tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-242849592012-01-27T22:05:28.988-06:00"The Athens of The South" <br><br> Comics, Fine Arts, Fiction, Life. <br><br> Life is Art.Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.comBlogger3511100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-25173106409308683962012-01-27T21:18:00.003-06:002012-01-27T21:53:52.335-06:00

Hooray! We have a new bookstore in town! Hooray for Parnassus Books!When Davis-Kidd closed we were saddened, but had to admit to ourselves we'd been of no help to the bookstore ...When it moved from the Grace's Plaza location to the Green Hills Mall storefront, sure, the parking was way better but somehow it had lost its special "bookstore feeling." Not sure why that was ... but having the bulk

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Yep. I'm one of those kids who grew up watching Sesame Street ... I'm also a huge fan of The Muppet Show. When I saw the trailer for their new movie (actually the many trailers, since they did parody their own parody) and thought at first it was a simple story between humans Amy Adams and Jason Segel, I was totally going to see it just because I thought they made such a cute couple in a movie. So

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It has been a very trying period of time ...Just when I hoped I could get better and finer focus on creating my comics and artwork, I get slammed with OTHER. VERY. VERY. IMPORTANT. THINGS. THAT. MUST. GET. DONE. More frustrating: I'd rejoined the Tennessee Art League and had even bought several canvases to start painting again ... I'd bought them at a great sale at Jerry's Artarama last fall and

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Sometimes when you're working on a lengthy project like a graphic novel, the project can take so ... well, long! I'm not going to mention the page count or where I'm at, cause I just can't yet. I don't need to discourage myself. Fitting it in between paying assignments takes quite a bit of juggling nowadays. Although I must admit that those precious moments when I do finally calm down and get to

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So for like a hot minute I drew images for some t-shirts, to try it out. T-shirts are cool, so why not? It was fun but the experience certainly made me realize I need to get around to really learning Photoshop should I ever really try to pursue it again (!)At any rate, I thought I'd share the images, since the second one is for sale ...This first one on the left -- the guitarist printed on the

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Yes.I realize I really ought to have said something about this way back in September, before the actual Fest happened, so that more people would have had a chance to attend ... but, it being absolutely new this year and me being just loaded down with To-Dos on my list (and not being able to blog as often ...) And being one who likes to see how things go first before I make a big deal (because I

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Odd how it took moving from New York City to Nashville, TN for me to get an assignment to adapt and illustrate a graphic novel based on the memoir A Church Called Graffiti, written by Taylor Field.Taylor is the pastor of the East Seventh Street Baptist Church located on Manhattan's Lower East Side, close to Tompkins Square Park. The church has been called Graffiti from the get-go.This month

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Last Saturday was Free Comic Book Day and I got to hang out at Rick's Comic City over in Donelson, showing my work, talking with wonderful fellow comics fans and giving away mini comic preview copies of the first chapter to the Graffiti graphic novel I'm working on.It was absolutely wonderful! The weather was good and beautiful for most of the day (unlike last year, where Free Comic Book Day fell

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While I'd been off the blog, I've been enjoying a great plethora of oddities thanks to Netflix; among them the 1966 movie After The Fox starring Peter Sellers, the 1969 British TV show Department S and the original 1967 Bedazzled starring Dudley Moore and Peter Cook. I've watched Bedazzled at LEAST a half dozen times by now, partially because of its absolutely great soundtrack. And we often skip

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I finally bought a copy of the Icon TPB two weeks ago.For me there's a lot of emotion wrapped up in these pages. Milestone was my first comics production job. When the first 8 issues of Icon was first collected and published a couple years ago, I flipped through a copy of that (and of Static Shock) at Rick's Comic City and the jewel-tone pages jumped out at me. Each image carries vivid snippets

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If you haven't checked out LeQuire Gallery's YouTube channel, I heartily recommend an online visit if you can't get to the gallery itself.Having enjoyed the Open Studio sessions at LeQuire, I also recommend them!

