Sketchbook

I hope you all enjoy the fresh layout of the page. There are a few changes I would like to tell you about.

First the side bar:

1. There is now a gallery in the side bar. It will randomly choose 4 of the images in the gallery every time the page is refreshed. If you click on the gallery the images will load in the center of the screen and you can click the image to go to the next one.
2. Next we have the new book review links. I decided to make a carousel instead of the long list of books. It looks nicer and takes up less space.

The pages edges:

1. On the right hand side you have links to follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr. They are right next to the scroll bar.
2. On the left hand side you have a nice new tool that will allow you to highlight something on my page and then you can make a tiny url and tweet a link to what has been highlighted. Just highlight what you want, take your finger off the left click and go back over what was highlighted.

I hope you enjoy these additions as well as the new layout. I will most likely play around with a few other things over the next few days so don’t be surprised if you come back and something is a bit different.  If you like something and I got rid of it, let me know and I will think about putting it back.

*I stumbled upon this amazing blog as I was cleaning out my following list on twitter. I added quite a few of her suggestions. Instead of using her links though I opened up the ones I wanted to us, opened my blog in another tab and just put in the names of all the plug-ins in the search box. Easy as pie.

1. When you leave a comment check the CommentLuv box and there will be a link to your latest blog entry!
2. I also added the share option so you can link with your favorite social media of your choice.

This question is discussed to death in the classes of art schools. It is asked over and over, each student striving to find the answer for herself (himself).

• 1.the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.
• 2.the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria; works of art collectively, as paintings, sculptures, or drawings: a museum of art; an art collection.