Continuing the project I started with DIY Abstract Art, my final decision (thanks for all your comments) was to attempt transferring the watercolor images to fabric or canvas for an unframed look. Since part of my motivation was to explore a new technique, I would like to share some of the lessons I’ve learned during […]
Posted: Thu, July 27th, 2006 at 12:51 am
Filed under: Art Projects, Art, English, My Art, DIY • 16 comments »
Today, one year ago, it was supposed to be our first morning waking up in Salt Lake City. We didn’t anticipate the pussiness and imminent meltdown of one of our key drivers: Me.
Part 1 of this short chronicle ended with Joey and I starting a three-day road trip beginning in Dallas, Texas. Surprisingly, that day […]
Posted: Wed, July 26th, 2006 at 8:40 am
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Exactly one year ago, the most feared and anticipated day of 2005 finally came… We had been preparing for it for months: Selling our beloved home in Dallas (not a painless process thanks to our buyers’ amateur realtor), finding a new home in Salt Lake City (thanks to our great real estate agent in Utah), […]
Posted: Sun, July 23rd, 2006 at 5:06 pm
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For a long time, Joey has been nagging me to create some art to decorate our home’s naked walls… See, our previous house was so open that we didn’t have enough walls to hang my paintings. Now, in need for two separate offices, and in preparation for a baby (not yet conceived) which may trigger […]
Posted: Thu, July 20th, 2006 at 9:18 pm
Filed under: English, Art, Watercolor, My Art, Art Projects, DIY • 14 comments »
OH DEAR GOD!
Please excuse me if you think my honest and barbaric feelings make me a shallow evil horrible woman, but I still don’t know my (future) children, and the perspective of suffering this transformation really upsets me, worries me, and almost makes me think it twice. I hope this is not received as an […]
Posted: Mon, July 17th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Filed under: English, Life, Personal, Family • 17 comments »
Not to discredit and harshly criticize any of the current themes available at Wordpress.com, but to tell the truth, several weeks ago Joey and I had the hardest time finding an adequate theme for Joey’s blog. What I mean by “adequate”:
1. Content is easy to read:
Colors, font sizes, page width and other design aspects make […]
Posted: Thu, July 6th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
Filed under: English, Web Design, Design • 8 comments »