Farther to Go.

My goodness, it has been an awfully, awfully long time since I've updated. So sorry. But I do have some exciting news regarding Project 8256. I rather like lists, so here it is:

1. I am now selling originals in the shop. Well, currently it is "original" - singular - but hopefully more will emerge in the future. This one (pictured above) was quite fun to do. I painted the canvas orange with the intent of doing something completely different than what it ended up as, but am quite satisfied with the result. I will not be selling prints of this one, for various reasons, so once it's gone, it's gone.

2. Project 8256 has ventured even further into cyber-land and now has a MySpace. I know. I debated about this for a while, but decided that it could, potentially, be an excellent way of getting the word out. My hope is that people will not only by "friends" with Project 8256, but will include us among their "top friends" so that our exposure will be increased. I'm ignoring my own personal feelings about inviting someone to be your "friend" and crossing my fingers that this just might work. So if you have a MySpace, request us as a friend. It will be greatly appreciated.

3. Very exciting. Project 8256 has now reached 17 sales. Now, I realize that this is not an astonishing number. And I most certainly realize that we have many, many items that need to be sold in order to reach our goals. But these 17 items represent sales from Colorado, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, California, New York, Ohio and even the United Kingdom. Some purchases have been from family and friends and some have been from complete strangers. Every sale has brightened my day and has encouraged my entire family. So thank you all.

Hope everyone is doing well. Thanks again for all of the support.

xo,
Amy

pacific-mountain-central time....

"all of these homes
are lined up so straight
but here on the inside,
it's not that way

i gave you my life and more
from sadness to sunshine, i'm yours
i lost happiness
up in your los angeles sky"

-denison witmer (los angeles)...finding a song about los angeles that isn't completely jaded is a difficult undertaking




"How was your trip to the city of Los Angeles" you ask?

Well, it was lovely. Thank you ever so much for asking.

I really did have such a lovely little visit. Birthdays, Easter, what could be better? My vacation was filled with lots of laughs, great company, some splendid shopping and a little something called raw vegan food that had a surprisingly large impact on me. Now, mind you, I did just go to the grocery and came out with food that required cooking and not a handful of guava and a juicer, but I do think I might have some culinary adventures in the future. I know that everyone in the okc metroplex is so excited to hear this.

I am hoping this week to really sit down, put on some music and give myself some creative time. I haven't had much of that the last couple of weeks, so hopefully something will come from it. I did pick up a lovely little skeleton key stamp from oh-how-I-miss-you Paper Source while in Pasadena, so that could yield...something, I suppose.

I am very, very sleepy and droopy-eyed. Even though it really is only 8:00 in the pm in California. But it was quite a long day of traveling--and waiting--and so I am blaming it on that. Hope you all had lovely a lovely weekend.

xo,
amy

things to look forward to...

consuming my thoughts lately:

1. late night chats with such a lovely friend

2. good sushi - the kind that doesn't make you wonder just how long the fish took to arrive to my very much land-locked state.

3. "sunny"/smog filled days

4. celebrating Easter with someone who has had such an impact on me spiritually

5. an opportunity to actually acknowledge my resolution to take more photographs in 2007

6. oh so much more


I leave for California in a mere 4 days. Yay! As far as the shop goes, I came extremely close to posting a new print tonight, but was not completely satisfied and so opted out. We shall see if it happens before I leave town. Not entirely likely. But I am counting on coming back full of inspiration. We'll see.

xo,
Amy