Six Apart Media Blog: BlogHer 2008

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July 17, 2008

BlogHer is hours away and we're putting the finishing touches on our arrangements. We're all set up in Suite 3078 at the Westin and excited to make a splash with tomorrow night's cocktail party. Tonight we're off to the various parties - the newbie mixer, the people's party, and our very own SV Moms party celebrating the touchdown of the road trippin' mamas. If you're in the San Francisco area and need a friendly face or helping hand, email us at [email protected]. Also, check back here regularly for activity updates and raffle winners.

Our suite at the Westin will be available from 9am each day and stocked with snacks and knowledgeable Six Apart staffers. Stop by to say hello or just relax amongst friends. We're always happy to see a friendly face!

July 15, 2008

Later this week, Six Apart employees will be joining over 1,000 bloggers at the annual BlogHer conference in San Francisco. In addition to attending the conference and learning from our esteemed peers, we'll be cooling our heels in a Suite at the Westin St. Francis where we will meet with, counsel and entertain our fabulous bloggers. On Friday from 3:30-6:30pm, we'll offer cocktails, conversation and a chance to meet with the Six Apart team and fellow bloggers, plus we'll give away some fabulous raffle prizes crafted by our talented TypePad bloggers.

The donations have been arriving over the past few days - I must say, opening up these packages makes it feel a little bit like it's Christmas in July, except we don't get to keep anything! These gorgeous works of art will be given away to some very lucky winners:

Handmade doll entitled "Annouk and Fox Mask"
by Christine Alvarado
http://dubuhdudesigns.typepad.com/

Approximately 11" tall, Annouk is made of polymer and clay, has moveable arms and legs and is painted with acrylics. Her dress is made of taffeta and her shoes are coated in ultra-fine gold glitter. Christine is a Doll Artist and working mother living in Bend, Oregon. She has a background in Photography and Graphic Design.

Handmade Fly bag
by Andrea Pippins
http://flygirls.typepad.com

Andrea Pippins is a graphic designer/illustrator who is currently pursuing her M.F.A. in graphic design by day and running her blog, Fly, by night. Driven by the constant need to be creatively inspired and to inspire others, she started Fly hoping to provide an inspiration destination for all. Visit flygirls.typepad.com to view her findings as she explores fashion, art and design of Philadelphia and beyond.

Two works of original art (+ a bonus print!)
by Wexford Girl (and Eric, her husband)
http://wexfordgirl.typepad.com/ & http://rewitzer.typepad.com/

Annie and Eric from Three Fish Studios have donated three works of original art. Originally from Wexford in Ireland, Annie lives in San Francisco with her husband Eric and likes to paint Mexican wrestlers, flowers, bears, trees, and women. Eric describes himself as a painter, printmaker, and technology wonk.

A glassybaby in the color deep sea
by Lee Rhodes
http://blog.glassybaby.com/

A glassybaby is physically a small, colored, glass cup, candleholder, or vase. But the light of a candle coming through a glassybaby generates more; it gives warmth to a cold day, a calm token of peace in the busy world. Since 1998, Lee Rhodes has been designing, publicizing, and selling these small, extremely tough and strong cups. In 2001, she began to learn to blow these glasses, and has produced many glasses since.

Two Beating Hearts - one large and one small
by Yury Gitman
http://yg.typepad.com

My Beating Heart is created by Yury Gitman, an innovative designer and award-winning artist. He strives to make high-tech art and design that stretches the imagination and entertains the soul. He's a Professor at the prestigious Parsons School for Design in New York, where he often uses TypePad blogs in the classroom (see Computation08).

Delicious treats from Sweet Riot
by Sarah E. Endline
http://sweetriot.typepad.com/

Sweetriot is an activist candy company which is creating a sweet movement to fix the world. Making fantastic, delicious consumer products based on the cacao (chocolate) bean, sweetriot sources in Latin America and features recyclable reusable packaging embellished with fine art. Sarah has been blogging the story of sweetriot from behind the scenes since 2005.

Two framed, archival canvas prints from the "Fairytale" series
by Vanessa Valencia
http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/

Vanessa Valencia describes herself as feeling like a strange and curiously artistic woman from the 1800's trapped in the body of a thirty year old girl living in a bizarre Arizona. She makes all kinds of art including paintings, mixed media, paper dresses, Art Dolls, Jewelry, funky pottery & more. A snippet of the work "A Peculiar Day" is featured on the cover of the autumn issue of Artful Blogging.

You can also enter to win books by three TypePad bloggers:

The Creative Family by Amanda Soule |http://www.soulemama.com/

Moose by Stephanie Klein |http://stephanieklein.blogs.com/

The Back of the Napkin by Dan Roam |http://www.digitalroam.typepad.com/

July 14, 2008

The BlogHer Conference rapidly approaches and we're putting the finishing touches on the Six Apart Suite. We've got lots of goodies to give away, including a brand new 3G iPhone. Details and pictures will be posted later today, so be sure to check back!

July 10, 2008

Next week, Six Apart employees will be joining over 1,000 bloggers at the annual BlogHer conference in San Francisco. In addition to attending the conference and learning from our esteemed peers, we'll be cooling our heels in a Suite at the Westin St. Francis where we will meet with, consel and entertain our fabulous bloggers.

See below for a who's who of Six Apart...

Cast of Characters

Rachel Frederick
Dir, Media Services