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Chris and I have started to collect the wonderful trades being published by Classic Comics Press.I remember reading Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins On Stage every once in a while back when I was a kid ... but it was such a sophisticated comic strip I couldn't handle it (hey, I was like 10!) I found it beautiful to look at, and kept returning for that but the storylines themselves were just way over

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-90666930814888987632011-05-09T09:36:00.001-05:002011-05-09T09:41:45.458-05:00

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Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-51380260399622289852010-08-17T14:32:00.004-05:002010-08-17T15:00:52.348-05:00

If you wonder how "a glass artist" can take over two different art venues and a performing arts center, then you are just not familiar with Dale Chihuly's work.I sure wasn't.But I was curious. I mean, it was apparently such a big deal. News about it was everywhere -- in the paper, on billboards around town. How could this be? Why?Then two dear friends of ours decided to go to see the Chihuly at

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My favorite painter of the Harpeth River School (Michael Shane Neal, Dawn Whitelaw, etc) is Lori Putnam.I will admit part of that is probably due to the fact she'd joined the Nashville Artist Guild the same year I had, so I got to meet her during the brief period of time we were members. But most of it is because I'd found out she'd started out in graphic design and was now pursuing painting full

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In this economy and post the Nashville May flood, you have to admire anyone with the nerve to start a new business, and Nashville is just a jewel of a city for entrepreneurs with that kind of a brave heart. It's thrilling and inspiring, really.This past February, Jester's -- a new art gallery/gift shop -- opened across the way from Gallery One in the Belle Meade Galleria Mall on Harding Road.

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And by that I mean the old-school week-to-week format.Why?I can no longer stand the week-to-week suspense of a TV show "cliffhanger" anymore. No patience. Or if a particular episode is not so good, on a DVD I can jump to the next one and hope for the best. Otherwise, I tend to think after the lame episode I probably have better things to do next [enter day/timeslot here.]I was one of the weirdoes

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So no more complaining that real art galleries are inconveniently located. (Which isn't true at all, especially not if you know where Gallery One, Richland Fine Art or The Arts Company -- for starters -- are located!)Not only has LeQuire Gallery expanded the footprint of its original Charlotte Avenue location (4 new rooms!) in a fit of brilliance, this past Spring the LeQuires have also expanded

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Okay, so this is completely old news for me to "report" because Gallery One celebrated their anniversary this past Spring, but I wasn't blogging then! And besides, I couldn't post now without mentioning such a significant celebration for one of my very favorite art galleries. (Congratulations!!) Especially since it's home to several of my favorite modern painters, including Jeff Faust.Plus since

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Besides working like a fiend (Okay, need to NOT do the 14 hour, 6-day a week thing. THAT'S far too exhausting) I have been watching absolutely terrific documentaries and movies thanks to Netflix. And actually managed to go see some art! WOO-HOO!I watched this just lovable documentary titled "Herb and Dorothy" which is about two modest, middle-class art collectors that live in NYC and who were

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So sad to get out of the blog-posting habit ... I admit I miss it, but have to say I do love drawing more. And it's a lot of work to draw!Plus, besides working on the graphic novel I'm also teaching now. And that takes up lots of time out of the sheer interesting-ness of it. I'm tutoring art and Spanish to elementary homeschool kids. It's a load of fun! What's especially wonderful about this

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Okay, I'll try to keep this one short and sweet.List of the latest favorite people/things I discovered in 2009 while I was not blogging:1) composer Philip GlassMy first exposure to his work was in that movie Koyaanisqatsi back in the 80s. I thought his music, quite simply, was really WEIRD. Then we saw a great PBS special on him and we got a good sense of who he was. I really grew to respect his

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Okay, so I've been SO busy not blogging, I've actually been working on 3 other key things: reading non-fiction, working on this graphic novel stuff (I will never complain about WHERE Craig Thompson's next graphic novel is again. Dang, if this stuff isn't SO time consuming!) and watching lotsa TV/movies (yes, that's sad, I know. I'm indoors a lot.)BUT, in all couch potato geekiness, I have to say

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It's pitiful. It's now nearly a full 8 months since my last post. Clearly I've been avoiding blogging, and of course the longer I go not blogging the worse I feel about not bothering. Oh whatever.It's just sometimes hard to keep up. There's plenty to do in 3-D life, you know?

