Show and Tell Saturday #5

Hello Artists in Blogland!

Welcome to our Fifth Show and Tell Saturday. 

Show us what you have been working on!  What inspires you this week?  What have you started?  What have you finished?  Painting, collage, photography, digital art, greeting cards, scrapbooking, fiber arts... any and all artsy endeavors are welcome here.  Any new art supplies or resources you have discovered?

What to do:

1.  Write a post about your creative week.
2.  Add your link to the list below.
3.  The link MUST be to a specific blog post, not the general link to your blog.
4.  You can double up... post about challenges you participated in or post to another sharing group as well, but in your blog post, please include a link back to Artists in Blogland.  This will encourage other people to check out Artists in Blogland.
5.  Visit other people's posts and check out what they are doing.

Thanks for participating!!

ATTN:  MIRIAM--- FOR SOME REASON YOUR LINK WENT TO A SPAM SITE.  I deleted it in case it was harmful.  Weird, because there was artwork in the link image.  If you can figure out why let me know.



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Guest Post by Manon

Welcome to our first GUEST POST!  This blog post originally appeared on Manon's blog and since I loved it so much I thought I would invite her to share it with us all.  If you have an interesting blog post or tutorial you'd like to share as a guest writer, just let me know!
Thanks Manon for sharing with us!   Here is her post:

I was recently asked if I teach any classes in mixed media but I don't.

However it got me thinking 

I love sharing so I have put something together for you in this post.

I hope you enjoy it

 

 Be inspired. 

Find something you love to take a photo of

go to your stack

and

Get out all your scraps of paper

together 

with your blank canvas

 

Use all your imagination 

and

Glue it all down 

with your 

......

    

              Gel Matt Medium.

Go on.........

 

 

now

Get out all your favourite paints
.....

and

Don't hesitate

Just 

PLAY

Feel good about what you do!

 Reach out for your pens

Dont feel tense

Just be you, let it happen
......

draw some fantasy

chase that inner critic off the fence!

Are you ready?

mix these together

Zinc White, Cerulean Blue,Cadium Yellow medium hue and Quinacridone Magenta.

 Now you have your flesh tones.

Just paint

La la la la la la la

La la la la la la la......

Ta da da   

daaaaa.....

This is mine

Now I want to see yours

XXXXX

Weekend Recapture

Thanks everyone for participating and thanks also to everyone who thanked me for organizing.  Thanks!

Beautiful artwork again this week.  We are a really talented bunch, don't ya think?

 Tracey's Ornate Key Paintings

Kathryn's Texture Journals, which are for sale!

Joni's Delightful Illustrations

Linda's Whimsical Bluebird

Barbara's Cat Patches Quilts



The Inkblot Challenge

Shana's Gorgeous Abstract Paintings

Bohemiannie's Fabric out of Scraps!

Dion Dior's Beautiful Sketchbook Page

Falling Ladies' Pretty Pendants

RHWest's Pear Photography!

Sparklebluefaery had been making lots of painted papers!

Natasha's Totem Animals

Amy's Paintings full of RAW energy!

Marcia's Amazing Journal Page (yep, I'm so modest. :)

Pinterest

Someone asked how to find my pins on Pinterest:

Here they are!  http://pinterest.com/marciabeckett/


I pin lots of things from art teacher, artist and random blogs and online articles.  Here are some of my recent pins. 

Fun!  Fun!  Fun!!   Don't you want to be part of this inspirational fun??  (and no I don't work for Pinterest!)

Show and Tell Saturday #4

Hello Artists in Blogland!

Welcome to our FOURTH Show and Tell Saturday.  It's my birthday!! 

Show us what you have been working on!  What inspires you this week?  What have you started?  What have you finished?  Painting, collage, photography, digital art, greeting cards, scrapbooking, fiber arts... any and all artsy endeavors are welcome here.  Any new art supplies or resources you have discovered?

What to do:

1.  Write a post about your creative week.
2.  Add your link to the list below.
3.  The link MUST be to a specific blog post, not the general link to your blog.
4.  You can double up... post about challenges you participated in or post to another sharing group as well, but in your blog post, please include a link back to Artists in Blogland.  This will encourage other people to check out Artists in Blogland.
5.  Visit other people's posts and check out what they are doing.

Thanks for participating!!




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New Hosts

Thank you to Annie  and Joni who are going to help me out with hosting this blog group! 

Do you have any ideas for us to spice things up in here?

Weekend Recapture

So, I don't know if I will have time to do this every weekend, but I will try.  School's started (I'm a teacher) so things are getting busier around here.  If anyone would like to help me out and become a co-moderator (is that even possible via blogger?)  let me know.

Here is some of the wonderful artwork we have made this week!!  Thanks everyone for participating!!

DosFishes' Gorgeous Collage

Sparklefishes' Beautiful Handmade Journals

 Ildiko's Doodled Case

Timeless Rituals' Calendars

Bohemianne's Colorful Brooch

Amy's Haunting Self Portrait

 Catpatches' Quilts

PopArt Mini's Cute Letters

A Creative Harbor's Cute Illustrations

Sarah's Stashbusting Scarf!  Cool!

Marcia's Watercolor Doodles (me)

Blue Starr Gallery's Great Ceramic Works

 Serendipity's Gorgeous Flower Doodles

Falling Ladies' Beautiful Portrait

Nicole's Happy Girl