{"id":2009,"date":"2016-06-23T13:30:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T13:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=2009"},"modified":"2016-06-23T13:30:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T13:30:25","slug":"words-of-wisdom-in-15-digestible-bites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/words-of-wisdom-in-15-digestible-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Words of Wisdom in 15 Digestible Bites"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the few attributes of long travel days, despite\u00a0the many\u00a0hours spent in airports and on planes, is that there’s not much to do but read (and sketch, of course). How many days in a given year does one have the luxury of being able to sit with a book for hours on end?<\/p>\n

\"AIrport2\"

Waiting 1<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a92016 Elizabeth Fram \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Airport gate areas are a terrific place to draw<\/p><\/div>\n

A couple of weeks ago, while heading back and forth to and from California — after\u00a0I’d had enough of my book, and the people I was drawing\u00a0in the waiting area had all begun to look the same — I caught up on several months of articles I had saved to Pocket<\/strong><\/a>. Do you know about Pocket? If not, you should. It’s an app that offers a way to save all the items\u00a0you come across on the web but don’t have time to read right away, making it possible to access them when you do have time — across all your\u00a0devices…and it’s free!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"AIrport1\"

Waiting 2<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a92016 Elizabeth Fram \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Most waiting travelers, regardless of age, are plugged into\u00a0their devices. The advantage is they are oblivious to a lonely sketcher. The downside is there is little variation in body posture as most have nearly the same bend of the neck and hand placement\u00a0while\u00a0looking at their phones or tablets.<\/p><\/div>\n

Aside from the ongoing slew of links that I stockpile, digest, and then discard, I have a few items saved in my Pocket that I’ll keep permanently. I hold onto them to reread from time to time because they’re just that\u00a0good.<\/p>\n

\"WaterBottle\"

Water<\/strong> \u00a92016 Elizabeth Fram \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sketching my\u00a0water bottle, poking out of\u00a0the seat pocket in front of me, helped to\u00a0pass the time during a 5 hour flight.<\/p><\/div>\n

Entrepreneur and writer James Altucher’s<\/a>\u00a0excellent post entitled What I Learned About Life After Interviewing 80 Highly Successful People<\/strong><\/a> is one such piece. I am\u00a0happy to return to it from time to time, not just as a means of giving me a bit of a boost when needed, but also to help me remember to\u00a0keep my feet firmly planted on the ground. It contains 15 short maxims; points that seem appropriate no matter where we stand\u00a0as we strive to keep moving forward with our goals. It’s too lengthly for me to transcribe here, so\u00a0please\u00a0follow the above link. I think it’s well-worth sharing and hope you agree.<\/p>\n

\"Hands-1\"

Pen Cap<\/strong> \u00a92016 Elizabeth Fram \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 …and then I moved on to drawing my own left hand – and covertly, the hands of the passenger to my right who was lost in his newspaper.<\/p><\/div>\n

Do these\u00a0ideas resonate with you as well? I keep coming back to “Many moments of small positive, personal interactions build an extraordinary career”… or, one might also say “life”… don’t you think?<\/p>\n

\u2756<\/span><\/p>\n

In case you can go:<\/span><\/em><\/strong> This month members of the Vermont chapter of the Surface Design Association<\/a>\u00a0are exhibiting at\u00a0Frog Hollow, Vermont State Craft Center<\/a> in Burlington, in a show entitled “Material Matters”<\/strong>. We have an active and motivated group across the state and the show reflects that commitment.<\/p>\n

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Parterre 2<\/strong> \u00a92015 Elizabeth Fram<\/p><\/div>\n

The term “surface design” was coined to identify “manipulations of textiles that go beyond woven constructions”. Legendary textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen<\/a>\u00a0explained the term best by expressing his opinion\u00a0that surface designers are interested in fabric as geography<\/em>, in providing unlimited options for dimensional and structural enhancements, greater possibilities for opening interior spaces, and more opportunities for experimenting with color, texture, and design.<\/p>\n

Frog Hollow has created this\u00a0catalog of the exhibit<\/a>, which you can browse through at your leisure. It offers\u00a0an idea of the breadth of work on view and includes information about the participating artists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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