I took one of Ellen Rolli's one day painting workshops. It was great to work in a totally different style for a day. Here's one of the four paintings I did during the five hour class:
I'll post a better image of this and my other paintings some time later on this weekend.
Reading a new article I co-wrote about social networks?
Yes.*
With tens of millions of active, loyal users and an unprecedented ability to differentiate users based on their interests and affiliations, social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace offer a rich opportunity for events to increase their audience, focus their offerings, and extend the reach of their event beyond the convention hall.
Read the rest:
Using Social Networking to Market Meetings
My published writing credits have taken an odd turn over the past couple of months. Where in the old days they were almost entirely based around movies they now includes an article for Rare Book Review and this article for Association Meetings magazine.
Thanks to Rob Everton for getting me involved.
*and by "yes," I mean no. If the Celtics don't seal the deal tonight I'm going to be a bundle of nerves for the next two days. After the Patriots in the Super Bowl I'm not quite ready for another disappointment and I don't want to get down to a seventh game with the Lakers. Even though I think the Celtics are the superior team, injuries to key Celtics and the presence of Kobe are enough to make me sweat when thinking about a potential game seven.
Just because i was reminiscing over the long form, casual as hell writing I used to get to do every month, here's some Shovel memorabilia I've got laying around on my hard drive. Hopefully, I'll find some time to break the archives out and post a few other covers here at some point over the next week.
(for those of you who don't know, before there was the Weekly Dig, there was Shovel. It kicked ass.)
For one of the last issues we published I wrote this cover article, interviewing Donnie Yen:
An old article of mine:
Read it here:36th chamber of shaolin, storm riders, crippled avengers, enter the fat dragon and shaolin and wutang reviews
The cover:
More later, hopefully.
@ CHURCH
69 Kilmarnock Street Boston, MA
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 // 7PM - 1AM
Ever thought about purchasing a framed SHEPARD FAIREY poster but it was just a little too pricey? Always wanted an original BIGFOOT piece but couldn’t find one that fit your budget? Well, now here’s your chance to browse and buy some of your favorite artists at up to 50% off the original price. Sweet!
The Future Classic Gallery Sale will be held at a brand new venue called CHURCH in the Fenway. Opening reception from 7PM - 8PM sponsored by PABST BLUE RIBBON. The party will continue from 8PM - 1AM with DJ FRANK WHITE & SPECIAL BLEND providing the soundtrack. Tickets are only $10 in advance! ( $2 ticketing fee)
ARTISTS showing their works at the Future Gallery Sale:
Alone 1, Andy Regan, BIGFOOT, Brian Butler, CAP (Style Wars), COPE 2, Enamel Kingdom, Josh Falk, Lizmatic, Mitch Mano, Rob Larsen, Yuko Adachi and many more!
Who else is going?
PodCamp Boston New Media Social Media Conference
It's a 15 minute bike ride from my house and only costs $50, so it's a no-brainer for me to attend.
It was really pretty easy. I submitted it. Lord knows if they'll accept it, but even if they don't it won't stop me from doing another one 
Interested in doing one yourself? Google has an excellent developer's guide.
First the paintings:
and some photos:
It's been on the shelves for a while, but I finally found the time to publish it on my comics site. Check it out:
You know me. I'm always trying new stuff, so I did the Etsy thing tonight. So far, so good…
It was dead easy to set up and all of the tools available are really nicely put together.
Like this neat little widget:
Check out the full shop:
As you might have seen on flickr, I did a full painted alphabet for the recent FutureArts show. Well, I finally got the paintings up on the web for your enjoyment. Check it out:
And, as a refresher, here's the display from the event:
Amazingly, there are several more updates/projects to be released over the next few days. Good times.