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Flavor for Texture Webinar with Mary Beth Shaw

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Flavor for Texture: An Exploration of Mixed Media Techniques Hosted by Mary Beth Shaw A FREE Online Webinar Register Now > Date: Friday, June 1, 2012 Starting Time: 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time Price: FREE! Register Now > About the Webinar: …

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Do You Use Photo Apps?

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Do you long to share your great iphonography art with others? If you love to use photo apps, check out Dave’s Recipe Book Project and learn something new in the process!

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Make Your Own Stencils!

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Tonia shares her process of how she used a hot tool to cut her own stencil to decorate a painted canvas bag and she encourages you to make your own stencil, too.

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FREE Webinar with Melanie Testa

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Art Journal Dream: Finding Journaling Inspiration in Color, Line and Technique Hosted by Melanie Testa, author of Dreaming from the Journal Page   A FREE Online Webinar Register Now > Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012 Starting Time: 1:00 P.M. Eastern …

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Book Notes: Desire to Inspire

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In this edition of Book Notes, Ricë Freeman-Zachery reviews Desire to Inspire: Embody Your Passion, Share Your Creative Gifts, Impact the Greater Good, by Christine Mason Miller. Ricë loves all the questions that popped into her head as she read Christine’s book. Like, “What’s my passion?” Or, “How do I inspire others?” ‘What does it mean to be creative?” “What force-of-goods can I accomplish, and which do I already do?” But not only are there endless wonderful and thoughtful things to inspire you throughout the book, but there are contributors from all over the world that offer tips, techniques and so many stories!

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Celebrate Poetry!

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Tonia shares some fun ways to celebrate National Poetry Month as well as suggests three books for writing inspiring poems.

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Book Notes: Metal Artist’s Workbench

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In this edition of Book Notes, Ricë Freeman-Zachery reviews Metal Artist’s Workbench: Demystifying the Jeweler’s Saw, by Thomas Mann. Ricë loves this book, not only for the content and subject, but she also is good friends with Thomas. She explains that as she reads through the book, she can hear Thomas explaining his fantastic instructions on the endless options of the jeweler’s saw to her. Ricë also talks about how this book will teach you everything you need to know about a jeweler’s saw, with the addition of stepped-out projects that has made Thomas famous.

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Book Notes: Layered Impressions

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In this edition of Book Notes, Ricë Freeman-Zachery reviews Layered Impressions: A Poetic Approach to Mixed-Media Painting, by Katie Kendrick. Ricë loves the thoughtfulness of this book where poetry and painting mix, and Katie challenges you to dig deeper into your work to enrich its meaning.

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Book Notes: Encaustic Mixed Media

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In this edition of Book Notes, Ricë Freeman-Zachery reviews Encaustic Mixed Media: Innovative Techniques and Surfaces For Working with Wax, by Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch. Ricë says that even if you know a little about encaustic that this book takes it to a whole new level. Patricia teaches you how to incorporate odd materials into your encaustic like tar, cork, punchinella, using die-cut machines and so much more! Start flipping through the pages with Ricë now and the ideas will start flowing!

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Doodles Unleased Inspiration

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See how Tonia answered the call to creativity by combining inspiration from both Doodles Unleashed and Sharing Stitches.

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