Mine olde tweetes 2010

@thereforeijam  Jan 3, 2010
http://ow.ly/ShPO Patty Smith art show

@thereforeijam  Jan 3, 2010
Finishing up a pair of vases that are wildly ebulliant. The Haeckel brain coral fish bowl will be bland in comparison.

@thereforeijam  Jan 8, 2010
http://twitpic.com/x8dx6 - Other view of "Masquerade". It has a twin that is still drying. Pix of that later.

@thereforeijam  Jan 15, 2010
Back from taking art to Toms-Price in Skokie. Showing a little of everything; debuting rare Fairchild print & new set of vases.

@thereforeijam  Jan 21, 2010
First snowflake photographs on exhibit at American Antique Show in NY. http://ow.ly/YY7u

@thereforeijam  Jan 21, 2010
Re: Sketchbooks- Didn't shred most of them due to many drawings & sketches of boyfriends and my husband when he was younger.

@thereforeijam  Jan 22, 2010
Cleaning out the studio and art closet. Lots to donate to Goodwill.

@thereforeijam  Jan 23, 2010
Chasing down gigantic, masculine, abstract paintings for an urban loft w/ 18' ceiling.

@thereforeijam  Jan 24, 2010
What, no apron? RT @saintpetepaul: For classical scholar with a sense of humor: Hey Nero! Rome's Burning! : IDC CityShop http://ow.ly/ZX0R

@thereforeijam  Jan 29, 2010
Love the lo-tech, tinkery nature of still lifes. RT @WeAreGeek: Photographer whose work is based on the laws of physics http://bit.ly/cqJGbW

@thereforeijam  Jan 31, 2010
10-y.o. is trying to recover from a soul-crushing brush with Legoland ennui.

@thereforeijam  Feb 3, 2010
It's OK. The baby knows karate. RT @RichardWiseman: OMG - completely terrifying! RT @vbloke http://i.imgur.com/Vs7No.gif

@thereforeijam  Feb 8, 2010
Should be a Folklore Channel on cable for all of the ghost, yeti, Loch Ness Monster, conspiracy, urban legend shows. Call a spade a spade.

@thereforeijam  Feb 12, 2010
#FF Recommend @sarahangliss who is an artist, musician, engineer that plays the saw and theremin and makes robots.

@thereforeijam  Feb 21, 2010
Escorted precocious youths to Fermilab open house today. We had a great time! Highly recommended-they learned sooo much!

@thereforeijam  Feb 23, 2010
http://ow.ly/1arql -Dinosaur bone replica bench 4 sale. These were installed at the Garfield Park Conservatory. Saw Dr. Paul Serreno there.

@thereforeijam  Mar 4, 2010
via @madgestar & @brainpicker "70 Million" by Hold Your Horses – playful wink at art history http://vimeo.com/9752986--Fantastic

@thereforeijam  Mar 6, 2010
http://christianecegavske.com I was suprised to learn this animator isn't European.

@thereforeijam  Mar 11, 2010
DNA testing underway on modern Italians to determine whether or not they are descended from the painter, Caravaggio. http://ow.ly/1hGLp

@thereforeijam  Mar 20, 2010
Whee! Slushy, hairpin turns are more exciting with a car full of ceramic and glass vessels. No casualties.

@thereforeijam  Mar 23, 2010
Confession. I'm shipping vintage kimonos using SpaceBags. What?! I needed a moisture barrier, I swear!

@thereforeijam  Mar 25, 2010
Heh. Got a call from someone who is trying to locate an authentic fake painting. What a world.

@thereforeijam  Mar 28, 2010
You never realize how many trees there are on your street until you start playing with the kite.

@thereforeijam  Mar 31, 2010
Intriguing blown stainless steel design and art via @saintpetepaul http://www.stephennewby.co.uk/

@thereforeijam  Apr 11, 2010
My weekend: Babysitter! Hotel. Art museum w/ flower arrangement show. Multiorgasmic panang. Bill Maher. Harley Bikers. More flowers.

@thereforeijam  Apr 12, 2010
Doc about Stalin's daughter living in Wisconsin: http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=372451&src=110

@thereforeijam  Apr 15, 2010
via @girlfuturist: Painting in the Met attributed to Granacci really by Michelangelo? http://bit.ly/cHZzAM < Hey Artnews! Bigger pic please!

