Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
YIPPEE - I passed the 200 K views mark and did not realize
I just realized that I passed the 200.000 views mark on this little blog and did not realize.
Indeed I am very proud of it and want to thank all my readers for their loyalty. Without YOU I would have given up already.
Indeed I am very proud of it and want to thank all my readers for their loyalty. Without YOU I would have given up already.
So a big
THANK YOU
to you
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Yipppee!!!! This blog just passed the 100.000th Pageview!
A big THANK YOU to all my Readers - this blog just passed the 100.000 page view mark. I would never have thought that this would happen to such a small niche blog. I did not even think that it would survive for so long and that you would continue to show interest for all the little unimportant things I had to say. I feel humbled and honoured.
I wished I could write more and spend much more time on all the interesting things I find on the internet. I will try my best to continue to offer you more ideas about art and everything related to it because it is so much joy to dive into the world of colour and form. And maybe you will find the one or other creative spark for yourself...
I wished I could write more and spend much more time on all the interesting things I find on the internet. I will try my best to continue to offer you more ideas about art and everything related to it because it is so much joy to dive into the world of colour and form. And maybe you will find the one or other creative spark for yourself...
THANK YOU !
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Some more Emergencies among our Balcony Pigeons
We had a new outbreak of PMV among our balcony pigeons - so most of my time went into treating them as far as this was possible. So no time again for blogging. Only one young pigeon girl, our Micky, had to be hospitalized because her symptoms were quite heavy: stargazing, trembling, circling and last not least she could not eat any more by herself. With her last energy she fortunately landed on our balcony so that I could take her in immediately. She soon also lost her ability to fly. So this would have been her certain death sentence if left outside.
In the meanwhile the sick ones outside are nearly recovered (with the help of carrot juice) - apparently this time thank heaven it was a weaker strain of PMV - only our Micky will need some time still to regain her abilities. Currently she still has to be handfed 3 times a day and her digestion works very well which helps a lot with her recovery. She is such a sweet and obedient patient...
I hope that this baby can fly soon again and enjoy her life as she is supposed to...
In the meanwhile the sick ones outside are nearly recovered (with the help of carrot juice) - apparently this time thank heaven it was a weaker strain of PMV - only our Micky will need some time still to regain her abilities. Currently she still has to be handfed 3 times a day and her digestion works very well which helps a lot with her recovery. She is such a sweet and obedient patient...
I hope that this baby can fly soon again and enjoy her life as she is supposed to...
Monday, October 10, 2011
I'll be back soon....
I apologize dear Friends but I was sick. Additionally I had some sick pigeons to care for again - so no time for blogging. But things are getting better now...
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Sunday, March 6, 2011
BLOGGING: Missing Thumbnail Images
About 2 weeks ago I realized that the thumbnail images in my blogrolls did not appear any more - only a few were showing up but most had disappeared.I realized in the comments of other blogger that I was not the only one with this problem.
It took some time to find the answer in the help forums i.e. there is a work around until this problem has been fixed - therefore I am posting this here in case you are desperately looking for a solution as well:
It took some time to find the answer in the help forums i.e. there is a work around until this problem has been fixed - therefore I am posting this here in case you are desperately looking for a solution as well:
Go into the "edit" mode of your post, look for the first image that will normally appear as thumbnail and replace the following:
"The solution lies in replacing https with http and googleusercontent with ggphtSo for example:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx becomes
http://lh3.ggpht.com/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Be sure to do this twice in the code of your first image - otherwise it will not work!If you do these substitutions in your first image, the thumbnail will be generated without problem."
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
A little Reminder...
Just wanted to remind you that I have another little blog up and running where you can see which art I am selling. Also you can find lots of detail photos there which are showing my work in all details. I hope you enjoy all the photos and the little stories that happen to be part of the artwork. Here you will be led directly to
Art for Sophisticated Interior
I also opened an account on Etsy for my art work so that shopping becomes an easy task. I also wanted to give those people a better feeling of security who do not know me yet. I think it is always a good thing to have an independant organisation to watch over business issues in case you would have any complaints.
I have placed a little button that is linked to my Etsy shop on each work that is represented on Art for Sophisticated Interior to make it even easier to access without sending you around unnecessarily. I have to "warn" you though - at the moment there are only 2 small pieces in the shop waiting for more additions as soon as I find the time to place them there.
This button placed directly with the artwork
will lead you to my Etsy shop.
I have placed a little button that is linked to my Etsy shop on each work that is represented on Art for Sophisticated Interior to make it even easier to access without sending you around unnecessarily. I have to "warn" you though - at the moment there are only 2 small pieces in the shop waiting for more additions as soon as I find the time to place them there.
