MY FIRST FIELD TRIP WITH THE NEW CAMERA..CLICK PHOTO ABOVE. THERE IS AUDIO
Cameras are one of my passions and something that never became an integral part of my artwork until “digital” came along. The instant gratification that comes along with seeing your images within moments of capturing them , is right up my alley. I never was a good one for waiting to have prints developed, and don’t have the extra room to do film processing myself.
YOURS TRULY …WAY BACK WHEN
I never once thought I would get hooked on cameras but I’m a hopeless addict. Each bigger, badder, better Canon camera that hits the shelves, I yearn for and start saving my money like crazy until I can lay cash down on the table for it at our PRO PHOTO SUPPLY
BELOW I’VE EMBEDDED A NUMBER OF RESOURCES , REVIEWS AND IMAGES OF THE 7D
This baby is not a point and shoot by any means but worth the big learning curve
My CANON 40D is not that old but I just keep wanting to move ahead with my photography, and my special needs with my eyes were a perfect match to this new and innovative auto focus system on the 7D. Wow I’m glad I got it now before we go on our next vacation. It will take me a couple of months to program all the customizable “bells and whistles” . I”m so excited I can hardly stand it!
My trusty 40 D will now be hanging off one shoulder with my macro or wide angle lens, the new 7D over the other with my zoom. Now I need to start saving for a tag along masseuse to keep my shoulders in shape to carry these cameras, gear, my stick and a backpack. If I fall over I’ll be like a turtle on it’s back!
ONE OF THE FIRST SHOTS OFF THE NEW CAMERA OF BEAUTIFUL MEGAWATT!
Much more to come……….and look for the September Newsletter in your email on September 1 for lots of jewelry related goodness!
HAVE A FANTASTIC MONDAY MY FRIENDS!!
ABOVE…THE NEW TOY BEFORE I OPENED THE BOX
BELOW….THESE YELLOW BAGS MAKE ME DROOL. THERE IS USUALLY A NEW CAMERA INSIDE!!
CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COMMISSIONED PORTRAIT PENDANT
RIGHT FROM THE NEW WEBSITE AT THE GRAFFITI GOSSIP BLOG!
“TUKEE” owned and commissioned by Jan Lockhart ,Arizona USA.
Beadwork is porcelain raku beads, handmade lampwork and vintage Czech Republic beads
I am having such an awesome time getting to you know you all through the portrait commissions I have been doing of your show dogs and canine companions. I thought you might like to see a couple of them I have recently finished.
YOU CAN SEE MORE EXAMPLES OF COMMISSIONED WORK HERE
THE MODEL WAS BEAUTIFUL MISS TUKEE…Thank you Jan!
“SOPHIA” owned and commissioned by Claudia Murara in Brazil.
Claudia, I met through Facebook (I HEART FACEBOOK) and she asked me to create her girl “Sophia” surrounded by Bird of Paradise flowers in vibrant hot tones. Just like her brilliant and HOT Brazilian personality. I wanted to share with you below the sweet video she did for me,showcasing her pendant and painting I also did of Sophia. THANK YOU CLAUDIA!!! I will always treasure this incredible video
My heartfelt thoughts go to you and Sophia right now following Sophia’s recent surgery. BIG HUGS Claudia!!!
BELOW YOU WILL FIND 2 NEW TSHIRT DESIGNS I CREATED AND DONATED TO
PANDAS INTERNATIONAL…. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE
The link takes you directly to the PI website I sooooooo hope these two shirts can bring in tons of money for the pandas and a huge THANK YOU to Suzanne and the entire PI crew for the wonderful teamwork in getting these designs to press!! As always a PANTASTIC experience with a truly professional and caring non profit!!!!!
