tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85035351986029418952024-03-20T22:27:54.060-05:00Anna LeahyAnna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-1484682698743007622013-10-03T14:20:00.001-05:002013-10-03T14:20:08.617-05:00Tires PlusTires Plus destroyed my transmission and now expects me to pay for the labor of replacing it. Please spread this around. Here is my Yelp review, which I copy-pasted from my complaint to the stat attorney general: <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/tires-plus-minneapolis-4#hrid:cL9SXDBJPuf1_SArj4qYzg">Tires Plus, 3421 East Lake Street, Minneapolis</a>
Thanks!Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-56602900628400342332013-08-23T14:52:00.001-05:002013-08-23T14:52:25.561-05:00Posting in a Fit of PiqueDear English-speaking world: <b>Peek, peak,</b> and <b>pique</b> are completely different and unrelated words. <br></br>Yes, I'm sure. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=pique+peek+peak&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1">Take a peek at all these sources.</a> <br></br>The next person who writes that something has peaked their interest is gonna get a copy of the 4th hardcover edition of the American Heritage dictionary upside the head.Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-30180861184352741132012-02-14T19:36:00.002-06:002012-02-14T22:37:33.624-06:00New CafePress stuffI have so many friends fond of calling themselves Anglophiles, I thought there needed to be a shirt like this:<br />
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I don't like to put political stuff in my CP shop, so I opened a whole new shop for this one. I wanted to make it all "Made in the USA" items but I could only find two shirts, a thong, and a dog shirt that worked with it.<br />
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And then I was feeling so creative, I made this:<br />
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So over the holidays I went to visit my parents and my mom gave me a shitload - or maybe a fuckton, I'm not sure - of vintage stuff. I haven't posted much of it yet. Here is what's on Etsy:<br />
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GENUINE FAKES! These antique fake cameos have new, never-worn ear wires. <br />
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Clip-on rhinestone earrings. I saw some flawed ones going for the same price, so this is a bargain. <br />
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This is a shoe clip but would make a great brooch. I'm still questioning the price. I was thinking it would be good for parts, but I'm told taking rhinestones out isn't that easy. <br />
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This is a Florenza Maltese cross. I haven't listed it yet. I found several listings for the brooch alone that sold for $95. I mean, they had already sold, so I know that's the going price for the brooch. There were several on EBay for $100 but no bids on them. HOWEVER, I could not find one single listing of the brooch and earrings together.<br />
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<img src="http://images5.cpcache.com/product/592257535v7_480x480_Inside.jpg" />Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-31529378516686009142011-11-05T19:00:00.001-05:002011-11-05T19:00:38.749-05:00My latest<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85431179/natural-wishbone-on-hemp-cord"><img alt="" src="http://img0.etsystatic.com/il_570xN.283880384.jpg" style="border-width: 0pt; border-style: solid; width: 570px; height: 457px;" /></a>Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-15411914494959747232011-10-02T12:42:00.000-05:002011-10-02T12:42:47.863-05:00Wall Calendar Minneapolis : Minneapolis CalendarMy 2012 Minneapolis calendar is finally available!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cafepress.com/annaleahympls.488780957?utm_medium=cp_social&utm_source=addthis&utm_campaign=BasicShopPDP#.Toiid_gM9wc.blogger">Wall Calendar Minneapolis : Minneapolis Calendar</a>Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-51049399339997712782011-09-17T12:42:00.002-05:002011-09-17T12:42:52.432-05:00New Treasuries by Yours Truly<script src="http://www.craftcult.com/js/trwi.js?s=1&l=NzUzNjE0NXw3MzI0MzcyNTg&r=-1&t=a&m=0&u=7536145&">
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The gallery opening was really crowded. Lots of people liked my painting. One person said it was stunning. I got to talk a lot to the "real" artist there, the one who actually makes a living at it, John Ilg. He had this great piece called "The War on Terrorism" that was a <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_4569/c459a472211ba6f12566161cdbaf9408/c459a472211ba6f12566161cdbaf9408.jpg">US flag made out of mouse traps.</a> So cool. <br />
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First there was a <a href="http://www.workhauscollective.org/Site/Now.html">A Short Play About 9/11</a>, which was really, really good. And hard to explain. It follows several characters after the attack: A lost woman who doesn't seem to know who she is; a scientist who got rich developing bio-weapons; and a comedian who offends evryone with his cynicism about it. Also, it's really funny. <br />
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Then there was a vodka break, then a stand-up comic did a bit about how his 40th birthday was like 9/11 ("I should have seen it coming!") and then another short play, "Paige and Erin: 9/11," a play about the actresses' actual experience, being students in NYC at the time. They staged it as if they were lawyers cross-examining each other about what they <em>really</em> felt at the time versus how they said they felt. Sounds like ti would be either heavy or sappy, but it was really witty and funny, I promise. <br />
