tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88181167208545825802024-03-13T11:10:25.727-07:00Conjure Book TourRyan Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14354187785165853116noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818116720854582580.post-73794726862947139152010-07-21T06:27:00.000-07:002010-07-21T12:38:11.092-07:00"Artist Spotlight": The Rose<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >I thought it would be fun to post two "Artist Spotlights" this week to kick things off the right way. The next spotlight is on a unique artist, Kathleen DeCosmo, who creates themed roses, also known as Roses of Distinction. Kathleen and I met through Peter Bellis a few months back after she created a rose for The Conjure Man. I was especially excited to share this spotlight with everyone because I am such a fan of Kathleen and her artwork. Enjoy!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >1. How long have you been creating <i>Roses of Distinction</i>/how did it begin?</span> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="border-collapse: separate;font-family:arial;" >I first introduced my roses to the world at the 2007 DeCosmo Family Reunion.</span></span><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="border-collapse: separate;font-family:arial;" ><span> </span></span></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6QrDOkiv6bV0rIkbxuTKZJI5FDWUJIGTX0AIPxne_aUgIB0-FjIBIP3QqIydKkEtd-rjDi8dJgL2H1NrwwTWuGVZUdDzodfyrO4AgN2MjeANjP72mwoPnbDbC0HbOUZsyfscGSsS8XV4/s1600/Image+1+fam+reunion++image+1shirts+and+flowers.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 211px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4YNjHUX_vjQ-ZhhkAjjpAZpS7WF2untJtHd_zlpK41fzeFJi9Pj4CdWLaUtRuk_b7z6-RA1xWMCaVsPA2p1QubK3vHc1kPQ6g5eTPWruXXlGPBeX0DB7Z7H1f8ZUE0WIXQ7QPYD5bErE/s320/Image+3+baby+amelia+image+1+IMG_1221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496445049654825586" border="0" /></a></span></span><span><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhlZrBxkcZWapiS5oJeqJYibFTKGbcAD7rdsXsk2n6laIX9EhYSdcTLwHFtvB1jK3PYbrBWZYY-A0aJuOqqr0XwZUwhu5kGOV69bV8g47i8OzKn-O-vRURAROvQkHsDmjYRpCqsx4WH4/s1600/Image+4+baby+amelia+image+2+IMG_1223.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhlZrBxkcZWapiS5oJeqJYibFTKGbcAD7rdsXsk2n6laIX9EhYSdcTLwHFtvB1jK3PYbrBWZYY-A0aJuOqqr0XwZUwhu5kGOV69bV8g47i8OzKn-O-vRURAROvQkHsDmjYRpCqsx4WH4/s320/Image+4+baby+amelia+image+2+IMG_1223.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496445501091988098" border="0" /></a></span></span></p></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><p class="MsoNormal">I have a soft spot in my heart for this dear child Amelia Marie born prematurely on June 13<sup>th</sup> 2006.<span> </span>She shares her name with my mother in law Amelia (a nurse) and her twin sister Marie (a Doctor) born June 12<sup>th</sup> 1930.<span> </span>Little Amelia Marie’s mom is also a Dr.<span> </span></p></span></div><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > <p class="MsoNormal">I wanted to do something special to commemorate this very important first year of life for the family.<span> </span>I designed a rose for each of the 12 months and presented them to the family as a gift of life.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I have been actively designing and promoting my roses for many years and now I am ready to move forward and am very excited!<span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">September 2009 I decided that I wanted to pursue KatieSheaDesigns as a family business.<span> </span></p></span><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><p class="MsoNormal"> My grown children are joining me.<span> </span>My youngest son is a graphic designer/artist.<span> </span>My daughter is in pharmaceutical marketing and also a talented artist.<span> </span>My oldest son has just graduated from college with a Business/Marketing degree.<span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">February 2010 I introduced “Roses of Distinction”<span> </span><a href="http://rosesofdistinction.