Art of the Week: Pinscreen Film & Seattle Art Events

February 15th, 2013 by | Share +

Greetings Art Lovers,

This woman is one of the most impressive artists I’ve come across all year!

“Michèle Lemieux’s ‘Here and the Great Elsewhere’ uses a one-of-a-kind analogue animation device to represent a cosmic journey.” - {link to read more}

Image of "Here and the Great Elsewhere (Le Grand Ailleurs et le Petit Ici)" Artwork

You never know when someone will discover a new medium. Lemieux creates her films using a “pin screen”, which is a metal frame made of 240,000 pins. It seems like it would be such a tedious task, but the work she creates is really so unique. It’s pointillism- 3D!

Check it out! Heather from our team alerted us to the “Mw [Moment Magnitude]” show at the Frye where many cool events took place in January!

Image of "Campagna, Italian Landscape, c. 1875" by George Inness

“Conceived by a curatorial collective of artists, musicians, writers, and curators…Mw [Moment Magnitude] takes its name from the scale used by seismologists to measure the size of earthquakes in terms of energy released. Performances, productions, events, and arts engagement programs will take place both in the Museum and off-site throughout the exhibition.”

To see the full schedule for February events that are going to occur at the Frye, go to this link: http://fryemuseum.org/calendar/next/

There seemed to be something for everyone, from a Free Radio Workshop for kids, to an open Printmaking Studio, to an in-gallery “sonic & kinetic ritual” concert accompanied by a light installation. If you are looking to explore more art be sure to check out the Frye!

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Stop Wasting Time On Social Media – Finding The Balance

February 5th, 2013 by | Share +

Taj Juggling

So you’re finally on board with the whole social media thing, now you’re asking “how much time does this take,” or “where do I find the time?”

Some businesses are out-sourcing all their social media tasks – from daily posts to strategy. Others are hiring fulltime in-house community managers. Yet others are finding some tasks should be out-sourced, like: Strategy, Crisis Communication and optimizing their profiles with social media SEO – while keeping the daily tasks of content development, posting, responding and monitoring in-house.

I had a conversation the other day with the owner of a small, local manufacturing business, he asked me, “how would I find the time to participate on all these sites, twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, blogger and have time to run a business?” Well, the fact is, you don’t! You pick and choose and delegate tasks. Not every business needs to participate on every social media platform. It starts with knowing your customers, and setting goals. From there you research and pick one or two platforms where your customers are already engaging, then next make sure that platform will help you reach your goals and finally, delegate tasks appropriately.

Finding the balance:
1. Develop a social media editorial calendar.
2. Consider adding an intern to help with other tasks that will free you up for social media.
3. Institute social breaks, focus your full attention by designating a time for social media.
4. Use tools to maximize your productivity. I like Tweet Deck, because I can schedule regular posts, then monitor throughout the day in order to engage and respond as needed.
5. Analyze your data to find the best time of day when your largest audience is most likely to view your content.
6. Start each day with 5 minutes to “like” comments, respond, and re-tweet followers.
7. Hire a professional social media profile manager. BTW, we know an awesome one ; )

Remember, the trick to stop wasting time on social media, is balance. To achieve balance, set realistic goals, develop a strategy, learn how to use some time saving tools, and measure your results.

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Art of the Week: Snow Circles

February 1st, 2013 by | Share +

It’s a geometric winter wonderland! This week we bring you images of this beautiful “trampled snow art” from Simon Beck. Just how does he do it? No alien assistants here, just a background in competitive orienteering (yes, that’s a thing), snowshoes, 6 – 48 hours of time, patience, and a vision. Beck has been creating these works every winter at the Les Arcs ski resort in France since 2004. Time to take up skiing and book that trip to France!

The artist’s world is limitless. It can be found anywhere, far from where he lives or a few feet away. It is always on his doorstep. — Paul Strand

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Art of the Week: Just for Fun

January 25th, 2013 by | Share +

For this week’s art, go ahead and make your own masterpiece, with ReciteThis, which turns your quote into a hip, inspirational poster. Here are some we made from common Eben Design phrases:

Also fun: these sculptures by Herb Williams titled “Wildfire” — they’re made of crayons (!):

“Williams will use Crayola crayons to create multiple freestanding, three-dimensional sculptures representing wildfires that are then meant to melt in the Texas weather conditions. This is a new type of exhibition for the NRHC that will raise awareness about a serious environmental ranching concern in a very unique way, and hopefully, continue to bring more attention to the current wildfire crisis in Texas. The exhibit opens on October 7 and will run through the end of the year at NRHC.”

