A few cool mandalas

I'm always checking out the mandalas and kaleidoscopic designs on Etsy, and here are a few that recently caught my eye.

Top:

Floating Flowers Clock by babdoyan

Middle:

Art Print - 8x8 Digital Kaleidoscope Image

by JylMilnerCreates

Bottom:

Rose and Green by chicalookate

Checking out electric cars

Tangereen is working on a school "magazine" project, and she wanted to write an article about electric cars, so yesterday we took her to Eco Motion to check them out. (I told her she should submit her magazine in the form of a blog, but she didn't really go for that idea. But wouldn't that be a cool outside-the-box, earth friendly way to create a magazine project?)

So, check this out. There's a little fake gas cover where you plug it in!

The engine is made out of lots of batteries.

They even have electric scooters. Doesn't Chuck look like he belongs on one?

I want an electric car! We figured we could save about $5000 a year in gas, which is about half of the cost of the car. According to the lady Tangereen interviewed, the electricity only costs a few pennies a day. Why doesn't everybody have these? Hey, leave a comment if you have an electric car! I'd love to know what you think of it!

Back in black

Still attempting to come up with some good model shots for my Roman style record cuff...

Happy birthday to this blog!

Above is the first picture I ever posted on this blog, exactly one year ago today! The picture was taken in 1998 - 10 years ago! - and it shows my humble beginnings, trying to figure out a way to start a business, sell my artwork, and be a mom to two little ones at the same time (while also working a full-time job in the corporate sales world).

Needless to say, Linoleum Hogass Records didn't last very long - at least, I wasn't able to keep setting up a booth on the weekends while doing everything else. But I kept painting and creating and when I lost my job in 2003, I became Eye Pop Art - a little bit older, a little bit smarter.

And here I am now, wishing a happy first birthday to the Eye Pop Art blog! If this blog could eat cake, it would definitely want chocolate today.

In honor of my "blog birthday," I am offering a special in the Eye Pop Art shop - every order placed today will be shipped with a FREE Basic Black Record Cuff (a $10 value). Just mention "Blog birthday" in notes to seller to get your free cuff!

Thanks for all your support, comments, feedback, and love!