Color This Quote - July Challenge!

Hi Artists in Blogland!  Jessica here with "Color This Quote - July!"  Here's this month's quote:

"The sun is shining...That is the Magic. The flowers are growing--the roots are stirring. That is the Magic. Being alive is the Magic--being strong is the Magic. The Magic is in me--the Magic is in me. ...It's in every one of us."  The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett

I know this is a long quote - so feel free to use it all, or any part of it, or just be inspired by it.  When do you feel your magic?

Last month's quote challenge ("May there be peace and prosperity within your walls."  Psalms 122.7) resulted in lots of thoughtful entries about the meaning of walls.  Here are two examples, randomly picked!

Valerie Jael  had many memories of Jerusalem as she made this gorgeous creation: 

Deborah Weber interpreted "walls" to mean the boundaries of her body in creating this intriguing triptych: 

Congratulations to everyone for making such beautiful art in response to June's quote!

And now on to July.  Here's the quote again from The Secret Garden:  

"The sun is shining...That is the Magic. The flowers are growing--the roots are stirring. That is the Magic. Being alive is the Magic--being strong is the Magic. The Magic is in me--the Magic is in me. ...It's in every one of us." 

Does this inspire you?  I know it inspired me!  Express yourself!  Here's what you do:

• Grab the button and let people know you're participating!

• Link up your take on this quote in the Linky List below.  It will be open until June 30, and sometime before July 1, the next quote will be revealed!

• Please link to a specific blog post or Flickr page, not your general URL.  

• In your blog post, you MUST state how your work relates to this quote.    
• A blog post that does not indicate how your work has a connection to the quote will be removed from the linky list, no matter how gorgeous it is.  We're trying to relate to the quote; too many people have been linking up random posts!

• Visit 3 or more people who linked up, and leave loving words on their blogs or Flickr pages;

• Anything goes -- can't wait to see what you do with this quote.

• Have a great quote?  Leave it in the comments section!

Don't Forget About the Giveaway!!

Did you miss the post about the giveaway from Craftsy?  The deadline to enter is July 1.  Here are the details again if you missed them:

Hi friends!  Marcia here.  Have I got an awesome giveaway exclusively for members (subscribers, followers) of Artists in Blogland.  They are giving away ONE class of your choice to the winner, valued at $59.99.

Melissa from Craftsy, contacted me about this giveaway and she shared:

At Craftsy we do online art classes, and we're excited to share with you that we have 6 new art classes that launched today. To celebrate this, we would like to give you one to giveaway to your followers! 

So far the mediums we use in our classes include acrylics, watercolor, oil, and pencil, teaching portraiture, landscapes, color mixing and more. The classes are in high definition and give the student a chance to repeat the lessons and get close-ups of what the instructor is demonstrating, as well as take virtual notes right as they go along.  Here is our catalogue of art classes.

To enter for your chance to win, sign up via the link below on Craftsy. 

(You must sign up via the link. You can comment on this post, but you won't be added to the drawing unless you go to the link below.)

http://www.craftsy.com/ext/ArtistsInBlogland_CraftsyGiveaway

Even if you already have a Craftsy account you can use your existing login information to be entered. If you have trouble seeing the giveaway page, using Firefox should help. One entry per person.

 

The winner will be picked in one week, JULY 1st.  Good luck!  Thanks, Melissa for this opportunity.

 

Disclaimer:  I have received one free class as a gift from Craftsy.

Awesome Giveaway from Craftsy!

Hi friends!  Marcia here.  Have I got an awesome giveaway exclusively for members (subscribers, followers) of Artists in Blogland.  They are giving away ONE class of your choice to the winner, valued at $59.99.

Melissa from Craftsy, contacted me about this giveaway and she shared:

At Craftsy we do online art classes, and we're excited to share with you that we have 6 new art classes that launched today. To celebrate this, we would like to give you one to giveaway to your followers! 

So far the mediums we use in our classes include acrylics, watercolor, oil, and pencil, teaching portraiture, landscapes, color mixing and more. The classes are in high definition and give the student a chance to repeat the lessons and get close-ups of what the instructor is demonstrating, as well as take virtual notes right as they go along.  Here is our catalogue of art classes.

To enter for your chance to win, sign up via the link below on Craftsy. 

(You must sign up via the link. You can comment on this post, but you won't be added to the drawing unless you go to the link below.)

http://www.craftsy.com/ext/ArtistsInBlogland_CraftsyGiveaway

Even if you already have a Craftsy account you can use your existing login information to be entered. If you have trouble seeing the giveaway page, using Firefox should help. One entry per person.

 

The winner will be picked in one week, JULY 1st.  Good luck!  Thanks, Melissa for this opportunity.

 

Disclaimer:  I have received one free class as a gift from Craftsy.

Show & Tell Saturday

 Here are a couple highlights from our last Show & Tell link up!