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Art of the Week: Installation Nation

January 18th, 2013 by | Share +

OK People: now this…is an installation. Heather tipped me off to this immense piece at The Park Avenue Armory and well…it seems like you just have to experience it in person! Ann Hamilton created this environment based on a simple idea of flying: 

“Hamilton’s installation will draw together human actions — including speaking, singing, reading and writing — with the poetic potential of physical forces, such as velocity, time, and sound,” wrote Kristy Edmunds, Consulting Artistic Director at the Armory, in a statement. By swinging on the swing, you control the curtain. By picking up a wrapped parcel, you learn about mathematical truths as you take in the sights around you. You control your own actions, but you can’t truly separate them from others around you in this exhibition. Wires connect each swing, and the messages are disseminated through all parcels. In other words, this experience must be shared and discovered.”

And to keep the installation train rolling along…how about we petition to get this giant inflatable structure (aka: “Luminaria”) for our zen garden here? And then we can all gather afterwards at our Dutch Roundtable. These pieces are created by Architects of Air, and they sound pretty delightful:

“Designed to immerse its visitors with light and color, Luminaria is a gigantic inflatable sculpture designed by Architects of Air. Since 1992, over two million visitors in 38 countries have experienced a luminarium, or what is described as a dazzling maze of winding paths and soaring domes. The domes can reach up to 30 feet high and are the focal points of the structure. The tunnels connect the domes and pods, which are alcoves where people can sit and gather.”

You can also watch a video to learn more about these “monumental inflatable structures”, here.

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LinkedIn Answers Retires – Now What?

January 18th, 2013 by | Share +


LinkedIn Answers has been used by many professional businesses as an effective discussion forum. However, the announcement was made Wednesday that effective January 31st, this service will no longer be available. LinkedIn said they will focus their efforts on “developing new and more engaging ways to share and discuss professional topics.”

Now What? Answers to your questions can still be found through other LinkedIn channels such as:

  • Polls – which are a great way to engage colleagues & customers, as well as perform market research. Ask your question, and then it’s distributed to your connections –and millions of other professionals! Don’t forget to share your Poll through your Twitter and Facebook profiles, and embed a voting module to your website or blog.
  • Groups – they offer you the opportunity to position yourself as an industry leader and put your content in front of people that would otherwise never see it. By choosing the largest, active group in your industry, and participating in the group you can build brand awareness, drive traffic to your content, gain referrals and grow your connections.
  • Status updates – every time you update this status, the home page of your entire network is pinged, and you can update twitter with the same update! This is a great place to share links, pose questions, mention specific people, and talk about events. A word of caution: don’t over use the privilege of reaching your connections by spamming them, especially with non-business related topics.

We look forward to learning about LinkedIn’s new solutions. In the meantime, how will you get your questions answered?

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Art of the Week: Equality and Paper Installations

January 11th, 2013 by | Share +

Today’s Art of the Week happened as part of Seattle’s “Get Married at City Hall” celebration:

“Seattle City Hall will be opened to welcome those who would like to get married in the grand lobby that day, along with their family and friends.  Local judges have volunteered to officiate the weddings, and artists are working to create beautiful displays in front of which couples can take their vows.”

One of those artists was Celeste Cooning. Celeste creates beautiful large cut paper installation pieces, and her artwork helped transform the five “chapel stations“.

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Art of the Week: Drawn Pink

January 4th, 2013 by | Share +

This thread installation, “Drawn Pink”, by Anne Lindberg is enchanting on many levels. Obviously I love the color, but my favorite is that the piece could really change depending on what angle you are looking at it from. Even if you can’t make it to Philly for her next exhibition, you can see more images of her work here.

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Art of the Week: Argentinian Forrest

December 28th, 2012 by | Share +

I also wanted to share this creepy-surreal-cool Argentinian Forrest Beached Whale by sculpture artist Adrián Villar Rojas:

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Art of the Week: Colossal Street Art

December 14th, 2012 by | Share +

This week’s art of the week is an awesome “colossal” street art discovered by Melissa P! These works are by a team of artists in Poland who call themselves ETAM CRU. Their murals are HUGE in scale and very unexpected, not your typical mural artworks:

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