StudioScapes: Chapter 8

Welcome to the fourth edition of The Pulse -- The State of the Art -- a survey in words and pictures of the online artist community. Nearly 150 artists have answered a list of questions which make up The Pulse. Their responses will be presented as a series of online and print projects. Links to the first two projects, Secret Sunday and The Book Guild, can be found on the sidebar of my blog.


StudioScapes is the third project and Chapter 8 starts right now! All artists participating in The Pulse were asked to submit a photograph of a favorite art-related vignette from their home or studio.
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Cyn Richardson

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Laura Pace

Little inspirations: little bits I've captured over the years that I rotate around to inspire me; plus where I keep some of my important things I might use at any time!

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AnitaNH

An impromptu show of "Dots" collages from the flat files.

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Marilyn Gallas

A photo of my studio (I cleaned it up LOL).

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Gillian McMurray

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Mary Hunt

My most favorite place to be...working, or planning, or just referencing a source book.

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Jennifer Lorton

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Peggy Pirro

I have a studio in my garage and an easel for larger paintings, but a surprising amount of my art is made at my little corner table. This is where I create the covers and sew my blank books, and make my art journal pages, and do all the small stuff that I enjoy most.

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Jane Royal

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Lisa Renner

Halloween Birthdays

I have a special friend who's birthday is on Halloween. So I just spent some time making up this one special card. I will be delivering it later this week but wanted her to see it on the actual day!
This cute witch is a digital stamp I downloaded and coloured from Tiddlyinks.

Magnus seems to like pumpkins. He's been laughing at our display.

Have a great Halloween! Enjoy my Sunday beading links!

A Bead A Day
Do you enjoy wearing your affirmations on your wrist? Lisa's thinking about using shrinky dinks in jewelry to create "shrink-firmations"!

About.com Jewelry Making
Tammy has a few new projects incorporating pewter, a perfect substitute for silver.

Art Bead Scene
Art Bead Scene gets down to business and talks about loss leaders.

Beading Arts
Cyndi just finished a 45 hour project that reused antique steel cut seed beads...and some steel buttons!

Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi takes classes with Swarovski Elements Ambassadors and finally learns how to crochet.

Cindy Gimbrone, The Lampwork Diva
It's fall and along with it comes a gray sky in the form of jewelry.

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Rotting veggies and over ripe fruit makes for bead inspiration and a delicious muffin recipe!

Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio
A little antiquing adventure, and Lorelei's got some cool new props for an upcoming craft show!

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Jean reviewed a unique and very beautiful book: Metal Clay Origami Jewelry, by Sarah Jayne Cole. Please come and see the review on Jean's blog!

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Beadaholique has generously donated a leafy assortment of autumn-inspired beads and components. Find out how you can win this Thursday Giveaway!

About.com Jewelry Making
Tammy has a few new projects incorporating pewter, a perfect substitute for silver.

Art Bead Scene
Art Bead Scene gets down to business and talks about loss leaders.

Halloween Sunday with Cindy....

Happy Halloween and thanks for the photo, Goddess Blogs!

About.com Jewelry Making
Tammy has a few new projects incorporating pewter, a perfect substitute for silver.

Art Bead Scene
Art Bead Scene gets down to business and talks about loss leaders.

Beading Arts
Cyndi just finished a 45 hour project that reused antique steel cut seed beads...and some steel buttons!

Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi takes classes with Swarovski Elements Ambassadors and finally learns how to crochet..

Cindy Gimbrone aka Lampwork Diva
It's fall and along with it comes a gray sky in the form of jewelry.

Earthenwood Studio Chronicles
Rotting veggies and over ripe fruit makes for bead inspiration and a delicious muffin recipe!

Lorelei's Blog: Inside the Studio
A little antiquing adventure, and Lorelei's got some cool new props for an upcoming craft show!

Snap out of it, Jean! There's beading to be done!
Jean reviewed a unique and very beautiful book: Metal Clay Origami Jewelry, by Sarah Jayne Cole. Please come and see the review on Jean's blog!

The Writing and Art of Andrew Thornton
Beadaholique has generously donated a leafy assortment of autumn-inspired beads and components. Find out how you can win this Thursday Giveaway!

CPS 191 Part 1

CPS 191



CPS Designer Ideas

Thanks . . .I Needed That
Designer Carly Robertson

Supplies:

Stamps: Fun & Fast Notes (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink.
Ink: A Muse
Dies: large scallop circle (Spellbinders)
Rhinestone: Zva Creative
Markers: Copics
Embossing: Swiss Dots

Peace, Love, and Happiness
Designer Laura Williams

Supplies:
stamps - Gina K Designs, So Groovy
cardstock - Discount Cardstock (Intense Teal Prismatic, Frosted Kiwi Prismatic, Simply Smooth White)
markers - Tombow
ink, jewels - Close To My Heart

Note for You

Designed by Lisa Silver

Stamps: Apple Blossoms by Stampin' Up!

