Day 4 - Creativity Challenge

Day 4 brings us these beautiful creative pieces! Another batch of incredible work!!

 Artist: Sharon Bloom

 Artist: Christine Phelps

Artist: Fran Traina

 Artist: Lauren Cerretani Desrocher

 Artist: Sherry Hall

Artist: Sue Mattero

Day 3 - Creativity Challenge

More amazing work......Great job ladies - 3 days down 2 to go!!!! 

Artist: Christine Phelps

 Artist: Sharon Bloom (blog)

Sharon's Etsy Shop

 Artist: Fran Traina (blog)

Fran's Etsy Shop

 Artist (Master Knitter): Lauren Cerretani Desrocher (blog)

Lauren's Etsy Shop

Artist: Sue Mattero

Artist: Brianne Boyd-Sweet Limes

Creativity Challenge!

Calling all artists!!!  Spur of the moment - Lets create!  This is a quick one - 5 days - get your creative juices flowing - create what makes you happy! (write, paint, sew, draw, sculpt) Anything goes - I will post them here!  These challenges really help to get you going!  Lets have fun!!!!

Illustrator Class

For YEARS now I have shunned learning Adobe Illustrator. I have trouble learning simply by reading a book or listening to a lecture - like most creative types I'm a 100% hands on learning chic - I learn as I go - to be able to apply what I am learning, as I am learning is the key! Many years ago I took an Illustrator course and the instructor was horrible and moved too fast without showing examples of what he was talking about - I grew so frustrated and ended up blaming the "stupid" program when in fact it was the teacher and his teaching style that did not jive with my learning style. Sad that it took so very long for me to understand that. I have been challenging myself quite a bit lately and learning this graphic program is next in line! It will open the next set of doors to what I want to do - I need these skills to start to do surface pattern design - so look out Illustrator here I come, be kind to me!!

I signed up to take this course online at Nicole's Classes Its a combination of reading and videos that have been key to my understanding. I love the videos - if I don't fully grasp a concept I just hit rewind and watch it again! Here are two posters I created for my first week's homework assignment.





The colorful circle in the second poster is one that I made yesterday and I scanned it in and added it to the poster - I think the color pops along with the black text. I also edited the words - took some out and added my own. The line about ~~~Sharing your Gummy Bears~~~ is a reminder to me - I don't always share well - especially when they are chocolate covered gummy bears...my favorite!

Up for the Challenge!

Yesterday I went treasure hunting with my mother - we always seem to find something and yesterday was no exception!

I love finding things that people have cast-off, declaring as junk. When I see creative potential there I get excited and HAVE to have it, simply Have to!  I am a typical pack-rat artist. I see the potential in MANY things and I have a studio full of "goodies" to prove it.  Well this time I thought I would do something different - instead of taking what I found and sticking it on a shelf or tucking it in a box or drawer.....I am going to get to work on them right away!!! I love when creativity strikes - such a good feeling so I am going to hold tight and run with it!!!!!

I found nine of these wooden circles (broke one), that my guess were abandoned by someone who had a REALLY good idea on what they were going to make with them.......and never did.  Well you little wooden circles of joy, I am up for the challenge and I'm gonna make you all proud by turning you into yummy little pieces of pure artful love! I am very excited!

So to start this challenge off, here are pics of my find - I will keep you updated on my progress - I'm thinking I will even do a blog giveaway for one of them! This is going to be fun!

The vintage muffin tin - I have an idea for that too.

Here is a shot of today's progress - I currently have one finished!!