Luxe Business Cards by MOO: Add Luxury with Luxe to your image.

Posted on 05/10/2012 by Botanical Beauties and Beasties©

Everyone wants to look good! Birelini (our Eco Model, Designer, and one of our local Artist in Botaniumus) knows that very well and wants to share a secret – well not really a secret – so how about we say a source, for potential luxury! It is from a lovely company called MOO see the links on the right side bar of this blog. MOO uses a process called printfinity that will show off a different photograph on each business card. This is still a great way to print business cards for any creative soul, but now there is a luxury kid in the neighborhood as well. MOO asked themselves, “What would the most beautiful business card in the world look like?” … “A few months, and some truly innovative new technology later, they created the answer – Luxe Business Cards. At triple the thickness and weight of most ordinary cards, Luxe boasts a rich seam of color within the layers of paper, and a stunning, tactile quality that you won’t find anywhere else on the web. Affordable, tactile, and genuinely remarkable, we think Luxe is truly the last word in making a first impression.” Birdelini catches a few key worlds like, stunning, elegant, rich seam of color, affordable and remarkable, and she is interested!

What does all this mean? Here is a quick list of the key features of Luxe Business Cards:

They are 3x thinker than the average business card
Printed in full color, on both sides at NO no extra cost
They have an optional seam of color that runs through the middle (Red, Blue, Black and White) in the center, creating an eye-catching streak running through the fabric of every card
Traditional textured surface that feels tactile and elegant
Color and images are reproduced incredibly well
They come packaged in their own bespoke box
A simple design is best here!

all images are the MOO.com Website.

The images on the left are from the MOO.com website, to show ideas, the color streak and the cards themselves.

Maybe you are interested but don’t want to design you own? MOOs’ got you covered.

“We’ve curated a range of unique and exclusive designs for Luxe, which are designed to show Luxe Business cards off at their absolute finest. Take a look here, even if it’s just for some inspiration for your own designs.”

Now, you are probably thinking What do these luscious little cards cost? Quality will cost you a bit more but remember, you make only a first impression once! We use MOO for our business cards, and I can tell you first hand they are a group of folks that easy to deal with, will fix a “wrong” if they need to, continuously deliver a quality I love, and one of the few places that I can use 50 images for 50 cards! That creates 50 mini pieces of art, which helps create my product identity, i.e branding, which in turn adds smiles and hopefully customers. I can think of a few prime places to use these cards besides the obviousness of Business cards and leave behinds as PR gems, how about at a party (maybe a Wedding) as Table Markers, or hang from ribbon for vertical fun? I’m sure you are getting the idea!

50 cards: $34.99
100 cards: $69.98
150 cards: $104.97
200 cards: $139.96 $109.88

Please note that the links on the right side of blog are the affiliate links and I will earn a commission if you purchase through those links with no extra cost to you. I have experience with MOO and I am recommending because they are helpful, innovative, in love with printing, and create amazing work. They are a company that I trust, It is these reasons I am telling you about MOO.com and Luxe cards, not because of the commissions that I may earn from you using these products.Click on the links to the right or right here… MOO Business Cards – Go Green! Create customized Business Cards made with 100% recycled, recyclable and biodegradable paper. As Mickey said so many years ago-try it you’ll like it!

Art takes many shapes and forms.

Posted on 04/24/2012 by Botanical Beauties and Beasties©

Brainstorm - Photo from the EVERETT website. (see link below)

On Sunday Afternoon we went to the EVERETT companystageschool and saw the performance called BRAIN STORM. It was Spectacular! A feast of movements, words, thoughts, sounds and experiences about our brains. The visual creativity was inspiring. The music pumped inside my body. The spoken words were powerful. The mix of the medias was intriguing and done with finesse and flair. This was my first Everett experience, and I am sure it will not be my last! It has been about a day and a half since the performance ended – the visual imagery, as well as the audio is still in my soul and mind. My husband and friend who saw the show with me were also gratified that they had the experience of the show. The show ended, and no one wanted to leave their seat! The added bonus of the company coming out after the show brings a new dimension of reality and a sense of a community to the audience and, I presume, to the performers as well. To be able to ask a question, or make a comment in person, live in the moment was a treat. Although it is already memory, I hope this one sticks for a long time!

