tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38816231190326791472024-02-07T13:53:41.597-08:00Life After Graduate Schoolrshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-53060893044584143182011-06-10T09:56:00.000-07:002011-06-10T10:12:30.909-07:00New BlogI wanted to make a post here about my new blog. I no longer use this blog. I created this one while I was in school to help document what I was working on for the program. I have started a new blog on my website through Wordpress. This offers me more variations and a more interesting layout.<br /><br />To get to the new blog, please follow this link: <br /><a href="http://www.rebeccashelly.com/blog">www.rebeccashelly.com/blog</a><br /><br />I have set it up to post three days a week:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBWmOY_EPI6EIxQ_h4rZh-E_XShu7XP7_OLNhDy3t0S2-7LvGX27Id589EEnB6mdaVVO0x2tJMs_cQxsN_qxk0DfK5n-Y_cl2dEXI2O52c7pyKyxXnAjskvrHs2kVo5HnDBx08aokVbs/s1600/artworkmonday1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 129px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBWmOY_EPI6EIxQ_h4rZh-E_XShu7XP7_OLNhDy3t0S2-7LvGX27Id589EEnB6mdaVVO0x2tJMs_cQxsN_qxk0DfK5n-Y_cl2dEXI2O52c7pyKyxXnAjskvrHs2kVo5HnDBx08aokVbs/s200/artworkmonday1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616637181673626274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefiirSr7LcQK97txe7zAbeoIygiswI1EV-GIV0Jt9y_GOMB4QG29XfhJNe0AsDqeBFfBj_uUeDDtDDH2yYfcbY5SU-TQfSoOK-UVMrUrdVatcAtmdkwcS79cGenFz7nQdx3I-BKTTY4E/s1600/gardenpatch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefiirSr7LcQK97txe7zAbeoIygiswI1EV-GIV0Jt9y_GOMB4QG29XfhJNe0AsDqeBFfBj_uUeDDtDDH2yYfcbY5SU-TQfSoOK-UVMrUrdVatcAtmdkwcS79cGenFz7nQdx3I-BKTTY4E/s200/gardenpatch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616637188292392994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYbRyVxI8Lz1V9h8Z1U-ORl56GuUEERjFxinYnrWkiWOoQ0y7BMDORPupYg8BxMHae2izZneReohA2bWuw45fz041CahkEiKsPaUtUHpXHMmIgIODg2scgz8lpsweeTyEgiInOgjsN7k/s1600/sewingfriday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvYbRyVxI8Lz1V9h8Z1U-ORl56GuUEERjFxinYnrWkiWOoQ0y7BMDORPupYg8BxMHae2izZneReohA2bWuw45fz041CahkEiKsPaUtUHpXHMmIgIODg2scgz8lpsweeTyEgiInOgjsN7k/s200/sewingfriday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616637197132347538" border="0" /></a>rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-84804595599328698872010-12-24T12:09:00.000-08:002010-12-24T12:14:10.456-08:00Happy Holidays!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrMWGhdrpRQ8W4311q2SCCJVkdMg0vcpF2tgT0U0ApQR1wmVEURjr6mmzRB5Q4zF3P3f6l7KPB-n6AaR7yS5Q7YPG74Vzf8VcKF6f4wSDo7_q3zauaQzx-VwtyZ0Ygq0pqUEcHIxE2As/s1600/IMG_6839.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrMWGhdrpRQ8W4311q2SCCJVkdMg0vcpF2tgT0U0ApQR1wmVEURjr6mmzRB5Q4zF3P3f6l7KPB-n6AaR7yS5Q7YPG74Vzf8VcKF6f4wSDo7_q3zauaQzx-VwtyZ0Ygq0pqUEcHIxE2As/s200/IMG_6839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554344441740698994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_7S4iLs_omoSc-ZbawR6ytzE0gpcBdsLcOjehPxmPxT3c1BT71h_h52zJrWj1ENLYTnZFKKYGyXoh-jvNANhoucdCa64HQWWfWRruPjnqCGyGWCYQsdDeL65xPXfgVnR2GQHAm1XbHM/s1600/IMG_6838.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_7S4iLs_omoSc-ZbawR6ytzE0gpcBdsLcOjehPxmPxT3c1BT71h_h52zJrWj1ENLYTnZFKKYGyXoh-jvNANhoucdCa64HQWWfWRruPjnqCGyGWCYQsdDeL65xPXfgVnR2GQHAm1XbHM/s200/IMG_6838.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554344437236047154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsZhAmTW0xcSsQGCEvsPvlq6SCyOMHYy7txd-zS0wSiEFp5fVh9Xl3o4QMPu5NQQAklTEluSgf0JjoMB4Gy2LwuCOmANJaBzSp042hy2rvIMllWe8MLyJxfxMRfIj_Ibwh6BwkBJuSNQ/s1600/IMG_6835.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsZhAmTW0xcSsQGCEvsPvlq6SCyOMHYy7txd-zS0wSiEFp5fVh9Xl3o4QMPu5NQQAklTEluSgf0JjoMB4Gy2LwuCOmANJaBzSp042hy2rvIMllWe8MLyJxfxMRfIj_Ibwh6BwkBJuSNQ/s200/IMG_6835.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554344427817812706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2_Jf8bSal-Fb5D1KEx71QD_PEVitXeQawuuRApI_bpGrhHnilOTl_vpGKxYJSulBhmZIIRHr2H5qS-cjuBkfj6Rtn0DziJoikyL2kL6R6i_L__BDuNmE9nJAlBnJcAQG0p1EK5ifu3M/s1600/IMG_6832.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2_Jf8bSal-Fb5D1KEx71QD_PEVitXeQawuuRApI_bpGrhHnilOTl_vpGKxYJSulBhmZIIRHr2H5qS-cjuBkfj6Rtn0DziJoikyL2kL6R6i_L__BDuNmE9nJAlBnJcAQG0p1EK5ifu3M/s200/IMG_6832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554344420451474066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbayIETqZUnwIfyOCcptzMUONQ9TPP6ILtEn4__Z1bKvyX4-EwofGhhIIm6VNdrfjx-PWwDG_mp4itTKEJC5mbqQXYUTVh-q5ywsKE5FG74_sKBEvIwFBGo3CT86VBdjnUQDLmvQPTRoQ/s1600/IMG_6831.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbayIETqZUnwIfyOCcptzMUONQ9TPP6ILtEn4__Z1bKvyX4-EwofGhhIIm6VNdrfjx-PWwDG_mp4itTKEJC5mbqQXYUTVh-q5ywsKE5FG74_sKBEvIwFBGo3CT86VBdjnUQDLmvQPTRoQ/s200/IMG_6831.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554344415132692466" border="0" /></a><br />I did a little decorating to my garden area for the winter season. All of the boughs I cut from greens on the property. My sister had given me a small evergreen plant years ago and now I decorated it with some more greenery. I had some fun then taking photos of the current state of my garden and making mini greeting cards.<br />Have a Happy Holiday!<br />-Rebeccarshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-85498257521012715922010-12-09T10:19:00.000-08:002010-12-09T10:30:15.812-08:00Making my own clothes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiGfdcWoTt_Bh8Uoa5KQsKJrYjyC6-Y7q8sKRLMD5gmJvNYHJI01X98e8CEf3daeVKV5cPZRLDj3fXBocG2VTH6fvkk-ri1D5a5KcboBVUjA4hpY3X1bPSTb6kSfcl3Deur4iqANqoxo/s1600/IMG_6530.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiGfdcWoTt_Bh8Uoa5KQsKJrYjyC6-Y7q8sKRLMD5gmJvNYHJI01X98e8CEf3daeVKV5cPZRLDj3fXBocG2VTH6fvkk-ri1D5a5KcboBVUjA4hpY3X1bPSTb6kSfcl3Deur4iqANqoxo/s200/IMG_6530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751562923290434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnH76XZ0pVzRjNq5AcdYDb1t1RDmfJrFah2_uu2QFEJCGasT0bbY-_nyoi-o_TEf66K4nj6SreoqvPOJew2zP5jDupZaL1nQUOv3Rjz2CY9JtHDnSHUJesFT_7rroIbpJ39xIhRhEAnWw/s1600/PB085741.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnH76XZ0pVzRjNq5AcdYDb1t1RDmfJrFah2_uu2QFEJCGasT0bbY-_nyoi-o_TEf66K4nj6SreoqvPOJew2zP5jDupZaL1nQUOv3Rjz2CY9JtHDnSHUJesFT_7rroIbpJ39xIhRhEAnWw/s200/PB085741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751552841701106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0ZmUTyhAWNQGlMT6zsSPVBlpynMBixg4QZgQ4OY7Y-l7jg82o1OQcwMq32UNQBf2djeBz_iYMRWJ5YTjqz2H_TcSkHrFjEzyPxESKJJZto0sF5ROez5q7dqdGjCdAVMC5rwc2-HtKa4/s1600/IMG_6571.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0ZmUTyhAWNQGlMT6zsSPVBlpynMBixg4QZgQ4OY7Y-l7jg82o1OQcwMq32UNQBf2djeBz_iYMRWJ5YTjqz2H_TcSkHrFjEzyPxESKJJZto0sF5ROez5q7dqdGjCdAVMC5rwc2-HtKa4/s200/IMG_6571.