tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32465781646082815922024-03-14T05:24:55.822-07:00Live Each DayArt, Children, Encouragement, LifeTally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-87686208407135102782011-03-27T11:53:00.000-07:002011-03-27T11:56:24.107-07:00Fairytale Fashion Show<iframe height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_ewxw25pWFI?fs=1" frameborder="0" width="480" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> Futuristic Fashion can be beautiful and ethereal. Check out this video of Diana Eng's new fashion. She is a former contestant from <em>Project Runway.</em> This is true wearable art. I really do want balloons with LED lights billowing out of my skirt too. I really do!Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-76588403560941140492011-03-17T19:51:00.000-07:002011-03-17T19:54:16.074-07:00Reach OutMaria from <a href="http://www.bestcookwaredeals.com/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">BestCookwareDeals.com</span></a> reached out to me this week, which I thought was pretty cool. Just like me, she's an entrepreneur, and seeking to improve her stats online. I visited her site, and it's got a great UI - I suggest you shop there if you're looking for good deals on name brand, quality cookware!Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-1413514545283089412011-03-13T21:23:00.000-07:002011-03-13T21:35:08.906-07:00Tribe Magazine - iCardMall is Featured as a "Hot Entrepreneur"<a href="http://www.icardmall.com/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">iCardMall</span></a> has been featured as one of the top "Hot Entrepreneurs" in Tribe Magazine's current March issue. To read the article, click <a href="http://http//www.jewishjournal.com/tribe/article/virtual_gifting_20110215/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">here</span></a>.<br /><br />What makes <a href="http://www.icardmall.com/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">iCardMall</span></a> hot?<br /><br />We are going to change the way you buy gift cards. You're going to email them!<br /><br />Why leave the comfort of your computer when you can choose from so many great eGift card brands and then email that gift card with a personalized eGreeting card?<br /><br />Plan up to 3 months in advance, write your own personal message on a stylish eGreeting card.<br /><br />You may not find all the brands you really want, and we are working on that. We want to see Starbucks, Macy's , The Gap, grocery stores, gas companies, EVERYTHING! You should have all the choices you want - even local companies.<br /><br />If you are a merchant, or know of one who would like to sell eGift cards - whether on their own website and/or on <a href="http://www.icardmall.com/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">iCardMall</span></a>, give us a buzz at <a href="mailto:merchants@icardmall.com">merchants@icardmall.com</a>.Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-23820121178948695172011-02-25T15:53:00.000-08:002011-02-25T16:01:21.643-08:00Top 10 Most Popular Gift CardsEver wonder who has the most popular gift cards? Here's my list - if any of you corporates are out there, email me at <a href="mailto:tally@icardmall.com">tally@icardmall.com</a> to get your eGift cards on iCardMall! Only two of the great brands listed below can be found on <a href="http://www.icardmall.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">iCardMall.com</span></a> today. Let's change this!<br /><br />10. Sports Authority<br />9. Home Depot<br />8. Lowes<br />7. Best Buy<br />6. Walmart<br />5. iTunes<br />4. DSW Shoes<br />3. Macys<br />2. Starbucks<br />1. Nordstrom<br /><br />Please realize this is a comletely subjective list - but I'd dare to guess that most of these are on a lot of other people's top 10 list too.Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-91614609473534673752011-02-22T08:57:00.001-08:002011-02-22T09:04:48.363-08:00Raise Money for your School or Charity<a href="http://www.icardmall.com/"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 336px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576559906517886850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DXYDxF-tTvlFl6tmXqZDLV6UMjV43vAuL1owPW3SEKlb8O1mLMFa0AqiLZd_-d_Y8iwPENrNgKm_J_XCIvrKKXQoepnYYP46O_xnKSE1Z8i63wT4QRAxbVHSl7ZJL6uWrAIYVsVWJGU/s400/girl+holding+gift+card.jpg" /><span style="color:#3366ff;"> iCardMall</span> </a>can be an easy way for any school, church, temple or other nonprofit to earn money. Sign up with our program, and your organziation can earn a percent of the gift card face value for traffic that your organization sends to our site. It's so easy!<br /><br />We pay you a percent of gift cards sold<br />You send out 5-10 emails per year reminding your members to shop at <a href="http://www.icardmall.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">iCardMall</span></a> to earn money for your organization.<br />We provide you with the marketing materials!<br /><br />Please email us at <a href="mailto:merchants@icardmall.com">merchants@icardmall.com</a> for more information and to set up an apppointment to discuss the details.Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-55312272037065206422011-02-16T18:40:00.000-08:002011-02-16T18:47:40.567-08:00iCardMall Will Change the Way You Buy Gift Cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JK_a8usBlWuKhgHrXhK9iBGgxtJbPfhHsy9G57_2NZ3X8xvg7lP8G3oH4g_qeMl-zpHw_KTtCUD2zfYhvfnVSvyrCXzuNQo2VqbgA-7NYGoYiMjt6Fqfg6F-pN_Kdud0_RYCcr0Yzao/s1600/iCardMall-HeroSlides06-Slide3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574484509472057522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JK_a8usBlWuKhgHrXhK9iBGgxtJbPfhHsy9G57_2NZ3X8xvg7lP8G3oH4g_qeMl-zpHw_KTtCUD2zfYhvfnVSvyrCXzuNQo2VqbgA-7NYGoYiMjt6Fqfg6F-pN_Kdud0_RYCcr0Yzao/s400/iCardMall-HeroSlides06-Slide3.jpg" /></a> You need something fast, easy and stylish when you're giving a gift. That's where<span style="color:#3366ff;"> </span><a href="http://www.icardmall.