tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:44:18 +0000ECStewart Design & Communications Blog for Small Business Owners.http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/noreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)Blogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-5871555720172259319Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:53:00 +00002008-09-01T13:44:18.467-04:00memorizationbrainproductsAdAge is telling us creatives to get over our fear of alliteration & rhyming. Why? Because Mother Goose & Dr. Suess (oooh, I rhymed) was more than a handful a childhood stories to learn by, the these schemas taught us memorization. Singing also teaches memorization, but not many are fascinated with being included in my personal musical. Simple, familiar sounds work easier at recall magic. http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/alliteration-fliteration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-7651636774721738198Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:59:00 +00002008-08-29T15:00:45.166-04:00salecalligraphypetssummerCats Gone Crazy Summer Sale. It's a 4-for-3 Special! Bacchus, Purreth, Stretcher, & Walketh are available to you for only $74.99!! No substitutions please.http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/calligraphycats-crazy-summer-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-8994201348248307438Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:51:00 +00002008-08-29T14:52:44.145-04:00salecalligraphypetssummerDog Days Summer Sale. It's a two for one Special! Fetcher & Scratcher are available to you for only $24.99!! No substitutions please.http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/dog-days-of-summer-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-5530740403193756744Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:14:00 +00002008-08-29T10:15:48.474-04:00pillowimageryvotecreativegoddessVoting Contest! Within my CREATIVEGoddess blog, you'll find a new contest with new patterns! Feast your eyes and vote for your favorite pattern. We hope you'll like! Vote: Favorite Pattern for Pillow Page: Extras > Contests > Votehttp://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/vote-your-favorite-image.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-2806751550844608756Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:13:00 +00002008-08-29T15:12:53.254-04:00home renovationcolorApplestudio tipsAnother possible title: What color is your eye sugar? I'm in the midst of redefining the space in our former theater turned production area. We'll miss our movie nights downstairs as this was the area where Bacchus & the Ball of Yarn was born. I've decided that I really want to make this space work hard. The things I'd like to accomplish in this space is storage, shipping, sewing, and painting.http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/what-color-is-your-emotional-base.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-205365148349633873Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:10:00 +00002008-08-29T10:10:55.955-04:00stacationhome renovationstudioThis weekend with 'the wall' went up without a hitch. I was really expecting more of a tumultuous issue than we had, but our predecessors helped us out -and you won't believe how!! After spending an hour Thursday Night clearing out stuff that lay against the wall, Andrew began light demolition the next morning until I returned from my walk. I dragged my sorry butt into the house and he pulled mehttp://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/stacation-updates-effortless-task.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-4289898281661546030Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:05:00 +00002008-08-29T15:09:22.298-04:00videopodcastingyoutubeBy hook or by crook, I managed to get a video podcast together. Now, from what I've learned by reading and watching, one should take quite a bit of b-footage to fill in spot montages. I was recording in front of the camera because I wanted to get used to being on the other side. Take a look at the video on my CREATIVEGoddess blog and be prepared to ROTFL. You can also subscribe to my YouTube http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/first-video-podcast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-569220219532666247Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:03:00 +00002008-08-29T15:04:50.545-04:00calligraphypetscontestdownward dogGuess the Steps to Win Downward Dog Unframed Print After all the walking we did in NYC, I decided this would be a fun contest to guess the count the steps we took. Everything is outlined in the contest, including hints on how to arrive at the perfect count. Last one there walks home! Go to the contest and submit your answer today!http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/guess-step-to-win-downward-dog-print.