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751544341894146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLT1iTmUCLkittAI4OQt4SMqaeERsPJc_OcKov-c9bODyvxw-2qMWc5NfjLyQ94-iMQG5tG1LMgsInRCQNCWeHr5cc-YEiq2nKIb54-lOIGwYt3xl2A8tGP6HAFfEVZh-ger37p7SxJ0/s1600/IMG_6435.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLT1iTmUCLkittAI4OQt4SMqaeERsPJc_OcKov-c9bODyvxw-2qMWc5NfjLyQ94-iMQG5tG1LMgsInRCQNCWeHr5cc-YEiq2nKIb54-lOIGwYt3xl2A8tGP6HAFfEVZh-ger37p7SxJ0/s200/IMG_6435.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751536331954562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcPGT59X_fZN9ccrjakSuJ2aFaVnLa48FEKFLxCMpfgB2Ph-GcckFDOPkoRYhICkStc2k2Tilq4NyJryJ-fjubYBv0WhJoNJGMgqHF52tqNbjJiPiJjf4zLcSoHDccPLW2f2oqbQMUGs/s1600/IMG_6600.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcPGT59X_fZN9ccrjakSuJ2aFaVnLa48FEKFLxCMpfgB2Ph-GcckFDOPkoRYhICkStc2k2Tilq4NyJryJ-fjubYBv0WhJoNJGMgqHF52tqNbjJiPiJjf4zLcSoHDccPLW2f2oqbQMUGs/s200/IMG_6600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751525326920146" border="0" /></a><br />Lately I have been feeling guilty because my creative energy has been going towards making garments. For years, painting is what I did to work out my artistic needs. This past year, I have been teaching myself how to create garments and it has been challenging and rewarding. I have enjoyed the process. I love getting compliments about my dress and saying that I made it. I get really excited by this. I want to say to people, "You can do this too!" It does take some time and I do already have an art background so it may be a little different for me. Just like drawing, I feel that with dedication anyone can do this.<br />Here are some images of some of the pieces that I have created.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-30615320880728350972010-10-06T19:12:00.000-07:002010-12-09T10:14:55.218-08:00Burdastyle/Project Runway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-lFigHEC6RP2VNTO-kncAEJKJD_UVkcdD3YUbjoXtwpwbl8Nd1pi2u_X0ATA3qLR6NDLAJc-YwVItlzt4wKCWqjYuhWCFAT0rsqHvdVVLDrLQNls1N4lJRCC9Hf6H5pcE-xin9KZkUM/s1600/IMG_6789.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho-lFigHEC6RP2VNTO-kncAEJKJD_UVkcdD3YUbjoXtwpwbl8Nd1pi2u_X0ATA3qLR6NDLAJc-YwVItlzt4wKCWqjYuhWCFAT0rsqHvdVVLDrLQNls1N4lJRCC9Hf6H5pcE-xin9KZkUM/s200/IMG_6789.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525122407328274674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35zjE3Ovf5QeUr0RNog_fE6sZzJMSS-WiN_dIxPe8ZtqnvFHe-ACr6iLhX4Dyq0Ri7Akcy62_DQzJ5Ln26svbpr-vYlI7MOYlv8Z1J59uDeM2fLxdG-jiSqTd6aUC5q2kBewkxUmQfJA/s1600/IMG_6752.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35zjE3Ovf5QeUr0RNog_fE6sZzJMSS-WiN_dIxPe8ZtqnvFHe-ACr6iLhX4Dyq0Ri7Akcy62_DQzJ5Ln26svbpr-vYlI7MOYlv8Z1J59uDeM2fLxdG-jiSqTd6aUC5q2kBewkxUmQfJA/s200/IMG_6752.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525122403677247730" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZUEcMDuocO3mvZXUaqqTOwSJ-f3zBGk9RZ_GOmxEv-uhJcmM5IMszzgIu6ybmWkaPJ13jbsUThsrZG31HPTEWb_yYAmNgmqB5iMbHfoTcB1DVqDjZa5ijp3ZUISDs_xuOr-FfWa2urQ/s1600/IMG_6778.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZUEcMDuocO3mvZXUaqqTOwSJ-f3zBGk9RZ_GOmxEv-uhJcmM5IMszzgIu6ybmWkaPJ13jbsUThsrZG31HPTEWb_yYAmNgmqB5iMbHfoTcB1DVqDjZa5ijp3ZUISDs_xuOr-FfWa2urQ/s200/IMG_6778.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525122395354958370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfgMS6D8G2Wx1D51VlcrkzAOCOAydtLGZzIueOKI-LJPnXayOCtbivuVtlOItVbkjPGyAzS0YLBTtI7rr58bjaYnSputGB6rNtBYt1Kzxqda7FwtastB2UwAEUbX9t7g7Z5_-ke0fTs0/s1600/IMG_6749.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfgMS6D8G2Wx1D51VlcrkzAOCOAydtLGZzIueOKI-LJPnXayOCtbivuVtlOItVbkjPGyAzS0YLBTtI7rr58bjaYnSputGB6rNtBYt1Kzxqda7FwtastB2UwAEUbX9t7g7Z5_-ke0fTs0/s200/IMG_6749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525122386805336850" border="0" /></a><br />I entered a Project Runway/Rowenta competition by Burdastyle. It is about reusing clothes too make a new outfit. I turned a large suit into a dress. My design was chosen to be part of the 50 to be voted on.<br />I created this piece out of a linen suit. I took it in to fit me and created a belt.<br />Check it out:<br /><a class="linkification-ext" href="http://www.burdastyle.com/albums/186/images?page=25&size=small" title="Linkification: http://www.burdastyle.com/albums/186/images?page=25&size=small">http://www.burdastyle.com/albums/186/images?page=25&size=small</a><a href="http://http//www.burdastyle.com/albums/186/images?page=25&size=small"></a>rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-64332147103535342512010-09-27T10:53:00.000-07:002010-09-27T11:47:49.645-07:00The Seed Olympics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyLsUq8CA6zrvrncmOEX98WRt_kPkQYbYwbMBqn_baMznJrZXnSS0Uhavv6of-Qh-j3mKVc2JiajdVTnEUbs_6GbXg1VNWDN5dEE-v6tzaDLt4l0rm61igyQfcrbY0Zc_-ID4sL2PraI/s1600/xerabeanshelly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 100px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVK5or7in2uBzLrCpnIiFhZ-DtN-bxSNEcvSsXUue2p4m6wWwWzlTo9-zHy9ZaSOjjYbMUx20rOVjTo9oxzy5fA3dScAsYp_8SG5mNVKroD3edzDXF3PcaYaNwY9n9JCd4AojRYb6UuA/s200/brightlightsshelly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521655197393014722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEkmQngHPRshKOdpMKS_8aBtDRB0fxSoKLXhHUXtSFRdXxu65RJZLX9Asrzcx6WPh0M1JEHKL55vVb5NBbCQjEHN1aazSgrW7AtPSXDzEP9kdyPTbjiy1Hcdbq8JjPE9Cdi8dHbeOxXU/s1600/bertgoodwinshelly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEkmQngHPRshKOdpMKS_8aBtDRB0fxSoKLXhHUXtSFRdXxu65RJZLX9Asrzcx6WPh0M1JEHKL55vVb5NBbCQjEHN1aazSgrW7AtPSXDzEP9kdyPTbjiy1Hcdbq8JjPE9Cdi8dHbeOxXU/s200/bertgoodwinshelly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521655192989394194" border="0" /></a><br />This past August, I had a solo show at <a href="http://www.falsefrontstudio.com/FalseFront/Rebecca_Shelly.html">Falsefront Studio</a> here in Portland, Oregon. The concept for the show was based on seeds competing as if they were in the Olympics.<br /><br />Artist Statement:<br />"The Seed Olympics is a camp exploration of my interest in athletes and horticulture. I don’t care for sports. Strangely enough, I am enthralled by the Olympics; the build-up of the games, the extreme power of the bodies of the athletes who train relentlessly and the voyeuristic thrill of feeling as you are a part of it, even if just watching it on television. Inspiration for this show came to me while watching the Winter Olympics. At the time, I was thinking about doing a test run of all of my seeds under a grow lamp. One night, I had a bizarre dream that my plants were competing as if they were in the Olympics. I decided to turn this into a reality and create a short video with supplemental paintings and installation. Thus, The Seed Olympics embodies my interest in growing, craft, video and humor."