Midori Snyder's Blog, page 82

Delicate Trees From Unexpected Places: The Art of Yuken Teruya

Oh, I love this work! Japanese artist Yuken Teruya does a lovely job of returning "industrial" paper and packaging to a facsimile of its "tree-self." Have a look at the great post on If It's Hip It's Here. I am...

Madrid's Illiad: The List of Miners' Names: Part III

Getting Ready to Enter the Mine, Madrid, NM circa 1925 Among the many wonderful pieces of information in Jerry Dimas' memoirs is a list of the names of the coal miners in Madrid, NM, compiled from Jerry's elderly parents' memories...

The Miners of Madrid, NM: Part II

I want to share more of Jerry Dimas' memoirs of growing up in Madrid, NM, surrounded by the mines, the company town, and the incredible toughness of the mining families to endure adversities such as the Depression, the floods, the...

The Disasters of Madrid NM

I am still working on the upcoming posts, including more excerpts from Jerry Dimas's memoirs about growing up in Madrid -- but I thought I'd let you know about a new album on the side bar "Madrid NM Disasters." In...

The Miners of Madrid, New Mexico 1937

For most people stopping by the blog to read about the Madrid Miners, they are looking for photographs of the Baseball team of the small mining town of Madrid, N.M. However, last fall I received a series of fabulous letters,...

Pierre Menager's Murals Painted in 1937 Joesler House: The Kitchen

Here is the small mural in the old kitchen -- over the stove no less! I love the charming look of the either Franciscan or Dominican style monk -- pan and spoon in hand. Pierre was himself quite a good...

Pierre Menager's Murals painted in a 1937 Joesler House in Tucson: The Arizona Room

I can't begin to express my joy and astonishment at the series of emails I received today from someone in Tucson whose 1937 Joesler house has murals -- one lovely one in the kitchen and a huge 35ft mural in...

Pierre Menager's Murals painted in a 1937 Joesler House in Tucson

I can't begin to express my joy and astonishment at the series of emails I received today from someone in Tucson whose 1937 Joesler house has murals -- one lovely one in the kitchen and a huge 35ft mural in...

Ana Juan: Snowhite's Secret Box

So on the heels of the post below, here's another awesome way for someone to promote their book. Illustrator Ana Juan is launching a new book, Snowhite's Secret Box, and to market the book has created this gorgeous little video...

What Are You Willing to Do to Sell the Book?

The WSJ today has an interesting article "How Authors Move Their Own Merchandise" on the shift in responsibility for selling a book from the publisher to the author. With almost 1,500 books being published daily (including self-publishing) and publishers in...