Monthly Archives: July 2011

Chickens in Space! – or at least social media

Posted on 2011-07-12 by betsyaoki

In my day job, I’ve been known to speak and help people out with online community outreach and social media. You can imagine my delight to find that a rubber chicken from NASA’s solar observatory group is in fact giving … Continue reading →

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Chicken Diseases: Shy Chicken’s case of “Blowout”

Posted on 2011-07-11 by betsyaoki

I know, I know – everytime I see ads for Brazilian Blowouts it seems naughty to me too and I don’t want to ask. But if you are going to have chickens at home, you need to think about some of … Continue reading →

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Madison Wisconsin Art Fair on the Square – more chicken art

Posted on 2011-07-10 by betsyaoki

As mentioned in a previous post, we aren’t in Madison WI for chicken reasons, but as usual, the chicken meme is unstoppable. This piece is in Anne Leuck Feldhaus Studio booth – note the vivid hues and whorl patterns! Chickens … Continue reading →

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Madison Wisconsin – hotbed of chicken art

Posted on 2011-07-09 by betsyaoki

This postcard advertises “Zip-dang The Handmade Menagerie” 2606 Monroe St, Madison Wisconsin (www.zip-dang.com). The illustration by Marcia Sparks on canvas is called “Chicks” if I read it right. We are in Madison for reasons other than chickenry, but I was … Continue reading →

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The chicken is really more like a flightless bird

Posted on 2011-07-06 by betsyaoki

As mentioned before, these post-its are often sketched in the moments before I leave for work – and sometimes that’s meant running off to the airport for a business trip. Sometimes those dishes just don’t get done in time…

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Iconic Chickenry: A Small Etsy Sampling

Posted on 2011-07-05 by betsyaoki

Ah, chicken arts and crafts. Our pal Allen was our chief supplier, once. Another post is going up detailing the “haul” of chicken paraphenalia we have CULLED and LEFTOVER from the entirety of what he swept thrift stores to find. … Continue reading →