I had a great time last week taking a class at the Open Studio in Englewood, Florida. They have a pottery studio there and offered a class on making handmade stamps. I have made flat texture plates, and a…
I am so in love with everything about this month’s artwork…the strong color palette… the geometric patterns… the vintage car… the wheels, the lights, the hood ornament… the compass… the art deco style of all of it! There is…
What a striking image for this month’s color palette. The reddish-orange and navy blue are taken right out of the playbook of complimentary colors from color theory. One thing that makes this color combination so successful is the strong…
Hello everyone! It’s another Monday and another month. This month’s theme is jewellery packaging and bead storage. I decided to throw them in together, and if we are having a partially fun time of it come the end of…
Each week one of our contributors gives you a sneak peek into their studio, creative process or inspirations. We ask a related question of our readers and hope you’ll leave comments! As an incentive, we offer a prize each…
Our Wonderful sponsors for the February Challenge. We will have 2 Lucky Winners this Month! Sasha Crow Design Sasha Crow of Sasha Crow Design creates wonderful ceramic pieces and she uses decorative tin work to make beautifully imaginative, fantastical, one-of-a-kind jewelry. Her…
Vogue Cover Simultaneous Dress next to the Simultaneous Car by Sonia Delaunay Illustrated by George Lepape from January 1925 About the Art Orphism is a term originating from 1912 when French poet and art critic Guillaume Appollinaire identified the…
Congratulations to the January Monthly Challenge winners! 2 winner were chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. 1 winner was chosen randomly from the InLinkz blog entries. Winner of a month of advertising on ABS from the Monthly Challenge Bead category. Our First lucky winner is Karen Marks-Brown. She…
What a way to kick off the new year creatively! There was an abundance of awesome entries this month….some inspired by the colors….others by the stars or the landscape….all with a great reference to the art by Henri-Edmund Cross.…
Each week one of our contributors gives you a sneak peek into their studio, creative process or inspirations. We ask a related question of our readers and hope you’ll leave comments! As an incentive, we offer a prize each…