustrations I feel like I could confidently knit a sweater. Dozens of technical illustrations for this job, which involved detailed inspection of knitting swatches. It was nice to pick up some colored pencils again!
Once upon a time, I wanted to be a medical illustrator. Then I found out that I needed to take classes in a morgue, so that idea dropped quickly. But I still find great joy in disecting anything other subject matter that doesn’t contain blood and guts. These made me happy.
Rock art was an idea that was brewing in my head ever since I traveled through New Zealand in 2015. We came across a beach in the South island that was covered by thousands of the most beautiful smooth white rocks. I gathered a handful and around the world they traveled with me.
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– Chief Seattle
Here it is! Our 2014-2015 “around the world” adventure all summed up in 5 minutes. My partner and I explored 18 countries in 15 months – Bulgaria, Italy France, Spain, UK, India, Vietnam, Cambodia, Burma, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand- needless to say it’s been an unforgettable experience.
Moving back home to the East Coast has it’s pros and cons. A major CON=WINTER but a major PRO=SPRING!!! We are fortunate to have settled ourselves alongside the glorious Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. What a treat!
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December has brought upon deep cravings for any type of project that uses my hands….in ways other than typing on a keyboard. This desire, along with my recycling obsession and the holiday season, has led me down a crafty road of festive ornaments. Who knew a Brooklyn subway map could be so pretty? It’s fun to learn something new. Keeps the ‘ol noodle in check…
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I was very happy to initiate this project this year. This is the (no name) Art Group’s 4th time doing Memory Portraits. Mine was done for Prasama. It is a 20-hour “meditation” portrait dedicated to Prasama. It was created by repeated patterns, each mark made in a spirit of kindness and compassion. Let it reflect the beauty of universal love – and that it not be restricted to just the few persons nearest to us, but to all living creatures in the world.
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This is a great article written by ROI, a leading digital marketing company in Australia but is relevant anywhere. Business owners take a few minutes to know where to invest your dollars this year!
1. LinkedIn cold selling
Treating your LinkedIn contacts or any other social network’s connections as a database for email campaigns is a bad idea. Instead, concentrate on using LinkedIn the way it was intended, by having meaningful discussions.
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