by the way...

Those of you that need to know about stuff, now know about stuff. It seems to me, at least at the moment, that all the copyright-imposing work has been removed (at least of folks we all know, the book stuff is up the publishers to deal with). So the correspondence level is back to private, and if anyone has any questions, email me. I'm glad to find out that at least in one instance, permission was arranged beforehand. I remembered that she actually did ask me (after I wrote her first) about "playing" with an image of mine (and to give you an idea of date, it was from my first performance in July 2001), but I think that idea got shut down after I inquired precisely about the method being used.

It is my hope that from now on, she'll be more conscious of what's she doing with other folks' images, though I don't expect her to be more forthright about the method. I was thinking to say to her that she could at least recommend to her buyers that the work MUST be framed with UV-protective glass or plexi. That will at least extend the life of the product a bit longer. While there's a small chance she's using the uber-high-quality-giclee style ink, I doubt it, as I also think that ink isn't made to react with water like basic inkjet----that, and you're talking anywhere from several hundred to a $1000 for the cartridges---not $15 at Fry's. While the majority of the work that was sold is copyright infringing, I still feel bad for the folks who invested in the work and find it's faded within a year or so, except for whatever additional mixed media she's placed on top.

It seems all of her sites are down as well, and nope, that's none of my doing.