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For hardcore comics fans only: (and yeah, I know I'm like a month late posting the news. Chris found out where he went right away, but I haven't been online lately to post!!)Rich Johnston (and his excellent comics industry news/gossip column, Lying In The Gutters) has left Comic Book Resources (CBR) to be lead writer on Bleeding Cool, a website hosted by Avatar Press. Working now for a publisher,

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I thought this would interesting reading fare since it's the 4th of July and all:By the President of the United States of America.A Proclamation.A Day Of National Humiliation, Fasting, and PrayerWhereas, the Senate of the United States, devoutly recognizing the Supreme Authority and just Government of Almighty God, in all the affairs of men and of nations, has, by a resolution, requested the

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Chris and I are big fans of Film Noir, but it wasn't until we started watching the Warner Brothers films from the 30s and 40s that we really started to understand the charm and appeal of Jimmy Cagney and Edward G. Robinson's movies. Don't get me wrong -- I was already aware they were considered totally great actors. I'm just saying it's one thing to be aware of them as classic actors and quite

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Chris made us a trailer for Best Mann For The Job!Blogger is behaving badly with me, so I can't insert the video here yet.But meanwhile, it's on our new channel on YouTube!

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Yeah. It's come to that.And y'know, sometimes it's just flat out hard to be a good disciple. And just when you think you're making headway, you do something stoopid and come off like a complete jerk to someone and you didn't mean to. Or it was a misunderstanding or someone misheard something or someone's got a chip on their shoulder, and folks are unnecessarily grieved and bummed. And what kind

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Okay, so following on the heels of that really good Perry Mason Anniversary boxed set, Chris and I decided we wanted to see Raymond Burr as Ironside. We got a sample DVD (4 episodes?) and that turned out to be really cool, too (& okay, so are like his sidekicks the precursers to the Mod Squad or what?! & yeah, I loved that show as a kid, too)We next had to get a couplea seasons of Mannix, because

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Three months! It's a little shocking how time flies. I used to be so much better at blogging regularly, but lately it's just been hard to keep up. I need to not let so much time pass.So what's happened in this time? The talk at the Nashville Artist Guild last March 8th went really great. Didn't get to cover everything, but had a blast talking about comics ... they have a new website currently

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(Sparking Some Ideas)Next Sunday, March 8th I've been invited to talk to the Nashville Artist Guild on the subject of "Comic Book Art and Marketing Your Artwork".My talk is not going to be exclusively on comics, nor will the "Artwork" of the title be limited to marketing comics illustration.I do plan to lightly go over a short history of comics and what I do (how long that goes on depends on how

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There's nothing like that moment when you look at a piece of art and so completely enjoy what that artist has wrought for you to share in looking at, that you are moved into the realm of true delight.The first time that happened to me in a big way was in 2001, and I was so moved I even looked up and thanked God for fellow artists. (Maybe I've blogged about this before ... ?)Anyway, it was that

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Okay, I had NO IDEA buying Chris a set of Godzilla movies for his birthday last year would unleash a total giant monster obsession.Let me put it this way. He is now so into giant monsters he even started a new blog.I do have to say though, that the very original Godzilla movie, Gojira, took me by surprise. The original Japanese version is absolutely brilliant. And Akira Ifukube's music is

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February 19th Chris and I headed over to the Main Gallery at the Downtown Library to see the unveiling of the 6th colossal portrait head in a series sculpted by Alan LeQuire.The first five heads are of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Lead Belly, Paul Robeson and Woody Guthrie. Giant size -- (no seriously, they are enormous!) -- what was also striking to me was looking at each of them in turn and

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-36807291471397326182008-11-19T23:28:00.003-06:002008-11-20T00:34:46.609-06:00

It used to be that back in the day artisans, craftsmen, doctors, carpenters, blacksmiths, artists and such types would train apprentices and mentor students to teach them what they knew, in the hopes that the next generation would take what they had learned and think of even more wonderful things and do something even greater with the knowledge they have gained from the teacher.Even Jesus mentors

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The very first comic book convention I ever attended I was 18 years old, and it was probably at one of those old Hotels across from Madison Square Garden on Seventh Avenue, where the Big Apple convention is held nowadays.I attended it with my then boyfriend, who was a comics geek and a very nice young man. We were both Illustration Majors. He insisted I go, and there was a drawing contest being

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So I try not to get too sentimental (yeah, anyway) about NY since I now live in Nashville, but having NYC roots just goes deep.A friend of mine gave me a copy of 7th Street, the movie by Josh Pais. Since this it's relevant to the project I'm now working on, I watched it immediately. It was amazing how gut wrenching a connection I made with it.This is a documentary literally about East Seventh

