<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483743109915780933</id><updated>2012-02-16T18:42:42.477-08:00</updated><title type='text'>PopTartArt</title><subtitle type='html'>New creations added weekly plus - Two Sisters Ramblings - Misunderstood Thoughts, Emotions and Daily Lives of Self-Representing Artists.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Reta &amp;amp; Vana</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01120730614893784750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R74_t4XToJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/22mLqupwaPg/S220/cv25211cutout1.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483743109915780933.post-6789305137678576123</id><published>2008-03-02T09:06:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-02T09:09:17.059-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Missing Pieces</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9885203"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173191999622837586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R8retwRpdVI/AAAAAAAAAAg/y9w7gG5qemA/s320/0108a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My latest series of encaustic/mixed media art work.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1483743109915780933-6789305137678576123?l=poptartartsisters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/feeds/6789305137678576123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1483743109915780933&amp;postID=6789305137678576123' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/6789305137678576123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/6789305137678576123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/2008/03/missing-pieces.html' title='Missing Pieces'/><author><name>Reta &amp;amp; Vana</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01120730614893784750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R74_t4XToJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/22mLqupwaPg/S220/cv25211cutout1.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp0.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R8retwRpdVI/AAAAAAAAAAg/y9w7gG5qemA/s72-c/0108a.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483743109915780933.post-800890485455858501</id><published>2008-03-01T08:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-01T08:22:46.512-08:00</updated><title type='text'>You Can't Handle The Truth</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9907677"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172808089676117314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R8mBjQRpdUI/AAAAAAAAAAY/4ZpVDgS6odo/s320/RedPuzzle1.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hidden Message in puzzle: "You Can't Handle The Truth".........or can you?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click on Image for more details - Art by Reta&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1483743109915780933-800890485455858501?l=poptartartsisters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/feeds/800890485455858501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1483743109915780933&amp;postID=800890485455858501' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/800890485455858501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/800890485455858501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/2008/03/you-cant-handle-truth.html' title='You Can&apos;t Handle The Truth'/><author><name>Reta &amp;amp; Vana</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01120730614893784750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R74_t4XToJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/22mLqupwaPg/S220/cv25211cutout1.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R8mBjQRpdUI/AAAAAAAAAAY/4ZpVDgS6odo/s72-c/RedPuzzle1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483743109915780933.post-762740597335749011</id><published>2008-02-25T18:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-25T18:52:01.311-08:00</updated><title type='text'>creativity breakdown.</title><content type='html'>Coleslaw......and that's all I have to say about that.&lt;br /&gt;~lil sis~&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1483743109915780933-762740597335749011?l=poptartartsisters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/feeds/762740597335749011/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1483743109915780933&amp;postID=762740597335749011' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/762740597335749011'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/762740597335749011'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/2008/02/creativity-breakdown.html' title='creativity breakdown.'/><author><name>Reta &amp;amp; Vana</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01120730614893784750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R74_t4XToJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/22mLqupwaPg/S220/cv25211cutout1.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483743109915780933.post-8795689125558025289</id><published>2008-02-23T08:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-23T08:20:01.589-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sculpture in the works......</title><content type='html'>Hey Sis, remember that HUGE one I was cutting and sanding on the other day? I had all intentions of creating silver, red, black.....I guess it had a mind of it's own....now it's copper and green patina!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maybe we have been working too much on the old copper plumbing in this house lately, and after we got the shower fixed the stupid ass sink blew a hole and soaked the carpet AGAIN  :0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Back to painting....worked on it last night till I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer! Are you creating over there today or doing paperwork?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Big Sis&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1483743109915780933-8795689125558025289?l=poptartartsisters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/feeds/8795689125558025289/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1483743109915780933&amp;postID=8795689125558025289' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/8795689125558025289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/8795689125558025289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/2008/02/sculpture-in-works.html' title='Sculpture in the works......'/><author><name>Reta &amp;amp; Vana</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01120730614893784750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R74_t4XToJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/22mLqupwaPg/S220/cv25211cutout1.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483743109915780933.post-9084126501932553833</id><published>2008-02-22T05:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-22T05:13:50.614-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Physiological needs?</title><content type='html'>The physiological needs of the &lt;a title="Organism" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organism"&gt;organism&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*Excretion&lt;br /&gt;*Eating&lt;br /&gt;*Sex&lt;br /&gt;*Drinking&lt;br /&gt;*Sleeping&lt;br /&gt;*Warmth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If some needs are not fulfilled, a human's physiological needs take the highest priority. Physiological needs can control thoughts and behaviors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hmmmmmm.........I live on 2-1/2 of these........that can't be normal. Is this where our inspiration to "create" comes from - some mental instabilities causing nervous energy?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Big Sis&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1483743109915780933-9084126501932553833?l=poptartartsisters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/feeds/9084126501932553833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1483743109915780933&amp;postID=9084126501932553833' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/9084126501932553833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/9084126501932553833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/2008/02/physiological-needs.html' title='Physiological needs?'/><author><name>Reta &amp;amp; Vana</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01120730614893784750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R74_t4XToJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/22mLqupwaPg/S220/cv25211cutout1.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483743109915780933.post-7695086835021914767</id><published>2008-02-21T19:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-21T20:22:32.084-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Just open wide....</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;A blog is just that....your walking along, doing your thing, something comes to mind, you open your "cyberspace" mouth and a Blog falls out. And as some "art" websites say...they generate more business. If this is true, then there must be someone out there who enjoys reading the virtual upchucks and ramblings that spurt from our cyberspace lips. And &lt;strong&gt;IF &lt;/strong&gt;this is true, then I'd much rather spend my "marketing" time having diarrhea of the mouth than creating fancy slogans, gimmicks or the ever cheesy "elegant marquee". But please keep in mind...this is a Blog. What you read here is merely a roving conversation between two sisters that shouldn't be taken too seriously.....or should it?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Cheers,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;~Lil Sis~&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1483743109915780933-7695086835021914767?l=poptartartsisters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/feeds/7695086835021914767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1483743109915780933&amp;postID=7695086835021914767' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/7695086835021914767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/7695086835021914767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/2008/02/just-open-wide.html' title='Just open wide....'/><author><name>Reta &amp;amp; Vana</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01120730614893784750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R74_t4XToJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/22mLqupwaPg/S220/cv25211cutout1.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483743109915780933.post-7126663472501370583</id><published>2008-02-21T17:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-21T17:37:24.536-08:00</updated><title type='text'>so...what is blog anyway?</title><content type='html'>.....we're really not sure! And why do we need one is the real question. Some "art" web sites say that you "need" a blog for "more business".....is this true? I guess we'll soon find out! Until then we will think of something more interesting to "blog".&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1483743109915780933-7126663472501370583?l=poptartartsisters.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/feeds/7126663472501370583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1483743109915780933&amp;postID=7126663472501370583' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/7126663472501370583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1483743109915780933/posts/default/7126663472501370583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://poptartartsisters.blogspot.com/2008/02/sowhat-is-blog-anyway.html' title='so...what is blog anyway?'/><author><name>Reta &amp;amp; Vana</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01120730614893784750</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='28' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_li-gveOIxfE/R74_t4XToJI/AAAAAAAAAAM/22mLqupwaPg/S220/cv25211cutout1.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
