[Aquanet] Hail to Hats

[patchapin at mindspring.com]

I'm not talking about the fine art world, so no fear.

But hats, like other things, go in and out of fashion, both as headgear and 
as paintings.  Think back a few years, and recall that the big thing was 
"SouthWest" art, which meant anything with a mainland Native American theme, 
cactus, and a certain triad of colours.  Go back further, and there was a 
period where frogs, mushrooms, cute mice, unicorns or other items held sway 
in the commercial world of design.  People were convinced they needed or 
wanted items with these things, from notebooks and wastepaper baskets to 
stationary and wrapping paper.

Hats and shoes went through recently, and didn't make much of a ripple this 
time around.  If I was still in Tropic Texas at South Padre Island, I could 
paint a Charro sombrero and it would sell locally -- for anyone who doesn't 
know what this outfit looks like, Google Emiliano Zapata photos and you will 
see.  The sombrero in Tamaulipas is now usually made of velvet covering, 
with spangle/sequin embroidery; done right, it can weigh more than a couple 
of pounds by itself, but is an impressive piece all by itself, never mind 
the rest of the outfit.

However, in the area where I am now, there's absolutely no call for anything 
like this.

pat chapin
www.patchapin.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Floyd Willis" <willis at psnw.com>
To: <patchapin at mindspring.com>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 5:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Aquanet] Hail to Hats


> Hi,  Why couldn't you market it?  I am just curious.  Bev.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <patchapin at mindspring.com>
> To: "Raymond Blum" <raymond at paidtech.com>; "aquanetArt"
> <aquanet at cleverwhiz.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 6:17 PM
> Subject: [Aquanet] Hail to Hats
>
>
>> Wow, I'm thinking this one over for sure; I know I can't market whatever
>> comes of it, but by the same token, it just 'feels' like fun!
>>
>> And of course, there's the deeper meanings thing; start thinking about
> hats
>> and why people wear them, and you start thinking about heads and what in
>> them, and.......oh, never mind!
>>
>> Hopefully we are all gonna do this one!
>>
>> pat chapin
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Raymond Blum" <raymond at paidtech.com>
>> To: "aquanetArt" <aquanet at cleverwhiz.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 2:18 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Aquanet] March theme votes are in...
>>
>>
>> > Hey everyone, I am sorry I did not write the guidelines for the theme
>> > gallery up very clearly... I am rewriting it now
>> >
>> > On Feb 22, 2009, at 4:54 PM, Raymond Blum wrote:
>> >
>> >> and the winner is...
>> >> oh that would be telling :)
>> >>
>> >> Click here to see the results and instructions for how to
>> >> participate   http://www.aquanetart.com/themeresults
>> >>
>> >> Now... go paint!!!
>> >>
>> >> ---Raymond
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