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">iCardMall</span></a> comes in! Email a gift card right away, personalize it with an e-greeting card, and send it off.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Not sure what to get? Give the gift of choice with the iCardMall Gift Card. This is a gift card that your recipient can redeem for any of the gift cards at <a href="http://www.icardmall.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">iCardMall.</span></a> The amount can be split among several different retailers. Some can be spent now, and the rest can be saved for another day. You balance is safe, and you can always check your iCardMall Gift Card balance on the <a href="http://www.icardmall.com/redeem">iCardMall Redeem</a> page.</div>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-23834372776871955982011-02-13T12:10:00.000-08:002011-02-13T12:19:29.227-08:00iCardMall is LIVE!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnelwQlpbCJTTbGtR2KBgis2Ofc2IvoA2TrMtJaNKI9zKXaGF-TRGlLFPFWxqMxj25eB4O857M6aquMdXuXtdTOJq9BnMak_wBx6_umJSZbdLCWiHJbgFSFmXkdImRyC2D7ONb15-6sQ/s1600/iCardMall-HeroSlides06-Slide1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573271263946004306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnelwQlpbCJTTbGtR2KBgis2Ofc2IvoA2TrMtJaNKI9zKXaGF-TRGlLFPFWxqMxj25eB4O857M6aquMdXuXtdTOJq9BnMak_wBx6_umJSZbdLCWiHJbgFSFmXkdImRyC2D7ONb15-6sQ/s400/iCardMall-HeroSlides06-Slide1.jpg" /></a><br /><div>It has finally happened! I am able to share with the world that <a href="http://www.icardmall.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">iCardMall</span></a> is live and operational. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>What is iCardMall? Well, I'm so glad you asked!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>You can think of iCardMall as similar to the gift card mall at your local grocery store. The big diferences are that all the gift cards are emailed to your recipient. That means they get their gift card within 24 hours or less, with no shipping time or cost. Oh Yah!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Not only that, for only $0.99 you can add a stylish e-greeting card to your gift card. There is a free one too. The whole thing prints out all on one piece of paper with your personalized message, as an actual greeting card and gift card all-in-one. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>If you're really green, you don't have to print anything out at all. With any smart phone, you can view and spend your e-gift card right from your phone. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>New technology is so cool. So how about a SpaFinder e-gift card for Valentine's Day? There's still plenty of time to send it and make it personalized. Enjoy! <a href="http://www.icardmall.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">http://www.icardmall.com</span></a></div>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-46759739689963630732010-09-16T20:59:00.000-07:002010-09-16T20:59:51.014-07:00Take A Moment<p>When was the last time you took a moment to appreciate the small things in life - good and bad? Moments of joy, agony, frustration, peace - they are universal. Here's a wonderful video to appreciate little moments.</p><p><object style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/jNVPalNZD_I/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jNVPalNZD_I?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jNVPalNZD_I?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-81296871494755472252010-07-16T14:52:00.000-07:002010-07-16T14:55:56.892-07:00Trends for the Next DecadeCool video by Time Magazine about important trends for the next decade.<br /><br />Of course, I was attracted because of the important topics is failure. According to Time Magazine, America has lost its acceptance of failure through the financial crisis, demanding accountability. I'm not sure I agree with this one. Accountability is a good thing, and should decrease failure - the financial crisis was really a failure of morality, which is something else all together.<br /><br /> <a href="http://http//www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,71786263001_1971848,00.html"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Check it out</span></a>!Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-80160760702311768442010-07-05T12:30:00.000-07:002010-07-05T12:54:18.146-07:00Mixed Media Dollhouses Inspiration<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhynxRDD4Wg-HjdxB0Ae5n30xzKYBcep5pNpSB_Jrc4KRpJbgTotMoP1z6ZF-hmtB6vloB-aGAnG1QVw7A-06OEJmDhyBHryERxCKlWblkytYnseOZdbUi5bzaPkvvWG5_VcCnZkuvL8/s1600/070510wonderlandhouse.