@thereforeijam  Apr 15, 2010
Zoomable shot of debatable Michelangelo: http://ow.ly/1yQ6c

@thereforeijam  Apr 17, 2010
via @girlfuturist: http://bit.ly/eHuEZ --RT @jshawback @DooneyStudio <Excellent article about the artist/gallery system in flux

@thereforeijam  Apr 19, 2010
More on Maya Lin's "What's Missing?" project: http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=37533

@thereforeijam  Apr 21, 2010
I was all excited about getting to use the crow bar to uncrate some sculptures but this time the sculptor sent them in cardboard boxes. Drat

@thereforeijam  Apr 25, 2010
Nifty place to visit: Yerkes Observatory http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/index.html

@thereforeijam  Apr 25, 2010
Checking out a couple of galleries today.

@thereforeijam  Apr 26, 2010
"Cave paintings, or it didn't happen." http://tinyurl.com/yyq7st3

@thereforeijam  Apr 26, 2010
Boobquake today!!! I need to change.

@thereforeijam  Apr 26, 2010
Kicking myself for missing this piece at the Milwaukee Art Museum-- http://ow.ly/1DelZ

@thereforeijam  May 12, 2010
Unstretched some useless student canvases to restretch with fresh canvas so MIL can start painting again.

@thereforeijam  May 12, 2010
Problem with the industrial canvas stretcher at local place is that it doesn't allow for stapling on the back.

@thereforeijam  May 12, 2010
I have huge stretcher bars coming out of my ears, but Grandma isn't ready for 30x40's and larger.

@thereforeijam  May 13, 2010
.@alisonjardine A Warhol having more perceived value than a Rothko really irks me.

@thereforeijam  May 15, 2010
More art biz bull: http://tinyurl.com/34vrxat This & the market flooded by forgeries is why I hate to deal vint. or antq. works on paper.

@thereforeijam  May 15, 2010
Thousands of non-profits may lose their tax-exempt status http://dailyherald.com/story/?id=381051

@thereforeijam  May 17, 2010
Deciding what to send for the art swap: #ArtSwap2010 http://j.mp/bOMy2k

@thereforeijam  May 21, 2010
Youngest is playing her sister's recorder at frequencies that only dogs and every nerve cell in my body can hear.

@thereforeijam  May 21, 2010
That recorder is going to have an accident.

@thereforeijam  May 26, 2010
I'd love to know how the gold teeth thing is accomplished. http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/finger-of-god/

@thereforeijam  May 27, 2010
More on the 1999 "Toronto Blessing" of gold teeth appearing in churches: http://heavenissoreal.info/forum/index.php?topic=2239.0;wap2

@thereforeijam  Jun 2, 2010
Little City is a wonderful organization. They're accepting book dropoffs at the event locale. See prev. tweet.

@thereforeijam  Jun 2, 2010
SEE! The World's Largest Eyeball! Roadside attraction coming soon to Pritzker Park, Chicago http://j.mp/cCEpkA via @ebertchicago

@thereforeijam  Jun 4, 2010
#ArtSwap2010 Thrilled! Received an aromatic beeswax encaustic/mixed media gem from Trace Willans of Soewn Earth today. <3 it!

@thereforeijam  Jun 4, 2010
#ArtSwap2010 Thanks to Trace Willans for the encaustic. Sorry, I can't find your Twitter @.

@thereforeijam  Jun 7, 2010
Goodbye, "Art of the Renaissance." Goodbye, Hildegard of Bingen. Goodbye, Henry Miller. Must make room on shelves for more kids' books.

@thereforeijam  Jun 10, 2010
Article about the importance of good archival framing: http://ow.ly/1X05F via @girlfuturist

@thereforeijam  Jun 15, 2010
Drinking coffee and psyching myself up for all of the art I have to schlep again today.

@thereforeijam  Jun 15, 2010
Our little family biz is growing. We now provide art & art consultations for #1 & #2 high-end furniture/interior design retailers in Chicago

@thereforeijam  Jun 21, 2010
Studied these briefly. The most amazing thing is how thin the bronze was cast. Technical marvels of Africa not Atlantis. http://ow.ly/21qZF

@thereforeijam  Jun 22, 2010
Elegant Reuse: Second Glass http://secondglass.net/index.php?page=our-work

@thereforeijam  Jul 11, 2010
I know what happened to fish in the lake. Boys dammed a v. shallow canal and netted 100's of fish http://dailyherald.com/story/?id=393216

@thereforeijam  Jul 11, 2010
It was murrrrderrrrrr.

 @thereforeijam  Jul 16, 2010
Ahh, children. Children are angels. ANGELS OF ENTROPY.

@thereforeijam  Jul 18, 2010
@DavidSandumArt Painting is not the only form of art out there. If you feel compelled to make something, but you... http://post.ly/ncVW

@thereforeijam  Jul 26, 2010
Awesome OB rocks! @MattPuchalski 4 of my new skyline images getting photographed by @OsioBrown. Stay tuned for new prints 4 purchase.

