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| "Hey, Coconut, Mon!" 18x24 mixed-media on canvas |
We’re all eager to start them. We want our own public space in the sun to share
our personal trivia or our hopes and dreams. Millions of blogs attest to that
fact. But what happens when the enthusiasm fades, a blogger moves to another
space, or just leaves his or her audience hanging as weeks turn into months and
months into years?
We have clogged search engines and the skeletal remains
of countless blogs hanging in the pathways of cyberspace. I was amazed as I
searched for viable art blogs how many of them have not been updated in months;
some for more than three to five years!
Amongst the casualties were new mother blogs, created by
first time mothers who wanted to share the miracle of birth and their amazing
adventure into motherhood. Others wanted to share a wonderful vacation with
humorous stories and full-color photos. But when the vacation excitement
fizzled, the dazzle of motherhood wore off, so did the blog.
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| "Day Dreams" 9x12 oil on canvas (SOLD) Prints Available |
Many blogs are started with good intentions, but they
fail miserably when the blogger realizes there is no substance. There are no long-term goals. There was a beginning, but no ending. The
blogger had no vision for the purpose of his or her blog or the discipline to finish
it.
Clanking around this wasteland, I still found some good
information, an interesting fact or two; but it required an investment of time to find that juicy fruit, that bright star among the scattered bones of defeat. Some bloggers move frequently from space to space,
leaving their old blogs behind like bread crumbs to lead their followers back
home. Some links failed, leading me on a wild goose chase.
With all the apps and gizmos out there, I sometimes have difficulty uploading my
own updates, especially in the evening hours. The large sites like Facebook and
Twitter become unpredictable, and double tweets or failed tweets happen on occasion.
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| "Playing Dress-Up" 16x20 mixed media on canvas |
Abandoned bytes and cyber debris join other waste
materials in the heavens. Our Satellite Station over the years has dropped scraps and
junk that still circles the globe endlessly polluting the atmosphere. Our oceans are
filled with garbage and the ghostly remains of plastic bags. Japan’s Tsunami debris floats around the globe, butting up against foreign shores and introducing them to alien species.
Our “throw away” society continues to add to our mountain
of debt and our growing landfill piles. Wouldn’t it be great if someone would
find a way to clean up this wasted space or manufacture things that would
last? If our economy is so bad, why do so many people throw thousands of pounds
of food in the trash each year? Solutions not rhetoric is what we need.
Suggestions anyone?
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| "With These Hands, Wonder" oil on 18x24 canvas |
