Today I had the honor of being invited to Teach-In for career day at Bridgewater Middle School. I wish this school was in my neighborhood so that my kids could go there! I talked with 2 art classes about having a career in art and these 7th and 8th graders had some great questions. I hope I was able to give them some valuable insight. I wish I would've had this when I was in middle school! Thank you Cortney Sandore and Stephanie Wilcox for the invitation and for being such great teachers! The world needs you.
US Holiday Season Shipping Deadlines
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Attention gift givers! Thought this guideline might help more people than just me!!
Happy shopping!!
USPS 2014 Christmas Shipping Deadlines:
To ensure that holiday mail and packages are delivered in time for Christmas, the Postal Service recommends the following mailing and shipping deadlines:
- Dec. 2 – First-Class Mail International
- Dec. 2 – Priority Mail International
- Dec. 10 – Priority Mail Express International
- Dec. 15 – Standard Post
- Dec. 17 – Global Express Guaranteed
- Dec. 20 – First-Class Mail
- Dec. 20 – Priority Mail
- Dec. 23 – Priority Mail Express*
Small Things Considered 2014: Preview
Arts On Douglas Gallery
Opening reception: Saturday, December 6, 4 to 7 pm
Exhibition Dates: December 6 - January 10, 2015
123 Douglas St.
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
These new pieces incorporate acrylics, charcoal fabric, paper and photo transfers on wood panels.
Imprint, 6" x 6" x 2.5"
Original Art Half Off Special!
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Normally, this piece retails for $100. Whoever emails me first, can have it for $50! (I'll even pay the shipping.) My little experiment to see which of you are with me here! Looking forward to chatting with you!
Superstitions
Autumn Print Sale- Last Two Days
Use code autumn20 and get 20% off your order from my SHOP or my Etsy shop.
Offer good through midnight, October 31st.
Now I can post it! Carry Them
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I couldn't post this piece until I gave it to them...it was a surprise!!!! So thrilled you love it!! My beautiful niece and her Dad. Thanks again for all the work you did for us Paul!
Carry Them, 20" x 10"
Maitland Art Center Workshop
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2 days left to sign up for my 2 Day Mixed Media Workshop at Maitland Art Center! Its this Saturday-Sunday, October 18-19, 2014 12 to 5pm. Tuition is $150.00 for Non-members and $135.00 for Members. You can get more info HERE and sign up for it HERE.
30x30x30 Challenge: Days 19 thru 23
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5 Days of work equals 5 new pieces! 2 figures, 1 face and 2 landscapes. I was playing around with painting and drawing on photo transfers and with painting and drawing on a fabric print of a past painting...just for fun. I really like how the messed up photo transfer with paint became the piece called the Beach. The Three Sisters goes out as homage to my Mom and my 2 Aunts to honor the beautiful little girls that they were! Click on each image to learn more about what went into them.
Artismovingnow.com is having a 30for30equals30 Challenge. And I'm doing it! Join me and post your work. I want to see it! #30for30equals30 Have fun and show me what you make! Post it on my facebook page. See blog posts Day 1 and 2 for the details about the challenge! Happy creating!
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
An Apple A Day
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Ever since I've had my own studio, I've said that any day in the studio is a good day. My first studio was in the basement when I was 9. I took old curtains and rods, hung them from the ceiling and created spaces for myself and my sister that we could call our own. My parents let me use and paint a huge (over engineered) drafting table that my great-grandfather made. We played. We made stuff. We gave the stuff away to the people we loved.
Gratefully, not much has changed. Tuesday I spent time taking apart and redoing a 16 year old painting of an apple that I had given to my grandparents. I got it back after they both passed and I've known for a while that I would find the right new home for this little symbol of healthy eating. I just hadn't realized it would be mine! It's a little gift for my apple loving, health conscious husband as he embarks on training for his next marathon; maps included.
I've always known that art and creating things (in all its forms including motherhood) is what I'm meant to do. Paulo Coelho calls this your 'personal legend;' Joseph Campbell, 'your bliss;' Eckhart Tolle, 'your purpose.' I agree with these writers that all people in their hearts really know their personal legend, and that suffering comes when we ignore the signs and choose not to live that purpose. So don't listen to the voices that say it can't be done. Do what fills your heart full with joy. Then share it with people. And when that love comes back, give it again. I guarantee that it will bring you bliss.
30x30x30 Challenge: Days 16 thru 18
Artismovingnow.com is having a 30for30equals30 Challenge. And I'm doing it! Join me and post your work. I want to see it! #30for30equals30 Have fun and show me what you make! Post it on my facebook page. See blog posts Day 1 and 2 for the details about the challenge!
The Dream Pages, 48" x 60"
30x30x30 Challenge: Days 5 thru 15- The Dream Pages and Other Fun Projects
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Life is what happens when you are busy not blogging. My 30 minutes of art for 30 days equals 30 pieces has taken a few detours. And its all good!
I just finished The Dream Pages 2, 48" x 60", of my fabulous friend Kathleen Brodeur. I used a photo that I took of her when we went to Greece in 2001. She was having one of those intense life moments- on the trip and I believe at this exact moment of the photo. I painted her over an abstract piece of mine called The Dream Pages. This one took quite a few 30 minutes intervals!
I also went to the Orlando Make Faire with my maker husband and our maker kids. We made the coolest stuff! We did arm knitting with upcycled t-shirt pieces as yarn as directed by the awesome ladies at Indie Craft Exchange. We silk screened t-shirts , created paper flowers from upcycled magazine pages, and made LED nightlights and LED pins. We all had a blast.
Tonight, I'm making an awesome dinner of roast chicken, rosemary potatoes, and pecan and pear salad. What are you making today?
Artismovingnow.com is having a 30for30equals30 Challenge. And I'm doing it! Join me and post your work. I want to see it! #30for30equals30 Have fun and show me what you make! Post it on my facebook page. See blog posts Day 1 and 2 for the details about the challenge!