I came home, read the program and combed the website-I was thirsty for info. My interest was peaked. Who were these wildly fun innovative people that created this wonderful show?

“Everett is an intergenerational, multicultural company of professional artists that creates original concert works and video productions, carries out a wide range of educational programs, and mentors new generations of young artists. The company was founded in Providence in 1986 and has since gained substantial national recognition for its unique creative vision, social consciousness, and effective youth programs. Our mission is guided by a strong belief in the importance of collaboration, diversity, and the artist’s role in society. ….

Everett’s Company is known for its research-driven, visually complex style, and the brain is the perfect subject for their investigative technique. As storytellers, Company members translate technical information into affecting human stories. As humanists, they anticipate and critique the social implications of technological advancements. The artists play a synthesizing role in discovery by connecting the disparate elements of science and personal narrative and exposing their connections.”

You still have another chance to see this show. My advice is to RUN to the phone and reserve your tickets. One more weekend, which means 3 more shows in Providence, RI.  April 27 & 28, 2012: 8pm April 29, 2012: 3pm (401) 831-9479

info@everettri.org / http://www.everettri.org/events/brain-storm-everett-6/

Photo and Logo from the EVERETT website: I would credit the photographer(s) but I can’t seem to find a name.

Brain Storm Photo from the EVERETT website. (see link above)

Doodles, sketches, Pixels, iPads, Computers and a human.

Posted on 03/29/2012 by Botanical Beauties and Beasties©

What makes a drawing? What makes Art? The ‘tools of the trade’ and changing as fast as the art world always has…..In doing some internet digging here are some interring words.

”Art Authority, one of the top apps for viewing artworks, has already upgraded its resolution to match that of the new iPad. The app claims that with retina display, seeing art on the iPad is “as good as in a museum.” That, of course, is questionable since no app can truly replace a museum experience, and in our quest for high definition, one often forgets that life itself is free of pixels. We do not need an iPad to see the world, let alone artworks. Nevertheless, the increased resolution can only serve to improve the quality of apps such as Art Authority.

With more and more app developers upgrading to the newer resolution, the digital world of the iPad will surely emerge as sharper, clearer, and more inviting. But let’s hope we won’t lose ourselves, along withour sense of sight, in its stunning display, and will remember to look up at the world, at real life, from time to time. Maybe give our retinas a glimpse of the horizon or better yet, a piece of art! “ -http://www.technologyinthearts.org/2012/03/ipad-retina-display-and-art-apps/#more-4425

That is all about the VIEWING… what about the CREATING?

There is Art made on paper and then one way or another put into a digital form to show up on-line… there is “live performance Art” – taped and put on-line to share with the world… there is art totally created with digital computer tools, their is sculptural art, and jewelry art and on it goes on and on, mind boggling….a never ending fuzzy and wonderfully drawn line (to be corny) drawn in the sands of art time. Who else has read Harold and his purple crayon? This purple line goes on and on….just like art…

