Friday, February 18, 2011

Library Woes

I'm afraid I've become dependent on the library's automated e-mail system to tell me when my books are due.  I'll be paying for it today. Recently I changed my phone number. It didn't occur to me to tell the library.
Because I didn't tell them, evidently their whole renewal system is verified via phone number. So I didn't get the email that would have told me my 17 library books were due on Valentine's Day. Only this morning did I get an email saying their system couldn't verify my phone number.  Now why they didn't just go ahead and e-mail me is beyond me. Now I have to wait until 11 AM and drag my books over there and unless I can talk them out of it, pay the fine. Sigh.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Symbols and What They Mean To Me




I think about symbols a lot. I often wonder why am I involved with this or that symbol in my life right now. I use symbols all the time in my art.  Like a kite isn't just a kite. It can be a symbol of childhood, of freedom, of clairvoyance, or wind or air, and so on.

Here are some of my needle punch projects. Of course, the saguaro cactus is the symbol of the AZ desert. Dragonflies are a symbol of joy and summer. The ankh is an ancient Egyptian symbol of eternal life.
Symbols can have a conventional meaning, a spiritual meaning or a cultural meaning. Dragons mean different things in Asia than they do in Europe. Snakes mean different things whether you are in India or the U.S.A.

The Victorians were famous for their extensive use of symbolism. They even covered up piano legs because they symbolized a woman's legs. Each type and color of flower meant something, like a not-so-secret message. Even the movements of a fan could tell a suitor if the woman was available or married or mad at him.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Before Your Comment, Think

Can you believe this comment that was on one of my hubpages articles?
this is NOT HELP GUL AT ALL K IT IS NOT HIPPISH AT ALL SO U UNDERSTAND ME!NEXT TIME BEFOR U GO AND PUT SOMETHIND STUPID LIKE THT ON THE INTERNET LIKE THT USE A DICTIONARY TO SEE WHAT THE WORD MEANS OKAY!
LOVE ALWAYS
HEYWOOD