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-6058964253764528367Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:01:00 +00002008-08-29T15:02:16.641-04:00bad behaviorActually two countries. Okay, definitely one and a scary, neglectful event with another. I've hesitated posting this all week because I was upset. I thought that by allowing a few days to pass, my agitation would too, but it hasn't. I also used the word f*ck and thought that might offend a few folks, so I didn't, no need to worry there. But a girl has to speak her mind, so here it goes. Due to http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/how-to-despise-country-in-10-minutes-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-1101490765260332384Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:55:00 +00002008-08-29T15:16:04.570-04:00calligraphypetsiTouchwallpaperecstewart collectionsAppleIsn't it about time you had some luxe wallpaper for your iTouch or iPhone? Indeed! Now, I'm providing you with a few designer iTouch/iPhone Wallpapers from CalligraphyPets & ECStewart Collections. Each time you reach for a new tune, your very own Bacchus can bring a smile to your heart. Wallpapers Du Jour: (Right click to upload) Let us know if these are beautiful enough for you. If http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/ecstewart-itouch-wallpapers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-8149868367277998105Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:46:00 +00002008-08-29T14:49:56.801-04:00lifephilosophyRobert Genn of The Painter's Keys recently wrote an article on Renaissance. After reading it, I think of it in terms of Becoming Renaissance. Renaissance is defined as 'rebirth.' As an openness to change, rethinking, examination, and often reinvention of more classical forms, it was viewed as a bridge between Middle Ages and the Modern era. The renaissance emcompassed revolutions in http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/07/becoming-renaissance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-1580702553457132578Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:11:00 +00002008-08-29T10:12:19.763-04:00excellencecompaniesJoseph Phelps Vineyard Why? Because they have done what I've wanted someone to do for a very long time. Create cross-pollinating menus based on their wine or the meal. Cirque du Soleil Why? They never cease to amaze me; I am always amused, bewildered, and in awe of the artistic and physical expression they create. I love listening to their music when I work -keeps me in another plane. Apple Whyhttp://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/07/companies-that-win-me-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-7986591238991011052Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:08:00 +00002008-08-29T10:09:06.969-04:00stacationstudioI say every year that when Memorial Day has come, Summer's done. I love Summer and this sucks. My birthday has passed and Labor Day is right around the corner!! Somewhere tucked in there is my wedding anniversary. yay! I am enjoying my walks w/J & C in the morning and the dancing fireflies in the evening. So at the very least, I am actually enjoying Summer without the burn. I've attempted http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/07/studio-stacation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-8420013302793797678Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:07:00 +00002008-08-29T10:08:01.969-04:00structurelifeI'm getting behind on my blog entries because I feel like I'm getting behind on a secret project that I continue to nurse this month, so some of this may just seem out-of-sync to those of you local folk. Just add one week to this post. ;) Summer's first heat wave has washed across the SE like an old electric blanket. Smoke residual from the forest fires in the East and the urban heat are http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/06/getting-structured-into-your-own-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-3349554299952597109Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:05:00 +00002008-08-29T14:45:25.283-04:00Canon XTi Rebelhappy birthdayChardonnayIt's my birthday today. Years ago I deemed my birthday a national holiday, just as long as you address me as Queen Elizabeth. I found a great dialog that befits today by Charles Schultz: Lucy: Beethoven's birthday is December 16th Shermy! Have you decided what you're going to get me? Shermy: Yes! I'm not going to get you anything! Lucy: What kind of a holiday is it where you don't give girls http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/06/giving-girls-presents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-3383966849038550279Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:00:00 +00002008-08-29T09:25:17.461-04:00office jargoncorporate bullshitAndrew just sent this to me and I'm laffin' my ass off! 50 Office Speak Phrases You'll Love to Hate I hurt. I need to go forward designing more secret holiday imagery... perhaps I'll loop back because I'm on the strategic staircase creating a holistic, cradle-to-grave approach. Got your own?http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/08/reasons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-6877833509315113496Fri, 30 May 2008 14:04:00 +00002008-08-29T10:05:09.943-04:00MACShufflePCAppleI'm feeling a little like Lewis Black these past couple of weeks when it comes to Apple: Mac's in, PC's out, game over (include twitchy index finger pointin' straight atcha). I've been committed to have my weekly one-to-one sessions at the Apple store and while my head isn't necessarily in the game this month (too much imagery on the gray matter), I'm enamoured with Mac. There are sooo many http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/05/maclove-pc-out-game-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-1233453320405070298Thu, 29 May 2008 13:43:00 +00002008-08-29T09:45:32.952-04:00studioplanningI've been working like a mad dog all month attempting to get imagery out to vendors -specially after Surtex & NSS. This week much of my time was eaten up helping out Second Chance with all of their last minute collateral needs for the upcoming auction; I'll probably want to initiate a postmortem on that ordeal. Studio Tip 1: Collateral for any event needs to be planned, devised, and designed http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/05/planning-your-event-collateral.