Collections - Horses

I decided to go ahead and share a few of the horses I collect.  This is my newest collection.  It started when my Aunt Jill passed away.  It took us two years to clean her house out, and I told my Aunt Lola, her sister,  that the only thing I wanted was the picture of the horses on the wall as you go upstairs to her attic.  She agreed and I later designed my computer room around this one picture that I've loved since I was a little girl.  We moved from Hawaii to Maryland in 1966, and the picture was already hanging on my Aunt's wall.  Well, about three weeks ago my ceiling fan started sparking and shorted out so I had to find a lamp.  I plugged the lamp in the outlet close to where the picture was hanging and saw some words stuck down in the frame.  I decided to get closer and it was the name of the author and I guess the company that produced it.  The author is John Frederick Herring and the name of the picture is Pharoah's Horses.  I check him out on the internet and he's a painter from the 1800.  I was floored but not surprised becuz my Aunt was a pack rat.  She had chairs from the 17th century that belonged to her great grandmother.  They are currently at the Benjamin Banneker Museum in Annapolis.  Anyway, I was wondering how to find out if this picture is an original without getting rip off.  If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. The picture is the one with the three white horses head. 

Campaign - Cover Girl

When we were doing Campaign show and tell in class, I did one on Lenscrafters and it was decided that it wasn't a good campaign.  Well, I started looking and checking out campaigns and here was a one of the better one that I found.  The color treatment is the same, kind of dark and mystical, and the campaign plays off  the words queen for Cover Girl's Queen Collection.  One one page, you have Queen Latifah all made up looking like a queen.  On the flip side, there is a lady that make up looks as good as a queen, and her statement connects to the overall queen theme.  Cover Girl also went a step further by creating a web address that fit the campaign, everywomanisaqueen.com.  I think the two ads look like they belong together, placement, color tones, and  similar feel. 

Artwork - Mexico

I just love this picture my niece, Egypt, brought me back when she went to Mexico last summer to study Spanish.  The picture is painted on a piece of canvas that reminds you of a burlap bag only thicker and a lighter color.  She said she selected this picture because it reminds her of the house in Mexico with all the colors and how they sit in the mountains.  I, too, love the picture for the color and details.  

Favorite Words

understand

why 

baby

honey

extraordinary

magnificent

Favorite words, my husband can't stand: 

shit

got damn it

I never really think about words that I like or don't like.  I probably have more phrases that I use that I like. For instance, "say that again".  I use that a lot when I can't understand someone's dialect.  "Don't even try it!"  is another one that I use too much if you ask the little people in my family.  I use this phrase when I'm dealing with my young greats nephews/nieces and cousins that are doing something they don't have any business doing.  It like a hard NO, and I must say very effective with emphasis put on it.  

Collections

I have several things that I collect, they are fishes, horses and travel photos.  Here are some of the fish I have in my collections.  I try to buy a fish everywhere I visit if I see one that I like.  I like nice fishes but I won't break the bank to purchase something for my collection.  

Young Artists of Maryland

I work for the Comptroller's Office and every year, artwork of public school students are showcased in the halls.  The work is always so rare and full of talent that I wanted to share some of it. The students are all go to public school in the state of  Maryland, grades 1 -12, and most of the artwork has won some kind of award or contest.  Enjoy!

Show and Tell - Campaign- Lenscrafters Ad

The ad is title is Eye on Style and it shows people aspiring  to accomplish their goals,. Each has a a style of eyeglasses that suits them.  In class it was decided that this was not a good campaign add becuz they don't have the same feel, even though the layout and color tones are the same, and text is also treated the same.