<br /><br />The video can be seen here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SeedOlympics">The Seed Olympics!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBkrWkK33yY1OXC1leh2Dzl8dtE0lbLrRMdE6jsXuOFXQjTMlTXhKAKY95Cdgmuv96DAIA9npI4GUX0ffW8DrWkT_ItFlyPYS-d3f6MRVvrFkBodQyufjGGvybWzYXJNZcUx198R_ROY/s1600/Subliminal+soliciting+works%21.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBkrWkK33yY1OXC1leh2Dzl8dtE0lbLrRMdE6jsXuOFXQjTMlTXhKAKY95Cdgmuv96DAIA9npI4GUX0ffW8DrWkT_ItFlyPYS-d3f6MRVvrFkBodQyufjGGvybWzYXJNZcUx198R_ROY/s200/Subliminal+soliciting+works%21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521658730255580834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />If you have any questions or are interested in purchasing a piece, please contact me at rebecca.shelly@gmail.com.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-90068445937120072322010-01-18T20:17:00.000-08:002010-01-18T20:32:57.633-08:00New Work in Rom'n Times Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZ-wKDdsGdpro7FfCDY8pHDYFegxzL739YH0GWNfmriL28gXCemAvQ10fWr-FmQOThcqwec4ZU6MPeaXrpHKvWNBQYrnrnEN2xeRu9qfwRiwq3NNjq2ovJ_e1P20BrJLL7y3g35d24Ao/s1600-h/IMG_6127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKV-zOpUA0Xn-FhqSwRHe2wcL8i7TZ1Ia_A2vyXuqgi93ZNUmFewseF-HIs2hx_SIDSIv0KQGqX_-kTkEFx9WtMkt1PXyMqaSR5KwQ-qR_hFQuc8Rc4Kmh4wnpbuzz7TYBG6Qf_4CyGHE/s200/IMG_6125.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428302785585333314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />PSU Art Department | Italy | Summer 2009<br />Monday, January 4, 2010 – Friday, January 29, 2010<br />Autzen Gallery | 2nd <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPjKeg6j2bgpd9TKl1i_H2BkDl3F0fm0Z4h-Q3IESRZOrXwRALpazAnMWS-MPd-jSaszS6bnsMcfZCEvxywtxGwSKovKZVOpnVaZi5byDqG30vxaudG9B_jb_pI9j6GGW_BJDiYgKJCw/s1600-h/IMG_6122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPjKeg6j2bgpd9TKl1i_H2BkDl3F0fm0Z4h-Q3IESRZOrXwRALpazAnMWS-MPd-jSaszS6bnsMcfZCEvxywtxGwSKovKZVOpnVaZi5byDqG30vxaudG9B_jb_pI9j6GGW_BJDiYgKJCw/s200/IMG_6122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428304156398432290" border="0" /></a>Floor PSU Neuberger Hall | Room 205 | 724 SW Harrison | Portland, OR 97210<br />Gallery hours: Monday-Friday | 10-5 p.m.<br /><br />Vanessa Calvert<br />Cassandra Dorsey<br />Lori Gilbert<br />Bethany Hays<br />Stuart Mayer<br />Cassie Neth<br />Jennifer Norton<br />Stuart Mayer<br />Bridget Murphy<br />Ralph Pugay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFsP-Zte_P7g7j6eLsA_zkm8f-T-_55OCHLmzFDAvAkHxRu0bCBNIMae0BLDG15SYpRS7RkLPpdrHG4PPYxekqciIh0Uu4yQpeFGDwbXKL5YXvXGeefLSaMVcipd0oxDPVUFUN5vzDpg/s1600-h/IMG_6131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFsP-Zte_P7g7j6eLsA_zkm8f-T-_55OCHLmzFDAvAkHxRu0bCBNIMae0BLDG15SYpRS7RkLPpdrHG4PPYxekqciIh0Uu4yQpeFGDwbXKL5YXvXGeefLSaMVcipd0oxDPVUFUN5vzDpg/s200/IMG_6131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428303660677464914" border="0" /></a><br />Rebecca Shelly<br />Miles Sprietsma<br />Cody Thomas<br /><br />The images here are my latest pieces.<br /><br />1. Jewel Tart I,II and III, Acrylic on panel with mixed media and resin cast frames, 2009.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDULCVzuaLrdEwEwj8w0UfSU3L3OJfd-9E24zTCVhyphenhyphen285QKUHH9_ThBBcqbqvmzFdzPyNRi8DmHJpG3MKp6D5ge53L7tLfSzs6C38_hf9ZVPWwTgTKH_fRmov4uvQA733j9sdjHoM9A0/s1600-h/IMG_6141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDULCVzuaLrdEwEwj8w0UfSU3L3OJfd-9E24zTCVhyphenhyphen285QKUHH9_ThBBcqbqvmzFdzPyNRi8DmHJpG3MKp6D5ge53L7tLfSzs6C38_hf9ZVPWwTgTKH_fRmov4uvQA733j9sdjHoM9A0/s200/IMG_6141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428302765650893874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2. Il Teatro Gelato, Acrylic on panel and fabric, 2009.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LWVSk4uniHvUSwwZqF6eUb8VCwprb08ZhDiNogw3IZsux_NuC2xtxa-JyrfpnjJ6RAaJITevX4a5CHETAQ-Ueoqldk4djl58aW3ocyy5qNgn-K8vKxHDKprmlB9X1BUaSsgEx3zizmE/s1600-h/IMG_6139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LWVSk4uniHvUSwwZqF6eUb8VCwprb08ZhDiNogw3IZsux_NuC2xtxa-JyrfpnjJ6RAaJITevX4a5CHETAQ-Ueoqldk4djl58aW3ocyy5qNgn-K8vKxHDKprmlB9X1BUaSsgEx3zizmE/s200/IMG_6139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428302776789479330" border="0" /></a>rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-15817725700161799522009-11-23T19:07:00.000-08:002009-11-23T19:38:30.075-08:00Portrait Heads: late second century A.D.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoO1LxJDpwcqPFhXoaMSk92kF4HWxxzwEiTjjmYq1cT79jvH-Ft6VLHyvxl62xl851uAunXD5Yi3M6gF8NCn8KxL03M2eqAt9nAkx6AOUzuMY-rxpd9xdI8-LT5pyywvKLHgIpGgH1Qa8/s1600/IMG_5156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; 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float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbza07iNYR5_rj4xYQYMFogPVs7S5hWtfUvNMOtgiiM3a9zEAGv0YT5mIJdnfpdxTuaK0_PeOV7LFKg51AOhP1NUjmiQ_J1MmiaM8206U-7OIEg4JllMfmNsvDKnQZbmWRS4M0nteds40/s200/IMG_5153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407504232328378018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2c-7p1P135cbnHkD2CxRspDL51FAMoRi2nG5k8p8N7_F-4483qFnEf14d-uYOqbUdx534UWiQHuUXx7OLS4ZmT19IVjDdDcajU3lUuYAGN4jK0uzBtFXe_RcHK4oegKJeeQa-JFmgcqI/s1600/IMG_5152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2c-7p1P135cbnHkD2CxRspDL51FAMoRi2nG5k8p8N7_F-4483qFnEf14d-uYOqbUdx534UWiQHuUXx7OLS4ZmT19IVjDdDcajU3lUuYAGN4jK0uzBtFXe_RcHK4oegKJeeQa-JFmgcqI/s200/IMG_5152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407504220649282994" border="0" /></a><br />The Vatican Museum is full of really amazing work. This post will focus more on the popularity of creating busts. If the father figure of a family died, they would make a wax mold of his face and create a shrine around it. The wealthy Romans wanted to have these turned into marble to show their significance in society. The popularity of this probably lead to artists creating portraits of living people.<br />Some of these heads showed intense emotion that had not been seen in sculpture before. Not all of them were idealized also. Many were true to life.