I find the iPad an incredible freeing and fantastic creative tool…It is part of my Digital Art. Below is a drawing that sums up what I feel about “digital art” right now, this day, this minuet and will probably change in five minuets. A funny mix of styles, even the traditional is not traditional anymore. In this case the most traditional tool is Photography. (Today some folks still question whether photography is an art. For the record, I am clear that it is.) In this piece it’s the background image, a travel photo of a rocky coast.. Export it into SketchBook Pro (IiPad app) and Brushes (another iPad app) …recreate…. add a cartoon like sketch made on the iPad. Enhanced by exporting it to Photoshop on my desktop…. then take it all back to the iPad and PSTouch (Photoshop for the iPad – it’s amazing!), add another photo, this time taken with the iPad camera of what was actually a table edge right in front of me (can you find it?) Back to “big brother Photoshop” on the desktop…. add a few more adjustments and lighting needs. Doing it on the desktop just because it is bigger and I have ever tool possible to me there. This is what I end up….. A mixed media, modern art work? Marty (the fish) looks TOTTALY out of place and yet there is also something fascinating about the juxtaposition. All these tools/devices/skills/modes of creativity are all mixed up together, not fighting each other, just hanging out toghter waiting for use. Is that what you feel about digital art? At the very least it is an intriguing process to pursue.

As it was stated above- “…one often forgets that life itself is free of pixels. We do not need an iPad to see the world, let alone artworks… remember to look up at the world, at real life, from time to time. Maybe give our retinas a glimpse of the horizon or better yet, a piece of art!”

World Water Day!

Posted on 03/22/2012 by Botanical Beauties and Beasties©

Every Drop matters!

International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day. -http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/about.html

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World Water Day - please do you part today and everyday.

The Gang at BBB3 like this – Elderly Gorilla and Rabbit Become Friends!

Posted on 03/15/2012 by Botanical Beauties and Beasties©

Thanks to care2 make a differance for this one! Kindness abounds….if a bunny and a gorilla can be buds, surely we can be kind to one another too. Give a friend an extra “scratch under the chin” today! ***

They’re an odd couple, but Samantha the gorilla and Panda the rabbit are making the relationship work. The two were introduced by Erie Zoo officials who felt the elderly gorilla needed a companion.

Samantha, a 47 year-old western lowland gorilla has lived without a buddy since the death of her mate Rudy, in 2005. Officials at the Pennsylvania zoo were concerned that Samantha was lonely, but worried she was too old and fragile to be paired with another gorilla. So last month they introduced her to a Dutch rabbit, named Panda.

Reports from the zoo indicate that Samantha and Panda are getting along famously. Samantha has been seen gently scratching under the bunny’s chin ***, sharing her food and reaching out to softly touch Panda.

Samantha, who was hand-raised by humans, has always had a gentle nature.

“To have something sharing their space that they can observe and interact with is always going to be beneficial,” said Zoo Director Cindy Kreider.

Still zookeepers were a little nervous when the two were first introduced. They began slowly by moving Panda into an area close to Samantha’s habitat. Then workers held the rabbit up for the gorilla to inspect. Finally the pair was allowed to meet face to face, although an escape hatch had been built for Panda, just in case.

“Right off the bat, they hit it off,” said Kreider.

Scott Mitchell, the zoo’s Chief Executive is especially amazed at the successful match. He recounted how one day Panda fearlessly hopped up to a beloved stuffed toy gorilla that belongs to Samantha. Typically this would have spelled trouble, but Mitchell said, “Samantha pushed the baby out of the way so Panda could go by.”

Mitchell said the reaction from the public has been very supportive, as well. “People are intrigued by it. They like the fact that she has a companion.”

As for Panda’s response to this new friendship, he is taking it in stride. He hops around the gorilla/rabbit exhibit munching on rabbit food and then returns to Samantha’s corner, to sit with his new best bud.

Tuesday is the new Monday….

Wanted to let you all know – we are shifting gears and trying out a new modus operandi of posting/blogging on Tuesdays and Thursdays from now on. We will post on the weekend as well if we have something we can’t wait to tell you! Perhaps you will be (hopefully) delighted to see some Botanical Beauties and Beasties favorite artworks and/or creations on the weekends. With a little less blogging we will be making the flip to a stronger commitment to “other social media channels” such as Twitter, FaceBook, Pinterest and Instagram. Below Birdelini are the address for those media sources. Don’t forget that Birdelin has her very own Twitter and Facebook reality!

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