Podcasts

For my work, I am doing 10 tasks learning Web 2.0 technologies.

This weeks task is to listen to a podcast and report on it and how podcasts could be used in a library setting.

I have listened to some, but for this task I listened to one at voodoo lounge - a blog by Rice Freeman-Zachery who is a very creative person herself! I listened to her interview Kelly Rae Roberts who I wanted to hear more about. The podcast is here.

I have a print of hers that you can see in my top banner, and I also have her book Taking Flight. Her website is here.

It was very informative, telling of how she started and advice for people that want to start being more creative or pursue their art. It is nice to put a voice to a name too. Pretty cool.

I can see how people could get caught up in these! There are tons of art and craft podcasts and I am glad I now have a connection that is fast enough. Very cool that they could be put on ipods too and listened on a commute or waiting in line!

I think there are a few ways these could be used in a library. There are many podcasts on book and DVD reviews, and many meet the author ones. It would be interesting to get to know a favourite author better.

If a patron showed an interest in a subject, for example travel - we could also point out the podcasts for more information. We could have links on the website sorted by subjects and pointing people to the different places to download.

Just like audio books are good for car trips or people with vision impairments, these would be good for that as well.

Very interesting!

eeek!

Uh, yeah... I am buried in stuff. Moving around stuff, sorting stuff, stuff to dump, stuff to thrift stores and stuff to sell.

The snow is finally gone and I'm in the midst of getting the house ready to sell and fixed up and SORT, SORT, SORT. It's so wonderful to purge!

That's what I've been doing - you?

Macro Photography

I opened up Pioneer Womans Photography blog today to see one of my photos made the cut!!

The topic is Macro and check out some more great photos here.

Woohoo!

New journal book

The weather here has been amazing - high 20's!!! LOVE it - so I have been outside as much as possible.

I went down to visit my Mom and clean out some stuff and I had an AHA moment when I was moving some old records. I took all the records out of the book and look what it is....

Won't this be perfect for a journal altered book? Each section is an envelope and heavy brown paper. I can just cover up the holes with other paper and I am good to go!

This is on the inside of the front cover and very cool too. Could be great for a round robin and a sign in page! See - it has ARTIST already there.

This project is goin to the back burner of many other things I have to do around here, but I thought I would share.

5 more...

Sketches. That fills the book and now on to something different. Since I also went through 2 pens!

I have a small 4x6 sketchbook that will take watercolor so I have been doing some of those.

Coming soon.

Lace box on ebay

I have had this for a long time.. but now it is time to let it go. And hopefully to someone that can use it and appreciate it.

It is a vintage box full of old lace and doilies and ribbons.

I love the photo on the top of the lid.

And the lace is pretty nice too!

See it and my other listings here

Wow.

Books and painting - together!! I love it.

Artist - Mike Stilkey website here

Kreativ Blogger award

I got this award from Janet and Lisa. Thanks Guys!

Now as part of the award I have to do seven things:
(1)Post the image of the award
(2)Thank the person who gave it to me.
(3)Link to the person who gave it to me
(4)Tell you seven things about myself that you wouldn't know
(5)Choose seven great bloggers to give this award to.
(6)Give a link to their blogs
(7)Leave them a message on their blog.

This might be a little difficult, because any of you that have been reading this blog know quite a lot already!

1. The house I am living in now is my 21st.

2. All these moves have been in ON, Canada

3. Where I am now is the longest at 7 years.

4. I went to college for Graphic Design in Toronto and left after first year because I knew I couldn't be that precise (no computers!!) and have to live in a city. That field has all changed now and I could work where ever I wanted and use a computer... so it is an option at some point.

5. I am an only child and the mother of one.

6. I am left handed and love it! I think we are a special breed.

7. I crave alone time and that could be a product of #5.

I am not going to tag anyone. Anyone that wants to play - feel free!

If I were in the circus...

This was a prompt from my awesome sketchbook yahoo group.

If you were in the circus, what would you be? I thought of it for a while and I wanted to be the gypsy fortune teller. With tents, pillows, long scarfs, crystal balls etc..

I went through my images and took out the ones that spoke this to me. After I had them all out, I found I had too many for one page, so I did a 2 page spread.

I love how everything came together and invokes the mood and what I was trying to make.

Oh, how did Johnny get in here? I suppose I would let him share my circus tent. Especially if he's bringin that piano. I could use some music in there. :)

Jigsaw puzzles....

I love jigsaw puzzles...

Just finished a good one. Springbok (the best!) and an octagon shape covered in all kinds of postage stamps.

Isn't that a great feeling when you get done?

And then...

You're missing a piece!

or two.

Or six!

Grrr.

Good thing I got it dirt cheap ( guess why?!) :) but I want to use it for an art supply so I was prepared for missing pieces.

Stay tuned for what I do with these....