Wordless Washroom Challenge - Thursday, May 12

FAQ About the Bomomo Contest

Doesn't this sound impressive? The FAQ? 

Actually, there's only been one question asked about the contest, but it's a good one. Here's the question:

      "Can we modify with a photo editor program or strictly Bomomo?"

The answer is: strictly Bomomo! Although it would be fun to have an "enhanced Bomomo" competition in the future, for this first time around let's just stick to the Bomomo program in its pure form. 

Don't forget, you have until midnight of May 15 to get your entries emailed to me at kristeena.crabb@gmail.com

Have fun and good luck!

Wordless Washroom Challenge - Sunday, May 8

Wordless Washroom Challenge - Saturday, May 7

Animal Crackers Opening

My best friends and I, collectively known as The Artsy Girls Guild, or TAGG, were on hand this evening at the Oxford Arts Alliance in Oxford, Pennsylvania, to officially kick off our exhibit entitled "Animal Crackers."

The Artsy Girls Guild is loosely based in Cecil County, Maryland and has been around since the winter of 2005. There are currently about 15 members (11 of whom are represented in this show) and we all work with different media. This makes our exhibits very eclectic; therefore we choose to unify them with a theme.

"Animal Crackers" is an exhibit inspired by members of the animal kingdom and attending the show is like a trip to the zoo and a wildlife sanctuary combined. You can see lions, zebras and elephants as well as raccoons, dogs and lizards. And they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. It was a no-brainer to arrive at this theme because every single one of us depicts animals in our artwork from time to time. And animals have such a universal appeal. The show is fun, whimsical and full of color and texture. It contains paintings, ceramics, jewelry, decorative quilting, sculpture and collage. And the spacious, well lit gallery of the Oxford Arts Alliance is the perfect venue in which to display these works of art. As you can probably tell, I am well pleased!

The show runs at the Oxford Arts Alliance until the end of the month. The names of the artists exhibiting are: Annie Schappert, Arja Markkula, Jay Stutman, Judith Owen, Kristeena Crabb, Lorraine Haggard, Lynn Johnson, Pamela Goffinet, Sara Runzulli, Susan Amadio & Tina Skinner.

Mr. Bingley. Our unofficial mascot.

Let The Contest Begin! Get Your Bomomo On!!!

Yes, you've heard me threatening to hold a Bomomo contest for quite awhile now... and so now it begins.

Here's the deal:

- Create an image using Bomomo.com

- Email the image to me at kristeena.crabb@gmail.com

You have until midnight, May 15 to get your images to me; limit 3 images per contestant

- On May 16, I will create an album on "a crabulous life!" Facebook page and post all the entries anonymously.

- Visitors to the site will be encouraged to vote for their favorite pieces by clicking "like." They can vote for as many as they want, but by clicking "like" they cannot cast more than one vote for any one piece.

- Voting will continue until midnight, May 25. The votes will be tallied and a winner announced. In the event of a tie, a run-off (Bomomoff) will take place.

- The prize will be an original piece of my Bomomo inspired artwork.

Now, these rules seem perfectly clear to me, but maybe that's because I made them up. Please don't be afraid to ask questions. However, the one question I won't answer is how to use  Bomomo.com. Figuring it out for yourself is half the fun.

Have fun, good luck. And if any of your kids have gotten into Bomomo-ing, I encourage them to enter the contest, too.