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 395px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 331px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490510266459507666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhynxRDD4Wg-HjdxB0Ae5n30xzKYBcep5pNpSB_Jrc4KRpJbgTotMoP1z6ZF-hmtB6vloB-aGAnG1QVw7A-06OEJmDhyBHryERxCKlWblkytYnseOZdbUi5bzaPkvvWG5_VcCnZkuvL8/s400/070510wonderlandhouse.JPG" /></a> I was so excited to Friday to receive an email from Marian Seiders of <a href="http://wrmd-lesd-ca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1250744500022&no_controls=t"><span style="color:#000099;">Will Roger Middle School</span> </a>in Lawndale, CA. She wrote to me to tell me how my new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mixed-Media-Dollhouses-Techniques-Doll-size-Assemblages/dp/1592535887/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278358519&sr=8-1"><span style="color:#000099;">Mixed Media Dollhouses</span> </a>has inspired her and her art class to create an amazing Alice in Wonderland themed mansion. Each student in the class created their own room in the mansion! <div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490510271996266994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOD3HNFw7tK3rJncnYvLTUIxBRlhpYORIVVh87_iLnJNG0pGDMnC7TkpXLNjGmd3ozF6JtMXvmQbQygUPQ3Y-3bXmePkHYvmnH0X8A_osVK1K0O0KLyBP9xoJchz-FYXC9VYW7t4eDDQ/s400/070510Croquet+Game.jpg" /><br /><div align="center">artwork by Will Rogers Middle School student</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490510306395557474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVBqkBZOFeohaqNocPD2gRFKsysHbzapsjdIqYHPBEmMw5e_T-KkdJn5NPZmDbbkZ6dUIqw_iT2R_32xFyxJWcOHBTdDDaAgOrKc3UmIbDn2DPe7_P1CVMFGmlQd5hxKtKCcscZat5Ag/s400/070510Library.jpg" />artwork by Will Rogers Middle School student<br /><br /><div align="left">My heart just filled with pride! This is just so amazing that my book has inspired an entire class of young art students! How thrilled would I be to have my children in an art class with this kind of teacher! The mansion was such a success, that the school principal is planning on having it displayed behind glass all of the upcoming school year.</div><div align="left"> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 417px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490510279952988594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ngl4Ei6V0fBWzzEbc5kWCawpZQVfD0OCRJE8xZJho10Fb7QnBceBXqarboOoF5KoItKsI0751ofvpDlH14D6Wy1X87iPYCl7f0aKDVFPWlLemgqf16FNL8c1SUuAQSMeRhjgwNABUxU/s400/070510Footman+Quarters.jpg" />artwork by Will Rogers Middle School student<br /><br /><div align="left">Thank you Marian, for sharing this wonderful story and allowing me to see your wonderful project.<br /></div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Click <a href="http://wrmd-lesd-ca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1275747859580&no_controls=t"><span style="color:#000099;">here</span></a> to see more photos of the school project!</div></div>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-7844659966962035062010-06-26T15:54:00.000-07:002010-06-26T16:09:36.932-07:00Gift Card Holders Featured Again!I'm excited to report that my patented Greeting Card with a Gift Card Holder has been featured in the summer issue of Gift Shop magazine! See page with one of my gift card holders below:<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487222049171787330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIVZroNpBzPExdtFNYpBAnsWobfuv6O6ZlYyy9AXk7nr12hYx18Jqgj4LoPXFRaIh_LsCbwWHKGM0tHkcce-oP-Vy_s13ZxVjHOU3fL-AVL_czgPQ1gljwiOF63EYD4fRUOv6isJ2YJM/s400/greetcdmagsummer2010.jpg" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRB3AbWascfMBq3rtfVSHutelMiUF6RSc1PVikrnhhqaBFKCdxIsCnj7jqFRJyjGGcMqp7U3SL6RC-h_ShTWLV9Ok_tEqg5YaT5WatZ8WyY97UBXA2hnh13CPNh-fb2DloAkSkEdf9vw/s1600/greetcdmagsummer2010cover.jpg"></a> The issue featured all kinds of greeting cards, mine was the only type that is meant to hold gift cards. You can find my gift card holders at the Whole Foods mentioned on my website: <a href="http://www.papierstudio.com/"><span style="color:#3333ff;">papierstudio.com</span></a>. If your local Whole Foods doesn't have them - request that they order them from me!<br /><br /><div></div>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-77877104616368639942010-06-09T13:42:00.000-07:002010-06-09T13:49:29.157-07:00Two Great Art Events This Weekend!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPteBjtxolfMqvDsXVhxtoq8RkT8ZnssPjLtC-qJOKHJKf6O04NsBRSh9g11EGAzcJT1OWLn4XC1KyuWoo6vXx0RqPG0jUkQ_Y-jjkYOwg9DHKZjbUyoaNDiZzrhdhBJ1iwGD9aq2W7H0/s1600/topangatour2010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480877423390584578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPteBjtxolfMqvDsXVhxtoq8RkT8ZnssPjLtC-qJOKHJKf6O04NsBRSh9g11EGAzcJT1OWLn4XC1KyuWoo6vXx0RqPG0jUkQ_Y-jjkYOwg9DHKZjbUyoaNDiZzrhdhBJ1iwGD9aq2W7H0/s400/topangatour2010.jpg" /></a> There are two great art events that are absolutely worth your time this weekend. The first is the Topanga Artist's Studio Tour, being sponsored by the Topanga Canyon Gallery, flyer above. I blogged about this last year, and will be trapsing around the canyon this Saturday. Join me at 5pm at the gallery for the reception!<br /><br />Also worth your time this weekend is the Viva Gallery Women Painters West Exhibit. This is a juried exhibit, some of my friends are in it. It's at Viva Gallery in Sherman Oaks, this Sunday, June 13, 3-5pm.<a href="http://www.vivaartcenter.org/exhibits/WPW_2010_June/index.html"><span style="color:#3333ff;"> Click here</span> </a>for the link.<br /><br />Enjoy and buy more art! It saves lives!Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-25956474690951740632010-06-02T14:48:00.000-07:002010-06-02T14:51:17.005-07:00Lady GagaI just had to add - if you still think I'm nuts that she's a good business person - check out that video below again. You know you want to anyway....<br /><br />In an age of everyone with Tivos and DVRs fastforwarding through commercials, she has incorporated AT LEAST FIVE well placed commercial items in the video - see if you can catch them. Comment here and let us know what you found.