All Discussions Tagged 'nancy hernandez' - crafthaus2024-03-29T07:43:40Zhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/group/craftforwardsymposiumaskharriete/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=nancy+hernandez&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCraft Forward Symposium - Digital Craft presented in hyper mode, but Lost Opportunitytag:crafthaus.ning.com,2011-04-20:2104389:Topic:2268342011-04-20T06:52:09.873ZHarriete E Bermanhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
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<p><strong><br></br><br></br>Digital Craft was the fourth session of Craft Forward.</strong> This should have been a great topic. I was looking forward to these presentations, but regrettably found disappointment.</p>
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<p><strong><br/><br/>Digital Craft was the fourth session of Craft Forward.</strong> This should have been a great topic. I was looking forward to these presentations, but regrettably found disappointment.</p>
<p><br/><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Digital Craft speakers were:<br/></span><a target="_blank" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dfc1587970b-popup"><img class="align-left" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dfc1587970b-200wi?width=200" width="200"/></a> <br/></strong><a title="information Cat Mazza" href="http://craftforward.org/speakers/cat-mazza/" target="_blank">Cat Mazza</a> - "Crafting the Grid" and</p>
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<p><a title="Sheila Kennedy" href="http://craftforward.org/speakers/sheila-kennedy/" target="_blank">Sheila Kennedy</a> "Going Soft: Hybrid Ecology, Mobility and the Emergent Public Realm"</p>
<p><strong>I have been debating with myself</strong> (i.e. somewhat tortured) <strong>about what to write regarding this session, hence my delayed post. </strong> Should I skip the topic, say nothing bad, or hope no one notices? If this is your preference....please stop reading NOW!</p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87ef983f970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834014e87ef983f970d" style="width: 368px;" title="Kennedy read map mat" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87ef983f970d-400wi" alt="Kennedy read map mat"/></a> <br/><a title="KVA Matx Portable Light Prototype" href="http://archive.portablelight.org/read_mat.html" target="_blank">KVA Matx PORTABLE LIGHT prototype</a></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Summary of Digital Craft/Session 4</span><br/></strong>If you want to hear why it was a misstep for both the speakers and the Craft Forward Symposium organizers, ...then continue reading. Perhaps there is something to learn, interpret or consider from the issues presented.</p>
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<p><a style="float: left;" title="speedy Alka-Seltzer on Antiques Roadshow" href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/199802A38.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834014e61105042970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="SpeedyAlkaseltzer" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e61105042970c-200wi" alt="SpeedyAlkaseltzer"/></a><strong>The first problem with this last session of Saturday afternoon was that the speakers spoke faster and faster</strong> as the afternoon progressed. This made it harder for our saturated brains to absorb the information. Perhaps this "Speedy Alka-Seltzer" approach was an effort to energize the audience . . . but it was a complete disconnect between the speakers and the audience.</p>
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<p style="float: right; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e61105a78970c-popup"></a><a style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87efb5af970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834014e87efb5af970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="Solar-soft-house" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87efb5af970d-200wi" alt="Solar-soft-house"/></a> <br/><span style="font-size: 9px;"> Solar Soft House with solar collecting<br/> curtain by Sheila Kennedy<br/> <br/></span></p>
<p><strong>Next problem was the choice of speakers.</strong> So much is happening in this digital revolution and how digital media affects the world of craft and making, but the selected speakers seemed weak at best in relating the topic to the audience. For example, Sheila Kennedy provided an outline at the beginning of her lecture and then never referred to it again.<br/><br/> <strong>I've reviewed my extensive notes</strong> carefully for both speakers and links are provided (at the bottom of this post) to some of the projects they mentioned. </p>
<p><strong>While both speakers use digital media </strong> (i.e. computers) to some extent in their work....their lectures addressed the use of digital craft superficially and really did not address the future of Digital Craft or any particular revelations to the audience. If I sound harsh, stop reading. I think that I am being kind. I feel abused when a symposium and speakers of this caliber waste my time with <em>rah, rah, rah,</em> community knitting projects of corporate logos or theoretical proposals for manufactured solar applications when the topic is Digital Craft.</p>
<p><a style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e611073e9970c-popup"></a><a style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e6110747a970c-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834014e6110747a970c" style="width: 368px;" title="KnitPro_gui" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e6110747a970c-400wi" alt="KnitPro_gui"/></a> <br/><br/><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What did I learn?<br/><br/></strong></span></p>
