When I travel I draw and photograph a number of things that don’t make it into a travel blog post. In most cases it’s not that the drawing or photo is bad, but it just didn’t fit in with the flow of the story I was telling.  Then again, sometimes the drawing or photo just sucks.

Here are some images that didn’t make it into my prior posts from my recent weekend foray to Arkansas where I attended to Social Fabric Conference.  I posted 3 days worth of images while I was there but these took a little while longer to get together.

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Annette McCormick

I wandered into the Collective Bias Salon during a break and caught a few people taking their break as well.  Annette, whom I had met the day before, said something about how I should draw people right then so I took her up on it and drew her eating a sandwich.  I know it’s not proper etiquette to photograph someone eating but does the same rule apply to drawing? I choose to believe that rule does not exist.

There is a photo of her in my SoFabCon-  Day 1 post, but I took another one on that same bus that I think is pretty cool as well.

Later I saw this photo in the SoFab blog of me showing something to Annette during the conference.  You can follow her on twitter.

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Danielle Smith

When it’s May in Arkansas you would think sandals and open-toed shoes would be the uniform for women. But when it’s 35 degrees and it’s Danielle, it’s going to be boots.   She likes her boots and this snake skin pair were pretty darn cool.

 

Danielle is sort of like a movie star in the blogging world.  So, here I am getting my picture taken with a movie star.  She also happens to be one of the most amazingly positive, genuinely friendly and loving people you could ever hope to meet.

Here is she mugging for the camera with Elizabeth Mascali, one of her panelist cohorts.  Dawn Sandomeno, Elizabeth’s biz partner is taking the pic.

You can find her at daniellesmithtv.com and at extraordinarymommy.com

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Lana Flowers

I met Lana on the first day of the conference. She is originally from Oklahoma and now lives in Arkansas.  She interviewed me for her blog the day after the conference.  We met at a new museum called 21c.  I drew her on a black napkin, something I had never done before.

I thought I would see how a set of metallic markers I had at home would work on it.

Here is the result. Very much like a woodcut relief print I think.

We walked around the museum and I got this shot of her about to sneeze. I think it’s pretty cool. 

You can see the other napkin drawing and photo I took of her in the SoFabCon – Day 3/4 blog entry.

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Natalie Aydelott

Like I mentioned in the day 1 blog, I met Natalie on Thursday night at the opening cocktail party.  I also met a cool guy named Taylor Sigler. He was also helpful throughout the weekend.

I ran into her Friday, working away on her phone, making things happen at the conference.

Then on Saturday night at the big 80s bowling party (bus ride excitement below),

I saw Natalie again, ready to strike!

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Random

I drew, but did not meet, these two women at the cocktail party.  

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By the way, I am now an official part of Social Fabric, the blogger/Social Media community element of Collective Bias.  We are currently looking for Millennial Bloggers (ages 18-24) so if you are one or know of one who is, let me know and I will get them connected.

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Drawings and photos by Marty Coleman, who didn’t bowl but wished he had.

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