<br /><br />See, now we're not just passively observing commercials, we're actually seeking them and counting them - genius.Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-834774894735553302010-05-27T19:17:00.000-07:002010-05-27T19:17:54.121-07:00Where's my Wonder Woman Bikini when I Need it?<p>Fast Company just came out with their annual 100 most creative people in business for 2010. It's a great read, and I am so proud of them for picking Lady Gaga as - you would've never guessed it - #1! Now, you may not think she's a "business person", but you would be very wrong.</p><p>The video below will show you just how fun and creative she is. Beyonce even got in on the fun. Warning-it's a little explicit, so not for those under 18.</p><p>Within the span of ONE YEAR she made herself into a global sensation out of no where. Read the Fast Company article <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/100/2010"><span style="color:#3366ff;">here</span></a>. Press play below to see this amazing video that is some kinda mix of male and female fantasy. That's all I'll say, 'cuz I'm kinda busy.</p><p><object style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/GQ95z6ywcBY/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GQ95z6ywcBY&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GQ95z6ywcBY&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-8399336011735161282010-05-14T18:51:00.000-07:002010-05-14T18:55:18.056-07:00Social Media Revolution<p>I've been hunkered down, working 12-14 hour days on something exciting and new.</p><p>No, it's not the Love Boat, it's a new business.</p><p>Don't worry, I'm not giving up Papier Studio! Papier Studio is just getting started! When the signatures are still wet on contracts, I promise to fill you in on the details.</p><p>I'm working on something that will take my patent to the next level-the virtual space. And I'm thinking of ways to do that with Social Media Marketing.</p><p>Yah, there's lots of buzz about this, and hooplah, and eye rolling. But there is a such a huge potential out there, it's actually vibrating. I can feel it.</p><p>I wanted to share these super cool videos about it. For anyone who doubts its power, press play and groove to the funky beat. If you have trouble viewing the video, just <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8&feature=player_embedded"><span style="color:#3366ff;">go here</span></a>. </p><p>Also check out <a href="http://vimeo.com/9641036"><span style="color:#3366ff;">this link</span> </a>to see another video equally as fun.</p><p><object style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/sIFYPQjYhv8/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sIFYPQjYhv8&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sIFYPQjYhv8&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-66963656692832612862010-04-29T18:29:00.000-07:002010-04-29T18:32:03.897-07:00This Sunday!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRKQJmO2sSrhWy4XYSl5JtpGvMkcPDkj6RihIW2cGzGmPELpiDRUvZg6KGtXv5wy5eNrtdCXz9lsowdxHz6zJIqXTr6AXLd5mtX51v3IeamG_1gRsFTuCvkJUwBrBHhTmiD3OdYCOLKU/s1600/BandNMixedMediaDollhousesEv.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465736700755694738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRKQJmO2sSrhWy4XYSl5JtpGvMkcPDkj6RihIW2cGzGmPELpiDRUvZg6KGtXv5wy5eNrtdCXz9lsowdxHz6zJIqXTr6AXLd5mtX51v3IeamG_1gRsFTuCvkJUwBrBHhTmiD3OdYCOLKU/s400/BandNMixedMediaDollhousesEv.jpg" /></a> Join me this Sunday at Barnes & Noble in The Commons at Calabasas from 2-4pm for book signing and free ATC Workshop!<br /><br />The Calabasas Fine Art Festival is also happening right next door. This is a FANTASTIC, high quality show that I've blogged about before, and is definetely worth the trip in and of itself.<br /><div></div>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-43780474837743685792010-04-26T21:42:00.000-07:002010-04-26T21:47:57.649-07:00Barnes & Noble This Sunday!Come work on some ATCs, let's sit and shmooze, I'll even sign your book!!<br /><br /><strong>Book Signing Event</strong><br /><br /><strong>Sunday, May 2, 2010, 2-4pm</strong><br />Barnes & Noble - The Commons in Calabasas, CA<br /><br />Not only will I be there, but right next door will be the Calabasas Fine Art Festival! It is one of the best art shows around! Come and look at art, buy some art, appreciate some art, and<br /><br />MAKE SOME ART!<br /><br />I'll be at the same Barnes & Noble next Sunday too - more to come!Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-26938151242885118502010-04-20T12:33:00.000-07:002010-04-20T12:36:44.399-07:00Artfest Synopsis by LisaI just read Lisa Myers-Bulmash's synopsis of her Artfest experience. Please check it out <a href="http://www.bloggingqueen.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">here</span></a>! So many great pics and class descriptions.Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-46211159151812080542010-04-20T11:48:00.001-07:002010-04-20T12:07:04.548-07:00More Artfest ArtAs promised! More Artfest art continues...<br /><br />My third day of classes was with Alex Shur in "Cast of Characters". Check out her website at <a href="http://www.wingedheels.com/">wingedheels.com</a> . This was really a fantastic class. The concept of this class was to create backgrounds using watercolor or guache (I used guache). Once the backgrounds were dry, we then sorta cloud gazed into the patterns of the paint to find characters "from our subconcious". I thought this was a really cool concept, very esoteric. I love cloud gazing, and now, I can also gaze into my own paint. Hmmm, starting to sounds a little weird, but not really.