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Bay Area Book Tour Funtimes
Bay Area Book Tour Funtimes
We kicked off the book tour last night at The Booksmith in San Francisco! Rena Tom asked us questions about agency and gender in craft, and about our respective careers in craft and writing about craft. I have a lot to think about, kids. A lot to think about.
Right now I’m sucking down coffee, getting ready to start the day. Here are some pics from last night, featuring Leanne with the sandwich…
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Hittin' the Road
Tomorrow is practically here. At the ass-crack of dawn, I'll be off on book tour!
Tomorrow, at the ass-crack of dawn (credit to a friend in university for introducing that one into my daily vernacular lo so many years ago), Leanne and I will go to the airport to fly to San Francisco, where we’ll meet up with Betsy for our first book tour event (at The Booksmith).
After that, it’ll be an eventevery day but Saturday, in San Francisco, Oakland, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver.…
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Giving Back & Getting More: Office Hours
Giving Back & Getting More: Office Hours
In the summer of 2012, I lost my job rather abruptly. I knew it was coming, but I didn’t think it would happen RIGHT THEN, ON THAT DAY.
Losing a job, whatever the circumstances are, can be excruciating for many reasons. For me, in this instance it was debilitating. It crushed me. I had been on this whirlwind ride for two years in the tech industry, and it never felt quite right. A lot of this…
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Lisa Congdon in Conversation with Rena Tom: Illustrating Gertrude Stein (by Weapons of Mass Creation) Early in 2011, illustrator Lisa Congdon got a call about what would be the most challenging & exciting assignment of her career: to illustrate the non-sense word play of one of the world's most famous writers: Gertrude Stein. Taking cues from what visual reference she could find in Stein's writing, combined with her own imagination, Lisa completed the illustrations in late 2012. In this conversation with her close friend and frequent collaborator, Rena Tom, Lisa discusses the creative process involved in illustrating 42 poems that made absolutely no sense. Gertrude Stein's "Tender Buttons: Objects," illustrated by Lisa, was published by Chronicle Books in 2013. This talk was given at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2013 in Cleveland, OH. For more info check out wmcfest.com San Francisco fine artist and illustrator Lisa Congdon is best known for her colorful paintings and collages. Her vast catalog of work includes illustrations for Chronicle Books, Harper Collins Publishing, and Simon and Schuster, among others. Lisa is also known for her hand-lettering and pattern design, and keeps a daily blog of her work called “Today is Going to be Awesome.” She is the author of A Collection a Day and several more books in the works. She lives in the Mission District of San Francisco with her partner, chihuahua and two cats. She works in her light-filled studio a few blocks from her apartment.
Rena Tom in Conversation with Lisa Congdon: Building Your Dream Job (by Weapons of Mass Creation)
This talk was given at Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 2013 in Cleveland, OH. For more info check out wmcfest.com
Rena is a serial creative entrepreneur who has successfully resisted full-time employment for 13 years. Join Rena and Lisa Congdon, her good friend and ex-business partner, for a conversation about managing DIY career development, learning from past projects and present interests, and putting it all together so you can do what you love. Stop asking others "How did you get that fucking awesome job?" and go out and design your own.
Episode 1 - Lauren Bacon with Betty Turbo, Rena Tom
Whew! Spent all day wrestling with audio, levels, EQ, blah blah blah but we're finally up! Thank you for checking it out. My audio skills will get better and I'm going to stop saying, "Awesome!" so much. Promise. And now please listen to something I've wanted to launch for a few years now, and pop me an email to let me know what you think: danielle at creativelittlebeasts.com
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Episode 1 - Sept. 11, 2012
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I chat with creative little beast, Lauren Bacon, co-author of The Boss of You, serial entrepreneur, wannabe neuroscientist, educator, designer, one-time coder and writer. Lauren talks about her interesting and somewhat surprising upbringing, women in business and tech, what it takes to grow a successful business, the difference between men and women in business and more!
Betty Turbo (Agnes Barton-Sabo) tells me a little story and Rena Tom pops by to let me know about her new clubhouse for creative weirdos!
I have been a busy bee making event plans and I'm so excited to be able to announce the first one: I'm hosting Rena Tom for a retail workshop in April!
Rena is a retail guru from San Francisco who founded the original RARE DEVICE (an amazing place to visit!) and now is a freelance wonder woman who consults, writes an amazing BUSINESS RESOURCE BLOG, curates a beautiful DESIGN BLOG, and raises a cute toddler. She'll be here helping designers and makers decide whether their ready to make the plunge into retail, and the best way to do it.
You can register for the class HERE! Can't wait!
