The site will be finished soon...we think!

Calli's hubby is going to design a snazzy site with all kinds of kickin' functionality. :)  Hurray for features!  And stuff to read!  And galleries!  We are stoked, because I haven't had the time to put into design that I wanted, and Calli's been pretty busy too.  Plus, I hate java.  And flash.  And, to be honest, I almost kinda hate web design.  Actually, I don't mind it that much, but it's time-consuming, and I don't like that, especially with two demanding dogs and another website to design for my jewelry and accessories, and all the other stuff going on right now.  So Mr. Calli said he'd be happy to help out, and we are more than happy to have him do so.  Hip hip, hooray! 

Whew. I think I need to sit down, now.

Tweet Stuff

Katie & Calli also tweet. :)

You can find our "official" tweets under @katieandcalli .  Be the first to learn of new textures, brushes, and finds!

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Flypaper Textures: Update

So, Paul over at Flypaper Textures tells me he and partner Jill have tutorials planned for their site/blog, and that they do texture giveaways, so you should add them to your blogroll, if you haven't already. :)  I'm betting that once you use one of their textures, you'll want the whole set.  They're marvelous, subtle textures, so they blend.  ...And now I feel like Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny.  ("Oh, yeah. You blend.")  Point is, the texture isn't what people will see when they look at your photographs.  Textures are a delicate thing, in my opinion, and they don't always enhance an image so much as distract, but anyway.  Flypaper Textures are really nice textures!

Since I know everyone doesn't read the comments after posts - which you guys should do here, since the people we highlight sometimes comeback and comment with more information and stuff - I wanted to post again so everyone is aware. :)

Photographers: Flypaper Textures

I really like the photography over at Flypaper Textures.  The textures don't suck, either. ;)  (they also aren't free, sadly)

Photographer-Artist: Fiona Watson

Long someone I have admired on Flickr, photographer and artist Fiona Watson's work is brilliant.  It is often delicate and ephemeral, sometimes bold, occasionally stark, and always beautiful.  I'm torn between following her stream because I love and admire her work, and in avoiding it because I don't want to be so swayed by that admiration that I inadvertently plagiarize.  If we have learned nothing from the Rosie Hardy scandal, it's that there's a fine line between inspiration and theft.  I desperately wish I could see objects (and hence, make art) the way Fiona Watson does.  I aspire to her level of brilliance.  Maybe one day, I will achieve it.