good stuff!

I have a shop here:
http://blackbird72.etsy.com

So, I'm asking you as a fellow creative kindred people, to help me to reach out and ask others to sponsor, donate and or have people in my area to walk with me in the MS Walk 2008 at the Rose Bowl on April 6th, 2008. It's not a race, it's a 5K(3 mile) walk, if I can do it, so can others ;) This event is family friendly with food at the finish line.

I refuse to let it get the best of me, my life or those I love! grrrrr! LOLOLOL

I have set aside certain pieces in my shoppe where a portion of the sales will go directly towards my team goal of $5,000.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5428689&section_id=5282940

I submitted an article to my best friend, Vanessa Holt, the Managing Editor of The Bordentown Register News in New Jersey(my hometown), and she published it.

To view it go to the link:
http://www.pacpub.com/articles/2008/02/20/the_register_news/your_views/doc47b45df048d3e075241717.txt

I volunteered my services last year to help in photographing the event, yes, i walked AND shot pictures!
http://www.deirdreryan.com/portfolios/Pages/ms_walk_2007.html
Happily I will be doing the same again this year:)

So please, I need help, for donations, team members, anything, nothing is too small or large :D

Help this Blackbird to fly!

i have so much to think about today.

i recently got some sad news mixed in with positive news from a good friend. in her case it's hard to be positive, yet she is doing just that. when she reads this blog, she will know that i find her a true inspiration :)

today, i sold 2 sets of postcards for my ms walk fundraising. a portion of the sales from the ms walk section of my shop will go towards it.

i'm exhausted, yet i feel like i accomplished a lot. yesterday i decided that i will finally do weddings. people have told me for years that i should, good money and that i would be very good at it.

so i revamped my site(again) and added a wedding section(with prices), added maternity photos from a session, and raised my portrait session fees.

i still don't have a new printer, yet tomorrow i meet with the tax lady, so i'm being positive :D

tonight is a full lunar eclipse, it's hard to see from where we live as its pretty cloudy, but from what i can see, it's just gorgeous :D

this makes me happy and it will make you happy too!



Peace and Many Blessings!

For The Love Of Oscar!

FOR THE LOVE OF OSCAR! A CCCOE STREET TEAM CONTEST!
A PROMOTIONAL EVENT WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN PRIZES VALUED AT OVER
$300 EACH!!

California is the home of the Oscars, and what better way to get into
the spirit of this prestigious event than to indulge in some of the
finer things in life? The California Crafters Club of Etsy (CCCOE) is
a group of artists based in California that all have shops on the
Etsy.com website. What is Etsy? Etsy is a place to buy and sell ALL
things handmade, directly from the artists themselves.

The purpose of this promotion is to expose people to the amazing
talent that the Golden State has to offer. We are having a HUGE sale
that runs from February 10th-24th. By making a purchase of a sale
item you are automatically entered into our PRIZE drawings for two
swag bags of items that are valued over $300 each and growing!!
Prizes are
still being added to the SWAG bags on a daily basis!

Each purchase gets you another entry for the grand prize and there are
only TWO winners, so shop to your heart's content! Only purchases
of "FOR THE LOVE OF OSCAR" sale items qualify. Winners will be
notified Monday February 25th.

The Scoop:

When - February 10-24
Where - http://tinyurl.com/2smj6u - this
link will take you to the
items that are on SALE!
For more information and to see the PRIZES go to
http://www.californiacraftersclubofEtsy.blogspot.com

a lot going on here

as you can see by my other blog. but in case you didn't here's a recap:

my large printer is busted. i need to get the printer head replaced, a.k.a get a new printer. it sucks and there's nothing that i can do about it, but generate more sales to my etsy store
http://blackbird72.etsy.com
and sell what i have already. i really need to sell my larger framed pieces. at $200 a pop, even with a portion going towards the MS Walk, i will be able to afford a new printer.

so i'm doing what i can not to get too run down about it. in the meantime, i can have stuff printed at a lab, but not quite the way i prefer.

i have some film that i need to use up, so i've been shooting with my film cameras a bit. also been going through old negs and scanning them.

here are some samples of my newest stuff:

below are from my holga film camera, happy accidents i call them when i get continuous double exposures :D




i have some props to use as a photo project idea, just need to find time to do it without jayden needing my attention ;)

dave and i have been working with a client named frank. i just designed his business card, set him up with a website domain and host. used a template from godaddy.com to get him on the right track so that he can add/delete from home. dave's been working on his reel to add to the site as well.

speaking of dave, he's working hard as usual, keeping an eye open for better gigs. the film he's been cutting is so almost done we can all taste it!

i added new stuff to my site:
http://www.deirdreryan.com
but here is a taste of my most recent photo shoot:



ok, thats it for now :D