Aasulv Wolf Austad, fnf, Director of Photography, web screenshot

I mentioned last week that I was building my husband’s website. Well, finally, after oh, ages of talking about it, Aasulv Wolf Austad the website is up! I’ll post more about it soon, because I used a program that’s new to me, Rapidweaver, to build it. Rapidweaver wasn’t too difficult to decipher, but if you’re looking for a WYSIWYG program, this isn’t for you. It does require some knowledge of both HTML and CSS, and I imagine it would be a nightmare for someone with absolutely no website building experience.

And if you can’t pronounce my husband’s first name, don’t worry. Not many people can. Thank goodness it actually means Wolf in English!

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Hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s back to work I go!

by mari on February 28, 2010

New Projects. Hubby’s new site. And Baby’s 4 Months Old!

Actually, I’ve pretty much been back at work for almost two weeks, when I got roped into writing for a few small projects. Although it’s been a mere four months since I became a parent (four months! eesh…), the idea alone of going back to work was intimidating. Looking after a baby is an all-consuming task, and as a first-time parent I’m sure that my fears and my worries about whether I’m doing things right, not to mention my exhaustion, are considerably deeper than those of a parent who’s done it before. Reporting, writing someone’s marketing collateral, even writing for this blog, were distant thoughts.

Luckily, the projects that have come across my desk recently have been quite appealing and now I find myself eager to resume work, albeit on a less than full-time basis. One project, which I admit I did for love, (in fact, I’m not getting compensated at all) is my husband’s new website. We’ve been talking about putting a site together for him for so long. Now it’s finally going to happen! Somehow, with a laughing, cooing, and occasionally cranky baby in the background, we managed to discuss what kind of look Wolf wanted for his site, which stills from his features and commercials to include, and what kind of tone he wanted for the site’s text. Although I urged him to enlist the talent of a professional web designer, he insisted that I build it, and I’ve been having a blast learning the ins and outs of Rapidweaver. Most of all, it’s been a great way to make my reentry into my professional life. I think within a few days we’ll be able to unveil it, at which time I’ll post another “How I Work” article about building and writing for websites.

And speaking of looks and sites, both this blog and my main site are about to undergo some facelifts. So if things look a little wonky around here, let’s just say you were warned!

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Happy 2010. Happy New Decade. Happy End of January.

January 28, 2010

January’s Over! The Baby’s Asleep!  and…What Lies Ahead ?
Is January ending already? Where did it go? Actually, I’m still trying to figure out where the past few months went. Friends and family told me to savor every moment with my new baby because time will just fly by. They also told me to take as [...]

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Until Next Year…

December 24, 2009

Did you see this article recently in the New York Times? Carmen Herrera is 94 years old and sold her first painting five years ago at the age of 89. In the article’s accompanying slideshow, she made a very interesting comment: “I have more money now than I ever had in my life,” she said. [...]

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Operation Calendar, Supporting Wounded Veterans

December 21, 2009

Last September, I got the chance to meet artist Filippo Ioco and watch him work on a couple of projects, including a body painting. While his work has appeared in major ad campaigns and high-profile publications, some of the work he is most proud of is his contribution to charitable causes such as Operation Calendar, [...]

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Interview: Dave Liang, The Shanghai Restoration Project

December 17, 2009

I’ve never been a huge fan of electronic music. But occasionally I’ve come across an artist or group who has made me reconsider the genre, like The Shanghai Restoration Project. Founder Dave Liang incorporates traditional Chinese instruments with hip-hop electronica to create a unique sound that fuses influences eastern and western, traditional and modern, and [...]

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Book Reviews: Birthing the Elephant and My So-Called Freelance Life

December 15, 2009

As a freelancer, I think it’s not only a good idea to occasionally review, re-think and re-tool one’s business strategies, it’s necessary, especially against the backdrop of a weak economy in which businesses are scaling back and altering their business practices. After reading and recommending the very excellent The Boss of You, I found a [...]

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The Toughest Job Ever.

November 15, 2009

Or maybe I should say, so far.
On October 24, 2009, my husband and I welcomed our daughter, Mimi, into this world. After about 12 hours of labor and a few hard pushes, she came out kicking and screaming. Ten fingers, ten toes, a hairy head and bright blue eyes, she weighed a nice six pounds [...]

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Maternity Leave.

October 23, 2009

On our recent trip to Norway, I was constantly asked what kind of maternity leave I will get following the birth of my child. When I said, “None, I’m a freelancer,” people were genuinely shocked. Some then asked, “What if you worked for a company or the government? Would you receive maternity leave benefits then?” [...]

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Weekend Reads: Provenance

October 15, 2009

I know I’m reading a good book when, at the car wash, I don’t hear three attendants hollering at me that my car is ready. In Provenance, husband-and-wife writing team Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo unravel the story of  one of Britain’s largest art frauds. The scam starts in 1986 when struggling painter John Myatt [...]

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