Sei Ohmori is a japanese architect and graphic designer.
I do these things although I'd replace coffee with chocolate.
I want you to do at least ONE THING on this list TODAY!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Gratitude Gift Guide 2011: Cyber Monday
Find Joy, Create Beauty, Be Inspired... and support your favorite artists!
Here are some deals for you from some of us. We are so grateful to be able to do what we are doing - and grateful to you for making it possible.
For today only, Bead It Like You Mean It is on sale for $15!!! It will go back up to $24.95 Tuesday morning.
At my Etsy shop you can find notecards, fine art prints, original watercolors, and hand dyed and printed scarves. Follow the directions in the shop announcement for free shipping on domestic and international orders. (fine print - all orders will be shipped USPS first class mail.) |
| Lyric Art at Etsy |
Jill K. Berry's book, "Personal Geographies: Explorations in Mixed-Media Mapmaking." One of the projects is a map of the heart. There is a fabulous blog-hop giveaway going for this book right now - head to Carla Sonheim's blog today for a chance to win her book.
The publisher is having a special for the next two weeks: Get FREE Shipping and 35% off retail price! Visit ShopMixedMedia.com and usepromo code SMM106. [Fine Print: Offer applies to standing shipping in the US only ]
You will love Jane LaFazio's Etsy shop full of delightful original artwork.
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| http://www.etsy.com/shop/janeville?ref=pr_shop_more |
or her fabulous DVD
and a fabulous kit to go with it.
Tracie Lyn Huskcamp has a few of her beautiful 2012 calendars left, but you will have to hurry!
Carla Sonheim teaches some of the most popular online drawing classes out there.
Give the gift of Silly to someone you love!
Gloria Hansen has a a book for quilters, Digital Essentials, the Quilt Makers Must Have Guide to Files, Images, and More. She's giving away a little giftie with each order - you're going to love it.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Gratitude Gift Guide 2011: On-line Courses
Find Joy, Be Inspired, Create Beauty
Because you ARE creative. But bringing out that creativity and forming into the vision in your mind takes some time and some messing around and some practice.
Cool thing is, that it's FUN practice.
Here's one that's fun.
Machine Quilting: Free Motion and More
On-Line video course with Wendy Butler Berns
and for you - a discount link for $29.99
Wendy is a friend of mine, and one of the best teachers I know. How cool is it that you can take classes with amazing people like her without leaving home.
This class has over 4 hours of video broken up in easy to swallow bits that take you all the way through the process. She starts with preparing your quilt, helps you set up your machine - and off you go. She's with you every step of the way.
I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed with the film quality. Good lighting, good close ups, and my favorite - she smiles and laughs a lot. I think you will like her course. You get to take it at your own pace, and Wendy is there on-line to answer your questions.
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| Playing with Paint student work by Cheryl |
You could also treat yourself or your quilting friends to a Quilt University gift certificate
I have two classes coming up in a few months:
Playing With Paint on January 20th
Artists Toolbox Feb 17
And a few fun opportunities for you:
don't forget to comment on Ann Fahl's book review for a chance to win "A Black and White Tale"
And a lot of chances to win Jill Berry's book,
Personal Geographies begin today with her blog hop.
And a few fun opportunities for you:
don't forget to comment on Ann Fahl's book review for a chance to win "A Black and White Tale"
And a lot of chances to win Jill Berry's book,
Personal Geographies begin today with her blog hop.
Faces on Friday
Most of these are drawn from looking at pictures on my monitor - a couple of them I even traced after getting annoyed that I couldn't get placement right.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Artist Spotlight: Jill Berry
I'd like to introduce you to the artist Jill Berry.
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| Jill Berry |
Jill is a graphic designer, book artist, and painter. I love book artists. I love her work with lettering and maps especially.
Recently I got so excited by her GeoPapers Tutorial during the ARTSPARK winter tutorials blog hop that I had to rush off that night and start a new work based on her idea. You'll see more of that later, I'm sure.
I love the color in her work, the boldness, the lines that lead the eye on such a pleasant journey.
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| Jill Berry |
I love that she takes one work and transforms it into something even richer and more interesting.
It's an idea that has me intrigued - and looking at my own work in a different way.
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| Art Book by Jill Berry |
I'll be reviewing Jill's new book, Personal Geographies, on December 7th.
At each of these stops on the blog hop you'll have the opportunity to win your own copy so make sure to stop by each one!
Friday, Nov 25 Aimee Myers Dolich http://artsyville.blogspot.com/
Mon Nov 28 Carla Sonheim http://carlasonheim.wordpress.com/
Tues Nov 29 Diana Trout http://www.dianatrout.typepad.com/
Weds Nov 30 Gloria Hansen http://www.gloriahansen.com/weblog/
Thurs Dec 1 Gwen Diehn http://real-life-journals.blogspot.com/
Friday Dec 2 Jane LaFazio http://JaneVille.blogspot.com
Mon Dec 5 Judy Wise http://www.judywise.blogspot.com/
Tues Dec 6 Lisa Engelbrecht http://lisaletters.blogspot.com/
Weds Dec 7 Lyric Kinard http://lyrickinard.blogspot.com/
Thurs Dec 8 Orly Avineri http://oneartistjournal.wordpress.com
Friday Dec 9 Tracie Lyn Huskamp http://thereddoor-studio.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
More Watercolor Bliss
The kidlets and I end up with stacks of leaves in our grubby little fists every time we head out the door.
It's simply glorious here in North Carolina during the month of November.
It's simply glorious here in North Carolina during the month of November.
There are huge flaming trees all above us and individual little works of art in every leaf at our feet.
I've been taking time every other morning to "meditate with color"
Thanks to Vivian Swift's lovely tutorial on
she it the author of
A beautiful little book on visual journaling.
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| the view out my studio window |
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