Sunday, April 26, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
EMERGENCY!! JoAnnA & Ron Pierotti
Please see JoAnnA's blog for more information http://mosshill.blogs.com/
Ron has a brain tumor & it is much worse than they expected, they say if he doesnt have this done immediately, they give him only a month to live! JoAnnA & Ron are beautiful souls & would take their shirts off their back for anyone...I feel it's the least we could do is...chip in a dollar or 1000 dollars, Please please pass along this widget to help them in their time of need. And prayers are desperatley needed to comfort them in this tramatic time~
You can also use this link to add in forwarding emails, this will take you to the page where you can pick up the embed codes for your sites. http://ronpierotti.chipin.com/ron-pierotti Please forward this to your friends~ Thank you so much
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Featured main page artist Pam Carriker
Pam Carriker, a life-long art lover, was raised in the Pacific Northwest.
Largely self-taught, her work is reflective of the more than 20 years of
experience using a variety of mediums. Teaching art at a private school
for a year, prompted her to further pursue her interest in art. She is a Design
Team member for both variaZioNE (ZNE) and Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps,
has had her work published in Cloth, Paper, Scissors, Somerset Studio,
Stamper's Sampler, and has the honor of being the featured guest artist in
August '08 Stampers' Sampler. On the horizon are articles in Somerset Art Journals, Jan '09, Somerset Apprentice, Mar '09, and Cloth, Paper, Scissors, May '09. She currently has work on display at the Art and Soul Gallery in Bothel, Washington.
Note from Pam..... I joined ZNE 1 1/2 years ago, after continually seeing those letters attached to work I liked on ebay. What did they mean? I finally asked and found my way to the wondrous world of mixed media art. I dove in head first and applied for the Design Team and was an excited girl to be welcomed aboard! That excitement knew no bounds when I realized that my best friend from junior high/high school was a fellow DT member! Thank goodness Laurie Blau-Marshall hyphenated her name or it may have taken awhile longer to figure out the connection.
Art has a way of connecting people, both long-lost friends, and the new friends we make daily via our blogs and websites. That's why we are all here, gathered together. To be inspired by each other, to encourage and be encouraged.
I have always created art in some form. From drawing purple polka dots on my bedroom walls as a child, (much to mom's displeasure:-), to the crafty types of art, to my current love of mixed media, especially portraits. I never in a zillion years would think I would be where I am right now, and would not, except for the continual support, encouragement, and inspiration found on Creative Souls and like minded mixed media websites. Here I learned to dream big, and to go after my dreams. While I create art that is born in my mother's heart, I have found a great deal of satisfaction in the level of professionalism that having my work published and writing about the creative process has brought to this stage of my life.
I was so completely amazed to come home to my emails this afternoon. It was one of 'THOSE' days today and this so completely made my day end on a high note. Thank you all so much for this honor. Honestly, it is an honor to just be involved with fellow artists like you.
www.pamcarriker.com
http://www.thebagladysart.blogspot.com
http://www.thebagladysart.etsy.com
Main page featured artist Shariyah Garner
Painting "Longing":
Artists Statement:
Shariyah was born in 1984 into a family of artists.
Rather than attending fine art schools, her childhood was spent drawing and painting with her mother as her "art teacher", along with her 5 sisters in the hills of Tennessee and the mountains of Montana.
Recently Shariyah (Yiyah) moved from Los Angeles, CA where she was working as a fashion designer, to a remote island in New Zealand. There she spends most of each day painting and creating in her small studio, overlooking rolling green pastures with sheep grazing, wine vineyards, and the ocean beyond. Shariyah sells her art online as well as exhibiting her paintings in a local gallery. Her more recent work explores mixed media portraits, with a reniassance-like feel that embodies a spiritual or expressive essence.
"I believe that art is really just communication of something from deep within the artist. Memories, dreams, joys, sadness, spiritual journeys. I hope that people of all ages and backgrounds can relate in some way to my work and receive inspiration from it."
I am so surprised, and honored to share this "Artist of the month" award with Becky, and thrilled to be part of this Creative Soul community! Thank you so much each one of you, for this gift that I will never forget! It encourages me to continue to follow my dream, and as in the words of Rumi, "Let the beauty we love be what we do."
