Greenback, Tennessee. It has been a crazy, busy month. Just thought I would wish you happy winter and all that goes with it. This is indeed, a self-portrait done for the AIGA's (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Christmas card competition. Well, that is not completely true. It was one of the images I did not use on the final card but really liked. The card competition is an annual Knoxville event that raises funds for the Second Harvest Food Bank. The theme was "Give." A bit of a tricky one, that was! Four winning cards were chosen to be packaged and printed for sale. Mine was not chosen, but it was still good to be included. Knoxville has some fabulous designers.

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If you would like to see more about the AIGA contest, click here. Bet you can guess which was my entry.

Not Really Off the Topic

Just a quick posting to let you know that Monday, October 15 is Blog Action Day and the theme is environmental issues. Please be sure to check back. You can participate just by subscribing to this blog.

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Also, you will notice this widget in the right column. This is my challenge to you. It is called Learning from the Living. To maintain a balance in the present, we need to learn from the past in order to look to the future. Giving students the opportunity to learn by interacting with history is a way to do this. When students meet those who were directly involved with events that make us who we are, it not only teaches them the basics but it teaches them responsibility, that their actions are large and do have meaning.

I am raising $311 for the purchase of digital voice recorders for a rural school in North Carolina who is doing a project the invokes the spirit of the above paragraph. Please help support this.