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Archive for January, 2009

Jury Duty – Day 2

Just read my past post Jury Duty – Day 1 because it’s exactly the same.

I just took this picture of the other jurors. Hmmm, reminds me of Sesame Street  “which one of us doesn’t belong?”  Hint: the young brown lady holding the camera.

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Celebrate Ciara’s 30th Birthday over the next 30 days with 50% to 70% off all products!

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QUEENS, NY (January 27, 2009) –  IN DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES, QUEENS ARTIST KEEPS HER SMALL BUSINESS AFLOAT BY GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Queens-based artist and designer Ciara Elend was just getting her  “Ciara Couture” clothing line off the ground when the recession hit.  “Clothing boutiques are closing left and rights, and even Macy’s and Bloomingdales [...]

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I remember when I was 15 years old, I couldn’t wait to be 30. I knew that I would be happier because I would living as an adult and I would know who I was and what I wanted to be. As a anst-filled teenager, I needed something to hope for. Here I am turning [...]

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Ok, I know that I was on a ranting roll about people in my last post. But seriously I love it here in NYC because most of the time, people just ignore you and just don’t care. I love that I can have ananimity in a mob of people.
Like when I was at adorned in [...]

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Jury Duty – Day 1

So on Friday, I was assigned to be a juror on this medical malpractice case. I’m here now at the courthouse with my laptop trying to avoid talking to the chatty old people around me. I don’t know what the proper hand signals are for “shut the hell up and leave me alone.” So I [...]

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Permanent Poppy Flowers

Ok, it’s a bit early but I wanted to show my tattoo off at my birthday party this upcoming Tuesday, so I got it yesterday at Adorned in the East Village. I totally love it. It looks fantastic. Dan did such a good job shading it. You’ll be able to see it in person Tuesday, [...]

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Civic Duty

It’s 8:22 am and I’m in Jamaica at the Queens Courthouse because I’ve been summoned to jury duty. The last time I did jury duty, I was 18 and living in California and I wasn’t assigned to a case. Maybe I’ll have to be a juror to something exciting, like the stuff you see on [...]

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My scholarship program

Here are the details regarding my free art class program for the recently unemployed and those who are looking for work.
Students will have to email me for an application. They have to email me back the application with their current resume. The resume is proof that they are unemployed and looking for work. And if [...]

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CRASH COURSE IN ART HISTORY $40
3 hours, 30 minutes
A crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern.  Discussion of all mediums of art, including painting, sculpture, architecture, and photography, and Art movements, such as Renaissance, Abstract, Baroque, and Impressionism and styles, like Fauvism, Color Field, Hard Edge, and Conceptual Art.
LOCATION Ciara Elend Design
1031 Jackson [...]

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