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://rosesofdistinction.<wbr>wordpress.com/</a> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I have made a lot of friends on twitter<span> </span><a href="http://twitter.com/katiesheadesign" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/<wbr>katiesheadesign</a><span> </span><span> </span>and I wanted to showcase some of my friend’s work and also promote them. <span> </span><span> </span>I have had so much fun doing this.<span> </span>I have had a lot of requests to review people’s products for inspiration and to create “Roses of Distinction” for them and I am honored.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I also Blog <a href="http://kathydecosmo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://kathydecosmo.blogspot.<wbr>com/</a><span> </span>and <a href="http://thewhyofcolorchoices.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://thewhyofcolorchoices.<wbr>blogspot.com/</a>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">My website has been in development<span> </span><a href="http://katiesheadesigns.com/about.html" target="_blank">http://katiesheadesigns.com/<wbr>about.html</a><span> </span>and will be totally functional soon.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I also promote and advocate the use of LDN in treating Crohns Disease and MS.<span> </span>Please read LDN Beginnings on my blog @ <a href="http://dld.bz/dnme" target="_blank">http://dld.bz/dnme</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I invite any and all inquiries. <span> </span>I can design for all occasions.<span> </span><span> </span>Email me @ <a href="mailto:Katiesheadesign@Gmail.com" target="_blank">Katiesheadesign@Gmail.com</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Please view my “Authors of Distinction Roses”<span> </span>@<span> </span><a href="http://rosesofdistinction.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://rosesofdistinction.<wbr>wordpress.com/</a></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"> <span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;" >2. Why did you want to participate with The Conjure Man book tour?</span></p></span></div> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >Well I was invited to participate when the tour started . I had spent some time with Peter Damian Bellis prior to his book release. Peter's passion and enthusiasm grabbed my attention immediately. We shared our creative processes we each have journeyed through the years. </span></div> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please Visit my Blog-->></span> Sitting with Peter Damian Bellis author of "The Conjure Man" <a href="http://kathydecosmo.blogspot.com/2010/06/sitting-with-peter-damian-bellis-author.html" target="_blank">http://kathydecosmo.<wbr>blogspot.com/2010/06/sitting-<wbr>with-peter-damian-bellis-<wbr>author.html</a> </span></div> <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" > and also view <span style="font-weight: bold;">"The Rose of Distinction"</span> <a href="http://rosesofdistinction.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/the-conjure-man-by-peter-damian-bellis/" target="_blank">http://rosesofdistinction.<wbr>wordpress.com/2010/06/15/the-<wbr>conjure-man-by-peter-damian-<wbr>bellis/</a> designed for "The Conjure Man"</span></div>Ryan Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14354187785165853116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818116720854582580.post-63946404429016706082010-07-19T12:29:00.000-07:002010-07-19T14:51:50.897-07:00"Artist Spotlight": It Started with a LogoOver the past several months we have received feedback from artists, graphic designers, musicians and a movie producer, saying that after reading The Conjure Man, they felt inspired to create a piece of artwork to showcase their experience with the novel. In return, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.riverboatbooks.com">River Boat Books</a> wanted to host an Artist Spotlight each week to share with everyone the wonderful people we have met. And yes of course, their beautiful artwork. I hope that everyone reading this takes a look at all of the artist websites, it is well worth it.