Thursday, January 24, 2008

absolutely shameless self-promotion

see this magazine?


welllllllllll.....
I'M IN IT!!!



yepper, somerset studio's artful blogging, spring 2008 (on sale feb 1st) has a fantastic article about last september's bloglandia ball event, devised and hosted by elizabeth bunsen of be...dream...play, and one of the "ballgowns" included in the article is mine!




i got an email last fall, requesting my gown. they asked for a high resolution photograph, my blog's URL, and my thoughts about the ball. of course i was *thrilled* to send all of the above. they said if they used my artwork i would receive a copy of the magazine when it came out. i was very excited, but didn't put too much time into thinking about whether i would really wind up *in* the magazine. as far as i was concerned it was enough to be asked!



in the course of emailing the managing editor, staci dumoski, with my stuff, she also mentioned a feature they were planning about blog headers. did i have a high-res copy cf mine? would i send it to her? could they use it? yes, yes, and YES--no problem! of course, i assume that publications routinely ask for more samples than they need in order to have choices when it comes to putting their magazine together, and not everything requested gets published. i sent in my stuff, walked around with a big giant head for about a week...and made myself forget all about it.



and then yesterday a copy of artful blogging arrived in my mailbox:


they used my ballgown!
they used a quote!
they used my header!!!


HOW COOL IS THAT??!!!



aside from the thrill of being IN it...maybe the best part is:


this is a REALLY cool magazine!


it seems like there is something magnificently beautiful and completely original on every single page! photos, illustrations, paintings, collages, scrapbook pages, quilts, jewelry...not to mention the writing! i want to read the whole thing...and then find every blog mentioned!
so i think i will sign off now and do just that!
ciao from the world's newest and most excited

artful blogger!!!

17 comments:

  1. you're moving up to the big times girl! Highly deserved!

    hugs,
    Amy

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  2. Lauren, that is AWESOME! I'm so excited for you!

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  3. Damn and blast it! Now I wish I'd asked for your autograph BEFORE you got famous!!

    Super smashing marvellous EXCELLENT news, Lauren, and an accolade well deserved.

    :)

    ps. Maybe I ought to ask for the autograph anyway .... just in case you appear on the front cover of Vanity Fair (Fare/Fayre? Can you tell I subscribe??) any time soon ...

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  4. How exciting!! That's really cool news Lauren, and well deserved too!
    Are you carrying that copy around with you everywhere you go?!! LOL! ( I would be! )
    Nicola xx

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  5. now isnt that lovely!
    they couldn't have picked a more worthy blogger my dear. i'm gonna have to look for this :-)

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  6. Woohoo ... yahooo ... what word communicates the thrill I have for you ... fab-u-lous.

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  7. oh, you GO girl!!! that is wonderful Lauren, congratulations:)

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  8. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
    WOO!! WOW my dream magazine! I wuna buy t! Theres like EVERYTHING in there!! WOO!

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  9. Wow! Congratulations! I can imagine your excitement and I am envious!;-) Seriously, I am really happy for you Lauren!

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  10. WAHOO!!! I'm doing a happy "Go Lauren, Go Lauren" dance in my chair. I'm so excited for you. (Cue BeeGees," I just feel like dancin', whoo, dancin', whoo, dance the night away...)

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  11. You go girl... hehe Awesome awesome stuff girly... Love your banner by the way. hehe

    Hugs

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  12. CONGRATULATIONS Lauren! That is SOO GREAT! Your drawing is AWESOME and I sure don't blame them for loving your banner. I sure do! I wish mine looked HALF as good as yours!

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  13. Well Done lAUREN..You must be sooo proud,it`s great, and I must say you must be sooo proud I would be f I had a gorgeous Banner like yours:)x

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  14. Wow, you artful little blogger, you!! MASSIVEST of congratulations for this well-deserved honour - well done you! VCxx

    PS. Should I start addressing you as 'O Published One'? Or would you prefer 'Your Fabulousness'? :o)

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  15. wow!!! well done you!!! huge congratulations!!! I too adore your banner, its gorgeous :)

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  16. YAY YAY YAY!! That is such cool news! Now more of the world will know why we flock to your blog for pure art and comedic amusement. Huge congrats!! xo

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  17. Congratulations - Way cool! and although you may be surprised the rest of us, who stalk your blog, are not. Your artwork is amazing!

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