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ARTISTS: Oppose S2913 the Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008
The Illustrators' Partnership of America has posted letters you can send to your representatives, urging them to vote against the act:
http://capwiz.com/illustratorspartnership/home/

Please click here to write and send a letter to your Senators and Congressmen:
Orphaned Works Act Letter

The National Press Photographers' Assocation has an article and links about it here: http://www.nppa.org/news_and_events/news/2008/05/orphan02.html

Intellectual Property Watch writes:

Well, since I have not been hired at any of the jobd I've applied for yet, please help me out and bid on some art!  
I have just placed this pastel painting up for sale on eBay.....Starting at   $. 99!!

The price was $250 on eBay, (Was $395 in Gallery), but the Reserve is set much lower on this auction!! This is one of the last original pastel pieces left from my studio & eBay.

I have also lowered the prices on my ACEO limited edition Artist Trading Cards , (Most of them....unless they were a really limited ed. of 25)...and I've also lowered the shipping to a fixed rate of $2.00 .

I'm hoping someone will fall in love with it....

Horsehead Fragment II

I was awed by these amazing eagle pictures. They are from my nephew Adam's friend in Alaska.
WOW. Holy Snowy Eagle-Feathers, Batman!!

Eagles in Alaska- An Awesome Sight for anyone.


( MORE Eagle Pics... )

Jeong-Hyun Lim, a 23-year old Korean and self-taught guitarist:

This is one of my favorite pastels. I recently had it framed by an amazing framer- totally archival and museum quality in every part, including Tru-View non-glare glass.

I have it listed for $2400 in my eBay store.
My LJ peeps can always talk me out of a small studio discount, though! However:

I have given much thought to the pricing, and I am over and done with discounting my artwork at 50% + more below my gallery prices.
The past two years have been highly instructional, and I have become aware of the high quality of my work, and of the importance of respecting myself enough to ask its humble market value. I have not raised my prices in 15 years, so the least I can do is ask fair market value for my work.

eBay Auction

Original Pastel on Hand-Made Paper
"Freedom Spirit"


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In other news....
The St. Paul Art Crawl was last weekend- and I sold one painting! yay...which made it all worth the rushed prep after just having moved in. I had my loft arranged as a gallery, with a table of wine, cheese, crackers, grapes brie and apples for guests. The Tilsner has almost a few thousand people in the building, and it was non-stop and wonderful.

I met a few of my neighbors...and was wowed by the quality of work in this place. Everyone agreed- the Tilsner is THE best energy artist loft co-op, and I am so glad to be a part of it!!

Oh happygods! It's that time of year again??? That is, when I finally remember my all-time favorite fictional writing awards, and go see if they are up yet.....(probably months after everyone else has already seen the results...)


Warning: (I mean it)
Do NOT have anything in your mouth as you read these.

GO HERE! READ THIS!!!!!


My favorite from this year:

The
Grand Panjandrum's Award

LaVerne was undeniably underdressed for this frigid weather; her black, rain-soaked tank top offered no protection and seemed to cling to her torso out of sheer rage, while her tie-dyed boa scarf hung lifeless around her neck like a giant, exhausted, pipe cleaner recently discarded after near-criminal overuse by an obviously sadistic (and rather flamboyant) plumber.

Andrew Cavallari
Northfield, IL

Thank U

how bout getting off these antibiotics
how bout stopping eating when i'm full up
how bout them transparent dangling carrots
how bout that ever elusive kudo

thank you india
thank you terror
thank you disillusionment
thank you frailty
thank you consequence
thank you thank you silence

how bout me not blaming you for everything
how bout me enjoying the moment for once
how bout grieving it all one at a time

thank you india
thank you terror
thank you disillusionment
thank you frailty
thank you consequence
thank you thank you silence

the moment i let go of it was
the moment i got more than i could handle
the moment i jumped off it was
the moment i touched down

how bout no longer being masochistic
how bout remembering your divinity
how bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out
how bout not equating death with stopping

thank you india
thank you terror
thank you disillusionment
thank you frailty
thank you consequence
thank you thank you silence

Sorry guys....this entry yanked due to ugh and holy crap.
I can't believe I fell for this....

Oh, god help me.

I'm going Ice-fishing this Sunday.