Spring Cleaning – Online Stuff
Raw Emotion ©2008 Carol Cooper
This week I decided to pull some works from 2008 and set up an archive gallery to store them within this blog. If you would like to take a peek CLICK HERE or the permanent tab is located at the top of the blog heading, it’s titled “Archived Series”.
WP Photo Album Plus | Author: J.N. Breetvelt / Rubin J. Kaplan (up to version 1.5.1) is the plugin I am using. I found it quite easy to install and work with. You can even set up sub-albums within a main album. Customizing the CSS is a breeze with the plugin editor found within the WordPress admin section. I truly believe WordPress is one Very Cool CMS framework!
Ketchup time
Hopefully my hosting provider has finished ” hick-up-ing” and I will be able to ketchup with oodles of news & updates soonest!!
Let it snow?
BLUE on the map = SNOW in Thunder Bay on Saturday, May 16, 2009
I wanted to post this weather map just to remind myself that it’s ok to expect the unexpected, especially on the May long weekend. YES, as I look out my window I see little white flakes falling from the sky, it’s 1 degree C. I am sure it will turn into rain later today, but hey, for now it feels like WINTER again in Thunder Bay!! I am smiling 
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Odds and Ends
Critbug ©2009 Carol Cooper
The little Critbug (shown above) is just a quicky example of what I do when “I PLAY”. It may sound kind of odd to hear a grown woman saying she is going “to play”, but just think of it as an artistic recess time!!
As a self-taught artist, play time is important. Nothing has to be set to size or high res, I simply open a blank tiny screen in Photoshop of say 800px X 800px @72ppi for fast rendering, get a feel for a colour palette, pick a tool and gooooooooo!! Most times I do not save these “Quickies”, but once in a while something cool will transpire and I click save for future reference.
Do you believe playing is a great way to relieve STRESS?
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During the last few weeks I have been somewhat quiet, externally and internally. I’ve completed a new series of 12 works titled the “Materre Series” – questioning the future landscape of our planet earth in an abstract kind of way, inspiration found by thinking globally and following this website: One Million Acts of Green. I hope to get the series up in the gallery sometime mid-week.
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President Barack Obama’s Canadian Souvenirs
While I was following President Barack Obama’s visit to Canada on TV this week I chuckled when I saw that he took a “detour” to pick up a “Beaver Tail Pastry” in downtown Ottawa. Isn’t it funny how some places are known for their local specialty “Treat” or goodie?
The “Malasada” from Hawaii, the “Beignet” from New Orleans, and the famous “Persian” from right here in Thunder Bay.
Do you have any “goodies” that are famous where you live? . . . just curious )
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An excellent post to share from Katherine Tyrrell’s “Making a Mark” blog ” – click link below to read:
Marketing art – people buy you as well as your art #1
Cool Stuff
Screenshot from Projekt30 website
COOL ART: Art Gallery: Projekt30
Every month they publish at least one new publicly juried exhibition.
“Projekt is your gateway to the artworld
Well worth a visit or two! – website: www.projekt30.com
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COOL CUSTOM PHOTO WRAPPING PAPER FOR ALL YOUR GIFTS
Check it out! I found it over at QOOP’s website
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COOL PLACE TO HANG: Grab a cup of coffee and head on over to www.artbistro.com, the art is mighty fine!
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Images from www.designpublic.com website
COOL COAT RACK: Designer - Erich Ginder’s Ghost Antler coat rack – Handmade cast resin and acrylic. See more, read more HERE
Just wanted to share some of the cool places & things I came across recently.
I had a chance to upgrade to Wordpress 2.7, their latest update, and WOW the interface is awesome!! Did some blog housekeeping also, chose a new theme, ou la la!! 
(If it looks wonky on your browser, please holler!) – a few new series are in the percolating stage, think I will wait till I clean up the 2008 galleries and expose them in the new year. Keep creative! It’s really WINTER now.