<br /><br />The first "Artist Spotlight" is on a graphic designer, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-and-Graphic-Design-by-Cara-Miller/322431922330?ref=ts">Cara Miller</a>, who has created the "A Book Read Around the World" logo you see at the top of this blog. She is tremendously talented and a lot of fun to work with. Cara came on-board the journey when Peter Bellis and I were discussing names for the campaign that would launch The Conjure Man. After just two emails descr<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEeN1_fWACVr6XOIomzmLZqTd-D5Kx06MT3-cMrkYLS_hhJOKIEmjARqr_dv4wG4Y0rOd0M2CbSi_Ff7qPLdmauZaHHuiFP1Klr1_2i5ZfV-8SIUBNTBUDK3o-l_LgqGnD_xuZcSn8rs/s1600/Headshot.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEeN1_fWACVr6XOIomzmLZqTd-D5Kx06MT3-cMrkYLS_hhJOKIEmjARqr_dv4wG4Y0rOd0M2CbSi_Ff7qPLdmauZaHHuiFP1Klr1_2i5ZfV-8SIUBNTBUDK3o-l_LgqGnD_xuZcSn8rs/s320/Headshot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495707995759673442" border="0" /></a>ibing what type of logo we were looking for, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-and-Graphic-Design-by-Cara-Miller/322431922330?ref=ts">Cara Miller</a> produced us the finalized logo. Here is a little more about <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-and-Graphic-Design-by-Cara-Miller/322431922330?ref=ts">Cara Miller</a>!<br /><br /><div class="im"><blockquote type="cite"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. How long have you been involved with graphic design/what got you involved?</span><br /><br />I've always known that I wanted to do something with art, but it wasn't until high school that I narrowed it down to graphic design. There was just something about the process that came naturally to me. The experience that started it all was when my best friend showed me the first version of Paint Shop Pro. I was in love. She could make the most beautiful images and all I could think was that I wanted to do that too. So I took multiple design classes at my high school and quickly developed a passion for art and design. I now have 6 years of graphic design experience and will be graduating with BFA in Visual Communications and Graphic Design from the University of Dayton in May 2011. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />2. Why did you want to participate with The Conjure Man book tour?</span><br /><br />I wanted to participate in The Conjure Man book tour because I felt that it was a great opportunity for me to try something new, build my portfolio, and meet new people. Also, from what I've read so far, Peter Damien Bellis did a wonderful job writing "The Conjure Man" and I wanted to give him a logo that he could be proud of and that would raise awareness of his fantastic book.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >More Artwor</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >k from Car</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >a Miller!</span></div></blockquote></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Nrdi2MXN1X5hV1d2qMYAmQmPcr88y-ucBH2Pmo_Evlxy9wVAq9_Blk2v2SXQYv48CsUjnvMUJXnTBwkXb2o7YCQGno58c751HfhjMwOwCKXNvnP9xAzdTNUBA4alWJGpNML2bntk-mw/s1600/butterfly_pencil_drawing.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Nrdi2MXN1X5hV1d2qMYAmQmPcr88y-ucBH2Pmo_Evlxy9wVAq9_Blk2v2SXQYv48CsUjnvMUJXnTBwkXb2o7YCQGno58c751HfhjMwOwCKXNvnP9xAzdTNUBA4alWJGpNML2bntk-mw/s320/butterfly_pencil_drawing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495708784728121570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcUSao4usZIMRmajjVG_QVtPc-QPAdNa-FlpuXk70_RG0VVz3cn4JEjZkfBi-8xuP9qgDv1l5kmf-9NLRkdwFwFIKwh7iZxf_Qkha_KWhPRUay8vhXVVZ0u3BrTY4XsDFByMxd3HyTVw/s1600/poster2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJcUSao4usZIMRmajjVG_QVtPc-QPAdNa-FlpuXk70_RG0VVz3cn4JEjZkfBi-8xuP9qgDv1l5kmf-9NLRkdwFwFIKwh7iZxf_Qkha_KWhPRUay8vhXVVZ0u3BrTY4XsDFByMxd3HyTVw/s320/poster2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495709115220971586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdfh191GNc2dF7Qjxod7rKnJvrVCKI1KGOVTpucd61MjHN9H326F7na2RmF7srWJVXwBh8Qa5a1mcQ7dDNb2l5CteOlNvaWXOScp6ZKlqrd5Qaw02TEk69E5nYiRC4mrdbU19mat8hh8/s1600/poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdfh191GNc2dF7Qjxod7rKnJvrVCKI1KGOVTpucd61MjHN9H326F7na2RmF7srWJVXwBh8Qa5a1mcQ7dDNb2l5CteOlNvaWXOScp6ZKlqrd5Qaw02TEk69E5nYiRC4mrdbU19mat8hh8/s320/poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495709425335688674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Email Cara</span> - <a href="mailto:Miller.Cara.J@gmail.com" target="_blank">Miller.Cara.J@gmail.com</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visit her Website</span>- <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Art-and-Graphic-Design-by-Cara-Miller/322431922330?ref=ts">HERE</a>Ryan Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14354187785165853116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818116720854582580.post-15078720499366382052010-07-12T12:20:00.000-07:002010-07-12T17:51:11.809-07:00Week Three - Central PA Arts FestThe greatest part about being located inside of a Bookstore Cafe is not only the wonderful smell of freshly brewed coffee, but being completely surrounded by stories. We had such a great time sharing stories with the hundreds of people that had stopped into <span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"><em>Webster's</em> Bookstore Café. Thank you for a great time and we look forward to seeing you back in Central PA soon. Here are a few pictures from</span></span><span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"> over the weeken</span></span><span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search">d! (Also put in a picture of me at <a href="http://www.auroraleighbandb.com/">Peter Bellis's Bed and Breakfast</a>)<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZ6Y4MZJyoHL2PQUokP7KzuWkrHYdK68_zwdauAPQvi_mb5qw6O7BIWyP43e5v8MrC64gMt3bgfDbesYnFm1LYh4mddaAmFSInTnG1TCjFfwe8qVgpTtbyoxvUHhfUu0mD8N2TElWVkk/s1600/2010-07-09+15.01.28.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZ6Y4MZJyoHL2PQUokP7KzuWkrHYdK68_zwdauAPQvi_mb5qw6O7BIWyP43e5v8MrC64gMt3bgfDbesYnFm1LYh4mddaAmFSInTnG1TCjFfwe8qVgpTtbyoxvUHhfUu0mD8N2TElWVkk/s320/2010-07-09+15.01.28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493114777944723138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ct8I-PBIcZnPQQGWzoJCPmniLJoVRP3xSMtLjmxWgvH50q8P0__tqhh6OD1EsgMhX12a0QDzAntm9TFv_DrytVJkU1Eu8fHVZhWBlA2duCgZmLN78-qyoT_886jDJJlH8jVSrpwLx-w/s1600/DSC01254.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ct8I-PBIcZnPQQGWzoJCPmniLJoVRP3xSMtLjmxWgvH50q8P0__tqhh6OD1EsgMhX12a0QDzAntm9TFv_DrytVJkU1Eu8fHVZhWBlA2duCgZmLN78-qyoT_886jDJJlH8jVSrpwLx-w/s320/DSC01254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493114286986028674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pqbp5FoK4f_mBcsEE08BBJq9PWky_E7sBqVM7ICrVo1tk7NZyd729fkLSKX6vaZc-6H1yI4A9LC5q2qCqMuy1eYAOLILWWYNMDwlwqGJViKb5o5etwmNEvewh4DHvt99dclqI9bqeLY/s1600/2010-07-09+14.45.46.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pqbp5FoK4f_mBcsEE08BBJq9PWky_E7sBqVM7ICrVo1tk7NZyd729fkLSKX6vaZc-6H1yI4A9LC5q2qCqMuy1eYAOLILWWYNMDwlwqGJViKb5o5etwmNEvewh4DHvt99dclqI9bqeLY/s320/2010-07-09+14.45.46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493115128423273202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cEZcReiGNErFbj3D4ms68WFApzG1eS7GgFsVwVLLrZL6eYuvyNmQHhDS-j2eQxPUWdoLOZRP5i-xtDMjCKG9zdc1A05z9P4JzMi7z7lBTcMpGYcWzOjGfAO2f9qx-DMlFVt87vh0NDM/s1600/DSC01257.