June 2003

Monday, June 30, 2003 Hooray! I sent out a "test kitchen" email message to about 20 folks last night, showing them the before and after for the shop. I got about 8 messages back, all very thoughtful, and very much we-agree-it-wasn't-so-great & we-like-where-it's-going. Great fuel for making mega progress before Independence Day! posted on 3:08 PM Saturday, June 28, 2003 HEY! HEY! How did I forget to blog THIS? All unmounted stamp sheets are 25% off through July 7th! Online (via Paypal) orders only. Go HERE to see more. posted on 11:37 PM Cha-cha-cha-changes So, I've been thinking that my shop design is not quite right. I designed it in line with my Art/Work section and Me section, but I really feel that the layout/navigation is too web-page-y and not store-y enough. Needs to be lighter, brighter, cleaner and more like window shopping. Yesterday and today I worked on the new design. It brewed in my head for the last couple weeks. The percolating helped, because the design came pretty swiftly. The PayPal snafu is another impetus to get the shop changes sooner rather than later. Early next week, I'm going to fly the new design past a few colleagues. Don't be surprised if you see the shop change. Change is good. posted on 11:35 PM Friday, June 27, 2003 CURSES! I just sent out my big monthly newsletter. No sooner do I breathe a sigh of relief, do I get a helpful email from Megan, that shows me that the PayPal buttons don't work on any page with more than one item! Grrrr.... That's a lot of pages. If you're trying to order from the problem pages, please email me and we'll work it out. posted on 2:53 PM Thursday, June 26, 2003 Crack of the Whip I've been riding my own ass to get my June newsletter out before June is over. I'm close. Tomorrow, I think. Admittedly, I'm in a funk due to lack of money, sales, clients and leads. So, I'm trying to write a newsletter that's a rallying cry, not a pity party. posted on 10:31 PM Monday, June 23, 2003 White Elephant! Here's my newest collage, now in the shop. This time a white elephant. Again, 9" x 12" paper with ink, gouache, sequins and acrylic on masonite, topped off with a ribbon on his tail. If you'd like to purchase him, he's $200 - click here. posted on 4:47 PM Thursday, June 19, 2003 MORE Art added to Shop! posted on 5:17 PM Tuesday, June 17, 2003 Art added to Shop! posted on 3:35 PM Sunday, June 15, 2003 Brain Food Honestly, sometimes I sigh when I tell someone I am a designer - it feels like every third person is a designer, especially web ones. My tenets are simplicity, functionality, consistency and color. Not the tenents of many designers who favors style over substance. My design self was rejuvenated by a few things on my trip this weekend. Seeing Dr. Evermor's Forevertron kicked by bricolage-lovin' butt. Strangely Familiar: Design in Everyday Life at the Walker Art Center was a very strong show with lots of interesting stuff. I feel a surge of new work comin' on... posted on 11:35 PM Monday, June 09, 2003 Oh, it's so much more fun to make stuff than to make shop pages to sell it.... posted on 1:20 AM Thursday, June 05, 2003 New CafePress Design I am the economy. Please stimulate me. Click here to see the shirts and sticker offered with this economically minded design. This was another Anthony inspired design. He gave me permission to swipe the subject line of a band-promoting email and make it into a shirt. posted on 3:08 PM