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Get Your Stuff Out There, Part I: Taking Photographs

You’re making something–paintings, art dolls, quilts, jewelry, sculptures–and you’re looking pretty good. Your family and friends have started urging you to show your work. Galleries, they say. Magazines! Books! You’re maybe not really sure you’re ready, but you would like …

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Storytelling with Collage Live Webinar with Roxanne Evans Stout

Date: Thursday, March 31st, 2016   Time: 4:00 – 5:00 PM ET Where: Your Computer Enjoy a live webinar with mixed-media artist Roxanne Evans Stout! We will peek inside her new book, Storytelling with Collage as Roxanne shares her best …

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Expressive Mixed Media Painting Workshops

Learn about the acrylic painting techniques featured in the Mixed Media Painting Workshop videos by Annie O’Brien Gonzales!

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Self Discovery Series: Mirror, Mirror

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After a full month of reflecting on who you are and what you want out of life, now is the time to truly challenge yourself by creating a self portrait. Don’t worry about how others think of you or the …

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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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Creative Kickstarts: Amanda Judd’s Photography Art Journals

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*A guest post by Amanda Judd. Many of us doubt we are creative let alone artistic. Often there is a strong inner critic that accompanies us through our days. So, it’s not surprising that they show up in our art …

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Do Something Creative, Anything

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*A guest post by Tammy Garcia. Visit her at: http://daisyyellowart.com. In the states we have jelly bean displays at the grocery store where you can fill a clear bag with colorful candies in flavors like tangerine and licorice. The jelly …

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Allow Space for Journaling by Tammy Garcia

There are an infinite number of ways to utilize words in your art journal. But where should the words go? What form should those words take? Any and every layer of your art journal page can contain words. They are …

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“Pages of Your Journey” Altered Book Art Journal

Nichole Rae teaches you how to create an altered book art journal, perfect for starting a new year of journaling!

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The Value of Creative Prompts

In a new guest post, Tammy Garcia offers several creative prompts that will work not only in your art journal, but in a variety of other creative projects!

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