THE SHIRT BELOW HAS A FRONT AND BACK DESIGN
And finally …..You have seen him in the trees,…..You hear him in the woods…..his tell”tail” clicking of stones as he hops from branch to branch…
YES YOU GOT IT……….HE’S “STONED BINDI BIRD”
CLICK THE PHOTO TO FIND THIS ONE OF A KIND FUSED GLASS AND STONE PENDANT IN THE STORE.
Dont miss the video of stoned bindi bird on the page as well!
There is nothing like going a little bananas over the weekend is there?? Check this out you guys. The ABOVE image is of my banana tree taken today and below is around September LAST year. Wow did this tree grow a ton this season!
Considering the banana trees are cut to the ground every November this is an incredible feat of botanical magic. I do help it along with some awesome Bat Guano and bone meal…the same as what I feed the cannas which will bloom in a few weeks or so
You may have noticed some underlined text in the blog this time….well they are not just your average link!! These little morsels of trivia and interesting factoids I insert with a new program I installed to make my fact finding easier and more fun for you all! Don’t miss the great garden video about growing cold hardy bananas which I inserted at the bottom of the banana trees link (above).
BELOW IS A SCREEN SHOT EXAMPLE OF THE LITTLE WINDOW THAT POPS UP WHEN YOU CLICK ON UNDERLINED LINKS
Note you can resize this window, drag it around the screen and if you click the question mark in the lower left you can set your preferences on how the windows behave. You can even make the windows pop up when you hover over the links but I have the defaut set to CLICK to enable the links. Customize the way you want and the system will remember it next time you visit.
Clicking on any of the links will keep you at the blog and pop up a little window like the one on this screenshot, with all sorts of my hand chosen links and reference videos to expand your universe!!!
The main link in the window most times will have other goodies which I inserted in a row at the bottom. All open up in the popup so you never need to navigate away from the blog.
WAY FUN HUH???? This will be perfect for when I want to put up travel facts etc.
TO VIEW THE LITTLE WINDOWS LARGER THEY CAN BE RESIZED BY DRAGGING THE LOWER LEFT CORNER
SEE THESE PHOTOS BELOW IN THEIR HUGEST AND GREENEST GLORY BY CLICKING HERE
Above are some photos I took today on our 60 degree morning walk in a local park full of mosses and lichens. It’s kind of a boggy area and in the summer the mosses are quite dry…….but in winter they are an emerald vision!
And I’m sure you noticed by now the new banner at the blog homepage and the shopping cart icon!! I just installed a new website directly in GRAFFITI GOSSIP and on my FACEBOOK page as well. Click on SHOP JEWELRY at the top of the page in the tabs to bring you to my store front! It’s still being worked on but there are couple of gorgeous new sea inspired pieces in there already and my blog readers the first to see them!!
CLICK IMAGE BELOW TO GO DIRECTLY TO ‘RIPPLE IN TIME”
Let me know how the new site is working for you and I will have much more on the way. I’m just getting all the categories into place now will announce more in my MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
Have a wonderful week my friends and I hope you have a wonderful week!!
If you had a chance to read the SANDRA MILLER STUDIO AUGUST NEWSLETTER this week you know we are on the road again next week for a trip to our stunning Oregon Coast!!
I am so excited and we are bringing you all along with us as well! I am going to be making blog posts with lots of photos as well as attempting to LIVE STREAM video on my beach combing excursions. We will see if that part works out as you never know what roadblocks can get in the way when technology and remote locations collide! We sure found that out when the GREAT FIRE WALL of China stopped our posts in Chengdu
One of my favorite things to do on my beach walks is to look for Beach Glass. With my bad eyes I’m sure I miss most of those little “Meramaids Tears” that I pass by, but the fun is in the hunt. And speaking of my limited vision…..one of lifes rare pleasures is for me to RUN on ta flat sandy beach without my white cane. There is no where else I can think of where I can move faster than a snail’s pace without fear of falling down steps, tripping on curbs, running into people accidentally or missing a pothole…..it is pure bliss for me and I am so looking forward to stretching my legs in the fresh salt air!!