Peace & Love
Shariyah
Please click on the below links to visit my websites:
Shariyah's Etsy Site
Shariyah's Gallery
Shariyah's Blog
Visit Shariyah's Creative Soul's Page
Main page featured artist Becky Loyall
By: Becky Loyall
Becky is a self taught mixed media artist with collage as her favorite form. She loves to create Artist Trading Cards also known as ACEO's and other types of Collage items like Books, Boxes, Tags and Bookmarks.
She has done Mural work for homes, schools and churches for charity for 2o+ years the last few years with her Beautiful Daughter Leslie. She has also painted and sold floorcloths and primitive items such as furniture.
Altered Art is her new found love one that she will pursue for many years to come.
Becky lives on a small acreage in rural Oklahoma with her Husband Clay who is the light of her life and her 2 sons Eric and Sean, 2 dogs, 4 cats, 2 large aquariums and many numerous critter visitors.
Becky has 2 grown daughters Leslie and Tammra and one Wonderful son in Law Robert. She also has 6 beautiful grandchildren.
Becky is a very proud member of the Outsider Artists group and ZNE group and of course she LOVES Creative Souls where her heart fills with Joy and Soars with the Beauty that is created here.
What an unexpected Honor I will treasure for years to come. Thank you for your friendships and the Talents that you share.
You may find Beckys work here or stop by and enjoy her blog:
Outsider Artist's http://outsider-artists.net
Etsy www.whymsicalmusings.etsy.com
Blog www.whymsicalmusings.blogspot.com
Zazzle http://www.zazzle.com/whymsicalmusings
http://tinyurl.com/5qo2sn.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK JULEE HERMANN
I have begun a new feature at the Creative Souls site. Besides the monthly main page featured artist~ a weekly featured artist in the forums. If you know of someone you would like to see featured, please drop me a note at the Creative Souls site http://creativesouls.ning.com
This weeks featured artist is the beautiful & amazing Julee Hermann. She is such an inspiration. Everyone who meets her, has her forever etched in their hearts, she is a beautiful shining star!!!
Julee Hermann is a local artist who works in assemblage, jewelry, and 3D inspirational art. Julee inspires creativity with her energy and her wonderful sense of humor. She knows how to connect people with their inner artist. Julee spends her weekends playing with her young family and teaching around the US helping students create one-of-a-kind shrines reflecting memorable moments in a life lived. Students walk away feeling as though they've created something to treasure. Julee's motto is "...make the two foot drop from head into your heart and work from there." ~written from the heart Gina Gabrielle
this is what Julee says..... I love to impart my enthusiasm for all things mixed media thru my workshops. I weave silliness and permission to play and express your self into my classes. My motto is "make that two foot drop from head to heart and work from there" art is made in the heart not the head. I like to remind people to just check in with where they are and to let the muses tickle them into creating for them. This month I'm teaching the skill of soldering through two different classes. The first of which is the Mermaid Reliquary Workshop at A Work of Heart Studio in San Jose class is on Sunday April 19th and runs from 12 – 4pm we'll build tiny boxes with a small scene inside and then enclose the pieces with mica and solder. $65 You can register through their fancy schmancy website at http://www.aworkofheart.com The advanced soldering class is being held at the lovely Tangerine gifts and ephemera shop in Dublin this will be a soldered bracelet comprised of vintage watch crystals, tiny images embellished with glitters (oh joy!) all soldered together in the most delightful way! Class is Saturday April 25 from 10 – 3pm cost is $55 and includes tea and cookies! Have a peek at their charming site at http://www.elevenmorningstangerine.com/services.html Call Gina Gabr... to sign up to play! I'm excited to announce for the first time, that this Summer, I will be sharing workshops with girls(and guys, too!) of all ages through my Mermaid Warriors Summer Camps. For 5 weeks from the end of June through the beginning of August we'll be pLaYIng MeRmAid Style... tentatively I'm working on Mondays and Fridays in Orinda and Wednesdays in Dublin and will be specializing in empowering people to express themselves through art and silliness!
Julee Herrmann Teacher/Artist HeArt Collective http://www.heartcollective.etsy.com http://www.heartcollective.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/juleeherrmann/sets/72157615900316626/
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