<br /><br />Although I made a TON of backgrounds, I'll just share a few of my favorites. Below is an example of a background where I just started outlining in sharpie my "character". Big surprise here - a tree. What I loved was the funky, big nosed character that showed up in the trunk of my tree. You can see his green face on the left side of the tree trunk. There's also a great profile of a windblown face at the top right of the piece. I can't wait to continue working on this one. This piece is 15"x22.5".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKi0B2AMwEj8MaKmLp_ZLcu-PdMv7-U9FrtyWXuRDL-7JNJ3gWM-rKvUg63LsZT51561ngZVMj4J8FV1Pf9gDoLrHv1B-NFyPRzlwq3iImW_9GLs6G4Ouwzy95tXVjf6N7z38dQWty5I/s1600/0419-Tally-art-tree-face-ar.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462293838246366322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKi0B2AMwEj8MaKmLp_ZLcu-PdMv7-U9FrtyWXuRDL-7JNJ3gWM-rKvUg63LsZT51561ngZVMj4J8FV1Pf9gDoLrHv1B-NFyPRzlwq3iImW_9GLs6G4Ouwzy95tXVjf6N7z38dQWty5I/s320/0419-Tally-art-tree-face-ar.jpg" /></a><br />My next favorite piece is "Ms. Thang" below. This piece is 5x7. I had a large background piece that I just struggled with and didn't see anything, so I ripped it into four 5x7 pieces. That's when all the characters came out!<br /><br />I first saw the eye on the right, and then the mouth. I free drew the nose and then, just started doodling, just like in Ellsworth's class. Whatever struck my fancy. I actually did most of this work on the plane ride home with a few sharpies.<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 248px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462293817065756034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DaITVLl7NfSL18XlurG4pqJfrix75J0hvFTE7qo5WnWq9Lcffms5yunFCpSbD9PeaiE7DZ9sLrc4SLHyyYcq89HxDePAqtRIWJKOfrN6B7R3G2U3j4ABohX3eqYzdiwAAFnaOZbCrpo/s320/0419-Tally-art-ms-thang.jpg" />The next piece to come out of the torn up background is this one: The entire piece is painted with guache, a little music paper behind the words, which are written in sharpie: "My looking ripens things" which is an excerpt from a Rilke poem that I love. Aren't those four words just so erotic, powerful and delicious all at the same time? Say it to yourself again: My looking ripens things. Mmmmmm.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YoIeaveZ8BNbQTuWDZsgkQfzti33FUcDDJ6Ror-AG_K5B0qNMygAjuEStzWqLsEC0ucf6sC71J-kbFEY2QpCmT5UIIQp6_v10U9OEERl6ibzrHD6JfwOY2EvNpoxmREATdCUAXpM1rA/s1600/0419-Tally-art-ripens-thing.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462293829753778322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9YoIeaveZ8BNbQTuWDZsgkQfzti33FUcDDJ6Ror-AG_K5B0qNMygAjuEStzWqLsEC0ucf6sC71J-kbFEY2QpCmT5UIIQp6_v10U9OEERl6ibzrHD6JfwOY2EvNpoxmREATdCUAXpM1rA/s320/0419-Tally-art-ripens-thing.jpg" /></a> Another quadrant came out as below:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtopw19XO88_h2bBI14vOe9rHE4m1EFXqKsHGZBPPok-ZFu7cvwRhwsT0dpsp0460eWRp7X_jRuuKrT9gBQ3o8qzOHOeNxpl5z3NNpqJRvQfJqD-iKvHVAxP26E9895slpD6od6AbpQo/s1600/0419-Tally-art-jelly-fish.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462293827750382834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtopw19XO88_h2bBI14vOe9rHE4m1EFXqKsHGZBPPok-ZFu7cvwRhwsT0dpsp0460eWRp7X_jRuuKrT9gBQ3o8qzOHOeNxpl5z3NNpqJRvQfJqD-iKvHVAxP26E9895slpD6od6AbpQo/s320/0419-Tally-art-jelly-fish.jpg" /></a> This started as a complete mistake/disaster. I was pumping my paint pen on the plane, and it just gushed out everywhere because of the pressure difference on the plane. I used the back of another paper to blot the paint that had puddled all over the page, and when I lifted the paper, I saw these great jellyfish! I simply outlined them and their little bubbles with black sharpie.</div><div> </div><div>I already can't wait for Artfest next year!<br /><div></div></div></div>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-85716430453641513202010-04-19T17:34:00.001-07:002010-04-19T18:10:02.823-07:00Artfest Art & Unique LA!Firstly, I would like to invite any local LA peeps to come and see me at <a href="http://uniquela.com/">Unique LA</a> this weekend at the Calfornia Market Center. I will be there Sunday, April 25 from 1-5pm. <div><div></div><br /><div>I'll be there right in the main, center of the exhibition area "Make and Take" center, selling and signing books, selling my greeting cards and doing a !FREE! make and take of paper dolls from the book!</div><div></div><br /><div>The California Market Center is in downtown LA, click on the link for full info!</div><div></div><br /><div>Now, on to ART!</div><div></div><br /><div>Yes, it's taken me forever to come and dowload pics from Artfest. I met so many cool peeps, that there is just no time to load all those photos too. But, I am talkin' about you! You know who you are, making fun of me down by the bonfire, feeding me chocolate eggs in the castle dorm, listening to my crazy stories. You're awesome!!!</div><div></div><br /><div>So, here's two days worth of what I made at Artfest, more to come tomorrow - I promise!</div><div></div><br /><div>First class was with <a href="http://thoughtcloudfactory.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Theo Ellsworth</span> </a>- Mystery Doodling. When was the last time you allowed yourself to really doodle and explore just doodling for 6 hours? I mean, we had a lunch breach in there somewhere, but I've decided that I need to do this more often. Famous last words, I know, but one can try, right? Maybe not 6 hours, but how about just one? Here's what I came up with - it's certainly electric!