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An absolutely gorgeous exhibition of Rodin sculpture is at The Frist!I have to express my extreme thanks to The Frist and the fine folks at First Tennessee bank for hosting their "Free Day" at The Frist last month. Thank you soooooo much!When I saw that there opened an exhibition of Rodin's works at The Frist I was beside myself. He is one of my all-time favorite sculptors. I was also upset,

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-17499052739651930742008-10-17T13:39:00.003-05:002008-11-19T23:27:20.673-06:00

Sigh.I've been hearing on the news since yesterday and reading in today's papers that the estimate for the special election costs to vote on the English First amendment to our Metro Nashville Charter has now soared to $500,000. The potential cost makes one gag in light of the general financial crisis we as a nation are going through.Personally, I wanna know where this all comes from; why Crafton

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We have to have a special election in January just to vote on the English First bill?We get to spend $350,000 of money -- which we don't have, by the way, since sales tax income is down -- to hold a special election because of the whim of one Councilman? And this after a good proportion of Nashvillians -- and officials representing way more Nashvillians, mind you -- simply think this amendment is

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... full of beautiful people from many lands.We are all here, making our homes. Working at our jobs. Sharing our neighborhoods. Enjoying our families. Every one of us are, or come from a family of immigrants.Every one of us. There is no exception.We may look different but otherwise all have very similar wants and needs. Food, clothing, shelter. Happiness. Security. Peace.We may speak different

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I can't wait til this is back on the air.Meanwhile I will just have to enjoy the (new and temporary) SNL Thursday night election skits. LOVED IT![Back to the literal drawing board. Hope to be by again soon.]

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Dear Metro Election Commission;Please respect the Nashville tax payers and citizens and do not approve spending over $350,000 on a special election to vote on the "English First" bill sponsored by Councilman Crafton.We Nashvillians need to be practical and responsible stewards of our funds and I am asking you to please do so. The Elections Commission already had unexpected expenses because of the

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-22351714209692547002008-10-09T23:58:00.005-05:002008-10-11T14:30:17.865-05:00

I know they mean well, but it smells like resegregation, so it's making some of our collective skins crawl.Chris and I don't have kids, so we don't have kids in Metro schools. But I am concerned about the hoopla surrounding the Metro Nashville Public School System's decision that Nashville "return to neighborhood schools". And the plan isn't even going to save as much money as they initially

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YAY! At least on this one we weren't.I thought I'd at least start the set with a bit of good news. I was glad and relieved to read that Metro's MDHA agency decided not to push the "Eminent Domain" angle to try and seize Joy Ford's property on Music row in order to sell it to a huge developer. I mean with as many parcels of pretty ugly looking land looking pretty available all around close by to

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I think we are collectively suffering from a drought of character, manifested locally by a drought of rain ... Drought of finances/financing ... Drought of confidence ... Drought of faith.It's just my opinion. Certainly don't mean to disparage anyone ... But I do think this should make us pause and consider where we all want to go from here.

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I saw on the news a few weeks ago that there is a tiny town in Japan where all the residents are required -- REQUIRED! -- to recycle everything. We're talking absolutely every eensy-weensy little bit and scrap of garbage each household generates. Each home even also has their own compost pile.And although it doesn't seem glamorous or convenient, I can see that this is really the direction we all

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I must admit I totally did the girly-squeal thing (yeah, and I jumped up and down a little bit) when we visited the Downtown Library a couplea weeks ago for their story lunch hour ... and I'd noticed they'd made a big purple flyer for Thought Bubbles Out Loud, the graphic novel and comics panel we're having next Saturday, August 9. I totally grabbed a flyer for my portfolio and one which I mailed

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So I've spent July mostly working on comics ... and courtesy of my good friend Dawn, got to see a little bit of wonderful local artwork at two openings -- one for Rosanne Awbrey at the Green Hills library and for Garry Hornbuckle and Wyma Hornbuckle over at the Gordon Jewish Community Center. Those things I enjoyed very much.I also spent a lot of July going to the dentist, which would normally