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-16021108632434267942009-11-23T17:37:00.000-08:002009-11-23T18:16:42.893-08:00Colosseum. A.D. 72-80<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-rCNXuHzVhfrl-KWCK3bTtG04Lnc1sjbpdrxLCQ75Sg-ayKXQoH38zar9RenwAvGe1IRkLzTvbq4_AZi42c0ScOOi2z6Be-ydck4EI6T6rhZcQdOup8wipCQGmBsQTtQvnYQOsRKxVI/s1600/IMG_5109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-rCNXuHzVhfrl-KWCK3bTtG04Lnc1sjbpdrxLCQ75Sg-ayKXQoH38zar9RenwAvGe1IRkLzTvbq4_AZi42c0ScOOi2z6Be-ydck4EI6T6rhZcQdOup8wipCQGmBsQTtQvnYQOsRKxVI/s200/IMG_5109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407485911112032610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxFCoxJXdyQP_5MoE_0IsarP2YLZPm8a3v8eHxdaZvq5yS7qc5J7AWPLSjWbuRKigLLXa9LBZEvkn_0BFe-lH71sctAy2aPyqyFg4_Bsz9SArua2TUYo_epIpstGO9EFsDKhfq9nAYJY/s1600/IMG_5107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxFCoxJXdyQP_5MoE_0IsarP2YLZPm8a3v8eHxdaZvq5yS7qc5J7AWPLSjWbuRKigLLXa9LBZEvkn_0BFe-lH71sctAy2aPyqyFg4_Bsz9SArua2TUYo_epIpstGO9EFsDKhfq9nAYJY/s200/IMG_5107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407485903044960946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwXXDhV4fXUisdW8ZM7P2tm8RGoAxppSpPO9PeV6OOIXJtB-T2EQbPtJQohsz3ykddYfRwm35VaVWXZrMUM3uAjdWKnR9Om6xd3leub8RKGaRSJ7kLNSpveVSd1Nc6N1A6yjuHhKFPGE/s1600/IMG_5116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwXXDhV4fXUisdW8ZM7P2tm8RGoAxppSpPO9PeV6OOIXJtB-T2EQbPtJQohsz3ykddYfRwm35VaVWXZrMUM3uAjdWKnR9Om6xd3leub8RKGaRSJ7kLNSpveVSd1Nc6N1A6yjuHhKFPGE/s200/IMG_5116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407485885654954658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Colosseum is the first art <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71T5UZU_y-yzcuDtWBYGwDkyyQr51m-_KWeeWESyzPHI-XEG-HSgwAnIz_InOSpS0Cvta8_Ky-Mou0XdcreuSykcutvlXHz2lRkwrcgMT-MeMtmTIZLy7A_P8MK4k2CzrZzRzHU7A05U/s1600/IMG_5111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71T5UZU_y-yzcuDtWBYGwDkyyQr51m-_KWeeWESyzPHI-XEG-HSgwAnIz_InOSpS0Cvta8_Ky-Mou0XdcreuSykcutvlXHz2lRkwrcgMT-MeMtmTIZLy7A_P8MK4k2CzrZzRzHU7A05U/s200/IMG_5111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407487363669024754" border="0" /></a>historical place that I <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcXBP4rLg01Z5nkb44hxO8AclVDZhLAxiJYxoRVuqnPpJjVlftliZqxJvjhZIDufJPWoZ72hw9uHKgVtBGrwNESS66H5UX4bGcz7z7w63lgceNYo-48LTMMn8XMSLWi9h1euux1ZC_5o/s1600/IMG_5114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcXBP4rLg01Z5nkb44hxO8AclVDZhLAxiJYxoRVuqnPpJjVlftliZqxJvjhZIDufJPWoZ72hw9uHKgVtBGrwNESS66H5UX4bGcz7z7w63lgceNYo-48LTMMn8XMSLWi9h1euux1ZC_5o/s200/IMG_5114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407485875248760818" border="0" /></a>came across in my book, <span style="font-style: italic;">A Basic History </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyc40K-IJxBh9NT0YD7iNrqn_kiuVXV5TYWT2wGuvq4p_CyJpOV-TK-0JUIBC0YU7Z0zZb13uTCa156kt4SrR0SXpdAntugsVMud7Q5-BwKA-w9XjMxRnw_I5eAvGYt4rCAXw-8j8YB8/s1600/IMG_5122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcyc40K-IJxBh9NT0YD7iNrqn_kiuVXV5TYWT2wGuvq4p_CyJpOV-TK-0JUIBC0YU7Z0zZb13uTCa156kt4SrR0SXpdAntugsVMud7Q5-BwKA-w9XjMxRnw_I5eAvGYt4rCAXw-8j8YB8/s200/IMG_5122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407485894700692770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">of Art</span>. It was <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJmpbUjS5UGnM1PPkzl1EhUykplQHBLJEtGw_5b5mRNUML3_v5JOLNc7fLGFmX34eeVObJZxOfYlcT7Rq7dby2IsxzJOJoXpm8d7D1IkbRe-FDcuVJFyUKcxQADDGcDr_WetjthTKu6Q/s1600/IMG_5112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJmpbUjS5UGnM1PPkzl1EhUykplQHBLJEtGw_5b5mRNUML3_v5JOLNc7fLGFmX34eeVObJZxOfYlcT7Rq7dby2IsxzJOJoXpm8d7D1IkbRe-FDcuVJFyUKcxQADDGcDr_WetjthTKu6Q/s200/IMG_5112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407487354943218658" border="0" /></a>an immense amphitheater for gladiator games in Rome. It is probably the most known of all of Rome's buildings. When it was built, it was one of the largest buildings; more than 50,000 viewers could be in the building at a time. It was designed so that people could easily move in and out of the structure.<br />I have seen numerous images of the Colosseum. I mostly saw it for it's size and scale. Janson points out the use of the columns. A column typically is comprised of a capital (top most section:think of it like a hat), a shaft and a base. Each level of the Colosseum had columns with different capitals. On the ground floor, Doric (simple and typically a basic square), the second floor, Ionic (two curved objects similar to a scroll) and the top two floors were Corinthian (highly decorative and similar to plants growing).<br />Today, the Colosseum is littered with tourists, contemporary greek soldiers trying to gather money from photos, vendors selling mini Roman sculptures and new technologies like group tours with headphones with monitors where you can hear your guide without being right next to him/her and the lazy man's ride, the Segway tour.<br />Basically, I am interested in how these places will remain the same. We learn about these places in our art history books, but how will these places be able to maintain themselves? Is it through tourists? Sightseers fork over quite a lot of money to view them up close. This means that the tourist is now part of the history of the place.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-32279689369738918712009-10-22T17:25:00.000-07:002009-10-28T11:25:41.546-07:00Pumpkin Pie Gang Plastic Bag Holder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0xp6Pc-08GNPW0gEN3iM4kGVQLq9HcRXumUzXr5wyhG9rzMbzlgNRNQNYviYesu3w3B4bcsFWTRV-2DNuMo8a0hHnKZPCClQrRkTqlfX498VbDgrLiKJSxyu5n_dOX_Fck18VmzrnYU/s1600-h/IMG_5971.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0xp6Pc-08GNPW0gEN3iM4kGVQLq9HcRXumUzXr5wyhG9rzMbzlgNRNQNYviYesu3w3B4bcsFWTRV-2DNuMo8a0hHnKZPCClQrRkTqlfX498VbDgrLiKJSxyu5n_dOX_Fck18VmzrnYU/s400/IMG_5971.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395585641756806994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha19wts_hAaYH5WZb7gxTpihNJjODQtJSsxmYUoJXLo6ASUn2X82ofiQh6Uv7OXxSnYhSfaPvTZpIA7fK4AlZSRh6zQczgkvPNkFLzyk73dRv9z0GnQ3Lvie0TBg5HVSUiiqapJR1DR_o/s1600-h/IMG_5965.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha19wts_hAaYH5WZb7gxTpihNJjODQtJSsxmYUoJXLo6ASUn2X82ofiQh6Uv7OXxSnYhSfaPvTZpIA7fK4AlZSRh6zQczgkvPNkFLzyk73dRv9z0GnQ3Lvie0TBg5HVSUiiqapJR1DR_o/s400/IMG_5965.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395585635034168002" border="0" /></a><br />I needed a break from thinking about art critically. I wanted to make something that was pleasant and offered me a new direction. I don't know where sewing will end up in my work, but I wanted to experiment with the simple act of crafting.<br /><br />I was inspired by the <a href="http://rebeccashelly.blogspot.com/2009/10/pumpkin-pie.html">pie</a> that Vanessa and I made and made a sewn piece about it.<br />It can be found on my etsy here: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33098192">Pumpkin Pie Gang</a>rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-21527388234738852802009-10-15T22:23:00.000-07:002009-10-15T22:39:35.082-07:00Sewing with a pattern!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkEIwPMPwGr452u58t09wgMQ4Suo6L0OmPsa5plhUQUbJfhq6hMLi5CACEmRpfBq8Xft3wU-cHR0FDsldLRV0tztfcY3oDRuGvv7cMTq9ciB4tcSDFwXwAXvBfZFX5mjAizu4Oi_NHGY/s1600-h/IMG_5940.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtkEIwPMPwGr452u58t09wgMQ4Suo6L0OmPsa5plhUQUbJfhq6hMLi5CACEmRpfBq8Xft3wU-cHR0FDsldLRV0tztfcY3oDRuGvv7cMTq9ciB4tcSDFwXwAXvBfZFX5mjAizu4Oi_NHGY/s400/IMG_5940.