Susie Monday

Artist, maker, teacher, author, head cook and bottlewasher.

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The art I make is the result of a life-long love of pattern, texture and color. How I teach is a skill honed by experience (I started teaching creative arts to younger kids when I was 12). After earning a B.A. in Studio Arts from Trinity University, I helped lead an internationally recognized educational foundation, designed curriculum exhibits for schools and other institutions, wrote and edited for a major daily newspaper, opened the San Antonio Children's Museum and then, a dozen years ago, took the scary but essential (for me) leap to become a fulltime artist and art teacher.

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    Sep292008

    Recommended: Rayna's Book

    DateMonday, September 29, 2008 at 01:41PM


    What I've been reading lately. And using a lot for inspiration. I think Rayna's book is great for small, medium and large artists. Even if you think you know a lot about printing on fabric, I bet you'll find some fresh approaches and new ideas in her colorful book.

    And true confessions. This is a test to see if I could figure out the affiliate marketing links with Amazon. If someone buys a book after clicking on the link from my site, I receive a small percentage of the sales price. (I don't even know what it is.) I don't want to clutter my site with advertising or sales links, but this is a very real part of the web environment, and though I will only ever recommend books that I endorse, I see no reason not to take advantage of this aspect of marketing technology, miniscule as it is. If you are interested in doing the same on your blog, and if you make it a habit to recommend books or other Amazon products, the affiliate site and very simple instructions can be found on this Amazon link.

    Still experimenting, I think I like the linking with the image only -- in theory all the info is still available to a potential buyer, but it's a cleaner look. But, hey, simple instructions or not, I can't figure out how to link the code with the image.

    Of course, in the case of Rayna's book, I'd rather just send you to her website and let you buy directly from her. So this is an exercise in potential future market opportunity. That is, if we end up with any economy left operating. I am an optimist, after all,  or I couldn't be an artist.


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    I like that! Artist = optimist. Had not thought of it that way. You made me laugh with the truth of it. I hope your new experiment with technology works out profitably!
    September 30, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSuzanne
    I so agree: this is an excellent book and I'm so glad I bought it as it isn't just another book on printing cloth. I've bought some gelatine to try that technique out and have lots of hours of fun ahead of me, I'm sure, thanks to the wonderful ideas therein.
    September 30, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterSue Krekorian
    oh, what a dolt -- why didn't I think of doing that? Thanks, Susie!
    September 30, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterrayna

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