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Amplified Art Webinar with Kass Hall

Thursday, February 25th | 7:00 – 8:00 PM ET  . Join Kass Hall for an exciting live web seminar! Peek inside Kass’ new book, Amplified Art, Dynamic Techniques for High-Impact Pages. Kass will share tips for making your own collage …

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Art Journal Play . . . Upside Down

A guest post by Carolyn Dube Are there rules to art journal play? Not in my world because I give myself permission to play in the way that fits me. Frequently, I play on random pieces of paper and then …

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Turn Your Word of the Year into Art

Do you pick a word-of-the-year each year? Typically, I do not. But the word “Perspective” kept popping up for me during December and I decided it was something I wanted to listen to and remain open about in the year …

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Artist Gift Giving Ideas: Part 2

*A guest post by Victoria Rose Martin. Last month I discussed artist gift giving ideas for the creative person in your life. With less than a couple weeks left in the holiday gift-giving season I wanted to provide 10 last …

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The Art of Visual Storytelling: Creating Magical Dreamscapes

*A guest post by Lisa L. Cyr (www.cyrstudio.com). Using both two-dimensional and three-dimensional mixed-media techniques, I love to create mystical landscapes, waterscapes and cityscapes. Each magical environment has its own story to tell! Currently, I am working on several dreamscape …

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Top 10 Art Journaling Techniques

Art journaling is a great place to begin your mixed media practice. It’s a great place to try new supplies and to experiment with techniques before committing to a canvas. Plus, because it’s a journal, it also works well as …

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Fun Times at Art Journaling Live 2!

With 4 instructors and more than 70 participants, Art Journaling LIVE 2 was a great event and now you can take the same classes!

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Artist Gift Giving Ideas: Part 1

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*A guest post by Victoria Rose Martin. How did it happen? It seems as if I blinked and the holidays are on us once again. And if you’re anything like me you’re already racking your brain for gift ideas for …

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Inside Incite: Birds in Art

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*A guest post by Jenny Moed-Korpela. I am always on the lookout for the perfect background for my birds, and mixing different mediums is a great way to experiment and find that special “thing” or atmosphere that speaks to me. …

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Storytelling With Art: Inside Incite

*A guest post by Laurie O’Reilly. My technique is based on a desire to extend my narrative. After painting acrylic figurative pieces for years I wanted to develop a way to build deeper stories using the works that I had …

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