First of all we have to create the board. The board will basically act as advisors to Wer and me. Everything happening in the Gallery must be approved by the board, whether it be the art we exhibit there, the layout of the place, or prices. I would like for Wolf to head the board - any objections? The people I had in mind for members, are these: Wolf (as said before) Terry Ray Autumn Stacey Mike But please don't feel you HAVE to do this, anyone; those who don't have the time or energy for this, just let me know. Can you think of anybody else who might want to be a part of this, or who would be good to have? And would anyone have objections to Sonja, my sister, being an unofficial member? She does not have internet or much time at the moment, but would love to participate by mailing me with suggestions and comments, which I can post here in English. Okay, that's probably it for now. Wer, what does one do first in designing a web page?

I need your centaur logo... then we can fit a color and design scheme to that... also, start thinking about what "extras" you would like...

woohoo! yes, we definately need folks who are experienced in different areas. so, your choices are good, riette. thanks for putting me on the head of the board (wow, you love me, you really do). just hope i'll prove good at it. have you worked a centaur yet? (isn't that a man's upper body attached to a horse?) maybe i'll get a chance to look about and come up with an idea.

i would be honored to be bored with wer, terry, riette, and everyone else!

Brilliant! Thank you all so much for your support! Great that you're in, Ray - I was afraid you might not be interested, for which I wouldn't blame you. It's just nice with you here. Wolf, I know you are the right person to keep my feet on the ground! And I know you will be good at it - your web site proved it already. I loved the way you underlined the mood of your different poems with the fitting background - that sort of thing would be great for the gallery too. I've started doing some sketches on the centaur, but I need your help. Should we go for a more classical looking centaur, or should I do an African-nish design? My feeling is that it should be simple, but with good, slick curves, and to keep the colours simple, say black and something else? Those of you who want could also do designs, post them, and I can incorporate your ideas into my design, which will make the logo truly OUR own. My idea so far is of a centaur jumping over the moon. I have an appointment for coming Tuesday to have the first photographs done of my pictures. I think it would be better to have them done professionally, as paintings never look as good on photographs as they are - and my photographing is bad enough! I'm having most of them done, earlier works included. As I've only been painting seriously for 2 and a half years there aren't that many, but I still want only what you guys think is good enough to go into the gallery - I can't judge it properly. Therefore the more we have to choose from the better. Lastly I would like to thank Wer for suggesting this idea, and for being my eyes in this journey into the unknown!!!

keeping the logo simple is good, as is keeping the color count at 4 or less, and I'd keep with your strengths and go African-ish... my "artistic" input will be taken care of with buttons, design, clip art, font choices, etcetera... (I've never always been represented with eyes by someone, Riette, but I am finding the symbologies intriguing...)

you're a sweetie, wer and you "see" more than most people know! riette is very perceptive. so what you're really saying is that basically you're running the show?

not at all, and if that's the way it appears, then I apologize... I was just saying that I can't draw, etc...so my contributions to "OUR" site will be the peripheral stuff instead of the centerpieces...

i was just kidding, wer (you knew that, right?) besides we know who really does anyway! ok, so once you get an address, what do you do next? how do you get your stuff to show up there? i thought maybe we could put in a header or something so people who surf in might know what's coming (kinda like a mall getting a new shop).....i was thinking of making a banner (there are lots of places to submit banners for free advertising) and posting the centaur icon and some info/addresses of who to contact for more info. whatcha think?

I'd be thrilled to be included in such a project, but I don't know what I could possibly contribute besides moral support.

Wolf, you have to have whichever web server software you prefer installed on whatever type of machine you're going to use for your server, and follow the directions from there...when it gets up, I'm planning on installing a banner in here in the sponsor slot I've got set up in the template...and yes, we will have to put it in the search engines and do banner swaps if we want ourselves...

Moral support is a great and noble thing, Autumn - thank you for coming along! Wolf, your ideas sound great - I would never have thought of stuff like that, banners and advertising and what-have-you-all! Brilliant. In the meantime I have finished designing the logo. I shall probably spend today colouring it, and then I'll post it. This one is a slick sort of version, not really African in style, so I don't know how you'll like it. I've decided on black, red, yellow and blue as colouring, but that can be changed. I am working on an AFrican version as well, which I should have f nished and coloured by Monday, and then we could vote. The African version, I'm afraid, will have no arms, so I don't know how that will go down!! If any of you feel like fiddling with the colours, or fiddling with the logos generally, let me know now, and I'll e-mail you it. You can then post your ideas of what my idea should look like, and hopefully in the end we'll have something everyone approves of.

ok, so wer, frontpage isn't a platform? see, all this stuff is new to me. i've got some space at xoom but don't have a clue how to get a page started there. oh, i started a banner type pic. it doesn't have to be a banner or anything, just something i'm fiddling with. when it's done, i'll post it for you guys to critic. i think the centaur without arms will go well with art-i mean, look at the statue of Venus. no one complains that she's armless!

frontpage includes a web server, yes... I'll go look at xoom and see what I can see...

Riette, I think arms are highly overrated! Venus de Milo seems to be coping well without them...

True, true - I shall be worried no longer! I have now finished the colouring of the first kind of logo I had in mind, and it is being sent to Wer right now - so soon you will have something to shoot at!!! If everyone likes it (which I somehow doubt!!!) it'll save me alot of trouble with the African design - which I'm not all that keen on. I hate colouring these things - it's such a slow, eye-buggering process! On the other hand it might be better to see both versions. Wolf, can't wait to see your banner bitsies! Post it as soon as you can, pleeze!

inner conf has been created, everyone on Riette's list has access, and a topic very similar to this exists in there...

Great!!! Thank you, Wer! Henceforth I shall use this topic as a kind of record so that everyone who logs in here can see what's happening with Art Centaur. Now, about the background: This is good, but a little depressing, because I fancy I can see the old colours trying to break out and shine through; and yesterday's was pretty damned boring if I have to call my own ideas that. I miss the old background! Simple as it was, and as difficult to read, I loved the bright colours. I miss them. Do you think we could have them back? Oops, and nearly forgot, for those who don't log in here so regularly, and for those who are here for the first time - whenever that may be: Satuday, 12 September 1998 Creation of a special conference for creating a web page called Art Centaur. This, I presume, means that the board is more or less set up, and the designing of the page will be started as soon as possible. If you read this, and are interested in helping with Art Centaur, please let me know either here, or via e-mail. Special thanks to Wer for swift, decisive action!

the darker colors are easier on the eyes, but the lt colored text isn't so easy to read....it's your place, do as you please......

um, this is my fault, not hers...did it on a monitor that has a red shift so I don't know what the colors look like...will have it fixed (I hope) in a bit...

well, what do ya'll think of this?

didn't read Riette's response earlier, will put it back the way it was tomorrow, hopefully this will do for now...

Thanks, Wer. I can hardly read this blue at all - bring the sun back into our lives!!!

wiggling my toes in anticipation...

Mike, this topic has now moved to INNER, but I'll let you know once things get going. I wanted to have some pictures photographed so Wer could have something to start on, but the weather has been too awful - I was scared they'd get damaged. It's due to get better over the weekend, though, so hopefully I'll get it done early next week. But I'll let you all know.