Our Wonderful sponsors for the August Challenge. We will have 3 Lucky Winners this Month! Humblebeads Heather Powers of Humblebeads creates Handcrafted Art Beads Inspired by Nature and Art History. She is also the founder of Art Bead Scene, The Bead…
The Indian Rug (or Red Slippers), 1942 by Anne Redpath Oil on plywood 73.90 x 96.10 cm (framed: 91.50 x 113.50 x 6.20 cm) About the Art The vivid colours and flat patterning of this painting owe much to Matisse,…
Congratulations to this Month’s winners! 1 winner was chosen randomly from all the challenge entrants. 1 winner was chosen randomly from the InLinkz blog entries. Our first lucky winner is CreativeStash/Kristen Fagen. She has won $50 in Beads from Gaea Handmade. Our second lucky winner is Carol Briody/ABeadsLife.…
The magical illustrations of Edmund Dulac colored my childhood fantasies. Mysterious depths, encrusted treasures, barnacles and tentacles, ethereal beauty, watery mythology all painted with a muted yet lush palette of blues, purples, greens, browns and creams. This challenge painting…
Every time I come back to the challenge painting I am mesmerized by the seemingly magnetic pull of those suction-faced tentacles reaching toward our delicate mermaid. It is a wonder that she escapes their clutches on her…
I recently came across this delicious package of leather bracelets for braiding at Michaels and I couldn’t resist. I thought they would make a great topic for one of my Tutorial Tuesday posts. So a few days ago I…
Welcome to Inside the Studio! 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…
I recently added a new tool to my work bench. Yay! I love adding new tools to the studio, especially a tool that makes metal working easier. The new addition is a wood forming block. The block has two…
Holy crusty underwater goodness! As soon as I spotted this deep sea treasure I knew that it was the one for this week. There is so much going on in this piece, yet it feels so very cohesive. The…
I created these fun matchstick charms for a quick and easy earring option. What I didn’t know when I made them is how adorable they are as flower stems paired up with Czech glass beads. This simple wire project…