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It's always exciting to be considered for and take part in an art exhibition. Then just way great when the piece catches someone's eye and they love it and buy it(!) so they can enjoy it more. Especially when the theme was just so interesting and the show overall was just really terrific, like it was with the Works With Words exhibit at our Main Library Downtown.It takes a good chunk of time to

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Took me a while to get back to this one.Original post back on 12/17/06.I was glad when Visitor Walter took the time to comment on my post about this song. It helped me think about Scripture and go read the verses quoted to see why he thought the way he did. After much thought I'd like to explain as to why I think there is no conflict with what the song says and with what Scripture says.Chris and

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I sure wish I hadn't messed up my sidebar!I had such a terrific set of links to all these local and regional art museums and galleries. Having to refind them ...sigh...But on the other hand, it helps me rediscover what surprisingly wonderful and cool places we have in the South here.Must.Remain.Positive! (LOL)

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Thanks to my Tell Me A Story piece appearing in the Works With Words exhibition in their Main Gallery, and because of the project I'm currently working on, I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be appearing as a guest on a comics panel held at the Downtown Nashville Library on Saturday, August 9th.I'll be there along with Hope Larson, whose latest graphic novel, Chiggers, just shipped last week (and

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Okay, so I could mention how we just watched two seasons of The Odd Couple and loved it, or I could mention how after Chris read Lee Goldberg's review of the Perry Mason 50th Anniversary DVD, it moved up our DVD purchase list to "now" and how we totally enjoyed watching that.Or I could say that until 30Rock and The Office return this fall, we are meanwhile watching Last Comic Standing, Deal or No

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I'd meant to blog about several of the wonderful artists whose artwork appears with mine at the Downtown Nashville Library's Works With Words show ... but my plate's been too full. And now the show wraps up this Wednesday evening, the 25th of June. Please visit if you get the chance! But if you can't, here's a slideshow currently on the Library website!The exhibition on the whole is just really,

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Thanks to a terrifically sweet friend of mine, I was finally able to visit Cheekwood!A wonderful thing about friendship is how not only can you enjoy the time you actually spent with friends, but then later you can reflect on the time you shared and remember how you felt in their company. As we wandered the beautiful grounds together, I felt like a kid for a little while, looking at the flowers

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-90946448120020628332008-06-22T15:15:00.005-05:002008-06-22T15:50:54.582-05:00

It made me blush in chagrin after I waxed SO enthusiastic about Vanity Fair in my last post from April 22 only to have that terrible mess with the photograph of Miley Cyrus in VF come up in the news. Yeah, it's terribly old news by now, but I did want to throw my two cents in.You remember that hoopla -- how extraordinarily talented photographer Annie Leibowitz took a photograph of 15 year old

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-59201268206834044862008-06-22T15:10:00.003-05:002008-06-22T17:13:49.490-05:00

I didn't mean to take this long a break from posting on my blog, but it's been such a busy two months or so since I was last "here", it couldn't be helped. Been making comics, and that's been my priority, I'm really happy about that. It just doesn't leave you much time for other things, since it's very time-intensive.It's always a good thing when you're an artist and you're busy creating

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Wow. To say I wrapped up my year's subscriptions to W and Vogue disappointed would be a major understatement.Needless to say, I didn't renew either sub. Instead we renewed our subscriptions to The New Yorker and to Vanity Fair. At least there I get great cartoons, interesting stories, interesting articles and beautiful photography.I have a deeper appreciation for Vanity Fair, oddly enough. I

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The Works With Words program at the Downtown Nashville Library was, in a word, fantastic. The weather had been once again rainy-gray, but the turnout was great and the artists all shared wonderful little tidbits about their pieces.I find when a show is hosted and we are walked through it by either by the artist or the curator (or even a docent that's been well-informed) there is just so much more

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The reception for the Works With Words exhibition at the Main Library downtown on Church Street went wonderfully. In spite of the pouring rain at times that Saturday, there was a terrific turnout. I got to meet several good artists whose pieces I really liked.The artwork itself is really lovely and thought-provoking. What I love about it is how startling the concepts are ... when you think "

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-85805535200430010012008-03-13T09:10:00.004-05:002008-03-13T09:30:40.678-05:00

I'm thrilled to have had a drawing of mine chosen to be included in the new "Works With Words" exhibit opening this Saturday at the Downtown Library at Church Street. This branch is particularly art/artist-friendly, and I've visited and enjoyed so many of their exhibitions, that getting this drawing in WwW was a big deal for me.My black and white comic strip style drawing, Tell Me A Story is part

