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15 Minutes of Fame . . .
Savannah Blaze Lee has been a part of the Art World for over thirty years. Attaining a BFA at the age of 50 was merely icing on an already baroque cake, having previously put her skills to use in a variety of fields in the real world.
Now, she's focusing on writing, editing, layout & digital imaging. This all translates to the creation of Ebooks and high-quality print materials. She has authored 6 full length books, including her own illustrations ( some made the old-school way), cover design & digital formating in Adobe PDF. The Apocryphon of Mary: The Novel, 10 years in the making, was noticed by Blish.com (before they switched to photographic format), where it was sold next to the likes of The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons. She is currently editing the third installment of her Soul Stealers trilogy, a Mennonite autobiography.
With the assistance of Rev.Raikes, Carpenter's Lace has produced numerous print and digital works, including a 300+ page, limited edition cook book as well as an area recipe compendium. No task is too small or too great. With more than 50 years combined staff experience in media production, we work hand-in-hand with the channels (i.e. printers, server-farms, etc.) to deliver the goods.
We know the e-media industry because we are in it. We believe in this medium because it provides even footing for the veteran and newbie, alike. We also like trees and hope that this brave new world can keep a couple of them from being thrown in the "discard pile" or forgotten on some shelf. More practically, this way of publishing allows for virtually unlimited revisions so that you, the author can deliver the best work of art of which you are capable. We can help you get there. The possibilities are limitless.
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It's not about the hype.
We all like to be recognized for our work, so when creativity and 
the press come together, that can be a heady experience. I have to constantly remind myself, the numerous times this has happened over the years, what it WAS about when I started the projectand how my own definition of success differs from theirs. In this particular instance, it was about helping a friend get ready for a big thing about which he was freaking out. Then, on the practical side, it became about whether I had the talent to solve the problem of transforming two, huge, public rooms in a matter of weeks, making something with a cohesive message.
And, yeah babe, it worked, and we were both famous for another 15 minutes. His took him to the Oak Room iat the Plaza in NY. Mine is packed in boxes in the garage. But nobody can take the feeling we had, looking out over those rooms when it was done and ready for the doors to open. My son flew in from Chicago and we had the best time, ever, with press passes to one of Taos Talking Pictures last festivals.
Yesterday's News
When 15 Minutes is Over
We're never allowed to rest on our laurels as creative people. The tag line should be "So what have you done for me today?" I have kept several works, of which I am inordinantly proud. But, once the project is done, I feel a distance from it and could not, under any circumstances, create it in the same way again. If I wanted to do that, I'd concentrate on graphic art and a printer. So, I have been written about and have also done the writing, for a small newspaper in Taos, NM, that no longer exists. The writing is much more satisfying.
At one time, I called the business 'One of a Kind', until another business of the same name caused a fuss, which brings up a whole other issue of creative rights. But I digress; the point is, I only want to do it once, to the best of my ability, and move onto the next project that clogs my mental arteries. The only constant is change; Moving forward is the only path to growth. Whether or not anyone reads my stuff or buys a single piece, I feel the unstopable desire to produce. Not to do so is to stagnate. And who wants that?
“We shall change all that . . . because it is possible to change the world, if one is determined enough, and if one sees with sufficient clarity what it is that has to be changed.”
The Kalahari Typing School for Men, Alexander McCall Smith