Author Archives: Victoria

Winter, Twitter and the art of Woo

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Victoria

I’ve been pondering the interactions on Twitter and other social sites. Often it seems that people are overlooking simple forms of etiquette or what you could call the ‘Art of Woo’. Defined in their book titled the same, by G. … Continue reading →

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And now for a little night music

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Victoria

Andrew Bird performing Anonanimal at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

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Can Etsy save retail?

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Victoria

I recently began selling my own paintings on Etsy. Smaller works, smaller pricing. Here’s Rob Kalin, the founder, talking about his philosophies on sustainability and micro systems of commerce. ‘Millions of local living economies’… Percentages are better on Etsy than … Continue reading →

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Twitter and solitude

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Victoria

I was reading a blog post that mentioned having a ‘week of silence’ from Twitter and not posting. That led me to think about the peculiar communicative style on the site. Seems to me that most people are talking into … Continue reading →

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1936 is so now

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Victoria

‘My Man Godfrey’ is a classic set during the (first) depression amidst ‘forgotten men’. Carol Lombard, William Powell, impeccable writing and worth 94 minutes of your time. The maid has some of the best lines. Cornelia tries to frame the … Continue reading →

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Old drawings

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Victoria

I’ve been excavating old prints to sell on Etsy and came across these sketches that I did in life classes at the Chatov studio in my early years of study. I think these are all from the late ’70’s. I … Continue reading →

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Mr Outside

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Victoria

Clyfford Still is one of the more odd abstract expressionists. His huge canvases remind me a little of a Brothers Grimm fairytale or something shaggy, like no knead bread before you bake it. There’s an intense life force in his … Continue reading →

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Etsy. Twitter and tweet

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Victoria

I sold my first two paintings on Etsy within less than two weeks of joining, and have some other interest – not a bad beginning…They’re all smallish paintings, an abstract, a landscape and a figurative nude. I’m pleasantly surprised too, … Continue reading →

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Down to Earth

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Victoria

Saturday Jan. 24th, from 3-5pm at the Down to Earth benefit for the local Buy Fresh, Buy Local chapter being held at the West Chester Historic Society, I’ll be speaking on a panel about local food production with other experts … Continue reading →

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Cheek to cheek

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Victoria

Ella and Louis singing Irving Berlin. Compliments of Dave Winer’s site, whom I discovered from my recent Twitter meanderings. His quote: ‘So the Internet is a history and heart machine. It’s love and life. Flirting, dancing, swing, and yeah kisses.’

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