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-3602994197615932612008-03-13T09:00:00.004-05:002008-03-13T10:09:08.170-05:00

I could cry.That neat BusLink service that connected bus riders from West End Ave/White Bridge directly to Green Hills by cutting through Belle Meade, is being discontinued as of March 30th. There simply weren't enough riders to justify the cost of the program. I'm disappointed, especially since with Spring I was going to be able to use it more regularly. Oh well.I have to thank the MTA, though,

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-21388772822280850952008-03-13T08:11:00.005-05:002008-03-13T09:37:42.649-05:00

I can't even begin to tell you what a stressful last few weeks it's been. But, in spite of circumstance, I'm trying to become more zen in my approach to things. I'm learning all too vividly that stress is a destructive state to live in, and high stress is actively destructive. SO.I'm learning to breathe, look at the problem, and to not get so upset overall.It's sometimes hard to do -- to remain

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-27683807536681941392008-01-24T08:48:00.001-06:002008-01-24T08:56:32.258-06:00

I have LOADS of work to catch up on, and will also begin posting new The Miller Sisters comic strips -- God Willing this weekend -- on TitleTrakk. Take a look when you get a chance.So I will be on hiatus from this blog for about 6 weeks so I can focus and get my drawing done.See you in March!

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Here's a novel idea -- let's all be grown ups and pin the blame for the "Mortgage Crisis" mess on the donkey it belongs to: the mortgage companies and their officers that financed risky loans and who took advantage of people who realized (too late) that variable rate mortgages are dumb to take on.The companies should flat out deal with what they sowed. Why not?The economy at large does NOT

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-8622416181953118762008-01-24T08:07:00.000-06:002008-01-24T08:47:45.136-06:00

I was going to do a whole follow up email on how the "Ec" seems to have been long removed from "Home Ec" classes. I had emailed between 70-80 people to ask them whether they had had Home Ec at school, and had hoped to get a full 100 so it can be an authentic poll.But things kinda hit the fan here for a bit and we have to stabilize so I just haven't had the time to follow up and report with real

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Money just might have replaced sex as a more taboo topic of rational discussion in society and in the home.It's just a theory, and just IMO ... but just looking around sexual images are everywhere, sexual innuendo in certain TV shows and movies is rampant, and the topic of sex is all over magazines and tabloids ... but yet we tend to throw up our hands when it comes to the national debt and the

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How much of ADD and ADHD could simply be the physical manifestation of a very intelligent child's frustration and anxiety?I am quite aware there are people with genuine chemical imbalances and yadda yadda ... so even as I ask, I am NOT writing off the need of this kind of physical medical care when it's appropriate. It just seems that every option available ought to be exhausted before you go

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I'm one of those people who think you ought to see where you've been to know where you're going.I didn't get to focus on "art and artists" exclusively on this blog like I had hoped and initially set out to do ... part of that was I didn't know the art scene in Nashville. In fact, getting acquainted with it was pretty much what I was hoping to do by visiting Galleries and shows and then "reporting

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Oh my goodness, this novel of hers is every bit as compelling as her blog.There are 5 key blogs (& that's not including my hubby's) that I like to keep up with regularly. These are our agent, Chip MacGregor's blog, my friend Valerie's blog Occasional Superheroine, Cheryl Lynn's Digital Femme; When Fangirls Attack (which is more of a Directory Blog) and Claudia Mair Burney's Ragamuffin Diva.Chris

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Why are adults so bent on giving pre-teens condoms at school, and yet won't at least ALSO teach them OTHER really important basic life skills -- like how to balance a checkbook? Or how to save that summer job money for college so they can AFFORD TO ATTEND without going into debt for 20+ years ...?sigh.