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393067836999560866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylGC5RdPqgT-ZbiT_oABewvGkSsTtFMfZyaJLMF5hsiLnARfw5dKJ8ObDrCEQXNEmip7KDJWRdxQSL3M6lDPjL7eXRsjBPBWZVL09ReYmlaLfRn7e-pWLgGdrYyMtL81_8HpYCxyL9ZA/s1600-h/IMG_5937.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylGC5RdPqgT-ZbiT_oABewvGkSsTtFMfZyaJLMF5hsiLnARfw5dKJ8ObDrCEQXNEmip7KDJWRdxQSL3M6lDPjL7eXRsjBPBWZVL09ReYmlaLfRn7e-pWLgGdrYyMtL81_8HpYCxyL9ZA/s400/IMG_5937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393067439211362914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQcZKfuTMa6bXGbFNBZGAWN3WpK2oRHoaK4OAhGpQODayHhQw0_j47h_HtbcWv7MFXJaArWX1ZDfKpT2Svxhbm3zFe04f3bq9QGES9j12e7yq7GVkfY1peLmdahOEXFYmGSCRNhvag9Y/s1600-h/blouse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQcZKfuTMa6bXGbFNBZGAWN3WpK2oRHoaK4OAhGpQODayHhQw0_j47h_HtbcWv7MFXJaArWX1ZDfKpT2Svxhbm3zFe04f3bq9QGES9j12e7yq7GVkfY1peLmdahOEXFYmGSCRNhvag9Y/s400/blouse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393067438538099698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMeSDKGDYPvM59N02tka1-mzuRHngne_XFRnH6YOzyZnjj1PXPs_ikBir5HWPI3uM3R1PqDl1QPIEHlsc2pQmYeB_DkxIIKauzyJTmR87yp675mrjveUOcuIygyt8nfs9i2FO8_XAoLc/s1600-h/IMG_5941.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMeSDKGDYPvM59N02tka1-mzuRHngne_XFRnH6YOzyZnjj1PXPs_ikBir5HWPI3uM3R1PqDl1QPIEHlsc2pQmYeB_DkxIIKauzyJTmR87yp675mrjveUOcuIygyt8nfs9i2FO8_XAoLc/s400/IMG_5941.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393067427404693362" border="0" /></a><br />So, I haven't necessarily been good about creating a piece a day. I have made some really amazing cookies, learned the art of how to properly pour a latte with a heart design, modified some clothing and made some curtains for my studio.<br />I am most excited about my creation today. It took a loooong time. I knew ahead of time that this was going to be a difficult task, but I wanted to see if I could do it. I made a blouse from a 50 cent 70's pattern that I got at a local fabric store. I looked for the perfect fabric for a long time and found this really great design that has some white flowers printed on it.<br />I worked through the pattern. I would sit for a long time at points and just look at the pictures of how I was supposed to do things. They could seem incredibly confusing and then all of a sudden I would hold up my fabric and see what they were trying to describe. I did at one point sew the sleeve on backwards and had to take it out. That was frustrating. It is the kind of thing though that you have to make mistakes to get better. I will now double check that when sewing.<br />Overall, I am really happy with my new blouse. I have some more patterns that I may try working with or combining with others.<br />I look forward for an event to wear this to (perhaps teaching my own class one day...white might not be a good idea for a drawing class though...)rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-49185773493177885142009-10-08T21:35:00.001-07:002009-10-22T17:30:55.950-07:00Pumpkin Pie!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg783bKtPe9YBWuHMMEqO5Klbxa6vwAAsjIKDW4tUqBNF2dDvZ4qzkkcAFIux9QkXgnfhwUW0OHzF1b4WwzajlFKr81ts522gufvdZ2DkvF3NQr4E0YsxfN2onil4NI_7imcSduZKKFujU/s1600-h/IMG_5936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg783bKtPe9YBWuHMMEqO5Klbxa6vwAAsjIKDW4tUqBNF2dDvZ4qzkkcAFIux9QkXgnfhwUW0OHzF1b4WwzajlFKr81ts522gufvdZ2DkvF3NQr4E0YsxfN2onil4NI_7imcSduZKKFujU/s400/IMG_5936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390454483116629362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnYtdZXjbBvOvSscvrKqVnbJRiRtjUexCrctPYlluIoFvAkXimNzBjSiB1zyTlbPMmxp-Bc5u9sbULCQYhZYsUomJUvr7ZR0trfSTifLyYBn4E4wIuOw__yzAiQrF4KTM1sEK0G1KKmY/s1600-h/IMG_5935.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnYtdZXjbBvOvSscvrKqVnbJRiRtjUexCrctPYlluIoFvAkXimNzBjSiB1zyTlbPMmxp-Bc5u9sbULCQYhZYsUomJUvr7ZR0trfSTifLyYBn4E4wIuOw__yzAiQrF4KTM1sEK0G1KKmY/s400/IMG_5935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390454467847867682" border="0" /></a>Vanessa and I made this Pumpkin Pie. She had never made it from an actual pumpkin before so I showed her how. My mom taught me how to do it. You just cut up the pumpkin into chunks and boil it until the skins just fall off. After you mash it and it is really easy. A small pumpkin that I bought at New Seasons will make three pies! I am freezing the rest so that I can make some pies this winter. Yeah!<br />My mom's recipe:<br /><br />Pie crust (homeade or storebought uncooked)<br />2 eggs<br />2 cups pumpkin<br />1 cup sugar<br />1/4 cup brown sugar<br />1/2 teas. salt<br />teas vanilla<br />teaspoon and a half of pumpkin pie spice<br />1 can evaporated milk<br />1 tbl. melted butter<br /><br />Bake 425 for 15 min.<br />reduce to 350 for 45 min.<br />when knife is clean, the pie is done!<br /><br />Let cool and serve with fresh whipping cream!rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-44005435664591894992009-10-07T22:49:00.000-07:002009-10-27T14:38:05.232-07:00Mini Cinque<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3R8pRUYj2ls3XysmrOJyjYIu9g3WOrep47vVXCrwpj20dCHAVJi4QPCSYiOaOYlSvaj-hT6JWAs37ZQQCAbb7f9lKhJEgxNZXfFHz0IQveTRGgl5DmBEhYmy2ATggFPtPmMn40aFNII/s1600-h/cinque.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3R8pRUYj2ls3XysmrOJyjYIu9g3WOrep47vVXCrwpj20dCHAVJi4QPCSYiOaOYlSvaj-hT6JWAs37ZQQCAbb7f9lKhJEgxNZXfFHz0IQveTRGgl5DmBEhYmy2ATggFPtPmMn40aFNII/s400/cinque.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390102523551760818" border="0" /></a><br />I made this little painting in honor of the tourist paintings that I saw throughout my travels. Local artists would paint tiny paintings for tourists to easily purchase. This is a 2"x2" acrylic painting similar to the ones that I saw. It is from Monterosso, Cinque-Terre. Most of the buildings are painted a pink or yellow color. This also shows the train tracks that run through the mountains.<br />I have posted this on my etsy:<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33377397">Mini Cinque</a>rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-53134085911508551732009-10-06T10:54:00.001-07:002009-10-06T11:07:21.184-07:00Day 1. Vinci<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqS-ekCnudr9fBt6bb3c_i89qGcG8R19ikx0d5hT8ZL2LBkBcNsiQwx8EdZes-8RsbOLne3HZ_81l57c0omXn_773zxZkkVTmWrrIcvxhTBi0xUzkrcZkL9XDNNT_cdy1_abksMZac6NU/s1600-h/vinci.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqS-ekCnudr9fBt6bb3c_i89qGcG8R19ikx0d5hT8ZL2LBkBcNsiQwx8EdZes-8RsbOLne3HZ_81l57c0omXn_773zxZkkVTmWrrIcvxhTBi0xUzkrcZkL9XDNNT_cdy1_abksMZac6NU/s400/vinci.