These past few months have been crazy with projects and travel! The kind of busy that your head will explode if you don’t remember to savor the moments of each day, rather than always anticipating what’s next! I’m off to “One of a Kind” Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook show in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend to demo and teach Peerless Watercolors. Can’t wait!
I have been working on my 2012 stamp designs for Art Gone Wild. I have a new direction and idea for the stamp artwork, and i’d like to run this by you…..
What do you think of a 4″ x 6″ stamp with this type of art to color? This design? I’m seeing beautiful friendship cards made from this image, journal pages, trading cards etc. I’m really excited about it! Leave a comment and let me know what you think. (the red © won’t be on the final stamp)
This really is just about my favorite piece and i want to share it in a new way…….
I wanted to go back and volunteer to do something artful and unique. They have a huge annual craft show and it was a perfect venue to “make stuff”. For the past few weeks i spent several days in the art room coordinating this painting project. We used all the recycled SCRAP wood from the schools Woodworking program and magically created this product! The students, their art teacher and volunteers base painted and decorated the wood, and I then hand lettered each one.
The students shop at this sale the day before it opens seeking gifts and treasures for their families and friends. Every item was just a few dollars so they could afford something really special, inspirational with heartfelt messages. Here are a ton of fun photos, i couldn’t pick!
I was so proud of the success of this project and how well it was received. It was such a hit! We raised several hundred dollars for the school with beautiful recycled SCRAP WOOD!!! There are still some available if you’re local. We sent the leftovers to the agency’s volunteer retail shop The Generosity Store. Check out the website, their mission is an incredible story of giving back.
This is one of my favorite journal pages and i have posted it before. These backgrounds were spritzed in minutes. I then had a beautiful surface to fill with journaling with my Signo white pen. Simple, simple, but so lovely. There you have your Mixed Media in Minutes, enjoy!
Be on the lookout for my “Artful Letter Play” workshops in 2012. I’ve got some secrets that i can’t wait to share and there are lots of new things coming….
Dear you,
I completely filled my little my little green Handbook journal this weekend. The book has 128 toothy pages which means that i illustrated 256 pages! Here are about 70 of those pages. Can you imagine this blog post if i had ALL 256 pages posted! That’s a lot of cawfee sipping as you scroll through the pages!
THE WINNER OF MY MINGLE MAGAZINE GIVEAWAY IS:
Heidi Mireles said…
Have you seen this? The new magazine from Stampington called Mingle??? It’s fantastic! With a group of other Stampington artists, i was honored to be one of the first to preview this publication…. AND I’M SO EXCITED THEY SENT ME A COPY TO GIVE AWAY TO MY FABULOUS BLOG FRIENDS!! You’ll devour the pages. It’s a decadent magazine chuck full of ideas for living, celebrating, entertaining and just being fabulous!
There are so many ultra creative, unique yet beautifully simple ideas in this premier issue. It’s 145 pages filled with sophisticated, whimsical ideas that make those “take your breath away moments” celebrating life. I want to say this is Martha Stewart meets the Art Girls!!! Mingle has such an rich, sweet ambience that the editor and writers, the “Stampington Art Girls” do so well. You won’t want to put it down!
You really have to “experience” Mingle…..it’s is filled with everything we love……cupcakes, paint, art girls, lace, glitter, ruffles, sweets, kissing, party dresses, cookies, candy, crowns, cotton candy, Barbie, black and white stripes, girlfriends, retreats, junk shops, vintage goodness, playful parties, fun, frolic, style, spunk and simple extravagance and so much more!!!
Joanne Sharpe Arts 