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... IS SO CUTE!You can even walk straight from Hillsboro Pike to the YMCA located on Hillsboro Circle and on the other side of the mall. NICE!Thanks to new traffic lights and a couplea bits of new sidewalk, you can even cross from Hill Center to the strip mall on the other side of Hillsboro Pike! NICE!Of course, it's still a wee bit of doing to get to Grace's Plaza north of the HC (still safest

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-20915091967370044702007-12-06T10:02:00.000-06:002007-12-06T10:16:49.808-06:00

So I began adding to my blog this morning by placing what I thought was going to be a nice and handy list at the bottom of my sidebar -- a list of books I had read in 2007. I figured I'd put it there to share, and add links to the books online at my leisure. I'd keep the book list by year, and drop off the oldest year when I ran out of space. I thought it was a nice plan ...What I did instead was

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... and that means I have to rebuild it from scratch!*sob!*

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Temptations pass ....Just play Possum.

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-6284407274747688982007-10-28T15:36:00.000-05:002007-12-06T09:29:42.248-06:00

I love Ed Harris' movie, Pollock.I've watched it so many times, I've lost track. And sometimes I'll put it on the DVD player while I work, just to listen to it. I even have the soundtrack CD. Jeff Beal's music is wonderful.The movie is a sketch of the life of the man ... and really a sketch of the last 14 years or so of his life, once he meets and marries Lee Krasner, and makes it HUGE in the

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This book is definitely one of my favorites now.The Year of Living Biblically got a great review in Publisher's Weekly, and it was that review that made me want to find and read it for myself. The real-life story of a Jewish man who tries to literally live the precepts of the bible for a whole year. Think of it, observing all the odd bible rules! Today! In New York City no less! (Though come

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-45217998263923723362007-10-28T15:21:00.000-05:002007-12-06T10:19:15.395-06:00

My Dad sent me a copy of Experiencing God and I had put it on one of our bookshelves, knowing I'd read it eventually, but not knowing quite when.I must confess I'd shelved it for so long because I judged this book by its cover. Sure it was shallow of me, but I didn't get it when I saw it. My copy has a black background with a drawing of an old, bearded man looking "off panel" to our right,

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>So ... this is month #10 of being A Pedestrian in Nashville. As in getting around Nashville with no car. I'd laugh, if it weren't also pretty dang inconvenient. But it's all good. I have come to realize there is a Greater Purpose in the not having a car now (aside from not being able to afford to replace it) so I am dealing.Three major observations as Nashville Pedestrian that I have made

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For some reason, Chris and I have a real soft spot for The Odd Couple.Not sure why; when it debuted we were both no more than about 4 years old, really. We weren't avid watchers of it either, back in the 70s ... but for some reason we managed to catch enough of them -- whether it was first run or syndication, I don't remember -- for it to be on our TV Junkie list of TV shows to own on DVD.I

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Painter Brian Tull's show at Gallery One closes this Saturday, October 13th, so I recommend you bust a move and go visit before it closes. I dropped in recently because I was thirsting for art (holed up working like I've been), and I am so happy I did.Tull's visuals are influenced by his love for 30s to 60s fashion and styles (from cars to accessories to clothing) and the most striking paintings

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-48363907666011021992007-10-11T12:58:00.000-05:002007-10-11T13:54:09.471-05:00

First let me say I am DANCING FOR JOY that 30 Rock is back. It's terrifically written, funny as all get out, and I really like Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin and the characters they play -- and well, I really like the whole supporting cast, too. (YAY, and it's on tonight!)Then let me say that I really hope whatever licensing problems that have developed to tie up the release of The Six Million Dollar

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This Nashville Arts Magazine, which covers not only local and nearby (KY, NC) artists and artwork but also covers the Nashville (area) performing arts as well, just gets better and better every issue! I really can't gush about it enough. I truly look forward to reading (and keeping!) every one.I really like getting to know the artists that live in town and their work better. It's just thrilling

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It was a VERY busy September.I've been UPTOHERE working on a new project enough to plum not have had time to post blog entries ... and even though I technically don't have the time now either, I've also reached a "critical mass" state of "wow, I really should blog about that" ... so I gotta post some things, if only for the sake of making room in my head so I can sleep! LOLIn the midst of all

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noun. 1. Lively, absorbing interest. 2. Something in which interest is shown. 3. any of various forms of extreme religious devotion usually associated with intense emotionalism and a break with orthodoxy.Greek. irregular derivative: En- in, within + -theos, God.(courtesy Random House Webster's College Dictionary)I'm fascinated by words and names and their meanings."Within God".And enthusiastic