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389547012432460786" border="0" /></a>This is a watercolor pencil drawing. The image is from Vinci, Italy. This is the town were Leonardo grew up. These are olive trees that are outside of the museum that houses some of his inventions. I am going to post this on my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32148647">etsy</a> as well.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-73504039059206771072009-03-18T12:49:00.001-07:002009-03-18T12:53:03.886-07:00starting plants<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzJ3lsnUia8XijGHwo8_psSdKMrPzJAUyXoY-I2Wq_EFzHg5fTwp4fz0-nrqfV2mBT0hHzvs3lUEaTj9cdEqPDfjZ2OUa0FBAznIHLaiGNGziIO1DrY3aTqsuNYyxiT3pT8e55Bfxcd4/s1600-h/IMG_3196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxzJ3lsnUia8XijGHwo8_psSdKMrPzJAUyXoY-I2Wq_EFzHg5fTwp4fz0-nrqfV2mBT0hHzvs3lUEaTj9cdEqPDfjZ2OUa0FBAznIHLaiGNGziIO1DrY3aTqsuNYyxiT3pT8e55Bfxcd4/s320/IMG_3196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314617701243492866" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I have started the onions, peppers and eggplant. </span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGc4TIcHIz02G-5mY9BGqUD7WiONRf7IgMFDmzl-VN3uJ0LaApZnNyrrXXHj83Z2Oj97lwy-qf5h6vlVwK6eAFYfISMJElCBSzJANfk_fA0VVnzNyIkNRYHI-iR_wDH0zpn2CbICcdZM/s1600-h/IMG_3211.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGc4TIcHIz02G-5mY9BGqUD7WiONRf7IgMFDmzl-VN3uJ0LaApZnNyrrXXHj83Z2Oj97lwy-qf5h6vlVwK6eAFYfISMJElCBSzJANfk_fA0VVnzNyIkNRYHI-iR_wDH0zpn2CbICcdZM/s320/IMG_3211.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314617700453237954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HvITjn3ejaEGLQEpHUgO14KZGtpxq2UdrasQqJz4ShNYfot3ENHFsjgFui_VgakdQBPTR_ckcInJeSrw6NMv8I8m-VGq8SbX4HDlkqccA7lTgRVqdYBtl2xBcohXScH0qzZkW0XGTTE/s1600-h/IMG_3181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2HvITjn3ejaEGLQEpHUgO14KZGtpxq2UdrasQqJz4ShNYfot3ENHFsjgFui_VgakdQBPTR_ckcInJeSrw6NMv8I8m-VGq8SbX4HDlkqccA7lTgRVqdYBtl2xBcohXScH0qzZkW0XGTTE/s320/IMG_3181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314617687316177042" border="0" /></a>rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-72598979370327737092009-02-08T20:39:00.001-08:002010-10-21T12:59:44.367-07:00"Cold Storage" at Worksound Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJsNyxLaPEOJS_RemHbb6ZjU5H_gEXt6LnrtS60WDQ6dFo44yGwDnwMThttsPm6SzGHuBOnF8sYUkZiFu64xSA9xRhJConPgT4uJccJr8Dv2OcQOlKuf50wrdh4lUzXxPRRy2_uh39Hc/s1600-h/IMG_3062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3TDHAtuXPILDdAjT_VV1azEM-_GsJLvS81SY5dwvtHHlr1kTOKfCDNojnfriPkxlw7ipNw3GXp_6qN7NYoo6joSVNTP5BhARJXy6cSLw9Y7mubRbhbknEDvY3uVVwfR-CRohIER_OGU/s320/IMG_3063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300654396118558882" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8kDbub3Wc10N82CxYuCPflmm03NTEEV1L_HVDPwqW_5vYTH4qvDfKoCYDhGl4K3aPLbXlCJ2cuVqJga_09MhmCkuowKIpyrS8FAMnX2FW_dKZlhSp64CCZx-paHF3ExG1dWuldNNWdE/s1600-h/IMG_3082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8kDbub3Wc10N82CxYuCPflmm03NTEEV1L_HVDPwqW_5vYTH4qvDfKoCYDhGl4K3aPLbXlCJ2cuVqJga_09MhmCkuowKIpyrS8FAMnX2FW_dKZlhSp64CCZx-paHF3ExG1dWuldNNWdE/s320/IMG_3082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300654398437265090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For the month of February, my installation <span style="font-style: italic;">Cold Storage</span> will be on display in the group show, <span style="font-style: italic;">White Noise</span> at <a href="http://worksoundpdx.com/calander.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Worksound</span> Gallery</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.portlandart.net/archives/2009/02/worksounds_whit.html#comments">PORT</a> even has a video of the opening on their blog. It ends by going into my iceberg; similar to my own video.<br /><br />Artist Statement<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Cold Storage<br /></div><br />Mission Statement of the <a href="http://www.nordgen.org/sgsv/">Svalbard Global Seed Vault</a>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">“The purpose of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is to provide insurance against both incremental and catastrophic loss of crop diversity held in traditional seed banks around the world. The Seed Vault offers “fail-safe” protection for one of the most natural resources on earth.”<br /></span></div><br />Currently, our world’s seeds are stored in a well locked tunnel on a quiet island of Norway. This vault is naturally cooled with freezing Arctic air and is surrounded by slowly melting icebergs. This construction is basically a safety deposit box for seed banks around the globe. For the “Cold Storage” installation each iceberg has been systematically created based on this vault.<br />Each of the icebergs are represented by a different continent. Each form is constructed with the countries from that particular region. The size of each country is based on the amount of seeds they donated to the vault. This changes the look and dominance of each country.<br />Two hundred and twenty countries store seeds at this vault and one wonders how these will be protected. If there is a global disaster will this single vault decide who has the most power? Could the country with the most seeds have supremacy? Of all the countries India would become the dominant authority; it holds over 45 million seeds at Svalbard. The second highest would be Mexico with 15 million. The smallest country is Equatorial Guinea with only 43 seeds.<br />A seed vault offers global insurance against disaster. Seeds are already disappearing and this vault should protect future generations. It seems like something from a science fiction novel, but this is our reality.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-78519289638097841142008-11-16T12:37:00.000-08:002008-11-16T12:51:41.585-08:00Opening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNuOQjbiRUR0zk3xAbx5cOI3-ApU2TFCkSwQKWXAEeinRwEIcYpCHv80H_HkX31dY2LBnmEUhi-5fPuixPCptycbfiz5gJXcyqEpGWQC1jfX4RSllfncvMk8VyLSCmLVVJIHrIpGnklw/s1600-h/IMG_2741.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNuOQjbiRUR0zk3xAbx5cOI3-ApU2TFCkSwQKWXAEeinRwEIcYpCHv80H_HkX31dY2LBnmEUhi-5fPuixPCptycbfiz5gJXcyqEpGWQC1jfX4RSllfncvMk8VyLSCmLVVJIHrIpGnklw/s320/IMG_2741.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269360601603429970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuC_mMmGJ3nVMtGgrIOQffuATw68Jf13n6fTIkqFleXYDfHUKcK3UpoqhLM0ayXbDM72Xu9azYzSVQ88jcKCLh1G3S63k4T_L6jieA4a2TTO5HjVyY88PY2pjYyOVgdLE-Po3ru_g6K0/s1600-h/IMG_2581.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuC_mMmGJ3nVMtGgrIOQffuATw68Jf13n6fTIkqFleXYDfHUKcK3UpoqhLM0ayXbDM72Xu9azYzSVQ88jcKCLh1G3S63k4T_L6jieA4a2TTO5HjVyY88PY2pjYyOVgdLE-Po3ru_g6K0/s320/IMG_2581.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269360597138008898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL03Lbxf1gnkIbftlMfGz8gzaYTIJgWNt6aW23waqNvjzBtYYvDkb4Bw1VTXaQ6fxXtjS63EfqzDkiDcgwis5vGjUo8Yq-1ZnfvvGbOR1rYQj8cySVPfJpzkjNgdfLeUB_1Sj00XeGhyphenhypheng/s1600-h/IMG_2573.