<p style="float: right; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;"><a style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dfc643c970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401538dfc643c970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Soft house by KVA" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dfc643c970b-200wi" alt="Soft house by KVA"/></a> <br/><span style="font-size: 9px;"><a title="The Soft House by KVA Matx in Germany" href="http://consulting4architects.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/top-10-buildings-women-in-architecture/" target="_blank">The Soft House by KVA Matx <br/>in Germany</a></span></p>
<p><strong>NEVER START YOUR LECTURE with a comment such as "I don't know why I was invited to speak</strong> at (insert name of symposium here)."<strong> </strong> This totally destroys any presumed credibility that the audience may have afforded the speaker. If you are ever invited to speak but wonder how you fit within the context of a program, think "wild card" or if you prefer, "wild flower." Think about walking through a forest or an ungroomed path and finding a flower all by itself, a treasured unexpected discovery. Your lecture can be just that, an unexpected yet treasured alternate perspective. Enjoy the moment and share with your audience.<br/><br/></p>
<p><strong>Another important speaker lesson:</strong> Do not try to squeeze a 45-minute lecture into 30 minutes. You are not in a race. Your top priority is to connect and communicate <em>with</em> your audience.<br/><br/></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1058034087?profile=original"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1058034087?profile=original" width="176"/></a><strong>The first speaker was Cat Mazza,</strong> the founder of <a title="micro revolt blog managed by Cat Mazza" href="http://www.microrevolt.org/mission.htm" target="_blank">microRevolt,</a> a web-based project that hosts knitPro, a free web application that translates digital images into knit, crochet, needlepoint, and cross-stitch patterns, which is used in over 100 countries. If you're interested in these media, perhaps you might want to look into the possibilities this program offers. This part of the lecture was informative, but unfortunately short lived.<br/><br/></p>
<p><strong><a style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87f1b6cd970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834014e87f1b6cd970d" style="width: 368px;" title="Soft-Rockers-Composite-590" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87f1b6cd970d-400wi" alt="Soft-Rockers-Composite-590"/></a> <br/></strong><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Image by <a title="Soft Rocker Team" href="http://arts.mit.edu/fast/soft-rockers/" target="_blank">SOFT ROCKER TEAM</a>: Sheila KENNEDY, MIT Professor of the Practice of Architecture; James BAYLESS, KVA UC Intern; Kaitlyn BOGENSCHUTZ, KVA UC Intern; <a title="soft rockers team" href="http://arts.mit.edu/fast/soft-rockers/" target="_blank">and others listed here.<strong> </strong></a></span><strong><br/><br/>The second speaker, Sheila Kennedy,</strong> spoke about her "architectural" projects which were completely theoretical. Considering all the accolades on her web site for her leadership in the Integration of Technology and Design, this was not communicated to the Craft Forward audience. Now, after a great deal of research for this post, I understand why her lecture was such a disconnect with this Craft Forward audience. She re-used a lecture given at other symposiums for industry/architecture, etc. It was not designed for this audience. No wonder why the audience was left quite confused. <br/><br/>In one example, she mentioned "Rhino" but didn't tell people what it was. (Answer: <a title="Rhino software" href="http://www.rhino3d.com/" target="_blank">Rhino is computer software</a> for designers/industrial designers that is relatively easy to use and less expensive than other CAD software.) This is no way to help your audience understand your process.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>What were the thought provoking issues raised?</strong></span><br/>Both speakers did touch on two unrelated topics that seemed to recur unexpectedly during Craft Forward:<br/> <strong>1)</strong> knitting<br/> <strong>2)</strong> community. </p>
<p><a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87efe8fe970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834014e87efe8fe970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="NIKE" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87efe8fe970d-200wi" alt="NIKE"/></a> <strong>My concern is that the future impact on craft media was not discussed. </strong> For example, what could be the potential benefit of using knitPro on the future of knit, crochet, needlepoint, and cross-stitch patterns as craft media? Does it offer the possibility of more elaborate, sophisticated, complex or conceptually interesting work? We saw very few examples and were left with the impression that Knitpro is primarily used for grassroots projects.</p>
<p>O<strong>ne way or another, KNITTING kept popping up in the lectures at Craft Forward.</strong> There is more coming....you'll see. Several otherwise unrelated speakers showed examples of knitting. Why in the whole range of fiber as a medium did knitting rise up as a media or theme in several presentations within the two days, I can not say.</p>
<p><strong>Really, knitting?</strong> I have nothing against knitting, but why knitting at the exclusion of all other media. Yes, I understand that knitting is the ultimate of D.I.Y. crafts. It has low entry costs, needs only two knitting needles as tools, can be learned in about 10 minutes, transports easily, can be picked up and put down at a moment's notice, and can fill hours with repetition. There are still more knitting projects to come from Craft Forward. Please explain this revival of knitting to me.</p>
