Coffee & Happiness!

The Lumberyard Arts Center in Baldwin City, Kansas (about a 35-minute drive from Overland Park—see address, below) is hosting an 'artist's reception' for me tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.…

…and YOU'RE invited!

They even came up with a tagline for the event: "Coffee & Happiness!" (which I absolutely love, by the way) because the reception coincides with their 'Cuppa Java' Third Friday Art Walk. Coffee and refreshments will be available across the hall from my exhibit, so drop by if you can!

I've been preparing for the occasion by matting prints…

…and signing them (including a certificate of authenticity for each).

Here's the first batch…

…signed, sealed…

…and delivered.

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight, but if you're not able to make it, no worries—the show runs through October 14th, and the prints and greeting cards will be available for purchase at the gallery for the duration of the exhibit.

Lumberyard Arts Center
718 High St.
Baldwin City, KS 66006
Phone: 785-594-3186

HOURS OF OPERATION:
Tuesday - Friday: 1 - 4 pm
Saturday: 9 am - 12 pm
Closed: Sunday and Monday

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“As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?”
―Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

1. Adidas had artists create a pair of sneakers to represent every U.S. state — here's what they look like.

2. Carl Sagan wrote a letter to Chuck Berry in 1986 explaining how the musician's records, which were on NASA's Voyager spacecraft, would last a billion years or more. See the actual letter. See also… Carl Sagan Sent Music & Photos Into Space So That Aliens Could Understand Human Civilization (Even After We’re Gone).

3. Ezra Jack Keats’ classic children’s book, The Snowy Day, is being honored by the U.S. Postal Service in a series of postage stamps. The book, which received the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book for children in 1963, was ranked number five among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by School Library Journal. More: How The Snowy Day Became an Enduring Illustration of Diversity. Speaking of the Postal Service, did you know the U.S. Postal Service is making accessories out of retired U.S. mailbags?

4. Well, this certainly sounds like an idea for a character in a children's book: The elephant with bright red ears.

5. The Boston Public Library Has a ‘Car Wash’ for Books.

"The genius of life is to carry the spirit of childhood into old age."
—Aldous Huxley

Fore-edge painting is the technique of painting on the edges of pages in a book. Typically, the artwork can only be seen when the pages are fanned.

According to this article from the Redwood Library, 'Allegedly, Samuel Mearne, a book binder to the English royal family in the 1700s, created the “disappearing” painting that is more commonly recognized today. This is accomplished by painting on the very right-hand edge of each page of the book, with gilt on the fore-edge. In this case, the paintings can only be seen when the pages are fanned, and appear to be gilded when the book is shut.'

Here are two articles that explain the technique in greater detail and show multiple examples: 40 Hidden Artworks Painted on the Edges of Books and Lovely Hidden Paintings Adorned the Edges of Historic Books. And here's a large collection of fore-edge paintings from the Boston Public Library.

"When love is not madness, it is not love."
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Hi. I’m D.E.Uhlig. I’m an artist, author, husband and father.

For as long as I can remember, I have loved to draw. Years ago I gave my wife a hand-drawn card for our anniversary, and she loved it so much she made me promise to ALWAYS hand-draw her cards. Then our three kids made me promise to do the same with their birthday cards. And when I posted some of my drawings online, people began asking how they could purchase my work—so I created this newsletter. I believe in something I like to call “The Happiness of Art” and I hope it makes you smile.

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D.E.Uhlig is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in numerous publications including the Kansas City Star, Christian Science Monitor, University Daily Kansan, Editorial Humor Magazine, and World Policy Journal. Commercial illustration and design clients over the years have included Samsung, Sprint, and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, among others—and his Starbucks RedCup illustrations have been featured on the company's Pinterest and Facebook pages. In 1989, Mr. Uhlig co-founded Uhlig LLC, a leading provider of cross-media publishing and communication services in industries ranging from residential housing to book publishing to cancer care. Mr. Uhlig is married with three children and resides in Kansas City. He is currently working on children’s books, ebooks and apps.

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