This gorgeous altered clock from Simply Paper Crafts:

This lovely panda print from Abigail Davidson:

For Show & Tell Saturday:
* Please visit at least 3 other artists and if you use Pinterest, please PIN your favorite art from this week.  I know Pinterest brings a lot of traffic to my blogs, so it is a great way to share art. *

Add a link to a recent blog post and make sure to grab one of our buttons or put a link in your post back to Artists in Blogland so more people can join us.  Try to visit at least 3 other blogs and leave comments. 

If you are reading from a blog reader, you might have to pop on over to the actual blog post to add your link.

By participating in this link-up you give us permission to share your artwork on our blog (with a link back to your blog.) Add our button to your blog!

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Technique Tuesday!

Jessica here, with Technique Tuesday, this time brought to us by Heather Kuzyk.

http://kookaburralaughing.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-random-art-of-kindness.html

Heather: 

Hey Hey!  I’m so happy to be sharing with you guys on technique Tuesday, because we all know sharing is caring.  My style is down and dirty, I’m a no rules kinda gal.   Rules… bah.   Anything goes, as long as I have fun doing it… I’m a hedonist that way. 

The technique I am sharing today I came across as an art teacher, and have used with much success with my students.  But why should the kids have all the fun?  What I love about this technique, is that although you have some control with placement of color, the dye will blend together to form random patterns and textures on the paper.  It’s a surprise each time you remove the tissue.  So with out further ado, I present Tissue Paper Tie Dye.

Materials List:  Spectra Bleeding Art Tissue Paper Rainbow Pack (available through Blick’s or Curry’s Art Supply for my Canadian Compatriots!)

Water

White Vinegar (optional)

This technique works best on paper, any kind really.  I’m using a mixed media journal in my video.

I’ve had people ask if it works on fabric, so I tried in the video.  It works as long as you don’t wash the fabric after.  It’s not color fast on fabric. It will wash out. 

I hope you enjoy!

--> Heather Kuzyk is a graduate of Canada’s renown Craft and Design Program at Sheridan College in Ontario.  She has been an art teacher for the past 15 years, teaching young and old alike the joys of ceramic arts, mixed media, and art journaling.  

http://kookaburralaughing.blogspot.com/2013/04/glue-it-tuesday-and-other-thoughts.html

 In her spare time, Heather is an avid trader of Artist Trading Cards, art journaling, and spreading the Random Art of Kindness through the Art Abandonment movement.  You can read about her escapades on her blog.

Do you have a technique you'd like to share?  Email me at jessicabethsporn (at) gmail (dot) com with a brief description.  Upcoming artists sharing techniques are:

July:  Corrine Gilman
August: Maria McGuire

Show & Tell Saturday

Welcome to another Show and Tell Saturday at Artists in Blogland.  I'm so glad you're here.  A few things to tell you about:

1. The June Color this Quote Challenge is ready for you!  Please only link up artworks that are directly related to the quote. 

2.  If you have signed up for the Happy Mail Swap, please send your packages out by June 15.  I have already received a fantastically fun package from Jill Adamy!

3.  If you like stickers and tape, I am doing a summer long Sticky Journals challenge at my blog. There will be giveaways, prompts, tutorials, guest artists and link ups. 

4.  Are you doing anything special you'd like to share with our members?  Hosting a challenge, conducting an online workshop, or something else?  Let me know and I'll share it on this blog.

For Show & Tell Saturday:
* Please visit at least 3 other artists and if you use Pinterest, please PIN your favorite art from this week.  I know Pinterest brings a lot of traffic to my blogs, so it is a great way to share art. *

Add a link to a recent blog post and make sure to grab one of our buttons or put a link in your post back to Artists in Blogland so more people can join us.  Try to visit at least 3 other blogs and leave comments. 

If you are reading from a blog reader, you might have to pop on over to the actual blog post to add your link.

By participating in this link-up you give us permission to share your artwork on our blog (with a link back to your blog.)

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Featuring Magazine #4 is Coming Soon!

Hi! It's Marcia here.  In addition to creating my own artwork and teaching little kiddos about art, I am a contributing editor for Featuring magazine.  Of course, I am so proud of our magazine and all of the amazing articles in each issue that I wanted to share with you all at Artists in Blogland about the magazine. 

We've been working really hard on this issue and even though we've had many setbacks, Issue #4 is going to be amazing. 

What is Featuring magazine?
A full color, gorgeous print magazine including art journaling, mixed media and other creative artworks.  Interviews with artists, stunning projects and reader artwork awaits in this issue.  

Look at this beautiful cover:

Read the brief summary of the content
Flip through some of the pages in the preview
It will take a while for the actual paper magazine to get back from the printing office, but you may want to pre-order the magazine because when you do that, you have the chance to win a Mixed Media Paper Craft Kit from Gauche Alchemy!!
Yes, you heard it right: FEATURING cooperated with GAUCHE ALCHEMY for A GIVE AWAY.

We will give away 5 ACME Mixed Media Paper Craft kits to readers who pre-order issue #4 before June 23. The fourth issue of the magazine will be released soon after.
Now that is an extra reason to want to order the magazine, isn’t it? Why not go ahead then. PRE ORDER/BUY your copy now to have your name in the hat for our give away and to make sure the fourth issue of FEATURING will come your way as soon as it is released.