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I almost cried when -- while we were watching another episode of Firefly last night -- there was suddenly a lightning storm and then finally ... yes, finally! It rained! I ran to the window to watch.WOO!I could smell the rain, the green, the wet dirt and the wet concrete. (I missed those smells.)In the long run, it rained just a wee bit, really. So by no means are we out of the woods yet. But I

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This is a greater kvetch, but I only have time to put up a (relatively) brief comment for starters.It is always horrible when someone loses their home. To see the homeless on the street or families in shelters is heartbreaking. No one should be without a home. (& on a tangent I love what Habitat For Humanity is doing ... but that's a tangent.)I do not enjoy the hysteria surrounding the housing

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I've mentioned before how we are both Joss Whedon fans. We love the Angel and Buffy TV series and we really liked Serenity movie, which was based on the Firefly series.We had tried watching Firefly on TV but it was difficult. It has a dreamy, spacey, roomy-storytelling pace quality (which we do enjoy) and seems (upon viewing now) that it really would have worked better on a cable TV channel (like

Erica Wellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280167919894489135noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24284959.post-65364332659290857532007-08-24T15:22:00.000-05:002007-08-24T15:25:59.054-05:00

One word for ya: YAY!With Season Five the set is now complete. (Now if only they would complete CHEERS ... !)Anyway ... LOVE this show. More to post later.

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Many years ago, a dear friend (twice!) drove a small group of us over to the Norman Rockwell museum in Stockbridge, MA. (There is also one in Vermont.) It was a fantastic trip. (I bought a felt hat shaped like The Cat In The Hat's hat ... I think I still have it somewhere ...Good times. Good times...)Even if the man's painting style may not be to everyone's taste, there is no doubt Rockwell was

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This is so exciting --The Palette Gallery and Cafe is just the latest place to add painting classes that you can attend around Nashville!I will have to return to gush more later, but in the meantime there are also fantastic art classes at LeQuire Gallery and at the Tennessee Art League!Love love ze art ....

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Oh a Drought!So if Nashville has more churches per capita than any city in the country, then we best get on our knees and PRAY.This drought sucks. Literally.Rainfall has been stuck in the midwest; creating terrible woes to our families there with flooding.There have been more than 12 days of 100+ temperatures IN AUGUST and we are at less than 1/4 the typical summer rainfall totals. A great deal

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I LOVE our local PBS station, WNPT. They have such terrific programming.L-O-V-E THEM.LOVE. THEM.From History Detectives, Antique Road Show, Tennessee Crossroads, George Shrinks, Arthur, Reading Rainbow, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, Volunteer Gardener, Globe Trekker, Nature, Mystery! and just countless other terrific programs they bring us (did you SEE the Glen Campbell Special yesterday or the Andre

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I like all our local stations, so I enjoy taking turns watching the different teams and their unique dynamics. They do have distinct approaches to their news reporting, so I appreciate them each for their styles.Now I'm a bit pickier when it comes to national TV news shows. I became especially sensitive to them after September 11th, and seeing how some TV News behaved more like tabloid instead of

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When we were little I remember it was just the BIGGEST thing to get a box of those 64-Crayola Crayons. It had the sharpener in the back so your coloring could stay precise. I just loved that!My favorite color in the whole box was Midnight Blue.I was making fruit salad a few days ago; and for it I had bought a package of fresh blueberries. I always wait for the price to drop to below $3 for the

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I was reading how the Group of Nashville-Based businessmen (YAY guys!) who are pulling together to buy Nashville's hockey team, The Predators, are now looking to raise another 3 to 5 million dollars more to REALLY ensure that the team will truly STAY in Nashville after they get bought.The whole issue of the Preds moving away arises in the first place because there are NOT enough ticket sales to

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We had so many worthy mayoral candidates run this year; and I thought they all conducted themselves in a terrifically gentlemanly fashion towards each other. The race was very cool and very professional.(And why shouldn't it be professional and a good race? Otherwise, let's face it, nothing's worse during election time than when politicians play dirty and fling "mud" at each other. After all,

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You are ...not a rock.Not an island.Not alone.(even if it may seem so right now)You are very loved.God knows you. (even if you may feel kindof ignored lately)Your love reaches out. And makes an impact.You have an impact even if you think not. (We don't live vacuum-packed.) You have an effect. (Make it positive. It's less strain.)We are all part of the puzzle. And we all fit. (even if it's hard or

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