This button placed directly with the artwork
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Art for Sophisticated Interior
In case you did not know yet I created another little blog as a resource and selling platform for my (currently) art work so that it can easily be found, with lots of detail photos and little text. The images should speak for themselves.
Lots of keywords have been entered, so that you can look for colours, various media, themes, titles. Additionally I added a search function which also should help to find things quickly. I thought that this is much easier to handle than a website or a blog where you have to scroll through lots of text.
Nevertheless I am offering links to the descriptions and "making of" the pieces - in case you want to know - and links to this blog here with examples of rooms where the art could look simply great.
The idea of the additional blog came into my mind because I often find websites and blogs where it is absolutely not evident at all whether you can buy the objects that are shown and where you can buy it. Even contacts are sometimes difficult to find. You have to look around and search, it takes too much time and in the end I believe potential customers are simply frustrated and give up. I don't want to repeat these mistakes.
The subject "prices" though is an entirely different thing. Although my prices are fixed in general I still want to have a chance for negotiation on certain works. Prices are also dependant on shipping and insurance costs. I can guarantee though that I will answer any question regarding my work within 24 hours.
Lots of keywords have been entered, so that you can look for colours, various media, themes, titles. Additionally I added a search function which also should help to find things quickly. I thought that this is much easier to handle than a website or a blog where you have to scroll through lots of text.
Nevertheless I am offering links to the descriptions and "making of" the pieces - in case you want to know - and links to this blog here with examples of rooms where the art could look simply great.
The idea of the additional blog came into my mind because I often find websites and blogs where it is absolutely not evident at all whether you can buy the objects that are shown and where you can buy it. Even contacts are sometimes difficult to find. You have to look around and search, it takes too much time and in the end I believe potential customers are simply frustrated and give up. I don't want to repeat these mistakes.
The subject "prices" though is an entirely different thing. Although my prices are fixed in general I still want to have a chance for negotiation on certain works. Prices are also dependant on shipping and insurance costs. I can guarantee though that I will answer any question regarding my work within 24 hours.
I would appreciate it very much if you would let me know what you think about this idea or whether you recognize any mistakes here...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Art and Interior - a "Market Niche"
When I started this blog I never thought of being unique with the theme "Art and Interior" - I only thought it to be quite a nice and entertaining idea. Of course this little blog is nothing spectacular and my intention was not presenting only top notch interior designs - this is the job of those who are exclusively working for a special clientele.
My intention rather was to present ideas of a working artist who goes a bit further than just finishing a piece of art, selling it and never caring for where it is going to or in which environment it would settle. I am sure there are quite a few artists out there who do care but either they are not talking about it or they do not want to make it public so that the examples could be seen by a broader audience. I think this is a big mistake.
Admittedly - I am talking about my own art work exclusively at the moment - not about other art that could be placed in certain rooms - but this is not the point. The point is that I think that most people feel intimidated by art and therefore feel inadequate to judge where a piece of art could look good and where it is just out of place not to talk about craftmanship and lack of professional execution. I am not talking about art you might have found in a flea market (I love flea markets and art that can be found there) - I am also not talking about art bought by collectors for millions of bucks and not meant to embellish the walls of a small family home - I am talking about art that has a reasonable price, that represents professional workmanship, originality and uniqueness and that creates an emotional relationship with the buyer.
I am sure that exactly emotion is the most common impetus for buying art without knowing at that point of time in which environment it would settle in. Second place takes probably the wish to find anything that fits in a certain room above the sofa or the mantle of the fireplace. That is perfectly acceptable. What sense would it make to buy a painting only because you like it and then you have absolutely no place where it would fit? And even worse - you buy a painting and the place you have found for it is an awful match. Very quickly you would regret having bought the whole thing and curse the impetus that has made you buy art. This does not help the art in general nor the next artist.
And here we have the dilemma. Most people who care for art - or visit a museum or an art opening from time to time - feel what they are drawn too but they don't trust their own judgement. So for proper room design they either consult an interior designer or an art dealer/gallerist. But why not the artist her/himself? Wouldn't it be more appropriate and right to go to the source, to consult that person who knows the most about a certain art piece? And why are artists so reluctant to consider their work a product that needs the same introduction, a certain "maintenance" and care as any other sophisticated product?
I very much hope that my little blog here contributes to seeing art as something available and approachable and not something mysterious and detached. I think the more examples you see where interior design and art are creating a unique entity the more confident people will become to make their own decisions. And maybe the more real art (not the cheap prints, posters and reproductions) will find its way into the homes of people who just have an affinity for aesthetics...
Btw - if you happen to know of any blogs which cover the same subject - art and interior - let me know. I would like to add links!