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462017355110807298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaUjeGKksHzyarti5dQS-AWlbUI-FybkUF1IytA31EvlLocwVR-Gou6Pb-YN_0T1bgWQbgkppv0hIvBWgXEN5si_x63o65VKpaUAcuqGOzfbd_nH9PV6F3Gdd8HHDzq0r4tASpWpQCVo/s320/0419-Tally-art-ellsworth-do.jpg" /><br />What you see is actually a paper doll of sorts, which is separate from the rectangular background. We doodled on pieces of the paper doll which were pre-cut up, and we didn't know they would end up in the shape of a person. Pretty cool!</div><div> </div><div>Next day was Traci Bautista - excellent teacher! This is my fav piece I made from her class, entitled, "Inventio IX" since I used music paper from Bach's music with the same title. It is a mixed-media collage piece using acrylic paint, paper, copies of my own photography, sharpie, and oil pastel. You know how I'm partial to trees</div><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462014339060639746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U4IqXLVEyhquZ69qm2TzjJ7Dc6FJQpvbxKTHAURQ91wNkDt8n4P4R0uM0RIIzXlezmIm3jMADV1Ljk8nBu-1nBI7aXDlyZ3SmP8vnhyphenhyphenaPKbx2Llx19L2RKpzWUsIj2uWl9Zllu4PVnc/s320/0419-Tally-art-tree-Inventi.jpg" /></div><div>This next piece is entitled "Fire Lotus". It's a mixed-media piece usining acrylic paint, faric paint (for the flower petals), white out pen (for the white detail work) and black sharpie. This seemed to be lots of people's favorite.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7nJsr70oIhPyc6QHVOEn3IANGd-88TdhcJ9OCQtsS59iW65ee5u-I253JkHGGcvVhYnaEsbM45h40QRf2xa_Ss5w0EI-1LIASmAwz750vW4nMm3SJEeJ12_Vm1v2cYfu7v9mySUw5EU/s1600/0419-Tally-art-fire-lotus.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462014356441535842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7nJsr70oIhPyc6QHVOEn3IANGd-88TdhcJ9OCQtsS59iW65ee5u-I253JkHGGcvVhYnaEsbM45h40QRf2xa_Ss5w0EI-1LIASmAwz750vW4nMm3SJEeJ12_Vm1v2cYfu7v9mySUw5EU/s320/0419-Tally-art-fire-lotus.jpg" /></a>My other favorite that I made in Traci's class (yes, this was a one day class, I work FAST so that my subconcious can flow easier). I call it "Peacock Fish". It's a mixed media piece too (gee, big surprise...) using acrylic paint, paper, white out pen, sharpie in red and black, and color pencil.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2Ai9Z-67gRSlB7xs5vVGWV2kRaxfjc1dGQqJwb4qDyF_Ojx8FQHxLFoz54LGUcbOZoIXkm1Y9OBzyPOL88Gc-9HJUFPvdELuaUAMGOIGVSHXRnOivosyyTZC1UgQQo36QNdaCN9yuRQ/s1600/0419-Tally-art-peacock-fish.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462014347648633714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2Ai9Z-67gRSlB7xs5vVGWV2kRaxfjc1dGQqJwb4qDyF_Ojx8FQHxLFoz54LGUcbOZoIXkm1Y9OBzyPOL88Gc-9HJUFPvdELuaUAMGOIGVSHXRnOivosyyTZC1UgQQo36QNdaCN9yuRQ/s320/0419-Tally-art-peacock-fish.jpg" /></a> This last piece below is just an unfinished background. I wanted to post this so you could see the background on its own, which I thought would be fun to see. This is all acrylic paint. I have plans for this background involving some gold leaf and more, so will post when it's done!<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBTCqHE1MXtnWl4A9i1MNyS_2o3HYuqvQf-KRJ1PpxRrKM_NCiCBi2OmaeDuwT3f-jnhDx-A_osrh20czbqpsKxjL9zUFpcdS8qM11vrbLW2Bqg863tNoYeuMqpbKdxJx2h9skPAhTns/s1600/0419-Tally-art-background.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462014326475272482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBTCqHE1MXtnWl4A9i1MNyS_2o3HYuqvQf-KRJ1PpxRrKM_NCiCBi2OmaeDuwT3f-jnhDx-A_osrh20czbqpsKxjL9zUFpcdS8qM11vrbLW2Bqg863tNoYeuMqpbKdxJx2h9skPAhTns/s320/0419-Tally-art-background.jpg" /></a> All these pieces are sized 15" x 22.5"</div><div><br />Alex Shur's watercolor class tomorrow!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-81690391769922282072010-04-05T18:59:00.000-07:002010-04-05T20:11:24.177-07:00Book Signings!<div><div><div><div>Here I am standing in front of the Barnes and Noble at the Everett Mall in Washington! Our second book signing event in WA, where I decided to bring my nice, sunny So Cal weather with me. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOGkvFiNzRVsyRY91k1myG7Sb0Lf2lHsgCn2yNg8SLtHsz9Y4W2GcXiiyxPUpikfB1Yi5pfPR0-4ZSLQnuWAFf-pWjejntam25jZuMvRT94dnReKpLmAJBNGaHvmg3uAZrLpPfgCC-1s/s1600/040510tallybarnesandnoble.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456844127522483762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVOGkvFiNzRVsyRY91k1myG7Sb0Lf2lHsgCn2yNg8SLtHsz9Y4W2GcXiiyxPUpikfB1Yi5pfPR0-4ZSLQnuWAFf-pWjejntam25jZuMvRT94dnReKpLmAJBNGaHvmg3uAZrLpPfgCC-1s/s320/040510tallybarnesandnoble.jpg" /></a> As you can see in the window display, they were heavily advertising our event!<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456844092816578626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPgRVpGeGJETJhaJYZmLRzFeUSoPONVlUge6jCvVYZ5x35be5mo66blMj14LWr6lT3kJ0JB0k_kn_63U4Iw2VMu6pC4I6WJpTRxXDRI2xP7f5_pzBSqZ0Mhjx1hypUar75tEZopnip-A/s320/040510barnesandnobleeverett.jpg" />Left to right: Julie Molina (co-author), me, and Lisa Myers-Bulmash, significant book contributor, and friend extraordinaire! The table behind us had samples of some of the rooms from our book, which will be traveling around with me to different events.<br /><div><div></div><br /><div>Here I am at <a href="http://web.mac.com/ttolkin/zinnia/home.html"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Zinnia </span></a>signing books just this past Saturday- WE TOTALLY SOLD OUT!