Birdcall: Artist Chat with Glynnis Lessing
Today I had the pleasure of sitting down to chat with Glynnis Lessing of Glynnis Lessing Pottery. Her entrancing pieces of functional porcelain illustrate the natural world in all its glory. In her own words,“I draw inspiration from varied sources.
Feeling Like, You Know…
Does it need to be said? A kid in a candy store of course! “What’s got you feeling this way” you ask? Why, choosing photos for blog posts, thanks for asking! I’ve posted a few of my own photos, which
Birdcall: Artist Chat with Sherry Beltram
Joining me today from her home studio in Colorado is jewelry artist Sherry Beltram. Sherry’s exuberant work reflects her love of embroidery and natural materials. In her own words, “My two grandmothers gave me a love of all handwork. Making
Taking a Byte Out of Crime
Editing my theme on my WordPress site is sometimes like being a police detective on a case. You follow clues and look over evidence and sometimes, after a lot of work, a rookie just needs the insight of a more
They’re Not Just For Furry Blue Monsters
I’ve submitted a new request to tech support to find out if my theme or any of its included plugins use cookies. Before submitting the request I searched the Help Center for information without any luck, as well as their
A Whole New World
So much progress was made today! Modifying menus, creating new templates, and editing content inside of a slider were all projects on the table today. The map of this WordPress world is still blurry to me, but at least I’m
The Tech Support Tango
Kudos to tech support at Qode Interactive: their fix for the oversized banner worked! Apparently the theme files they provide for upload to WP have different “Grid Breakpoints” than those on their demo site. Tech support provided the correct numbers
Letting the Dream Die
With hope in my heart I screw my courage to the sticking post and log in to WordPress. Today is the day my theme will be conquered! Alas, I am wrong, wrong, wrong. Today was another day being conquered by
Stumbling Along the Way
Today I purchased and installed the new theme for my Wordpress site! That was an interesting and sometimes aggravating process. I began by reading the “Getting Started” document provided by the theme site, and walking through their steps. However after
The Bard Knows Best
As Shakespeare’s Falstaff knew, “the better part of valor is discretion” and I couldn’t agree more. Which is why I decided to have a more tech savvy person than I look over my new theme before attempting to install it.