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL03Lbxf1gnkIbftlMfGz8gzaYTIJgWNt6aW23waqNvjzBtYYvDkb4Bw1VTXaQ6fxXtjS63EfqzDkiDcgwis5vGjUo8Yq-1ZnfvvGbOR1rYQj8cySVPfJpzkjNgdfLeUB_1Sj00XeGhyphenhypheng/s320/IMG_2573.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269360590912025442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXgmmju7bSok0m4wqzA21P6s0e8TckGpRqlXvawf0nf6bsHAh_cATei03bAaWw1U-cA-q353S5eO5eKqKG8PWBfId4gxOdj2AkYVq-wo-MozLQkeFi39yFV4vYpIHDHi4pi2JjWnprMw/s1600-h/IMG_2767.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHXgmmju7bSok0m4wqzA21P6s0e8TckGpRqlXvawf0nf6bsHAh_cATei03bAaWw1U-cA-q353S5eO5eKqKG8PWBfId4gxOdj2AkYVq-wo-MozLQkeFi39yFV4vYpIHDHi4pi2JjWnprMw/s320/IMG_2767.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269360584776616818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0zsqHtE1ET64zbOWJ2k3dOD-OJVbJmR-TbWLjfd0CTGAXgFnmC8CF_-AhFVIQ27Ot0-q_GzhUuC0xZ8ZtqdjkVobcdY4pgCdM1IiikdjOtlzrBRfQrA3OSN9h432vqFdan5dm244Gfk/s1600-h/IMG_2760.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0zsqHtE1ET64zbOWJ2k3dOD-OJVbJmR-TbWLjfd0CTGAXgFnmC8CF_-AhFVIQ27Ot0-q_GzhUuC0xZ8ZtqdjkVobcdY4pgCdM1IiikdjOtlzrBRfQrA3OSN9h432vqFdan5dm244Gfk/s320/IMG_2760.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269360575262689490" /></a><br />The opening reception went really well. There were a lot of people interested in the subject of Victory Gardening. Many pointed out that maybe Obama will reinstate it. The bands were also really great and it felt good to give this body of work some focus. I will take parts of this for my thesis show.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-90705594503893796392008-11-03T00:19:00.001-08:002008-11-03T00:33:24.803-08:00Solo Show at Launch Pad Gallery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kmGRdsS1TOYByh_47duntcgjPDZ-aZSZ7rqg9JF-w7E4LmxSIgM-u-Chh2ZV4oMld0mSwDHRVPxLpjqQQfbUcMGm6129h1nLWR_JXOpDQj8z6ffP3caQvnoSQNHm81sJGetfOk3JFpc/s1600-h/IMG_2546.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kmGRdsS1TOYByh_47duntcgjPDZ-aZSZ7rqg9JF-w7E4LmxSIgM-u-Chh2ZV4oMld0mSwDHRVPxLpjqQQfbUcMGm6129h1nLWR_JXOpDQj8z6ffP3caQvnoSQNHm81sJGetfOk3JFpc/s320/IMG_2546.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264346537574426530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTCdxyOxOGIMQW_mKc0tvKDQ5DPheCjP49-K1z5Bgd-CqeXCgw4hieE2ShRzN7aurKo3q8IRvplzCo8RIi0gNfgFrhEXmWERRQtkfFsC3H67Y6YVDmewF17nWFyQGbXjo2QEBhatCIcA/s1600-h/IMG_2540.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTCdxyOxOGIMQW_mKc0tvKDQ5DPheCjP49-K1z5Bgd-CqeXCgw4hieE2ShRzN7aurKo3q8IRvplzCo8RIi0gNfgFrhEXmWERRQtkfFsC3H67Y6YVDmewF17nWFyQGbXjo2QEBhatCIcA/s320/IMG_2540.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264344768312890898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hEeGmbyFTmwkC_ZZ2XupUBQM9m3SCU-alnpr4TOLIkbwL6XK_s-GWto5bnhYS9y2N9EPRpzrviqXCf59BfEaICY_1iFzWqxMqAG3YefSxfAz8ryfn-sko1trYLB4RUcs49EcLTlgwIo/s1600-h/localvictory-email.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hEeGmbyFTmwkC_ZZ2XupUBQM9m3SCU-alnpr4TOLIkbwL6XK_s-GWto5bnhYS9y2N9EPRpzrviqXCf59BfEaICY_1iFzWqxMqAG3YefSxfAz8ryfn-sko1trYLB4RUcs49EcLTlgwIo/s320/localvictory-email.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264344746138220050" /></a><br /><br />In November, I will be showing my current project, Local Victory at Launch Pad Gallery here in Portland. I have been working on a lot of new approaches for the show: plywood cutouts, resin, colored pencil, and poster printing. Some of the processes have been difficult, but it has been great pushing some limits for myself.<br />For more information, please follow this link: <a href="http://www.launchpadgallery.org/rebecca-shelly">Launch Pad</a>rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-67558132252067942752008-09-13T10:11:00.000-07:002008-09-13T10:32:29.665-07:00Second Year MFA Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLugfDSGpDzRo4vL2YFzf93Sjsqc0ck5VUgBOHv3xrEYV-Ps3nYWUD_q2wUdlMGfFwxw4G-7WLK0PC9iwPX1uZe9ZC2XJT7ppAtQdm2pwmROzJGtO4_ixy648kdNPHu-j5zROAdj0N6o/s1600-h/IMG_2233.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLugfDSGpDzRo4vL2YFzf93Sjsqc0ck5VUgBOHv3xrEYV-Ps3nYWUD_q2wUdlMGfFwxw4G-7WLK0PC9iwPX1uZe9ZC2XJT7ppAtQdm2pwmROzJGtO4_ixy648kdNPHu-j5zROAdj0N6o/s320/IMG_2233.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245559943312155074" /></a><br />For the month of September, the second year MFA students have installed work that represents what we have been working on this past year. I decided to hang the first of four seed order paintings and create an installation of my "Local Victory" projects. This summer, I spent a lot of time in my yard. Being able to watch the growth of your food can be really satisfying. I wanted to include these plants in the show because they are also part of my work this summer. <br />Since I plan on having lots of plants in my thesis show, this was great to see how the plants do in this space. I put a sign on the tomato plants saying that people can eat them and it is rare that a red one sticks around. I think that people like the opportunity to interact with work in a gallery space because so often they are not allowed to. <br />Currently, I am working on connecting with some other organizations to see if some of these posters can be useful. On my "<a href="http://localvictory.blogspot.com">Local Victory</a>" blog, there are many links to websites that are pushing the idea of contemporary Victory Gardening. This project has really been thought provoking for me and I hope an influence with others as well.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-86849520838061675092008-08-30T12:09:00.000-07:002008-08-30T12:13:22.959-07:00New Poster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWpV1zZtQ1xD4aMLCYi1KvS6nN5QyjF2onW2PtBWs4BaM4cnjEYqomrM-86FtHGA9ug6Zd3dwDpUwfNrH_pBzo5gXUq992KMqrBy-vfx2BD-sHXfcMmSMMiKeqbp4SrLZ-ghBKlFKVGI/s1600-h/creepy2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWpV1zZtQ1xD4aMLCYi1KvS6nN5QyjF2onW2PtBWs4BaM4cnjEYqomrM-86FtHGA9ug6Zd3dwDpUwfNrH_pBzo5gXUq992KMqrBy-vfx2BD-sHXfcMmSMMiKeqbp4SrLZ-ghBKlFKVGI/s320/creepy2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240390943594122898" /></a><br />I have been having fun reworking my drawings. I came up with this image.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-54171200636344753522008-08-30T10:55:00.001-07:002008-08-30T11:15:24.795-07:00New Drawing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qOSS3pAVvoGIIDRzg5cnLJMt1HPqVYI-Iu3yvy7ZieYz1klnhZfe-QhPp3XSCPaszy6gz20YAiSCOM0j8de_4CSvfKNr_x2Cu_i4YT-M5aMykJSrxmLi0WfRfxDzSPWO4NQgcMRl6a0/s1600-h/medley.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2qOSS3pAVvoGIIDRzg5cnLJMt1HPqVYI-Iu3yvy7ZieYz1klnhZfe-QhPp3XSCPaszy6gz20YAiSCOM0j8de_4CSvfKNr_x2Cu_i4YT-M5aMykJSrxmLi0WfRfxDzSPWO4NQgcMRl6a0/s320/medley.