Open Haus

Carpool

Hey guys!
Here's your new "Master Carpool Page"
Yay!

If you've got a car... need a ride... whatever... to museums and other stuff... chime in here... with times etc... 9 & 11 peeps can mix of course, it's all good!

And don't forget to pitch in a little to help with gas money! :)

Following!

Hmm... when you look at the peeps "following" yourself... or someone else...

If you click on their little pix, for some it lists LINKS and you can go to their blog... for others it doesn't and there's no way to get to their blog! :(

That seems a little wacky on Blogger's part... if you click on a pix it should be easy to get to their blog...

but let's help Blogger along... so be sure to either "Follow" yourself and/or add a LINK TO Your Blog ON Your Blogger Profile.

We want to find you!! :))

11a Demo #2

This is the Cypress College Campanile. Did you know that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is ALSO a "campanile"?!

Check it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanile

Anyway, this is my 11a demo for how to "instant" upload your camera pix from Picasa > Blogger. Fast, Easy, Cool - we like that!

11a rocks

The best art class ever!

And by "best" I, of course mean the enthusiastic (and sometimes colorful) students! :))

This is my in-class demo of using a Blogger phone app to do a blog post!

9a Demo #2

This is the CC Art Gallery - we're goin!

I think I heard that the budget crisis has really hit the gallery and it isn't able to be open as many days a year as it used to be... but they have a cool new show opening tomorrow! Since it's video works... it seems like a perfect show to go visit during our Module 3 - New Media. I hope we can find one of the artists or curators from the show to chat with us when we go visit.

All that... and this is my 9a demo of sending snaps from my camera from Picasa to Blogger. Fast, Easy, Fun! Love that!

9a rocks

In class, yay

This was a quick class demo of using a Blogger phone app to do a blog post. I hope I don't encourage extra-superficial posts... hahaha... but it WOULD be pretty cool to do your museum blog WHILE you're at the museum!

For sure there's power in experiencing something "now" and then "writing it up" later... after it's had some time to roll around in your brain and "process" for a while... but it's also pretty cool to capture images, ideas, and feelings while, for example, you're right at the museum experiencing it... and while you can run around and check other artworks or wall text or whatever to fill in things that cross your mind.

Picasa > Blogger

OMG - new computer has a GREEN case in my all Black-White-Red office - uggh - the tragedy!


Sunrise - better get to campus already!

Anyway, sending pix from Picasa to Blogger seems pretty easy - yay - I'll snap a few pix on campus this morning and demo sending them to your blog.

My Old Paintings

Ha ha ha - future backyard bon fire.

Ooh Flower, Pretty!

What it says in the title.

Smart Phone

This is my first blogg post from my android phone. Cool. I do like "thoughtful" posts, but this rocks for catching a moment. Let's see if I can figure out how to add a photo! :)

Hello World

Yes, we're moving again. Yes, I know, lame.

Module 1 - Painting, is done... and we're ready to roll on Modules 2, 3, 4 - Identity, New Media, and Alternative Media. So it's the perfect time to take what we've learned and fine-tune things.

With apologies to the Tumblr fans, I think we've learned that Wordpress & Blogger are the 2 leading free blogs. And while each will let you comment on a blogger on the other service, they both treat you a bit better if you're "one of theirs." Now is a nice time for us to all meet-up on one service and blog our Modules 2, 3, 4 there.

I actually like Wordpress better, I think it's more powerful... but I think the majority of students think Blogger is easier. Plus there's 1-button export from your pix in Picasa to your Blogger blog, that'll really be powerful.

Oh, if you need that free copy of Picasa for PC or Mac, it's here:

http://picasa.google.com/

Yes, of course you can use iPhoto, Photoshop, or any other thing you like, but Picasa's free, powerful and easy, so you might find it helpful.

So... here goes!

Yay, we love Blogger, oh yeah!