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You should really see it. <a href="http://www.workhauscollective.org/Site/Now.html">Here's the schedule.</a> The Page & Erin one is only showing afterward on 9/17, though. Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-88089211829432131912011-09-11T10:57:00.000-05:002011-09-11T10:59:29.040-05:00Twin Cities Artists Respond to September 11thI really like the new Blogger dashboard. I can actually READ my reading list. I might actually start following the blogs I officially "follow" but never read because of the interface. Takes longer to upload pictures, though.<br />
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Anyway. Tonight is the opening of this show:
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<i><span class="style_7">A SHORT PLAY ABOUT 9/11</span> follows three
characters: a hilarious talk show host on the verge of being fired
after a monologue of 9/11 jokes; a Russian bio-chemist whose frequent
appearances as a terrorism expert are marred by his inability to stay
sober; and a young woman who realizes the agonized face on all those
“Missing” posters may be her own. The play charts their struggle to
resume a normal life, and the surprising role humor and art play in the
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Then there's the "comedy after-party," and I'm not sure what that means exactly but I think there will be food and drinks. The woman directing "Paige & Erin: 9/11" is someone I went to college with. Turns out she also worked at the Seward Cafe with another of my friends, and someone else involved is friends with someone in my Meet Up group. For a metro area of 3 million, it sure is a small town. </div>
Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-54795762419269426002011-09-10T17:11:00.000-05:002011-09-10T17:11:05.734-05:00Theater, painting, photography, and theater again.This play starts today, although the official opening is tomorrow night. That's where us artists have to be on hand to discuss our paintings. <br />
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I also found out the director of the later play is a friend of mine from college. If you're in Minneapolis and up on the theater scene, you may know her from the Bedlam group, Maren Ward. <br />
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<i>A SHORT PLAY ABOUT 9/11 follows three characters: a hilarious talk show host on the verge of being fired after a monologue of 9/11 jokes; a Russian bio-chemist whose frequent appearances as a terrorism expert are marred by his inability to stay sober; and a young woman who realizes the agonized face on all those “Missing” posters may be her own. The play charts their struggle to resume a normal life, and the surprising role humor and art play in the healing process. Oh, and it’s funny.</i><br />
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In other news, I started trying to sell one of my photos as a desktop wallpaper. We'll see how that goes.<br />
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No news on the job front. Well, not the permanent job front. I'm doing well at my temp job, but it doesn't pay enough. I can just cover the interest payments on my mortgage. And of course, no benefits. The 10-mile commute isn't a selling point either! I have to drive into the sun both ways. <br />
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My roommate has severe asthma and she's really sick from all the fires up north. It totally sucks. But it means I'm using her Guthrie ticket to go see "Much Ado About Nothing" tonight. His best comedy, in my not-at-all-humble opinion! Although I do have a soft spot for "Love's Labors Lost" because it was the very first Shakespeare play I ever saw.Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-25788654341129610342011-08-28T12:40:00.003-05:002011-09-10T16:45:41.274-05:00Upcoming!<a href="http://www.workhauscollective.org/Site/Now.html"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/Crossbow/My%20artwork/911flyer.jpg" /></a>Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-31234488979267687832011-08-20T09:17:00.001-05:002011-08-20T09:59:26.622-05:00Box Tops for EducationMy roommate and I are doing <a href="http://www.boxtops4education.com/">Box Tops for Education.</a> Our local elementary school's <a href="http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/minnesota/minneapolis/andersen-open-elementary-school/?page=test-scores">test scores are in the TOILET.</a> Their goal for this year? <a href="http://www.boxtops4education.com/progress/schoolearnings.aspx">Eight dollars.</a> Sound low? Last year they raised $6. <br />
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2011-2012 goal: $8<br />
2011-2012 earnings so far: $0<br />
2010-2011 earnings: $6<br />
total earnings since 2002: $648<br />
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<a href="http://www.boxtops4education.com/progress/CompareSchools.aspx">Other schools within 25 miles.</a><br />
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We're also doing <a href="http://www.labelsforeducation.com/About/about-the-program.aspx">Labels for Education,</a> but I'm not completely sure how that works. They get points for the labels, and that helps them buy products, I guess. <br />
