tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88360787014664663972011-12-30T16:38:59.439-08:00First and foremost, I am a Christian who -- assured eternal life by my Saviour Jesus Christ, endowed by my creator with a passion for the arts,and enlivened by the Holy Spirit -- works in the visual arts field as a painter and, of late, a slide-show producer. This is NOT your typical BLOG; "Sorry, Mr. Google!" Rather, it's a repository for my various websites where I stash my art work and my slide shows; I hope you try them all.Joan Jonesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836078701466466397.post-85002697393858906792009-06-20T12:47:00.000-07:002011-03-24T09:06:54.543-07:00Until last year, my passion was my artwork, namely painting -- both watercolor and pastel. And although I still am passionate about my art, I now have a new interest: I produce slide shows. Because I'm the oldest of three, when our parents died more than 25 years ago, I acquired the entire collection of Fuhrman family photos -- movies and stills, taken largely by John Fuhrman, our dad. <br /> <br />Several years ago, I tried my hand at converting movie film to video and with my husband's help, made two endlessly long videos for my two siblings' children. I thought that was the end of my responsibility with the treasure trove I was caretaking --that is, until I discovered new software for creating slide shows with narration from scanned images, including 35mm. slides. <br /> <br />Two years ago, I started on this new effort and have so far created more than a dozen shows. <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8836078701466466397-8500269739385890679?l=joanjones32.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Joan Jonesnoreply@blogger.com0