A lot has happened in the past year or more. So much so that I haven't even known where to begin. Which is one of the reasons why it has taken me so long to do just that - begin. So much for my excuses, I guess I'll just begin at the beginning....
Let me start by thanking New York, New Jersey, Detroit, Washington DC and the International community for your continued interest in my work. 2007 was my first year of commercial enterprise with my paintings, and I am thrilled to report that I participated in several group exhibits, as well as my first solo exhibit (presented by Columbia University), and received a grant from The Puffin Foundation. The out-pouring of appreciation has been very inspirational. Thank you!
As you may or may not know, I've also recently self-published a book: Manifesting Things. I am super-proud of this work and hope that people will read it and find it (at least marginally) useful, and maybe even somewhat entertainingl. This is the first of many, many books I hope to publish in my lifetime, and I hope to produce another one by the end of this year. More on this later (in the ME, Me, me section)....of course!
You'll also want to check out my new project - whatrUdoing.org. It is still in progress but it needs YOU!
There'll be lots to explore in this typically overdue issue of The Omo Misha Times: Beautiful art created by beautiful artists, all the news that's newsworthy (and maybe even some that isn't), fashion, fun and, of course, I'll have to weigh in on the elections! I try to compile some of the best of what I've found on the web here, share some of my own ideas and, hopefully, inspire people to action, possibilities, and creativity. I think I'll start this issue out with "ME, Me, me...!" though
Peace Out to 2008 visitors from Finland, Italy, Great Britain, Sweden, Hungary, Germany, Czech republic, Canada, Australia, European Union, South Korea, Austria, Norway, China, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland, Denmark, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Taiwan, france, Turkey, Netherlands, Poland, Greece, Russian Federation, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Israel, Portugal & Belgium. If you don't see your flag down there, shame on me! (But, just drop me a line and I'll add it!)
Thank You, as always, for checking out The Times. Please send me your comments - I'd love to hear what you think!
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tHIS iSSUE!!!
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- wINTER sOLDIER 2008
- rACE & LIES IN THE pRIMARY eLECTIONS
- tHE pROPER wAY TO hANG A cONFEDERATE fLAG
- tHE bEST bLACK gURL bLOGS ON THE wEB
- BARACK fOR jANELLE mONAE!
- haS maRTIAL LAW aRRIVED?
- gREG pALAST ON THE sPITZER sCANDAL
- me, mE, ME...
&more!!!
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A TALE OF TWO HOUSES
House #1
A 20 room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on
a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house, all heated by gas. In
one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American
household does in a year. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs
over $2400. In natural gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times the
national average for an American home. This house is not situated in a
Northern or Midwestern 'Snow Belt' area. It's in the South.
House #2
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university. This
house incorporates every 'Green' feature current home construction can
provide. The house is 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on a high
prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds
geothermal heat-pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the
ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house in the winter and cools
it in the summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas
and it consumes one-quarter the electricity required for a conventional
heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a
25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets
goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected
water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Surrounding flowers and
shrubs native to the area enable the property to blend into the surrounding
rural landscape.
find out who these two houses belong to at the end of the newsletter - page 15. resist the urge to peek; you must read all the way through :-)
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GOOD, BAD, OR UGLY, I LOVE TO HEAR WHAT Y'ALL HAVE TO SAY! |
Misha:
This is fabulous.
Such details and user-friendly information!
Many thanks.
Ms. Popcorn
Washington, DC
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Hello Misha,
Very, very proud of the sound of your voice. I hear you loud and clear. And just as with many others and many other things that I find to be good, I’m sharing ….
Robin
Mt. Vernon, NY
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Misha,
I LOVE your hair and am glad to get the newsletter. Girl, I love your art!!!!! Interested in a commission!!!!
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Lucille Knowles
Washington, DC
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Hey Pook,
Just finished reading the latest edition of the times. I know you probably think it outside of my never lived on the East Coast Midwest realm of understanding, but I found it wildly entertaining. :-) ...I want that painting you have on your wall.—the untitled one of the woman. Send some photos of some other stuff. I love it. How Much$$$$$ ?????. Everyone, especially you, have a price. :-). Talk to you soon.-
Love ya,
Les
Detroit, MI
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