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So, send us your qualified box tops and labels! Comment with your email address and I'll send you my mailing address. <br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">My roommate introduced me to the term “urban fantasy” for books about mythical creatures in moderns society. It was her favorite genre for a long time, but just recently she was bemoaning the fact that “urban fantasy” has come to mean nothing but human women having lots of sex with hot vampire dudes. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">This isn’t that. It is mostly about relationships, though - between, as the title suggests, humans and demons and elves. The focus is on negotiating interracial relationships between friends, neighbors, and romantic interests. No vampire sex, I promise. </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Elves and Demons are popping up in the town of Laconia, home to a secret institution for helping non-humans integrate into human society. Each newcomer brings his or her emotional baggage, and they have to deal with both humans who can’t accept them and humans who think magic creatures are OMGAWESOME! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">For my taste, the relationships are too cute, but then I’m not the target audience. This is a Young Adult novel, and I don’t think a young teen or pre-teen would find it too cute. </div><center><br />
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Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-7326836872948367482011-07-31T13:05:00.001-05:002011-07-31T13:06:25.914-05:00Updates to Uptown Market schedule - now with pictures!I purchased the whole summer's worth of Sundays at the <a href="http://www.uptownmarket.org/">Uptown Market,</a> but every Sunday was just too much, so I've sold most of my dates to other artists. My next one will be next Sunday, August 7, the same weekend as the notorious Uptown Art Fair. I'm hoping for spillover. Here's the new schedule:<b><br />
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<b>July 31</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Teresa Audet - Wooden bowls, furniture, jewelry</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TAudetDesigns">http://www.etsy.com/shop/TAudetDesigns</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.249982885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.249982885.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<b>August 7</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">ME!<br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/annaleahy">http://www.etsy.com/shop/annaleahy</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.255803072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.255803072.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br />
and<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Michele Cronin - Cool Fur Pet Beds</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Furcoolpetbeds">http://www.etsy.com/shop/Furcoolpetbeds</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.251810624.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.251810624.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<b>August 14</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Kayla Gustin - Paintings</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=136259">http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=136259</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_13493/0f62027f2437a4f785bbf5ddcedbfe43/0f62027f2437a4f785bbf5ddcedbfe43_scale_434_519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_13493/0f62027f2437a4f785bbf5ddcedbfe43/0f62027f2437a4f785bbf5ddcedbfe43_scale_434_519.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />
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<b>August 21</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Sheila Kargel - T-shirts of oil paintings</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://sheilakargelsstudio.com/">http://sheilakargelsstudio.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sheilakargelsstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/blue-flower-013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="http://sheilakargelsstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/blue-flower-013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<b>August 28</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Teresa Audet - Wooden bowls, furniture, jewelry</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TAudetDesigns">http://www.etsy.com/shop/TAudetDesigns</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.253678316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.253678316.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<b>September 4</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">ME!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/annaleahy">http://www.etsy.com/shop/annaleahy</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.250464281.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.250464281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<b>September 11</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Michel Cronin - Fur Cool Pet Beds</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Furcoolpetbeds">http://www.etsy.com/shop/Furcoolpetbeds</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.257976577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.257976577.