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-7512357589243397792Tue, 27 May 2008 13:46:00 +00002008-08-29T10:01:28.940-04:00SurtexexhibitingICFF + Surtex Sunday flew by faster than the speed of sound. Andrew woke feeling like crap so I had to do the thinking for both of us. Luggage got packed, we missed breakfast, taxied ourselves to Javits to check our bags at the luggage corral. Shew! We managed to walk NSS quickly and efficiently, keeping a close eye on time. We needed to find the people I needed to meet and keep those http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/05/to-exhibit-or-not-to-exhibit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-2581928453067844720Sun, 18 May 2008 13:36:00 +00002008-08-29T09:39:57.033-04:00ICFFFor some reason, we were able to get up at a reasonable hour without setting a clock this am and get to Javits. Unfortunately, we couldn't get our entrance badges for NSS because they weren't set up yet. Travel Tradeshow Tip #1) Watch when shows begin and end at the Javits if they run concurrently. Just because the registration booth is set up doesn't mean it's comprehensive -it was only for http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/05/icff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-4233117828898599625Wed, 07 May 2008 13:34:00 +00002008-08-29T09:35:44.756-04:00Ladies NightSurtexSecond Chance Pet AdoptionWhile I'm not exhibiting at Surtex this year, Andrew and I are walking the show including NSS & ICFF. As I struggle to get imagery done for client meetings I've set up for Saturday & Sunday, I'm also churning new ideas for the 2nd Ladies Night being held next Wednesday. Man, I wish there were more hours in the day! Prior to our trip to Vegas, I had one of my favorite charities ask for a logo forhttp://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/05/wednesday-woes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-7141437579217369865Sun, 04 May 2008 13:33:00 +00002008-08-29T09:34:12.067-04:00podcastingMACBecause I want to become intimately familiar with the amenities of my new iMAC PDQ, I have acquiesced to purchasing the one-to-one sessions at the local Apple store. I had my first session last Friday afternoon with Andrea. Andrea was very good-natured and immensely tolerant of my forcing her to listen to my free-wheelin' intro created in GarageBand. Once she traversed my terrain of spotty MAChttp://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/05/mac-podcasting-embracing-my-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-4911891761214360798Thu, 01 May 2008 13:27:00 +00002008-08-29T09:28:22.291-04:00While in Vegas, I've snagged a few moments to learn Garageband to create my first podcast. It's an amazing program that takes very little effort to create a professional sounding product. Think I'll add an English accent -that makes any stupid thing I say sound brilliant. Here's a short piece I think I'll use as my Intro for future podcasts. Please let me know what you think -I'm absolutely http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/05/enamoured-with-garageband.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-2790895001464869576Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:31:00 +00002008-08-29T09:32:21.857-04:00marriageHave you ever, ever thought about creating a marriage byline? It didn't occur to us to create one until tonight. We've returned to Las Vegas this week to walk a couple of tradeshows: ACRE and Interop. Looking for dinner at 9 o'clock at night (6pm East Coast time) within our hotel, the prices of oh, just about everything, blind sighted me. As we were shuffling from one restaurant to another http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/04/creating-your-marriage-byline.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9620912.post-2668613789044247935Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:29:00 +00002008-08-29T09:30:57.358-04:00johnny bunkodesigner skillsBeing the introvert, a sometime single focused design-a-holic that I am, I probably miss more windows of opportunity because there are days when I just don't 'want to sell.' It's tiring for an artist who's filled with visual and suddenly have to switch gears to conversational strategy. Infrequent blog updates not withstanding. Over the river and thru the woods, I read aloud the Adventures of http://www.ecstewart.com/savantblog/2008/04/persistence-laff-out-loud-moment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CREATIVEGoddess)