Guest Posts

Have a few minutes to spare? Or need a little pick-me-up from your creative slump? Our guest post blogs are the perfect solution. These mixed media artists offer everything from advice on how to recover from art injuries -getting over those gallery rejection letters!- to helpful tutorials like Diana Trout’s watercolor painting techniques for your art journals! You can also find profile blogs about inspirational artists working around the world to share their art and empower others. Get ready for some amazing ideas!

Have a few minutes to spare? Or need a little pick-me-up from your creative slump? Our guest post blogs are the perfect solution. These mixed media artists offer everything from advice on how to recover from art injuries -getting over those gallery rejection letters!- to helpful tutorials like Diana Trout’s watercolor painting techniques for your art journals! You can also find profile blogs about inspirational artists working around the world to share their art and empower others. Get ready for some amazing ideas!

iPhoneography: A Flower by Any Other Name…

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David Hayes and Seth Apter dreamed up the App-ter Project, a iPhoneography project. David shows you some of the images resulting from the project here.

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Simple Things

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Melanie Rothschild offers thoughts on the simplicity of the month of May, watermelon and feta cheese, and using simplicity in art.

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Marketing for Artists, Part 7: Blogs for Art Voyeurs

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First Victoria Rose Martin showed you how to create your own blog as part of her marketing for artists series, and now she offers advice for keeping that blog interesting.

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Taking the Mixed-Media Challenge!

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Lisa Cyr visited Southern Utah University and shares the amazing mixed-media artwork that the students in her workshops created.

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iPhoneography Tutorial: Is It Really Spring?

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David Hayes shows you how to use the FX Photo Studio and Snapseed apps to give your photo a stylish, vintage feel in this step-by-step iPhoneography tutorial.

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Marketing for Artists, Part 6

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As part of her marketing for artists blog series, Victoria Rose Martin continues her tips for making your own website, this time including adding hyper links.

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The Value of Creativity

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Melanie Rothschild explains what the Atlanta school district cheating scandal should tell us about the current value of creativity and what it should be.

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Studio Snacks: Deane Bowers

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In this edition of Studio Snack, you’ll meet Deane Bowers, a mixed-media artist who used driftwood and other found or recycled objects in her mixed-media art. Plus, she offers a simple and incredibly tasty snack recipe with lots of chocolate!

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Marketing for Artists, Part 5

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As part of her Marketing for Artists blog series, Victoria Rose Martin shares how artists can create their own professional website.

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Why I Hate One-Size-Fits-All (and Love Stretch Denim)

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The term “one size fits all” is hardly ever an accurate description for anything, especially creativity. Melanie Rothschild explains why she likes the metaphor for stretchy denim better.

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