Join Me for 52 Cards

This year I will do art as a fun, play thing to do. 52 weeks, 52 cards. I have picked the size and will be using flash cards as the surface of choice. I can hardly wait. there will be a weekly word. How you choose to render it is totally up to you. Just the word, calligraphy, artistically, your choice! the fun part is you get to do what you want and each week can be different. How exciting right? Well, if you would like to join my free facebook group "art aMUSEment" and get in on the play time i would love to have you there, here's the link  https://www.facebook.com/groups/409056572490404/

Merry Christmas!

Thank you for visiting with me all year long
and as we head into 2014, it is going to be an exciting year
with many new adventures on the horizon. 

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Happy Holidays!

I wanted to create a little holiday vignette to share with you all this year. I looked through my various treasures, gathered, arranged, photographed and here is one of the results. I had a lot of fun with the composition and design but left it quite simple because the holiday is all about magic. Have a great time with family and friends and remember to just be in the moment surrounded by love!

Feeling Small Today

On a trip this weekend I remembered to take my camera and I am so glad I did. As the sun was going down, the sky was just amazing. The cerulean blue color, the lights and darks of the clouds and the overall shot of just beauty in a natural state. I absolutely love this shot of all the trees lined up along the horizon but the sky steals the show. Yes, it was this blue, it was not touched up or doctored in any way. What a great place to live when you can experience this only moments away from home. Feeling small today and appreciating nature in all of its wondrous forms. When was the last time you looked to the horizon? I hope you do today!

Join me Today for Life Book 2014

Life Book 2014 is now open for registration. I am so excited to be a part of this artistic journey once again and can't believe the incredible line up gathered for a year of creative adventure, it is truly amazing! The piece shown was my favorite lesson from 2013 and what I have planned for January and December 2014 is just as fun and a great learning experience. Life Book includes 23 teachers and 52 weeks of creative inspiration brought to you weekly. Really, where can you get that for such an incredible price of $109? Did I forget to tell you that each lesson is also downloadable and yours to keep too.

Since it begins on January 1st, this is a great time to register and start collecting supplies. Your favorite mixed media paper (watercolor, bristol, mixed media) in a 9x12 size. Tam shows you how to turn this into a lovely journal/book so you can keep all your work together for the year, really a brilliant idea to have one place for your 2014 arting I must say! Your favorite mediums - acrylics, watercolors, crayons, glues and pens, whatever you are used to using. A couple classes will call for a little extra but most encourage you to use what you have.

By using the "Life Book 2014" button on the top left of my blog, you will be linked directly to the sign up page which includes more information about the program. When you click the button through my site here, you will be helping me earn a percentage of the cost of the class. It is greatly appreciated and I wanted to say "thank you" for helping me make money at a job I love, doing art! I look forward to seeing you in class next year!

Life Book 2014 Winner is...

CONGRATULATIONS
to Milena May for winning the free spot 

in Life Book 2014, woohoo!

It is going to be a great year of arting for her!!

Tomorrow registration opens, yippee!

Exciting News - Life Book 2014

I was incredibly blessed to be a part of Life Book 2013 sharing three projects along the artful journey. Not only were the students art pieces remarkably beautiful, but I love how the lessons just opened the door to creativity beyond my imagination. The supportive community was another item I was impressed with. The way they shared comments, encouraged others, helped when needed - it is truly an amazing journey into your art process and I do hope you are joining us for 2014.

I am once again teaching *yes, I am pinching myself* with 21 other brilliant instructors of all mediums. I am able to give away one spot for Life Book 2014, so leave me a comment on "what winning would mean to you" and you will automatically be entered. I will be drawing the winner randomly on September 30th, good luck!!

Here are the blogs you can visit for a chance to win a free spot in Life Book 2014, good luck.
12th Sept 2013 - Tamara Laporte - www.willowing.org
13th Sept 2013 - Tascha Parkinson – www.timewithtascha.blogspot.ca
14th Sept 2013 - Lesley Riley – www.lesleyriley.com
15th Sept 2013 - Alena Hennessy - www.alenahennessy.com
16th Sept2013 - Kat McBride – www.KatCanPaint.com
17th Sept 2013 - Carla Sonheim – www.carlasonheim.com
18th Sept 2013 - Jane Davenport – www.janedavenport.com
19th Sept 2013 - Danielle Daniel – www.danielledaniel.com
20th Sept 2013 - Jennibellie – www.jennibelliestudio.blogspot.com

23rd Sept2013 - Kelly Hoernig – www.kellyhoernig.webs.com

24th Sept 2013 - Micki Wilde – www.thesecrethermit.blogspot.co.uk
25th Sept 2013 - Kate Thompson – www.fracturedangelics.blogspot.com
26th Sept 2013 - Flora Bowley – www.florabowley.com
27th Sept2013 - Anna Dabrowska – www.tworzysko.blogspot.co.uk
28th Sept 2013 - Steven Speight – www.speightoftheart.com
29th Sept 2013 - Mika Diaz – www.mikadiazmixedmedia.com
30th Sept 2013 - Serena Bridgeman – www.serenarty.com
1st Oct 2013 - Dyan Reaveley – www.dyan-reavely.blogspot.co.uk
2nd Oct 2013 - Effy Wild – www.effythewild.com
3rd Oct 2013 - Carissa Paige – www.carissapaige.com
4th Oct 2013 - Marieke Blokland – www.bloknote.nl
5th Oct 2013 - Christy Tomlinson – www.christytomlinson.com
6th Oct 2013 - Traci Bautista – www.treicdesigns.com