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<b>September 18</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Stacie Yokiel - Ceramics</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=159205">http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=159205</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_14914/ea3a988e8a170e921100813989e4d130/ea3a988e8a170e921100813989e4d130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_14914/ea3a988e8a170e921100813989e4d130/ea3a988e8a170e921100813989e4d130.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<b>September 25</b><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Michele Cronin - Fur Cool Pet Beds</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Furcoolpetbeds">http://www.etsy.com/shop/Furcoolpetbeds</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.251852831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.251852831.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-9261105886756409332011-07-20T12:09:00.000-05:002011-07-20T12:09:26.903-05:00Book updates<b>Kitty's Big Trouble</b><br />
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This is the latest book I finished. It's #9 in the Kitty Norville, or "Kitty the Werewolf" series. I think it's the best one so far. I really liked the new characters. <br />
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<b>7 Days in the Art World</b><br />
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This is the book I'm reading now. It's really excellent so far. It's an ethnography of the art world, although it's not like real academic anthropology; it's much more light reading. <br />
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<b><br />
Lord of the Dead</b><br />
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This is the last book I read before the Kitty one. Honestly, I didn't like it except for the Byron/Shelley almost-slash. I found it to be slow. <br />
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<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=annlea-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=0671024116" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe>Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-56713860529766112482011-07-19T09:36:00.002-05:002011-07-19T09:38:35.492-05:00The Persistence of Memory It's official! My 9/11 painting, <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11604/d65043b0923409d8a7e22ae2fe51f010/d65043b0923409d8a7e22ae2fe51f010.jpg">The Persistence of Memory</a>, will be on display at the Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis from September 10-24, 2011. This is in association with a new play, <span class="style_6" style="line-height: 19.95px;"><i>A Short Play about 9/1</i>1 by </span>Dominic Orlando, staged by the <a href="http://www.workhauscollective.org/Site/About.html">Workhaus Collective</a>. <br />
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On Sunday, September 11, there will be a post-show talk with Q&A. I will be there. Hope to see you!<br />
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From the Workhaus Collective's website: <br />
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<div class="paragraph_style_7" style="line-height: 19.95px;"><i><span class="style_6" style="line-height: 19.95px;">A Short Play about 9/11</span> follows a hilarious talk show host on the verge of being fired after telling a joke about 9/11; a bio-chemist who confronts the changed rules of engagement by getting drunk; and a lost young woman who realizes the face on missing posters is her own—in a dark comedy about how the path to healing often begins with the ability to laugh at the insanity around you.</i></div><div class="paragraph_style_7" style="line-height: 19.95px;"><i>With Luverne Seifert and David Hanbury.</i></div><div class="paragraph_style_7" style="line-height: 19.95px;"><br />
</div>September 9-24, 2011<br />
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<a href="http://www.workhauscollective.org/Site/Now.html">Read more about the play here</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.pwcenter.org/">Read more about the Playwrights' Center here</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/annaleahy/6759651">Get prints of the painting here</a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11604/d65043b0923409d8a7e22ae2fe51f010/d65043b0923409d8a7e22ae2fe51f010_scale_516_519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.mnartists.org/uploads/users/user_11604/d65043b0923409d8a7e22ae2fe51f010/d65043b0923409d8a7e22ae2fe51f010_scale_516_519.jpg" width="318" /></a></div>Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-47488903033584746512011-07-14T20:04:00.000-05:002011-07-14T20:04:09.308-05:00Uploaded a crapload of new jewellery to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/annaleahy?ref=pr_shop">my Etsy shop.</a> I still have a crapload of drawings to put up too. <br /><br />My favorites from today:<br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/crossbow1/pic/000ffyxr/"><img border="0" width="300" height="239" alt="" src="http://pics.livejournal.com/crossbow1/pic/000ffyxr/s640x480" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/crossbow1/pic/000fg91d/"><img border="0" width="299" height="238" alt="" src="http://pics.livejournal.com/crossbow1/pic/000fg91d/s640x480" /></a><br /><br />And for the <em><strong>Watchmen</strong></em> fan in your life...<br /><br /><a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/crossbow1/pic/000fhte0/"><img border="0" width="300" height="275" alt="" src="http://pics.livejournal.com/crossbow1/pic/000fhte0/s640x480" /></a>Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-88125662445743255442011-07-14T14:07:00.010-05:002011-09-01T10:03:46.949-05:00Product Placement.I put a new section in my Amazon store of all my favorite personal products and health/beauty books.<br />
