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The Barefoot Bum: On incivility

I stumbled upon this:
The Barefoot Bum: On incivility
By accident, and was quite glad to have done so. This social commentary was exceptionally well thought out, written. Definately has a nice edge to it as well.

Vote For My Photo essay

I created a photo essay, and submitted it to JPG magazine, hoping it will get enough votes for it to be published. I am shamelesslessly begging for everyone to please go, and vote for it. If it gets published, I will not only be getting some much needed recognition, but will also get paid $100, which I could really use. So please give me your support, and go vote for it.

Feeding Frenzy

Feeding Frenzy
Originally uploaded by unpolarized.

The latest series of long exposure stuff has been added to both my Flickr photo pages, and to The WickdArts Design Gallery.

Regal Solitude

Regal Solitude
Originally uploaded by unpolarized.

Yup, you guessed it. More wildflower photos at Flickr. Go check them out.

Vote For Me

I submitted a couple of photos to JPG magazine. Please go and vote for them.

Being Published A Second Time

I wrote a new post at the blog I have as part of WickdArts Invades Myspace about the exciting news about finishing my first published work, and my excitement over having another one of my photos being used in a textbook getting published this fall. read all about it in My Blog, which is titled, "Getting Published Again"

There is some more on this now posted at my other blogs:
Angst du Jour a la LJ
ADJ Yahoo 360
Wickdarts Xanga

CasallArt - Wallpapers: "Trapped Within A Raging Storm"

Take at look at this postCasallArt - Wallpapers: "Trapped Within A Raging Storm", and then check out the rest of her blog. CasallArt does some amazing work, and has been someone I watch regularly over at Flickr.

She likes my stuff too, or at least I have to believe she does from all the favs she has laid on my stuff, and the fact she used several of my images as the base for her manipulations. I love what she created from my art. It's so cool to have someone look at your work, and discover that they see more amazing possibilities in them.

Resurecting The Dead

I finally found the ideal place to resurrect my original blog, Angst Du Jour, and once again ensure I have that safety valve to vent off on the things that occupy my mind, and often make me frustrated, angry, or annoyed. The original content from the original blog is still going to remain in the archives of it, but I will be using the new incarnation to continue on the tradition.

The new version is Angst Du Jour a la LJ, and is the main purpose for my Live journal account's existance. Please feel free to check it out, but be forewarned it it not for those easily offended, or disturbed by strong opinions.

Striking The Right Match

Striking The Right Match
Originally uploaded by unpolarized.

I finally got around to scanning, and processing the other roll I shot of wildflowers on the 7th. I posted them all to both my Flickr Photostream and to my gallery, The WickdArts Design Gallery in the wildflowers album in Still Photography. I will no dount be blogging about this in my blog in WickdArts Invades Myspace.

New Photos On Flickr

Three Trumpet Vividly
Originally uploaded by unpolarized.

This is one of some new photos I just uploaded of wildflowers I shot yesterday. Please check out all of them, and let me know what you think.

Store Reorganization

I just completed an update to my CafePress Store beginning the process of re-organizing the store to have it so each image, or photo used to create products will be it's own sub-section of the artwork type section.

For example: There are now three sub-sections in the Photomanipulation section, called Nova, Prickly, and Fire Etched Crystal. Instead of having to pick the products bearing those designs from a too large listing in Photomaipulation, you pick the design, and then you will find all the products using it in the design's sub-section.

So far, I have just gotten those three done, but will be working on this until I have created a sub-section for each design, and moved all it's products into that sub-section. Once that is complete, I will start adding more new products for most of the designs.

I Bent My Rose Colored Glasses Hockneyized

I Bent My Rose Colored Glasses Hockneyized
Originally uploaded by unpolarized.

A friend of mine suggested I make this. She really likes I bent My Rose COlored Glasses, and is a big Hockney fan, and thought I could create a nice Hockney style abstract, so I did.

Tattered Remnants Of A Childhood Dream

Tattered Remnants Of A Childhood Dream
Originally uploaded by unpolarized.

This is the image that got me the photo essay. It is by far my most viewed, and favorited in my photostream. It also happens to be one that I am truly amazed at how well it turned out, and more than surpassed how I envisioned it while creating it. Tahnk you to all those people who found/find it appealing enough to keep coming back for another look, to list it as a favorite, or took the time to comment on how it impacted you.

Getting Published

I am totally jazzed.

As most of you know, amongst my too many websites, and communities, I have, belong to, and feeblely try to keep up with, I have a Flickr account. I mostly use it as a second online gallery, as it's cheap, and it gives my photos, and such lots of exposure to people who would never see them otherwise. One of the members there, publishes a quarterly journal of art, photos, and writing by artists with "Mental Illnesses", called Invisible Fire Journal.

She was very taken with one of my photomanipulations, Tattered Remnants Of A Childhood Dream, and emailed me asking if she could put it in the upcoming journal. I was flattered, and after taking a look at the journal's website, gladly said yes. I asked if she could include the URL for WickdArts Design with the image, and she said yes, so I sent the url, along with the direct link to my gallery there, and my new CafePress store. She went and looked, and wrote me asking if instead of just putting the one image, with my info as a one page, or blurb thing, would I be interested in being a featured artist, and doing a 10 page photo essay, and being interviewed so she could write an accompanying bit on me from it, which will include info on my sites, and store. I of course said yes, though i still can't quite get over being asked, and will be working on putting together 10 images, with descriptions for the essay.

While I have no idea what number of people read the journal, and thus would see the essay, and stuff, it is more than one person, and it is a real published journal, not just an online thing. The journal website is Invisible Fire Journal for anyone curious. I get one free copy of it, and will no doubt end up buying several more. It may be a small publication, but I am getting published.

Nova

Nova
Originally uploaded by unpolarized.

A photomanipulation I recently created from one of my long exposure fiberoptic series. One of those that is worth taking a longer look at. Beautiful soothing blues.

I was very pleased with how it looks, and decided to create several products for my CafePress store using it. Take a look at them, and let me know what you think, better yet show me by ordering one for yourself, or as a gift for someone you care about.
Nova Throw Pillow
Nova Clock
Nova Tile Box
Nova Tile Coaster
Nova Black T-Shirt
Nova Womans Black V-Neck T-Shirt

Claiming The Blog

This is just a generic post to claim the blog for my Technorati account.

Technorati Profile

Practice makes Perfect

Practice makes Perfect
Originally uploaded by unpolarized.

This is one of my latest long exposure series. The series is of a fiberoptic lamp shot at exposures of 15-30 seconds, and with different amounts of air blown across the fibers to create motion.

Where to Find WickdArts Online

You can view my art, and photography several places on the web. Use the links below to visit my websites:

WickdArts Design The main website
WickdArts Design Gallery Direct link to the gallery main page
WickdArts Design Store The CafePress Store
WickdArts Invades MySpace MySpace pages
WickdArts Myweb20 The Myweb20 mini-site (Gallery for Backgrounds, and Buttons)
Unpolarized Flickr Pages Flickr photo pages