Posted in jokes, tagged cartoons, humour, joke, simpsons, time wasters, way too much fun on October 30, 2007 | No Comments »
…as a Simpson’s character? This is a Simpsonized version of me. Note I’m wearing beads - my own of course.
http://simpsonizeme.com
Almost as much fun as the South Park version. And very accurate too.
…except i do have a chin. And irises. And i’m not quite that shade of brown. Oh, and no room in my house is that white.
But otherwise? Fer shure, [...]
Posted in design, flamework, glass art, lampwork, tagged art, creative development, creative struggle, perfectionism on October 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
you: Hey, what’s up?
me: I’m finally launching that website for my glass beads
you: Oh really? congratulations!
me: Thanks, I’m almost finished. Just have to upload some pics and by next weekend everything should be ready to go.
you: Great! (pointing to my pendant) Very pretty. Is that one of yours?
me: This one? ummm, well no, actually…
(ssssiiiiiiiiggggghhhhhhh)
And there you have my [...]
Posted in family, general, montserrat, tagged caribbean, comfort, grandmothers, Lorna Goodison, new books, patois on October 28, 2007 | No Comments »
(usually pronounced more like “nuh mine, nuh mine” in the lilting patois of the Caribbean islands.)
I was at a book reading last night where the author (who has the most smoothly hypnotic voice i have ever heard) read a section from her new book about a time when she was deeply grieving. The women in her village surround her, place their [...]
Posted in design, flamework, lampwork, tagged colour, design, logo on October 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
ok, i put up this first try at my new logo and i think i hate it. it just doesn’t go. maybe if i photog the beads on a white background instead…? hmmmmm.
now on it’s own, i love this logo it’s bright and colourful and kinda funky - exactly what i want it to be. at the [...]
Posted in general, glass art, lampwork, photography, tagged about glass beads, about me, camera, macro shots, photography, pictures on October 25, 2007 | No Comments »
OK, I’ve updated the main pages I wanted to add and I think I’m happy with them. Take a look, there’s a page introducing me, why i chose the name ShebaMakeda, as well as one with the usual questions I’m asked every time I show someone my glass beads…
This weekend I’ll try to get some nice, sharp bead pics uploaded - [...]
I just LOVE this theme… It’s called MistyLook and is so calm and soothing and beautifully laid out - plus it’s customizable. Here’s the creator: http://wpthemes.info/about/ .
Thanks Sadish!! It’s almost exactly what I would have created if I actually knew how to do any programming….
Posted in design, general, tagged edit, help, profile, update on October 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Ok, I think I’ve figured out most of what WordPress can and can’t do and so far i LOVE it here! I tried coding a few years back and hated it - the logic and niggling precision necessary to create a decent webpage just drove me completely batty.
Not here though - it’s been so simple so far! [...]
Posted in general, tagged artist, flamework, lampwork, Makeda, new blog, newbie, Queen of Sheba on October 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Hmmm…. seems a blog is a whole lotta responsibility. If you’re popping in, do say hi, I could use the encouragement. And be sure to check back over the next few weeks as I pull together my vision of what this site will be… You can even use the RSS buttons on the top right to subscribe.
Once I figure out how [...]
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