<p><a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dfdce99970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401538dfdce99970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Hh_machine" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dfdce99970b-200wi" alt="Hh_machine"/></a> The increasingly available knitting machines add yet another aspect to the making or production with little inspiration or thought, catering merely to utility or immediate gratification. Program your images with knitPro, let your body perform like a machine, . . . choose from a menu . . . superficial creativity, superficial making. Wow! How Craft Forward can we get?</p>
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<p><a style="float: left;" title="blanket with nike logo about sweat shop practices." href="http://www.craftivista.com/2010/03/portlands-museum-of-contemporary-craft.html" target="_blank"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834014e6110a8ce970c" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Blanket_final" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e6110a8ce970c-200wi" alt="Blanket_final"/></a> <strong>Another facet that I would like to expound upon is the rising focus on "community"</strong> as brought forward in these two lectures (and several other presentations). To be perfectly clear, I am a strong advocate for multiple spheres of community and activism, but I am questioning the apparent elevation that "group" making is implied to be superior to "individual" making. I have personal experience with both approaches and may explore this concept further in a future post. Have you observed this phenomena?</p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Background about the speakers (below).</span></strong></p>
<p><a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340147e329bbe5970b-pi"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340147e329bbe5970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Cmazza-headshot_small" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340147e329bbe5970b-200wi" alt="Cmazza-headshot_small"/></a> <a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340147e329bc2b970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d14488340147e329bc2b970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border: 1px solid #000000;" title="Cmazza-work-image_small" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d14488340147e329bc2b970b-200wi" alt="Cmazza-work-image_small"/></a> <a title="web site for Cat Mazza" href="http://www.post-craft.net/catmazza.htm" target="_blank">Cat Mazza</a> bio is available on the Craft Forward web site. Her resume is very impressive. Find more information about knitPro on <a title="micro revolt blog managed by Cat Mazza" href="http://www.microrevolt.org/mission.htm" target="_blank">microRevolt,</a> a web-based project. <a title="videos about microrevolt" href="http://www.microrevolt.org/video.htm" target="_blank">Videos about microRevolt can be found here.</a></p>
<p><a title="knit pro" href="http://www.microrevolt.org/knitPro/" target="_blank">Information on KnitPro.</a></p>
<p>The <a title="web site for Sheila Kenneday" href="http://www.kvarch.net/" target="_blank">web site for Sheila Kennedy</a> is not very good and does not convey the significance of her projects to the general public. There are very few images, the images are in Flash, and most of the links only offer lists of text at best. A lot of the links don't offer anything at all.</p>
<p>Here are links to other projects which were mentioned by Sheila Kennedy.</p>
<p><a title="Portable Light project" href="http://portablelight.org/" target="_blank">The Portable Light Project.</a></p>
<p><a title="Soft Rockers by Sheila Kennedy" href="http://arts.mit.edu/fast/soft-rockers/" target="_blank">SOFT Rockers</a> by Sheila Kennedy</p>
<p><a title="Rhino web site offers software for designers." href="http://www.rhino3d.com/" target="_blank">Rhino web site</a></p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1058038241?profile=original"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1058038241?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"/></a></p> "Crafting the Politics of Identity" with Water Writes by Nancy Hernandeztag:crafthaus.ning.com,2011-04-14:2104389:Topic:2221402011-04-14T16:41:04.520ZHarriete E Bermanhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76472970d-popup" style="float: right;"><img alt="CraftforwardBANNERemail" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76472970d-200wi" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="CraftforwardBANNERemail"></img></a> <strong>The lecture by Nancy Hernandez titled, <br></br>"Crafting the Politics of Identity"</strong> advanced the theme of "Identity Craft" at Craft Forward. </p>
<p><a href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76558970d-popup" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76558970d-200wi?width=200" style="padding: 1px;" width="200"></img></a> <strong>Ms. Hernandez was very dynamic, speaking in a <em>rapid fire</em> pace.</strong> I mean…</p>
<p><a style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76472970d-popup"><img style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="CraftforwardBANNERemail" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76472970d-200wi" alt="CraftforwardBANNERemail"/></a><strong>The lecture by Nancy Hernandez titled, <br/>"Crafting the Politics of Identity"</strong> advanced the theme of "Identity Craft" at Craft Forward. </p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76558970d-popup"><img class="align-left" style="padding: 1px;" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76558970d-200wi?width=200" width="200"/></a><strong>Ms. Hernandez was very dynamic, speaking in a <em>rapid fire</em> pace.</strong> I mean <em>really rapid fire pace,</em> faster than most people talk, and definitely faster than people preferred.</p>