My intention rather was to present ideas of a working artist who goes a bit further than just finishing a piece of art, selling it and never caring for where it is going to or in which environment it would settle. I am sure there are quite a few artists out there who do care but either they are not talking about it or they do not want to make it public so that the examples could be seen by a broader audience. I think this is a big mistake.
Admittedly - I am talking about my own art work exclusively at the moment - not about other art that could be placed in certain rooms - but this is not the point. The point is that I think that most people feel intimidated by art and therefore feel inadequate to judge where a piece of art could look good and where it is just out of place not to talk about craftmanship and lack of professional execution. I am not talking about art you might have found in a flea market (I love flea markets and art that can be found there) - I am also not talking about art bought by collectors for millions of bucks and not meant to embellish the walls of a small family home - I am talking about art that has a reasonable price, that represents professional workmanship, originality and uniqueness and that creates an emotional relationship with the buyer.
I am sure that exactly emotion is the most common impetus for buying art without knowing at that point of time in which environment it would settle in. Second place takes probably the wish to find anything that fits in a certain room above the sofa or the mantle of the fireplace. That is perfectly acceptable. What sense would it make to buy a painting only because you like it and then you have absolutely no place where it would fit? And even worse - you buy a painting and the place you have found for it is an awful match. Very quickly you would regret having bought the whole thing and curse the impetus that has made you buy art. This does not help the art in general nor the next artist.
And here we have the dilemma. Most people who care for art - or visit a museum or an art opening from time to time - feel what they are drawn too but they don't trust their own judgement. So for proper room design they either consult an interior designer or an art dealer/gallerist. But why not the artist her/himself? Wouldn't it be more appropriate and right to go to the source, to consult that person who knows the most about a certain art piece? And why are artists so reluctant to consider their work a product that needs the same introduction, a certain "maintenance" and care as any other sophisticated product?
I very much hope that my little blog here contributes to seeing art as something available and approachable and not something mysterious and detached. I think the more examples you see where interior design and art are creating a unique entity the more confident people will become to make their own decisions. And maybe the more real art (not the cheap prints, posters and reproductions) will find its way into the homes of people who just have an affinity for aesthetics...
Btw - if you happen to know of any blogs which cover the same subject - art and interior - let me know. I would like to add links!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
I have to apologize again...
Two weeks ago it looked as if I could return to a regular posting again - not so. Somehow there is someone who needs me for different jobs which take over my daily routine: I have another very sick pigeon hospitalized and have to take care for the little bird intensively.
You may call me a nut but these creatures have a soul, feelings and lots of character which some people are terribly missing. Pigeons have a very special relationship to humans and they show personalities with attributes which really remind very much of human virtues and failures. But most people do not care about this or have never made an effort to observe closely. Very sad because they miss a lot. They might miss what life is all about...
I do care and therefore - I am afraid - blogging is on the lower part of my priority list. But I will return soon and look forward to "seeing" you again...
(Please see my pigeon diary the Pigeon Tales if you like)
You may call me a nut but these creatures have a soul, feelings and lots of character which some people are terribly missing. Pigeons have a very special relationship to humans and they show personalities with attributes which really remind very much of human virtues and failures. But most people do not care about this or have never made an effort to observe closely. Very sad because they miss a lot. They might miss what life is all about...
I do care and therefore - I am afraid - blogging is on the lower part of my priority list. But I will return soon and look forward to "seeing" you again...
(Please see my pigeon diary the Pigeon Tales if you like)
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Hopefully soon....
I am really sorry if I disappointed my readership for not posting anything for the last 2 weeks. But as you know I am currently a pigeon mother. Additionally to the babies having been attacked by that awful pidge - our baby pigeons became sick and I had to care for them all day. Additional visits at the vet became necessary and I was very worried.
Now I can say that both are on their way to complete recovery. I love these birds, as I love the whole family. These are incredible birds and if you happen to ever meet one or two, feel honoured and glad. They have to give so much love.
If you do not believe me please see my pigeon diary the Pigeon Tales.
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Now I can say that both are on their way to complete recovery. I love these birds, as I love the whole family. These are incredible birds and if you happen to ever meet one or two, feel honoured and glad. They have to give so much love.
If you do not believe me please see my pigeon diary the Pigeon Tales.
Peppi and Pina
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Just passed the 10000th Viewer!
I just realized that more than 10.000 viewers came to visit this little blog. I am really happy and celebrating!
I started this blog in November last year and never thought of having more than 5 readers per day.
There are so many gorgeous interior design blogs out there, about home decor and decoration that I feel honoured to have a small, steadily growing readers list.
I started this blog in November last year and never thought of having more than 5 readers per day.
There are so many gorgeous interior design blogs out there, about home decor and decoration that I feel honoured to have a small, steadily growing readers list.
A big Thank You to you!!
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