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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Happy 3rd Blog Birthday - sort of..............


Dining and Sketching at the Club Gascon
pencil in Moleskine
copyright Katherine Tyrrell

Today is the "sort of" 3rd birthday of Making A Mark. In December 2005, I got a blog underway - with a different URL and a longer title. I didn't allow the blog to be listed and primarily used the December to try out this newfangled thing called blogging. I still recommend this as an approach to people. It's like trying to learn how ride a bike without having the whole family watch for when you fall over!

My first post was all about Two of my favourite occupations which discusses sketching in restaurants while eating a fabulous meal!
A tutor once said to me "If you can draw people, you can draw anything" before making a strong recommendation to draw regularly and to draw people as often as I could. Lunch yesterday involved two of my very favourite occupations, eating the excellent set lunch at a favourite restaurant - the Club Gascon in West Smithfield - and drawing people in a restaurant.
After four posts I decided I'd got the hang of it and could think about taking off the stablisers! However I also decided that the blog needed to have a shorter name and then decided that I might as well go the whole hog and have a completely different URL as well!

Hence Making A Mark was born again with a new URL of http://makingamark.blogspot.com. In reality, its first "proper" post was all about Links to artist weblogs and websites on Saturday 7th January 2006.

So I think I'm going to wait and have a "proper" official 3rd birthday then!
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11 comments:

  1. Jeanette JobsonSaturday, December 13, 2008

    We share a similar blog 'birthday'. I hope yours continues for many more years as I enjoy reading it so much.

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  2. Rose WeltySaturday, December 13, 2008

    Happy sort-of birthday!

    You've accomplished a great deal in 3 years...you have also enabled many others to accomplish a great deal in their art lives by all your info, reviews, encouragement, etc.

    Looking forward to many more years...

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  3. andreaSaturday, December 13, 2008

    I hope you have a party. I'll bring the chips and dip. What time? :)

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  4. AnonymousSaturday, December 13, 2008

    Katherine,
    You are to be commended for your incredible contributions of art and knowledge. I hope that you will continue this outpouring of generosity for years to come!

    Patricia
    http://abyssalplain.blogspot.com/

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  5. annieSaturday, December 13, 2008

    You started blogging about the time I started lurking (with fear and trembling) as a newbie in cyberspace and around art blogs. And how much beauty and information I have been collecting since then.
    Thanks, again, to you and the others.
    annie

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  6. Tracy HallSaturday, December 13, 2008

    I missed my second blog birthday (and the first one actually). Yours is essential reading and I always look forward to it!

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  7. Robyn SinclairSaturday, December 13, 2008

    Many happy returns, Katherine. I'll be back on Jan 7 too.

    I always love the drama of your pencil drawings. Something about these tells me you had a splendid dinner too :)

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  8. Terry KrysakSunday, December 14, 2008

    Congrats....You have a fantastic blog, with so much useful information.
    You really are providing a great service to us all and it is much appreciated.
    Wish you great success in the future!!!!!

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  9. Cathy GatlandSunday, December 14, 2008

    I can't believe you've only been doing this for three years - you have accomplished, and given so much. Thanks and best wishes.

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  10. Laura FrankstoneSunday, December 14, 2008

    Okay, I'll wait 'til your official birthday to congratulate you officially, but here's an unofficial congratulations anyway ;D.

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  11. AnonymousTuesday, December 16, 2008

    Katherine,
    A belated happy blog birthday (been a bit missing in action with no laptop and swamped at work).

    I love your blog, I think its amazing and encylopedic (is that a verb/adverb?). I always learn something new here, which is a wonderful in a blog.

    Best
    Cindy

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