@thereforeijam  Jul 26, 2010
I sneak peeked a @MattPuchalski cityscape of Seattle in progress over the weekend. So dramatic.

@thereforeijam  Aug 4, 2010
http://tinyurl.com/26s9x2r I love this beaded globe. Would be better with a lucite or glass base.

@thereforeijam  Aug 7, 2010
Just saw some of Martyl's art. Love to have a piece related to the " Doomsday Clock"

@thereforeijam  Aug 9, 2010
Has anyone ever been to a Peter Lik Gallery or seen his work in person? http://www.peterlik.com/bio

@thereforeijam  Aug 16, 2010
Very, very cute "Atmospheric Strata" beaded necklace by Laura Cesari. http://ow.ly/2qr1m (via Skepchick.org)

@thereforeijam  Aug 20, 2010
Chicago tweeps! Recommend "Rites of Enchantment" w/ Maritess Zurbano, Magician on Oct. 6 & 7 http://tinyurl.com/2cd2ubw

@thereforeijam  Aug 25, 2010
I'm finishing up an homage piece. Who has inspired you to make something creative?

@thereforeijam  Aug 28, 2010
I just declined the offer from my 4-y.o. to dress up as a superhero like her. What an old fuddy-duddy.

@thereforeijam  Aug 28, 2010
Oh. I'm the *sidekick*. That's different. SuperPony here I come.

@thereforeijam  Sep 5, 2010
Kane County flea market and thai food with daughter. Now some framing errands.

@thereforeijam  Sep 12, 2010
Harriet Hall, lone voice of reason, no longer with O magazine. Sad. http://bit.ly/aBX2mV via @sciencegoddess

@thereforeijam  Sep 15, 2010
Marveling at the realism of these architectural renderings- http://tinyurl.com/2g292s3

@thereforeijam  Sep 17, 2010
What is it with the earwigs this year? I opened a portfolio during a presentation & one came crawling out of my prints! (Prints are okay.)

@thereforeijam  Sep 20, 2010
Very macho Terry Pratchett forges his own sword OUT OF A METEORITE! http://www.geekologie.com/2010/09/im_gonna_need_that_sir_terry_p.php

@thereforeijam  Sep 24, 2010
Anti-psychic cat invites you to the Starparty! Also: Einstein stepped here. http://ow.ly/2Jhq0 (Really? Einstein? Wisconsin?)

@thereforeijam  Oct 2, 2010
Frost forecast overnight and partly cloudy for #SkepticsUndertheStars at Yerkes Observatory tonight. I'm going to sleep at my in-laws'.

@thereforeijam  Oct 3, 2010
Fantastic night at Yerkes Observatory. The sky was clear and we had the rare opportunity to use their telescope! #SkepticsUndertheStars

@thereforeijam  Oct 7, 2010
Had a great time @MaritessQofM :Rites of Enchantment. Very fun magic show! Autobiographical, humorous, w/ skillful sleight of hand.

@thereforeijam  Oct 18, 2010
More high-profile art forgeries uncovered. http://ow.ly/2VbTz

@thereforeijam  Oct 20, 2010
Peculiar phenomenon: Many stars can be seen better with

@thereforeijam  Oct 23, 2010
For sheer shock value, performance art falls short of parenting.

@thereforeijam  Oct 28, 2010
Not a big fan of "Candide" as a musical. Voltaire's prose gets lost in it. Mini review: Too many notes.

@thereforeijam  Nov 6, 2010
Finishing up my postcard for #twitterartexhibit in Norway.

@thereforeijam  Nov 4, 2010
11/4/2010. Some days need to be marked. This was one of those.

@thereforeijam  Nov 10, 2010
Meeting with a group of interior designers in Naperville this morning.

@thereforeijam  Nov 13, 2010
Bought my purple car used 12 yrs ago. Today a little old lady hit it & I luxuriated in not giving a damn.

@thereforeijam  Nov 15, 2010
It's hard to fight off a midget ninja while putting away paintings. Hiya. Hiya.

@thereforeijam  Nov 16, 2010
Very true with art>> We value a product more if it's physically in front of us while deciding. http://alturl.com/jg28k via @TheSocialBrain

@thereforeijam  Dec 6, 2010
Chagall's America Windows at the Art Institute of Chicago: http://is.gd/ii4Ig //Used to see it every day for school & work via @GirlFuturist

@thereforeijam  Dec 8, 2010
If the Antinuous sculpture was bought by a museum, it was worth every penny.

@thereforeijam  Dec 16, 2010
Enjoyed the Richard Hawkins show at the Art Institute: http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/exhibition/hawkins

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