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Because I know everyone secretly wants to look like me. :D Okay, no, but I do get a ton of compliments on my hair!<br />
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<iframe src="http://astore.amazon.com/annlea-20" width="95%" height="1100" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-82379077486307142662011-07-07T21:07:00.007-05:002011-07-07T21:22:56.458-05:00Overdue blog post!I was out of town and I still haven't caught up with everything!<br />
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I was in Seattle, WA, for my brother's wedding. <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v97/Crossbow/Seattle%202011/">I took pictures.</a> Some of the flower pictures came out really well so I put them on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_142206883">CafePress.</a> I also found a lot of <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/Crossbow/Examples/beachglassbalanced.jpg">beach glass,</a> which I'm not sure what to do with. Will probably sell most of it as supplies but I want to try wire wrapping on a few pieces. <br />
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<b>New Etsy listings: </b><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77346324/wtf-ceramic-hemp-wood-necklace">Hemp and Ceramic "WTF" necklace</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77225818/original-painting-cake">Painting: "CAKE"</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/77230642/cloisonne-wiggle-fish-earrings-blue">Blue cloisonne fish earrings</a><br />
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<b>Upcoming art fairs/shows</b><br />
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I'll be doing the Red Hot Art fair on <a href="http://redhotart.org/">July 30-31. </a><br />
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Then I'm back at the <a href="http://www.uptownmarket.org/">Uptown Market</a> the following week, August 7, because that is the weekend of the <a href="http://uptownartfair.com/">Uptown Art Fair,</a> which is a Big Fat Hairy Deal. Booths there are $500 so I'm not doing that, but the Uptown Market is only a few short blocks away. <br />
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I've been invited to show my September 11 painting, <a href="http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=180902">The Persistence of Memory,</a> at a theatre in September but I don't have the details yet. <br />
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<b>Still to do:</b><br />
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Get the rest of my stuff listed on Etsy<br />
Get my 4 most recent paintings up on MNArtists<br />
Learn how to wrap wire<br />
Finish my Coffee Shop series<br />
And... oh, what was that last thing? Oh yeah... GET A JOB.<br />
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<b>Meanwhile...</b><br />
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Here's a schedule of the other artists who will be taking my spot at the Uptown Market:<br />
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July 10<br />
Michele Cronin - Cool Fur Pet Beds<br />
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Furcoolpetbeds<br />
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July 17<br />
Anne Meyers - Green apparel, hip packs<br />
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ANNROCKS<br />
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July 31<br />
Mary Mueller - Photo cards, framed photos<br />
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August 7<br />
ME!<br />
and<br />
Michele Cronin - Cool Fur Pet Beds<br />
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Furcoolpetbeds<br />
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August 14<br />
Kayla Gustin - Paintings<br />
http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=136259<br />
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August 21<br />
Sheila Kargel - T-shirts of oil paintings<br />
http://sheilakargelsstudio.com/<br />
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August 28<br />
Teresa Audet - Wooden bowls, furniture, jewelry<br />
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TAudetDesigns<br />
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September 4<br />
Anne Meyers - Green apparel, hip packs<br />
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ANNROCKS<br />
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September 11<br />
Michel Cronin - Fur Cool Pet Beds<br />
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Furcoolpetbeds<br />
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September 18<br />
Stacie Yokiel - Ceramics<br />
http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=159205<br />
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September 25<br />
Michele Cronin - Fur Cool Pet Beds<br />
http://www.etsy.com/shop/FurcoolpetbedsAnna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-34161840151108170242011-06-22T20:18:00.004-05:002011-06-22T20:26:48.913-05:00New painting stuff!On CafePress, I added a bunch of items for my garlic painting, "NOM NOM NOM, onion painting, "Emo Onion," and my teacup painting, "C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>10</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub>."<br />
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<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/annaleahy/7853636">NOM NOM NOM</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/annaleahy/7861282">Emo Onion</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/annaleahy/7861440">Teacup (caffeine)</a><br />