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240376009032665202" /></a><br /><br />I have enjoyed working on my current paintings, but I somewhat miss being more abstract. I like the combo of recognizable with abstract. So, I did a little drawing from a glass, paper cutout collage that I had created. This is a 6"x6" watercolor pencil drawing on paper.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-79384220154933146872008-08-16T11:01:00.000-07:002008-08-16T11:03:58.000-07:00Seed Orders 1997<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH01ckaQth2G_qQIdExa07kvBxq7blPajImwJ6Ij-xwGCbXAoPbuqtcwOB2jTBspUUHE3_DRCaFN_dmmffuyHUQCBCHOyy6XGNBinKR72giQYmQWwiivCj09XeG3d0Mxq7Do6fwXWCRc/s1600-h/seeds1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOH01ckaQth2G_qQIdExa07kvBxq7blPajImwJ6Ij-xwGCbXAoPbuqtcwOB2jTBspUUHE3_DRCaFN_dmmffuyHUQCBCHOyy6XGNBinKR72giQYmQWwiivCj09XeG3d0Mxq7Do6fwXWCRc/s320/seeds1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235177791750134258" /></a><br />I finished the first of four seed paintings.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-27772541388312505492008-07-06T10:57:00.001-07:002008-07-06T11:14:53.414-07:00The Round<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuE9SPTiCIMBwXpWPWn4DNtQQnKafU2jDzRywpwqklxTNK_xMOg44OgpZ1l_lg1XAOg6epA93iVW3fATtwTO09Uq_NGT-5aaww85W5r4GPGrNiV4DAVgcdvG0d6t-en2KOu5xMtLShLo/s1600-h/l_174e26e8c1730dc36384be99bfa94b2d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiuE9SPTiCIMBwXpWPWn4DNtQQnKafU2jDzRywpwqklxTNK_xMOg44OgpZ1l_lg1XAOg6epA93iVW3fATtwTO09Uq_NGT-5aaww85W5r4GPGrNiV4DAVgcdvG0d6t-en2KOu5xMtLShLo/s320/l_174e26e8c1730dc36384be99bfa94b2d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219965954008457618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkVkk1xpFvmhxHanl6gEV505jnRhqASbJ4dRwkty7iWZJ53usn_yhKx0zcG_u6Oyb72JhqseR_k-VTJPHNCnWxczJxt_kjmd5Iif8ij4fi6iV1b1Dbxzi3VtFYJ0Rn6ied9SaTtrR4rI/s1600-h/l_3723a5b4b1cc219399adb828f7bb8199.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkVkk1xpFvmhxHanl6gEV505jnRhqASbJ4dRwkty7iWZJ53usn_yhKx0zcG_u6Oyb72JhqseR_k-VTJPHNCnWxczJxt_kjmd5Iif8ij4fi6iV1b1Dbxzi3VtFYJ0Rn6ied9SaTtrR4rI/s320/l_3723a5b4b1cc219399adb828f7bb8199.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219964686831680290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisbjMsue9vft57ENp620qucTu1ZXLdkq2ztpLdqMch5cw-KveedoWi9tA4xjLaK_IIhaOc_I7DOt-ij9IRDZbs1EkCXotu-mz4vSh91NbRXjdBcbugRQEV86G7NjyKfXZnXRLFtuvVDs/s1600-h/IMG_1905.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgisbjMsue9vft57ENp620qucTu1ZXLdkq2ztpLdqMch5cw-KveedoWi9tA4xjLaK_IIhaOc_I7DOt-ij9IRDZbs1EkCXotu-mz4vSh91NbRXjdBcbugRQEV86G7NjyKfXZnXRLFtuvVDs/s320/IMG_1905.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219964138799783490" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1RIljHRqJPK_BuxIpJtvhBdfSEL4ikRMLhvWUekJMIybmUH9I-ZK5SsxUX-j2HniyGYS_Bgp6iZSVbRN6ksiJCNLxlGlhLZoxiLc3JJ663VQJin7jBCjj10KqUe7X8afZxyuzZKDPJ8/s1600-h/action1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1RIljHRqJPK_BuxIpJtvhBdfSEL4ikRMLhvWUekJMIybmUH9I-ZK5SsxUX-j2HniyGYS_Bgp6iZSVbRN6ksiJCNLxlGlhLZoxiLc3JJ663VQJin7jBCjj10KqUe7X8afZxyuzZKDPJ8/s320/action1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219964156461656978" /></a><br /><br />Last sunday, I was part of an event called the "Round." Here, three musicians, a poet and two artists were on stage together. There was a good crowd of people and the atmosphere was really interesting. I have never drawn in front of people before, but I found it fun. The musicians were Nick Jaina, Michael Apinyakul from Shoeshine Blue and Sean Flinn from Invisible City Rockets. Poetry was from Trvino Brings Plenty. The other artist was Hillary Berry.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-42450201035027460982008-07-06T10:53:00.000-07:002008-07-06T10:55:49.215-07:00Drawing on the cover of the "Portland Review"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqt2USFwzNAoz9m8FvCnBqMNxycP2dSHRCakLm1-lqUnFhnZ_lzpZIsSXLpNM3Frc4WZ83RiZGtuIKJQvwbgRqucLrDuRV86ypLDRMVKMf5zk6R-2iUf8S5ptNqLrdllJXEaUDGKumL8/s1600-h/me.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqt2USFwzNAoz9m8FvCnBqMNxycP2dSHRCakLm1-lqUnFhnZ_lzpZIsSXLpNM3Frc4WZ83RiZGtuIKJQvwbgRqucLrDuRV86ypLDRMVKMf5zk6R-2iUf8S5ptNqLrdllJXEaUDGKumL8/s320/me.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219961238866913266" /></a><br />My drawing called, "Repression" is on the cover of the Portland Review. It can be found at Powell's Books. The image is reversed on the other side so that it mirrors itself when you open it.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-7387634991907832182008-06-27T15:54:00.000-07:002008-06-27T16:28:50.775-07:00Local Victory Posters...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AQ_zQPdW7rTFbaCSiypuNKCKi0430hEyPwycqeeW1HlXfvGiM6AnUODm7GENpXF4-OfU2vX-qhYMNwMlTSZm_VzXDeiGaEkLy8Uo8PySfu6xFjtpA_s2Em6U8aiq_uHQ2uv1jZ29Sg8/s1600-h/poster3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AQ_zQPdW7rTFbaCSiypuNKCKi0430hEyPwycqeeW1HlXfvGiM6AnUODm7GENpXF4-OfU2vX-qhYMNwMlTSZm_VzXDeiGaEkLy8Uo8PySfu6xFjtpA_s2Em6U8aiq_uHQ2uv1jZ29Sg8/s320/poster3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216707257647526402" /></a><br />There has been some interest in these posters. I would love to get these out to people and their communities. I am currently brainstorming on that aspect of the project.<br />For now, if you are interested in them, send me an email I will get in touch when I have that part completed. <br />Thanks for all the excitement with this project!rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881623119032679147.post-71742682929726607732008-06-20T14:53:00.001-07:002008-06-20T15:00:34.418-07:00Painting in process<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTCoAwjacR21silfRWQXBbB1Oddyd77I-oCzhBJfyuCCdYSsqYLmakw7XYeWsi09knCbl9rLmCDTpyT14cWUDHDzAl2-zdJlAOZ0E6-grsOIO_fIRqhGndGy0-TUweqFd9xIIoeNRQP8/s1600-h/dad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTCoAwjacR21silfRWQXBbB1Oddyd77I-oCzhBJfyuCCdYSsqYLmakw7XYeWsi09knCbl9rLmCDTpyT14cWUDHDzAl2-zdJlAOZ0E6-grsOIO_fIRqhGndGy0-TUweqFd9xIIoeNRQP8/s320/dad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214085405663198274" /></a><br />This painting is part 1 of 4 seed paintings. Every year of our family garden, my father kept track of seeds that were ordered, the plants started and the growth of the garden. I borrowed four of his journals and have been trying to find the exact varieties that he ordered. I have found that even though the earliest year was 1992, there are many seeds that are found with different companies or no longer available at all. I decided that this might make for some interesting paintings.rshellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06622666510335957703noreply@blogger.com0