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cEZcReiGNErFbj3D4ms68WFApzG1eS7GgFsVwVLLrZL6eYuvyNmQHhDS-j2eQxPUWdoLOZRP5i-xtDMjCKG9zdc1A05z9P4JzMi7z7lBTcMpGYcWzOjGfAO2f9qx-DMlFVt87vh0NDM/s320/DSC01257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493113534444523458" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Ryan Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14354187785165853116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818116720854582580.post-33344544707023243732010-07-08T14:24:00.001-07:002010-07-08T14:40:54.328-07:00Central PA Arts Fest: Day 1Let me recap our first day at Arts Fest. Beautiful artwork, hot weather, tons of people, food and live bands. What else could you ask for, right? We are set up inside <span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"><em>Webster's</em> Bookstore Café, a great place to connect with people, and that we did. We had over 100 people stop by, an interview with the Pittsburgh news channel, and The New York Times booth wanted to hand out Conjure Man Book marks to support the tour. It has been a blast, I hope you can make it out! <br /><br /> </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbkqGiJLKkYXTPL6ubE206KaWrY92Ewlqv9w1OdDs8uC4bHnZ-mf7DhTPYjl1SaT424ROFgM0mr2GLykwtzco7zlruG_adpy1xM1CudyqnZrajq2hycLYHDICPd30ehnA8VEK21pi1qc/s1600/DSC01252.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbkqGiJLKkYXTPL6ubE206KaWrY92Ewlqv9w1OdDs8uC4bHnZ-mf7DhTPYjl1SaT424ROFgM0mr2GLykwtzco7zlruG_adpy1xM1CudyqnZrajq2hycLYHDICPd30ehnA8VEK21pi1qc/s320/DSC01252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491652769644561794" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="visibility: visible;" id="main"><span style="visibility: visible;" id="search"><br /></span></span>Ryan Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14354187785165853116noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818116720854582580.post-54783603103001042712010-07-07T19:45:00.000-07:002010-07-07T19:50:06.706-07:00Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts™ State College, Pennsylvania<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEkroZcW3a4imaH4Bs0IzXfG5mNQEW6joOX1NBlv78unUWB6RNMgUFmuM_us6CzTfqp43L3Q4EMZAdtRIweKYkuJUZZbK3H8vlpsNwcgTEbdzGeGdWhv2f2ELXEFVwML6xFl8z0dz8iw/s1600/bookfestbutton.png"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEkroZcW3a4imaH4Bs0IzXfG5mNQEW6joOX1NBlv78unUWB6RNMgUFmuM_us6CzTfqp43L3Q4EMZAdtRIweKYkuJUZZbK3H8vlpsNwcgTEbdzGeGdWhv2f2ELXEFVwML6xFl8z0dz8iw/s320/bookfestbutton.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491361311136908898" border="0" /></a><br />The Conjure Book Tour moves to State College, Thursday through Sunday! Come out and join us!<br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/conjurebooktour">Follow the highlights on twitter!</a>Ryan Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14354187785165853116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818116720854582580.post-34704968438321496652010-07-06T19:18:00.000-07:002010-07-06T19:29:06.649-07:00Sean Chumley -- Columbia Books ExaminerCheck out all of Sean Chumley's reviews on Peter Damian Bellis <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-20873-Columbia-Books-Examiner%7Etopic516306-Peter-Damian-Bellis?selstate=topcat">HERE!</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnYzUrS0cju8at1MCDqhX5VYh2YBHF5vLlsqa16BoxYnDvG0E8Ar4gDt8iTWcs3N9EpcldF2dvfzUrXNWI876RexLnyU4tMsmCq_8YrC94cA8w4Fl2QjEUzRyh4wq48LqHSqqjith7HA/s1600/sean.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 75px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsnYzUrS0cju8at1MCDqhX5VYh2YBHF5vLlsqa16BoxYnDvG0E8Ar4gDt8iTWcs3N9EpcldF2dvfzUrXNWI876RexLnyU4tMsmCq_8YrC94cA8w4Fl2QjEUzRyh4wq48LqHSqqjith7HA/s320/sean.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490983919039646482" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3NB1cZ_yUyuUOVpZBOYmHRFFQZzsy9qplE9r14JFr_gcCIG4iHOFJwKTqx4mv4nD7PmjsgJeUq66S1RzOGfF7eaJkxncGFjWwv18xXFoDXJyEy0eXgfYEXRX0O-CCTghspanfHsolvM/s1600/conjure.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 67px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ3NB1cZ_yUyuUOVpZBOYmHRFFQZzsy9qplE9r14JFr_gcCIG4iHOFJwKTqx4mv4nD7PmjsgJeUq66S1RzOGfF7eaJkxncGFjWwv18xXFoDXJyEy0eXgfYEXRX0O-CCTghspanfHsolvM/s320/conjure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490984573403148322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_gtW0R4x-7N-GCaGqJkhyphenhyphenYyJp5G0J1BmMQRKD2l1uSaJ9UzVDODv4sYDY_OFBN_okQ0ghm4iRwI8QXgV25MXmGvgvVM_JyDD2MMi7-Lu7f2oh2iHfzbkwEalNV0tvSciC115T6AcZFo/s1600/blue.