About
Welcome to Truth and Crackers! My name is Vera. I am an aspiring artist and writer residing in Tulsa, Oklahoma with my eclectic husband Jacob, and our little ‘cracker-in-training’, Jax (that’s Jax and I above). I began this site as an outlet for my sometimes bizarre take on the world, and greatly enjoy communicating everything from serious commentary to the most irreverent of musings. My lofty goal is to one day market my own artwork on these pages, but in the meantime, I am helping to promote other talented artists via my affiliation with Art.com. Just click on the product link for detailed information or to make a secured purchase if you find something you like. They really have some great quality prints at the lowest prices. So, I thought it only fitting that my first bit of writing here should attempt to define the philosophy behind the name. The ‘truth’ is that there wasn’t one. I mean, I’d like to claim that there was significant thought put into the title, but really, Truth and Crackers came about because I was freakin’ starving. I was sitting in my cluttered living room a few weeks ago jotting down ideas for what I’d hoped would be a clever title when the ADD kicked in, and before I knew it, I was fantasizing about cheese. Not just any cheese, mind you, but Gorgonzola. Mmmm…Gorgonzola. Uh, anyway, I made a few more feeble attempts at some catchy phrases, but there it came again. Food. I mean, I knew basically that I wanted the site to convey truth. That part was easy. But then that damn cheese crept back into my head, so naturally a parade of crunchy items I could pair with the cheese weren’t far behind. ‘Cause, you can’t just walk around eating a hunk of gorgonzola, can you? No. You’ve got to counter the dairy. So the end result after juxtaposing the Keebler Elves with my impatience to pick a name came ‘Truth and Crackers’. I think it works though since I want this site to represent those exact keywords; honest, substantial, sometimes messy, and every now and then, taken to bed! It’s me on a saltine..a cracker on a cracker, if you will. Guess that goes to show you that it’s not a good idea to choose a website name while hungry. And though I’ll probably get completely ignored by the search engines, it could have been worse. Truth and Cool Ranch Doritos, anyone? Wait a minute, that’s not bad.
