A book for a book ---

I have a copy of Altered Books, Collaborative Journals, and Other Adventures in Bookmaking to GIVE AWAY...just leave a comment and include in it both your contact info and your recommendations for the perfect book to take to the beach (or any getaway!) this summer - ANY genre - art, fiction, whatever - simply put, a book that blew your sox off...and you'll get a chance to win this fave of mine, by Holly Harrison.

I'll hold the drawing June 1st; oh, and, btw, good luck!

Announcement, apologies, explanations, a quiz, and a promise

Did you already get a chance to order your copy of the holiday Pasticcio - Issue 8? The pages above are sneak peeks from Palais d'Art, the gallery section. Aren't they beauts? I'm positive you'll love this issue, highlighting everything from Pets to Plaid. While you're at it, you might want to consider giving yourself the gift of any back issues you may have missed!

Sorry I had to turn on word verification and comment moderation - I HATE both, but I keep getting spammed. ERGH! Just can't deal with it anymore...sigh...At the moment it feels like maybe spammers are the only people reading my blog. I realize I have been neglectful of it, along with most everything else in my life. The year swept by so quickly and my best intentions were left behind.

Also, I still intend to draw a name however belatedly for my October giveaway to get people to sign up in droves for my canceled class at KC's - clearly a marketing technique which did not do the trick - I will do it later this week - have a LOT of catching up to do -

Here's a quick quiz for fun. Identify this photo - where or what it is -
and I will do another drawing for an additional prize:

Taking your (my, our) time

Still cleaning up in the studio (notice how I cleverly don't say OUT?)...have been informed by Those Who Care that super fast book giveaway (hey, I needed to feel like I was making progress and not just rearranging the piles) yesterday was just A BIT too precipitous, so I will try to make up for it by announcing a couple more giveaways/contests later today. After the market, laundry, dishes...

Sneak Peek and Launch Party announcement

Today is the first day of a new contest. There will be 3 possible ways to win and 3 FABULOUS, YES FABULOUS, prizes given, so listen carefully...above you see 3 images from the soon-to-be-released Pasticcio 7. You will need to keep checking this blog for updates on when it becomes available. Go here to get Issue 5 or Issue 6. Leave me a comment letting me know you have a copy of either 5 or 6, and I will send you 1 question to answer via my email, open book quiz style. A correct answer will give you 5 chances to win. Issue 7 is now available, too, and there will be an extra opportunity given for anyone who lets me know they have that particular issue to answer for 5 more chances, and it's so packed with info and art you won't want to miss it for the world! The second part of the contest involves a clue and a product, and the product might be ANYthing. On the 13th of the month I will give a clue, and again, you will simply leave me a comment letting me know you have the answer, but don't post the answer within your comment! Again, a correct answer to my email will give you 5 chances to win. The 3rd and final way to win is simply to comment on any post within the month. 1 chance to win will be given per comment per post, so if you want more chances, you need to check and see how busy I have been posting. This contest will run each month through the end of 2009. (And I'll make it retroactive for August, so you can comment on earlier posts.) The first set of prizes will include a signed copy of In This Garden and a piece of jewelry from the Designs & Ragtags shop. I'll be waiting to hear from you.

Name this tune, sort of

Haven't had a giveaway for ages. . . the prize this time will be an SF image artist's apron, PLUS a big bunch of mixed-media material - the highest quality, of course.
To be eligible, you must complete one tiny task. Name the book (and its author) where this page opens the chapter which follows it. If you think you know, go ahead and guess. Need a clue? A clever query is "easier than you think".
The deadline will be eh, it's summer, so say sometime next week.