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 406px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 392px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456845745635537762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxObN-1mNJlVpXSgJKO3ehfTBfr1QzMFMZnzk59DTvm2aHwSnhmk5XTL0wKFCdLEQ9Jp0LpW6G0IXPA_jZlBxLJCOEkEw-9E75i_y2ntUXE6-ZiI5XTrAJlyW8IlTxNI3J1Sah0vI5mw/s320/Tally_signing.jpg" />But, back to Washington - After a lovely weekend in Seattle, exploring the city with DH, signing books galore, and eating WAY too much junk, Lisa and I settled in on our trek to<br /><div></div><br /><div>ARTFEST BABY!!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeej5pSo3z7sZw_XML4kmK60WPTvAm0lh9ykM4OzRzvUg9bsCeCwOUeJ3pucfVH4wpzFapK5f4Wd7HXkS01J0VsWJbJex70HvaSVofzyH67xC3RTVkjWkUUJuN0nQv0Fdd8wcCUXfYD7g/s1600/040510meandlisaonboat.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456844115875065586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeej5pSo3z7sZw_XML4kmK60WPTvAm0lh9ykM4OzRzvUg9bsCeCwOUeJ3pucfVH4wpzFapK5f4Wd7HXkS01J0VsWJbJex70HvaSVofzyH67xC3RTVkjWkUUJuN0nQv0Fdd8wcCUXfYD7g/s320/040510meandlisaonboat.jpg" /></a> Why do I feel like breaking out in song - "I'm on a BOAT" like in the SNL short. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrlNyhnw0Io"><span style="color:#3366ff;">See it here</span> </a>- but beware, lots of four letter words, and you might just fall off your chair laughing.</div><div></div><br /><div>On our way we had to stop for lunch and became sucked into a girlie girl vortex.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZm9wNWEpYsI3h4MYOQf9O0qM-scLVq1HqItGH6ywMyQey42oaVKa6oGFHDWhKOAPTp9k_pv3rCutDXOvCv4upwuPbc83552LgYGzhLbtsf4EYykQVkKa35v10-HF906YVOrqshvDrsyQ/s1600/040510lisapinkiesup.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 392px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456844107351469170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZm9wNWEpYsI3h4MYOQf9O0qM-scLVq1HqItGH6ywMyQey42oaVKa6oGFHDWhKOAPTp9k_pv3rCutDXOvCv4upwuPbc83552LgYGzhLbtsf4EYykQVkKa35v10-HF906YVOrqshvDrsyQ/s320/040510lisapinkiesup.jpg" /></a> pinkies up! <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 348px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456849704161234226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZq9C09Af-n34pbiyDqnS3ZSlJW2RPzRybPtwFUjDSw8E_zORokEEXiFFc60rlzfhTNBni-NgLoUwPYZCw5DftxnUdVAQySn3piOOB8SbenM73RKxiOZSD1WMUN25dg3RrNvhwkj40e8/s320/040510tallypinkiesup.jpg" />Some little town in the Puget Sound with REALLY good tea and lots of chocolate choices. Let's just say, everything on the menu came with a scone bigger than my head. </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>And, yes, we got to pick our own hats.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>I had classes with <a href="http://thoughtcloudfactory.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Theo Ellsworth</span></a>, <a href="http://www.treicdesigns.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Traci Bautista</span></a>, and <a href="http://wingedheels.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Alex Shur</span></a>. What great classes!</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Here I am getting attacked by the Ellsworth monster...</div></div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456853984134217522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79RxhvSj_812tbMUPG5W0i9umx8ENj99H96HBHowgPlZ5_bR6mEai7w1PIGSz6JGBBtk1Qn-ynJb0snXYIYHbkNmN5mW7x3q0OTjyGZIDOitwt-oBqCMthHO3X56zxvNZa5A1xAM4rGs/s320/040510ellsworth.jpg" /></div><div>when was the last time you allowed yourself to doodle for 6 hours? How about doodling blindfolded? </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 361px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456853974717096498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGk9Tik2LvZZYRyp_YbTO3JRlBStgsdaXGtsjPhyXhsCT3Zy0G1q4lz-g0mj2xiLH1Ym1SHoTE7by7lpwqIgE-CWK5x07sDj8SrsRSC3ZkUd2DOsxL4noZN8i2_XmZiww3lEhnXX6s0z8/s320/040510alexshur.jpg" />Here I am in my watercolor glory with Alex Shur. cloudgazing into our watercolor to bring out the characters in our subconcious.</div><div> </div><div>The art I made to follow in the next post! The new and old friends in the next post too! Sorry, I'm just tired of resizing photos today.<br /></div></div></div></div></div>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-19518806755937133342010-03-15T12:02:00.000-07:002010-03-15T12:37:57.579-07:00Mystery DoodlingI am looking forward to book signing events this weekend in Seattle! I plan on bringing my sunny California weather with me - so break out your t-shirts, Seattleites!<br /><br />Friday, March 19, 5-7 pm Everett's Artists Supply<br />9304 Evergreen Way, Everett, WA<br /><br />Sunday, March 21, 2-4 pm, Barnes & Noble at Alderwood Mall, WA<br />we will also be having a paper doll making demo!<br />Join me, my co-author, Julie Molina, and contributor, Lisa Myers-Bulmash for a fun afternoon!<br /><br />Become a fan of the book on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Mixed-Media-Dollhouses-The-Book/334591434004?ref=ts"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Mixed Media Dollhouses Facebook Fanpage</span></a>!<br /><br />I will also be attending <a href="http://www.teeshaslandofodd.com/artfest/info.html"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Artfest</span></a> in Port Townsend, WA!! This will be my first time attending this retreat, and I am really looking forwad to my first class - Mystery Doodling by <a href="http://www.thoughtcloudfactory.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Theo Ellsworth</span></a>.<br /><br />Check out his website - it'a total trip!Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-75247920909574401912010-03-07T11:28:00.001-08:002010-03-07T12:00:27.619-08:00Mixed Media DollhousesHere it is folks: the book I've been working on for quite a while now:<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 177px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445976341107640562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KLMqeUmtpByWv-DRJzmB9xVneF8POw7qFJoEdGEKHc9OK9vWQfQ_RyBv8EumkY8cbZ8xaC4g0r4QmaeGn7KmmB4q5jw9DwTWEDbCcLtLfJfzC4n489Z0yZVY7emyhbROli3Jx9wFsLY/s320/Dollhouses+Cover.jpg" /><br />I know you're dying to have your own copy, so you can go buy it at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Mixed-Media-Dollhouses/Tally-Oliveau/e/9781592535880/?itm=1&USRI=tally+oliveau"><span style="color:#3366ff;">barnes and noble</span> </a>or <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Mixed-Media-Dollhouses/Tally-Oliveau/e/9781592535880/?itm=1&USRI=tally+oliveau"><span style="color:#3366ff;">amazon</span></a> NOW! Join our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=336404729366#!/pages/Mixed-Media-Dollhouses-The-Book/334591434004?ref=search&sid=693018563.139331803..1"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Facebook fanpage</span> </a>now!<br /><br />I am also going to be having some book signing events! Here are the currently scheduled events:<br /><br />Friday, March 19, Everett Art Supply just outside Seattle 5-8p see <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=336404729366"><span style="color:#3366ff;">this link</span> </a>to see info on Facebook.<br /><br />Sunday, March 21, Barnes & Noble at Alderwood Mall, just outside Seattle, 2-4pm (right before Artfest!!!)<br /><br />Saturday, April 3, <a href="http://web.mac.com/ttolkin/zinnia/home.html"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Zinnia</span></a> in Pasadena, CA, 5:30-9pm<br /><br />Sunday, May 9, Barnes & Noble in Calabasas, CA, 2-4pm<br /><br />How much fun will we have if you show up??<br /><br />What else have I been up to, you ask? Especially since it's painfully obvious that I haven't been blogging?<br /><br />Well, I've been working on my gift card holder business, people. This is some serious stuff! My patent is OFFICIAL and I am so excited to get this product in more mass market stores. It could be happening soon, so I will let you all know when it does.<br /><br />In the meantime, I have been marketing, marketing, marketing, networking, networking, networking! I've been to presentations by Mr. Bill Clinton himself! See horrible picture below:<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445976342408288770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtI-FD4KWQ8wQsacnla_H4aaTDx8A06z7xSKI4m-uezxF1W3U2HNXjuVRd34unOgghAAzB267WbArTEkJXrMW5jneDbRruQFX_GHClKBdMfIKUaZMTrbnCmw4KLGopDks6m86A4zT9ct8/s320/clinton-card-expo.jpg" /></div><div>Just a few rows away - and, yes, the man has some serious charisma! Just the fact that we all know he's into cute Jewish girls puts him high on my list.</div><div> </div><div>I also got too see the Penn & Teller show: see me and Penn after the show:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445976354544534194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQXfukXm6T-srLQmMjaMLuJRq_sRMAjVmDBd8e4QnuR3L5i9ARDhdr7w_d-SBqCWaV4POFl7Y__q1lNSK6zQyLqovzrTZlkzOvxBnFdbUnaewVXJAfFnuFL5Ay-5Kmb-c4V7T002k5Kk/s320/penn-and-tally.jpg" />Boy, is he TALL! I don't think that show name tag really matches my beautiful, brown suit. </div><div> </div><div>Yup, four long days in Vegas, marketing and selling like crazy. Don't even think for a moment that I don't have even more wonderful ideas and new things coming around the corner that will amaze you! I have even grander, newer ideas for my patented greeting card/gift card holder concept to take my business through the next century. Let's just say, paper isn't everything. That's right folks, you heard it here first. Come to one of my book signings and I might let you in on more secrets!<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-64449261170911340712010-02-01T20:26:00.001-08:002010-02-01T20:33:36.150-08:00Let's Have a Good LaughNeed a good giggle? J-Crafty is in da hooouuuuuusssssse!<br /><br />If you're crafty, or if you like goofy videos, please, please, please <a href="http://www.craftygangsta.com/"><span style="color:#3366ff;">click here</span> </a>and giggle away. <br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span>Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246578164608281592.post-80562844956962263682010-01-27T18:42:00.000-08:002010-01-27T18:51:05.630-08:00You're Probably Not Failing EnoughHere's a good one for yah -<br /><br />If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough.<br /><br />I think I heard it on <em>Biggest Loser</em>. Man, I love that show. Talk about getting over your fears of failure from years and years of struggling with weight, to go on national TV with your shirt off and get weighed in front of everyone!! NO THANKS!!<br /><br />But back to failing more...The first month of 2010 is almost over!<br /><br />Are you putting yourself out there and doing scary things? Are you doing things where you have no idea what you're doing? Are you failing and learning wonderful lessons?<br /><br />If you answered yes to any of these, you are probably growing as a person by leaps and bounds.<br /><br />I'd love to hear about the scary things you're doing! Write a comment and share with our community how you are growing, what you're learning! Or email me privately and we can talk more about YOUR situation.<br /><br />Embrace failure. That's how you know you're really trying.Tally Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14313059142884188957noreply@blogger.com0