Color! I can’t even imagine a world without color…and I don’t want to! Color has such a valuable role in the world we live…and more personally…the world I live in. I just love how deeply personal color can be!…
Need a great reason to participate in this month’s challenge? This prize should get your creative gears turning. We’ll pick a winner this month from the qualifying entries. The winner is chosen randomly from all the entries. Everyone has a…
The first Dandelions have made their appearance in front of my home – the warmer weather has arrived here in Chicago! Painting by Otto Diderich Ottensen ∴ I know not everyone is a fan of these little guys,…
I belong to an artists’ cooperative called Gallery Q since 2009. Part of my membership includes the opportunity to show my work as a collection in a solo or group exhibit. To date I have done two exhibits, one…
Here are remaining monthly challenges for year. I know many of you like to plan ahead and get a jump start on gathering art beads for the challenges. If you are attending Bead & Button or BeadFest this summer…
Title: Primavera By: Sandro Botticelli Date: 1478 Medium: Tempra on panel What is the Monthly Challenge? Every month we challenge our readers to create jewelry inspired by the featured artwork. You have until the end of the month to share your work…
Thank you to all our readers who participated in this month’s challenge. It’s so nice to see you using our website gallery! If you haven’t signed up for your free account, click here. Now on to our winner, randomly…
Cover of the the book The Secret Lives of Color a look at the color edged pages of the book The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair I am starting off my book review today with 2…
With easter just past and the children only just back at school I have not been in the workshop very much at all, so I thought I would share some inspiration with you from the short break we took…
We want to hear from you! What guest artist would you like to see featured here on ABS? Which guest artist studios would you like to peek into? Do you have an artist you admire? Maybe you want to know…