Awesome Artist Interviews

Last week I announced the opening of my newest blog Creative-Class and now have several interesting interviews waiting to be discovered. I'll be updating here with new items of interest on a regular basis. Enjoy!

FEATURED WORKS...

♥ ARTiculations Interview with
American Artist Robert Foster
♥ Resin Techniques
Flowers For Real Jewelry
♥ "The Creative Process" MiniView
Canadian Cartoonist Winston Rowntree

If you're an artist or artisan you may also want to follow Creative-Class. We're not only going to look at some great artistic creations, but will also be posting free crafting lessons, tips, and other fun stuff.

Everyone is welcome to contribute, so if you have any interesting tidbits you think creative individuals would be interested in, comment here and I'll be in touch.

Sweetheart Hotel Sells

Thought I would share the following sweet sentiment sent by the new owner of the "Sweetheart Hotel" #1 from my Whimsy House Gingerbread Series. At times I think it is the pleasure people get from my work that keeps me creating more.
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Hi Angee:

Wow what a presentation! This is just awesome!!! You are so creative & talented, and I have a big happy smile on my face. Your little card with the instructions was perfect, no problems opening it at all, and I love the little lips, they look so cute in the sweet shop that I laugh when I seem them.

Thank you again, I really appreciate you making them for me and all the time & care you take to pack your house so carefully, it shows how much you care.

Hugs,
Athena

My New Creative Blog

:::CALLING ALL ARTISTS AND ARTISANS:::

Welcome to my latest endeavor ... a creative, instructional blog with artisan and artist interviews, photo classes, directions for crafty things, and whatever I can find that would be classy, creative, and most of all...fun!

To help get Creative-Class up and sharing I'm offering the following freebie to my Fellow Etsians...
Become a Creative-Class blog follower, leave a comment there, "Like" my AngeeArt facebook page, and I'll give you a free sidebar ad spot for your Etsy shop.

I'm also researching some awesome artists and artisans for featured "ARTiculations" interview spots. Let me know if you're interested!

American Nails

Happy Birthday America!

Yes, a little late, but celebrated with these funky fun July 4th fingernail paintings. I'm sharing them in honor of Independence Day. Done yesterday, they'll provide a good bit of fun for the rest of the week!

Five year old Katelynn, loved her nails. Red, white and blue stripes with tiny dots got her all excited. Then the glitter topcoat gave them a subtle sparkle so, she was more than ready for the evening fireworks.

Michelle enjoyed an intricately colorful "Stars and Stripes Forever" rendition of these celebration fingernails.

Half red, half blue with skinny white stripes, white flower stars and tiny white dots completed the look.




Thick clear gloss topcoat will protect them and keep them flying for quite a few more days. Pure fun for a Happy Birthday USA time.

Treasury Challenge

Posted one of my treasuries on Facebook and everyone thought it was a collection of my art! Not! So I wrote a long post with info about Treasuries so I could show them all in one place and send people here to check them out. When I linked this blog with that long post on top, to my Facebook AngeeArt page, !!!woah!!! it showed the whole entry. Way too long. I guess now I have to write an entry post before the long one! sheesh ... I am soooo tech challenged!

Awesome Treasures

Recently I got caught up in making Treasuries on Etsy. They changed the Treasury rules and now you don't have to play the game of wait and snag to create them. Since they might be interesting enough to the rest of the world outside of Etsy, thought I'd share them here.

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"Strange Beauty"
Curated by me @ WonderWorks
About This Treasury ::: Found several items that although they weren't earthy, somehow had that feel. I am so soothed by these natural color combinations. My intent was to use color and unusual items to create an overall feel of nature even though some items are metal, hard, and man made.
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Must admit I got a little carried away. Then again when I'm inspired I usually do. Wound up making four of them. What awesome fun gathering the work and beautiful items of some of the most superb artists and collectors. It kept me inspired until I had to reign myself in. Now my little brain is ticking... "how can I make them useful for all?" :)

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"Red Glass Baby"
Curated by me @ AngeeArt
About This Treasury ::: The actual piece that inspired this entire treasury was the glass beaded knife handle. Knew I wanted to tackle red and it fit well. Had gathered quite a few different things when I decided to make it nothing but different forms of shiny red glass. Ahhh, but, I just couldn't leave the baby out! She was so sweet and perfectly red. Then the epiphany; she's as fragile as glass, and appears so; she fit. Thus the title.
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Etsy uses member curated Treasuries for the front page on the site. Members are discouraged from using them for self promotion. If one of my Treasuries is chosen for the front page I get billing as the curator. If everyone has a look, it will increase views and perhaps get more attention from the powers that be. :)

