Posts by: Karen

911 & Consistency

The Peculiarness of Downtown Santa Cruz  I’m sitting up at 1am. Awake. Not because I want to be… no, I’d much rather be sleeping. But here in Santa Cruz, California where I spend part of my time, there’s a contingent of… what do I call them? Street people… night crawlers… musicians (no, that’s too generous)……

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The Chat with Karen Hutton: Chris MacAskill

We’re BACK!! Whew! What a summer it’s been. Who knew you could get so busy – and in so many ways? Hey, no complaints – but I’m tha-RILLED to be back ON with The Chat after its unintentional summer hiatus… because people, I’ve got some amaaaazing folks to share with you! To kick it off……

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Tomorrow – Get Ready for the Return of The Chat!

The Chat And Chris MacAskill … and then her mind was blown! That’s the ending of the story that began with my emailing Chris MacAskill of SmugMug and asking; “Baldy, how would you like to do a Chat with me?” some months ago. A full day with  SmugMug HQ in Mountain View resulted in my…

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The Lay of The Land

What’s Been Going On Behind the Curtain? I’ve been nose to the grindstone. Behind closed doors. Below the radar. “Leave a message at the beep” now for weeks. I might even say for months! So, I thought perhaps I’d take a moment to have a gander of the lay of the land looking forward… and…

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A New Piece!

New Influences, New Ideas Anything can make you want to try something new artistically. Anything! That’s why you have to keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Oh and try not to judge. (no, I’m not talking about myself on the latter – whatEVER gave you that idea?) Well, this is a new piece… quite…

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Processing With An Audience

… and it turned out to be one of my favorite photos yet! HeeHee. Thought I’d begin at the end for a change. Because, yes this one did! But it was HOW it happened that was a surprise…