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 85px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_gtW0R4x-7N-GCaGqJkhyphenhyphenYyJp5G0J1BmMQRKD2l1uSaJ9UzVDODv4sYDY_OFBN_okQ0ghm4iRwI8QXgV25MXmGvgvVM_JyDD2MMi7-Lu7f2oh2iHfzbkwEalNV0tvSciC115T6AcZFo/s320/blue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490984391719467810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZEyv58wIWD344S6dmdyk5MJ_17Q7PlIdRHR2mQNAWFnTEF3GMShioMz9bKrk5UIvm1d0zq5W-NobM5CqY05QCR204NweJmtKterS93tKjRwoTA31xv8igoz3FKQZdUi_XFWimQbAfLo/s1600/linger.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 85px; height: 84px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZEyv58wIWD344S6dmdyk5MJ_17Q7PlIdRHR2mQNAWFnTEF3GMShioMz9bKrk5UIvm1d0zq5W-NobM5CqY05QCR204NweJmtKterS93tKjRwoTA31xv8igoz3FKQZdUi_XFWimQbAfLo/s320/linger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490984880544464754" border="0" /></a></div>Ryan Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14354187785165853116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818116720854582580.post-1185672846241125502010-07-06T14:33:00.001-07:002010-07-06T14:40:16.315-07:00Reviewed June 13, 2010 by Joanne ChaseThe Conjure Man by Peter Damian Bellis is a well written literary novel. Most definitely. It has been compared to Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, and I feel it is a good comparison.<br /><br />The story is set in South Carolina on an isolated island……….<br /><br />continue reading … <a href="http://cuttothechasereviews.webs.com/bookreviews.htm">http://cuttothechasereviews.webs.com/bookreviews.htm</a><br />I have begun reading “The Conjure Man” and can understand why I quote “One early reviewer said this book might be the best book to come out since Huck Finn“!<br /><br />To Purchase The Conjure Man <a href="http://conjureman.net/ProcessingYourOrder.html">http://conjureman.net/ProcessingYourOrder.html</a>Ryan Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14354187785165853116noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8818116720854582580.post-15375550929790816422010-07-01T14:06:00.000-07:002010-07-08T14:23:31.794-07:00Big Blue in Williamsport, PAGreat time connecting with local PA booklovers for Williamsport's first Friday! Here are some pictures of Peter Damian Bellis signing his book on the tour!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd73V1hGkqzkYAW_34Li_DWVDcMYnfgTkMzs9ICgXv-5ajT3G9le6oxQoINNCSpAfHK2DhgvGQos9XNJa-6_fUQH0T4zFYbgJL5Oevz60h5ZVXgurNQz-nMfg-3TfNGG8arK0w1PFfMEA/s1600/DSC01248.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd73V1hGkqzkYAW_34Li_DWVDcMYnfgTkMzs9ICgXv-5ajT3G9le6oxQoINNCSpAfHK2DhgvGQos9XNJa-6_fUQH0T4zFYbgJL5Oevz60h5ZVXgurNQz-nMfg-3TfNGG8arK0w1PFfMEA/s320/DSC01248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491648190100652130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHc3ZKe8Hk17JNDe5kN-C1M8oODaTxYWa_NEj0mAVB4d-lWVr_x17ZtTDLmddwMnahtMM2ORxsJdu8Ru7FB5yZg6T-CWabWtyJCgSsqq1_-x4cz3MHbUgaUp35ztHploFU6h1rwFbtJM/s1600/DSC01250.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHc3ZKe8Hk17JNDe5kN-C1M8oODaTxYWa_NEj0mAVB4d-lWVr_x17ZtTDLmddwMnahtMM2ORxsJdu8Ru7FB5yZg6T-CWabWtyJCgSsqq1_-x4cz3MHbUgaUp35ztHploFU6h1rwFbtJM/s320/DSC01250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491648662952651522" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CIdo4Z_JJBYV3UKa-dX_sA08niRjCFAPgOn738mzW1_whyEMS-BqTiOLsrhyphenhyphenZxElkRiXXhBjDV58r-k2eP77N1_STZ3eimI_0Ei1YvEqXkTpKFdZ-hSZ_ZuEoqH3fljXkC2iooJcAMw/s1600/DSC01249.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-CIdo4Z_JJBYV3UKa-dX_sA08niRjCFAPgOn738mzW1_whyEMS-BqTiOLsrhyphenhyphenZxElkRiXXhBjDV58r-k2eP77N1_STZ3eimI_0Ei1YvEqXkTpKFdZ-hSZ_ZuEoqH3fljXkC2iooJcAMw/s320/DSC01249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491648429794908786" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Ryan Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14354187785165853116noreply@blogger.com0