More Juice for the Brain

I also wanted to share a really cool website I have gotten some major inspiration from. I have been trying to expand my art into mixed media-collage. The more I do this the more I realize it is more for me than to "sell" and certainly not as Festive Fibers or Nicole Chazaud Designs. When I went to art school (graduated in 83) the funky collage that is around now was not even a blink then. and then using the computer as an aid was also just pitiful. So I have been getting the coolest magazine for fun inspiration and finding very cool artists and "clipart" stuff in its back pages.

The magazine is called Cloth Paper Scissors, http://clothpaperscissors.com/
and in it I saw the cutest ad for the funkiest clipart thingies by a gal who goes by
artchixstudio.com
I bought four sheets from her, Crowns, Party Hats, Hearts and Mermaids. It is so much fun and freeing, I did Valentines (Annie did you get yours?) and a few other things. Of course I look at this kind of stuff and say to myself, self, I can do this, can't I hook up with someone like this and license my fun drawings for this market? (brain is always chugging and I am planning on pursuing the likes of this) Along the same line of collage, I was playing with the animated gif files, that you tried putting on the blog. I want to combine both ideas. I tried figuring out how to upload the animated file so they "run" on this blog but to no avail. I bet Erica, your illustrations would be great animated?! I see a whole story about that funny frog doing something funny already! Like a reverse of the princess kissing the frog.

There's tons more fun stuff in the back pages of that mag. and the one to dream for is a workshop/retreat called At Home with Art & Soul. There are two this year, one in Italy and one in Virginia. Couldn't quite figure it out to make it happen for me this year, either retreat. But will put it on my wish list. artandsoulretreat.com

I hope this has been a bit of inspiration for you guys. My problem is not lack of inspiration (at the moment), but rather pulling myself away from the EVIL TV at night. I get sucked in at around 6 or 7 and stay glued in till around 9 or 10. I keep thinking I could get so much done those 3-4 hours each night, like my downstairs bathroom. And I don't have kids either, so what's my excuse?

Kisses from melting NH.