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"Midnight"
Curated by me @ AngeeArt
About This Treasury ::: O night ... dark black ... the daring color. How to create a "dark" treasury without it really being dark? There are so many awesome works in black, and so many these days appreciate it. (I had a black and white kitchen in the 70s. Talk about odd! :)) Tried to stay far away from a halloween look because that was not at all the feel I wanted to convey. Didn't want the really gruesome dark evil stuff with blood and fangs to scare away the regular guy. (ugh!) And, it's summer when everyone else wants to get all bright and colorful! Well, maybe not everyone. So, this worked, and pulled together!
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Etsy might also choose from among the treasuries that receive alot of comments and views. No one knows their reasoning in front page choices. Keeps things fair I suppose. Well, I couldn't collect a color coordinated assortment from among all of my items anyway, so it's yummy to find interesting items from various artists that work together to create a theme or feel.

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"Almost Royalty"
Curated by me @ AngeeArt
About This Treasury ::: Mauves, lavenders, and purples are my favorite colors. Not that I live with them, but these colors please my eye most. Been that way all my life! So I gathered those things that pleased my eye: items as well as colors. I do choose artists that I think are very good, and interesting vintage things that are unusual and photographed well. This treasury and it's name inspired the poem, so, when this treasury was complete I included it.
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So here are my new Treasuries. If nothing else, they're inspirational; the point of this blog. If any of them are chosen for the front page we all win. Click a Treasury and hopefully you'll have a creative inspiration too!

NewZtuff

My one-of-a-kind beads are each individually hand sculpted. See one that looks familiar?
Collect little shrunken heads representing each of your ex-husbands or partners. Hang them in your car or hang him on a chain around your neck. Warn new prospects against treating you badly! See my WonderWorks Shop.


Ahhh, check out this juicy French Kiss with a little tongue pendant/bead.

Each is individually handmade from clay. Glossy finish makes it have a realistic juicy shine. You sure will get some attention with this hanging off your fine silver chain.


Notes designed and printed using my original colored pencil rose drawing. These will be at AngeeArt next week in packs of 8 with square flap envelopes.

Thanks for reading. :)

Goodbye Little Friends! :)

On a happy note... several of my minis sold!

Tiny Dinky the Dino Dragon found a new home. He was carefully packed and went to live in Port Charlotte, FL. I hope he'll be happy in someone's special collection or dollhouse room with other boy toys. This inspires me to perhaps make some more dinosaurs and dragons! Hmm.

I also sold all my ducky toys. (gotta make more)They went to live in Boynton Beach with a sweet little collector named Michelle. I know they'll love being close to the water!

Guess this is a good way to start the summer (it's hot as blazes here already) on a happy note.

Bye little friends. Don't forget from whence you came! (shhh, i signed them!)

Peer Pressure

No matter how old you get there are still times when you succumb to basic, life altering, peer pressure. The only thing that changes is some of those peers may very well be: kids that are much younger, family that is much older! Heck...I consider everyone my peer. Guess I need to check the meaning of the word.

Finally broke down and joined facebook. So, all who go here might want to befriend me there as well. You can't have too many friends, or friends of your friends, friends.

I've added SceneScapes, that were packed and forgotten, to my WonderWorks fan page on Facebook. Nice way to show them without the listing fee. Now all I have left to do is clog my brain with more techy info on how to make things function according to their programs. Ugh! For this technically challenged individual...it's just a wad of confusion.

If you're not a member...join! After you do, or if you're already a member find and befriend ME on Facebook!

Busy Me!

I am so bloggin' behind!
Here it is May and I haven't posted a single thing since the end of March. Just goes to show how busy I've been.

Finally found my dream location at a local salon a few weeks ago and opened a nail business. It's a nice upscale place with massage pedi chairs and great ambience. It was way passed time to use that hard earned nail specialist license, so I set sail for nail land.

So far I've done quite a few pedicures and am working on perfecting my 3-D acrylic extensions. I'll post photos as I go along to keep everyone up on my progress.