BELOW IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SEAGLASS….LOOK FOR NEW DESIGNS COMING SOON INSPIRED BY THESE FROSTY OCEAN GEMS
ABOVE: SEAGLASS IN DIFFERENT COLORS…Wiki photo
Wikipedia Definition
Sea glass (or beach glass) is glass found on beaches along oceans or large lakes that has been tumbled and smoothed by the water and sand, creating small pieces of smooth, frosted glass. Sea glass originates from bottles and jars that enter the water as litter and become broken up by the waves and rocks. Green, clear, brown, and amber beach glass is common (consider the most common colors of beer-bottles), though light blues, yellows and pink varieties have also been known to appear. Much more rare are grey, purple, bright red, and the black varieties[1].
An extremely rare red, sea glass bottle stopper. This probably capped the top of a a perfume vial.
Photo © Mary Beth Beuke
Red sea glass is found only once for every 5,000 pieces found, while the rarest of all seaglass, orange, can be found about once every 10,000 pieces. “Black” sea glass is rarely found and often originates from pre-1860 glass that is actually dark olive green. Some black sea glass is found around Australia, originating from 1940s beer bottles. Its rarity is due to the obscure materials that were used with glass to make the bottles, which increased its rate of decomposition.
SEE YOU AT THE BEACH!! BRING YOUR SUNSCREEN AND A BOTTLE OF WINE A BATHING SUIT AND A WINTER PARKA AND A SENSE OF HUMOR….THIS IS THE OREGON COAST AFTERALL…LOL!
AND I’LL LEAVE YOU WITH A LOVELY VIDEO FROM THE AREA WE WILL BE STAYING IN WHICH I FOUND ON YOUTUBE OF SOMEONE RUNNING THEIR PACK OF BORZOI AND GREYHOUNDS ON THE BEACH. BREATHTAKING IMAGES!!
THIS BLOG POST IS DEDICATED TO MY DADDY AND HIS BORZOI PUSHKIN…DAD LOVED THE BEACH SO MUCH!!
IN MY MOM’S MINNESOTA GARDEN, JUNE 2010
Wow, where does the time go?? I have been so busy making jewelry and gardening, not to mention playing with Gracie and the girls, that the blog posts got a bit neglected. One thing that is nice about the Facebook widget in the right hand column though…..you can see my quickie updates which I post almost daily in there.
Right now I am running a FREE PENDANT DRAWING at my SANDRA MILLER STUDIO Facebook page
If you would like to come on over and join the fun CLICK HERE or the logo above, and go to the post on the wall that starts with WIN A PENDANT
SEE MORE OF MY MOM’S GARDEN FROM MY JUNE VISIT IN THE SLIDESHOW BELOW
Hopefully you all got the newly designed newsletter I sent a little over a week ago, but if you didn’t, I would like to invite you to take a read HERE and sign up so you don’t miss a single bit of news. This edition contains a wonderful preorder pendant deal and a coupon
THE MOST CURRENT NEWSLETTER CAN BE ACCESSED IN THE UPPER RIGHT BLOG COLUMN UNDER THE SIGNUP BUTTON
And a very special pendant in 3 different color choices has just been listed on the website last night.
SEE THE VIDEO BELOW WITH AUDIO……CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE AND PURCHASE
AND WHAT IS A BLOG POST WITHOUT A GRACIE CAMEO??? HASN’T SHE GOTTEN SO BIG AND STILL GROWING LIKE A WEED!
I hope you all are having an incredible summer and keeping cool!! We have had a wonderful break the past few days with highs in the upper 70′s and sunny. PERFECT gardening weather!!! In my next blog post I will have some travel updates…YES we are starting to plan our next adventure!!!
I LEAVE YOU WITH A BIT OF MY OWN GARDEN FILMED AND EDITED WITH MUSIC… ENTIRELY ON MY NEW IPHONE4!!!