<p><a style="float: right;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76760970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76760970d" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" title="TWO GIRLS" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c76760970d-200wi" alt="TWO GIRLS"/></a> <strong>At first, this fast pace was stimulating but after a while, well, . . . </strong> perhaps this style arose from speaking in front of urban community groups where one has to grab attention and preempt anyone else from getting a word in edgewise<em>.</em></p>
<p><strong>She also demonstrated a rather innovative approach in her lecture</strong> as she selected images right off YouTube and her Flickr site in real time.</p>
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<p><strong>It seems like a great idea, but it also hampered the synchronization of her words and images</strong> because larger images took what seemed like minutes to open up. The audience often stared at the "whirling circle" or "% complete" bar as the image downloaded. She also fumbled around looking for images that she wanted to find. <strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><br/>Trying to think, speak, and search for images</strong> while keeping an audience engaged is really hard to do.</p>
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<p><strong>She showed numerous urban murals. </strong> Her craft identity involves urban activism.</p>
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<p><strong>The communities of urban poor or disadvantaged<br/></strong><strong>became melting pots of creativity and visibility</strong> <em>o</em><em>utside</em> of the conventional art galleries and museums</p>
<p><strong> </strong><a target="_blank" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e60e8a064970c-popup"><img class="align-left" style="padding: 1px;" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e60e8a064970c-200wi?width=200" width="200"/></a> <strong> </strong><br/><strong>Hernandez advocated that street murals</strong> provide accessible art to everyone. Anyone can do it. Anyone can see it.</p>
<p><strong><br/>A community can embrace the mural art form as a platform.</strong> Art becomes a megaphone for the message. <em>Doing</em> the art is also a way to engage and organize the community around a common goal, whether it is raising awareness or bringing a community together around an event or theme.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dd3f64a970b-popup"><img class="align-left" style="padding: 1px;" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dd3f64a970b-200wi?width=200" width="200"/></a><strong>She also focused on an environmental thread - the global issues surrounding water</strong> include privatization of water, the politics of water allocation, and excessive packaging of plastic water bottles.</p>
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<p><strong>One group called themselves "Water Writes". </strong> Unfortunately, the message was overly idealized and lacking practical solutions or economically viable alternatives for providing water to communities.<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong><br/><br/></strong><a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dd3f72b970b-popup"><img style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="Waterfishfilm" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dd3f72b970b-200wi" alt="Waterfishfilm"/></a><strong>Overall, with Nancy Hernandez, we were clearly listening to a passionate spokesperson</strong> for community programs. Her photos were vibrant and colorful but her message lacked sustainable coherence.<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>I am a dedicated environmentalist from way back</strong>. It was really hard to appreciate her environmental credentials when the muralists use spray cans on such a large scale.</p>
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<a style="float: left;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dd3fca6970b-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d144883401538dd3fca6970b" style="width: 200px; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;" title="SpRAYpAINT CANS " src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d144883401538dd3fca6970b-200wi" alt="SpRAYpAINT CANS "/></a> <strong>"Water Writes" seems a shallow message about the environment</strong><br/>
<p>when the graffitti spray paint "style" generates so much waste and air pollution .</p>
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<p><strong>Despite my environmental concerns - the murals were fabulous!</strong> The graphics were very well done. Symbols meaningful to the community and local politics were integrated into extended horizontal renderings on the sides of commercial buildings and walls.</p>
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<p><span class="font-size-4"><strong>What is your opinion about the issues presented here?</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>If artwork is about the environmental issues surrounding water, do you think it is problematic to create volumes of trash and air pollution with spray paint cans?</strong> Any comments please feel welcome to leave your opinion on ASK Harriete or here on Crafthaus.</p>
<p> <a style="display: inline;" href="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c79df8970d-popup"><img class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55107d1448834014e87c79df8970d" style="width: 368px;" title="Muralnamesparticipants" src="http://askharriete.typepad.com/.a/6a00e55107d1448834014e87c79df8970d-400wi" alt="Muralnamesparticipants"/></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Background</span></p>
<p><strong>I recommend spending some time looking at the images</strong> on the <a title="Estria web site." href="http://estria.org/waterwrites" target="_blank">Estria web site</a> and <a title="Estria Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/estria_murals/" target="_blank">Flickr site.</a></p>