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And this is the final painting in my "Black Paint" series. Supposedly the final one in the series.<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71323420/original-painting-the-end">"The End" Original</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/annaleahy/7853405">"The End" Prints and other shit</a><br />
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I've also added a ton of items for this Raven drawing that I did back in 1992:<br />
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<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/annaleahy/7858497">Nevermore</a><br />
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And on Etsy I added ACEO prints of it...<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76331381/aceo-print-nevermore-limited-edition">Nevermore ACEO</a>Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-36079491653591268372011-06-16T11:01:00.003-05:002011-06-16T11:03:08.937-05:00Artsy and Etsy updates<b>Two new items on Etsy:</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76049474/wtf-necklace-ceramic-and-wood-on-leather">"WTF" necklace</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76059232/mandarin-orange-stone-earrings">"Mandarin Orange" earrings</a><br />
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<b>Two new designs on CafePress:</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/annaleahy/7853405">The End</a> (2 designs, actually; with and without the black. The painting is a couple years old but I just had it photographed.)<br />
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<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/annaleahy/7853636">NOM NOM NOM</a> (My favorite of my new paintings!)<br />
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<b>Here are all the new painting photos.</b><br />
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NOM NOM NOM<br />
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<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/Crossbow/My%20artwork/nom-nom-nomcopy.jpg" /></a><br />
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C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>10</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub><br />
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<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/Crossbow/My%20artwork/coffeecopy.jpg" /></a><br />
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Emo Onion <br />
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<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/Crossbow/My%20artwork/emo_onioncopy.jpg" /></a><br />
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CAKE (Actually I really hate this one. I'm hoping somebody likes it!)<br />
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<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/Crossbow/My%20artwork/cakecopy.jpg" /></a><br />
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Thinking (I gave away the original but hope to have prints up soon.)<br />
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<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/Crossbow/My%20artwork/thinkingcopy.jpg" /></a><br />
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The End (The last of my Black Paint series. Probably. I did this in 2009 but only had good photos taken yesterday.)<br />
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<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v97/Crossbow/My%20artwork/the_endcopy.jpg" /></a>Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-19147727284435263322011-06-14T10:37:00.000-05:002011-06-14T10:37:18.929-05:00Artsy UpdatesI got someone to rent my booth at the <a href="http://www.uptownmarket.org/">Uptown Market</a> for July 3 and 31, but now I need someone for July 17 too!<br />
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See, I'm doing <a href="http://redhotart.org/">Red Hot Art</a> again this year - I was just accepted today - and the organizational meeting is July 17. <br />
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I was actually worried about not being accepted. I did it in 2007, but they had a lot of empty spaces. I also did 2008 and 2009, when they were nearly full. I didn't do 2010 because I had a temp job and I couldn't deal with spending my precious weekend in crowds. This year when I applied, I saw they had a new person running it. I think they've also probably gotten bigger. <br />
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This art fair has over 100 artists. On sunny days there are a lot of customers, but it's a very poor neighborhood so most of them aren't prepared to spend much. I HAVE seem people sell huge, expensive paintings, though, and I sold two at $100 each. <br />
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Tomorrow I made plans to have my new paintings photographed, and most of them are still not done yet! I need to get my butt away from the computer and get on that.Anna Leahyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01297203487667999728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503535198602941895.post-128905808828929812011-06-13T20:51:00.002-05:002011-06-13T20:51:31.282-05:00New listingAnother one from figure drawing class. <br />
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http://www.etsy.com/listing/75947105/original-drawing-female-figure-2<br />
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