Ink: Real Red, Old Olive and Basic Black by Stampin' Up!

Paper: Real Red, Pacific Point and Whisper White cardstocks by Stampin' Up!

Patterned Paper: Celebrations by Stampin' Up!

Other: corner rounder by Stampin' Up! / EK Success, Nestabilities by Spellbinder, precision scissors

You're Sweet
Designer: Angie Hagist

Supplies:
Bazzill Cardstock
Gina K Cardstock
Paper Trey Ink stamps
Little Yellow Bicycle sticker
Close to My Heart ink

This week's prize is sponsored by: Catherine Pooler, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator. Be sure to check here each Wednesday to see what you could win along with some great samples from our sponsor.

To enter this week's random drawing simply share your design with the CPS readers. Simply click on this week's sketch image in the side bar. This will take you directly to the post where you can add your link. Please use a direct link to your card so the readers can easily find it.

This Week's Winner (CPS 190)

The winner of this week's prize sponsored by Taylored Expressions is:

73. Steph/ Mizz Bzb

Please send your contact info using the link at the top of the page. Winner's have one week to claim their prize.

READER IDEAS - Week of 10/30/2010

This week's prize is sponsored by: Catherine Pooler, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator. Be sure to check here each Wednesday to see what you could win along with some great samples from our sponsor.

Please post a direct link to the page featuring your CPS Sketch 191 inspired card below by Saturday November 6 at 8pm CST to be entered into this week's prize drawing. Be watching later in the week to see what one lucky reader will win.

It's Elemental, my dear Watson

Over the last few months,  I have completed a new series of mixed media originals. Called Elemental, this collection brings me back to the basics: starkly simple, spare, fundamental.

Texture: rough and distressed. What lies underneath.

Color: pale blues, greys, and whites. Sky and sea.

Shape: lines, circles, and crosses. My favorites.

Image: photographic elements. Abstract fields.

Detail: metal and rubber. Found and unfound.

Each piece of the series is one-of-a-kind and has been created on cold press watercolor paper, handmade in Montreal at the Papeterie Saint Armand. The background is highly textured and layered with hand-mixed, acrylic paint and every color field in the series is a unique shade. Making use of the horizon line as an anchor, the artwork also includes original photographic images as well as metal and/or rubber elements. Each piece measures approximately It 10" x 7 1/2".

Elemental I

Elemental II
(Sold. Thank you)

Elemental III

Elemental IV

Elemental V
(Sold. Thank you)

Elemental VI

Elemental VII
(Sold. Thank you)

Elemental VIII
(Sold. Thank you)

Elemental IX

Elemental is highlighted as the November exhibition on the Virtual TART site, an art website organized by artist Dale Copeland and based in New Zealand. You can see the exhibition only during the month of November by clicking here.

All pieces are available for purchase in The Altered Page on Etsy

The Book of Shadows

This may be the best journal I will ever have. Paul found it for me in Dublin last week.
Appearances are deceiving in this case.
The book is made from slate and is quite heavy. It won't be the journal I pop into my purse so I can write and doodle in it at a cafe. I am looking for a great place in my studio to display it.

I love the leather binding. This is a stitch I would like to try on something else.

The detail compels you to run your fingers across the cover. The back is quite beautiful as well. I am tempted to try and make a mold from one of the roses. No rush. This journal is here for the long run.

Hope Saturday is good to you friends! These are my Crafty Blogger Links for the Week!

About Family Crafts
For some reason, kids and kitchens go together so why not invite your kids into the kitchen with you to craft. Sherri shares creative recipes to help you make your own home-made clay, colorful paint, bath and beauty products, and even creative snacks.

Aileen's Musings
There's no place like Aileen's Musings to get your very own freebie ruby slipper postcards to email to friends or family!

Carmi's Art/Life World
Carmi samples some new "print your own" decoupage sheets featuring Peter Rabbit.

Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world
This week at Craftside there is a chance to win a copy of Illustration School: Let's Draw Plants and Small Creatures with an inside peek that contains info on how to add illustrations to photos, there is 4 of the 1,000 greeting cards from the book 1,000 More Greetings, a bunch of beading tutorials and some organizing tips.

Crafty Princess Diaries
Tammy shares a link to a survey conducted by the National Needlearts Association and wonders about how balanced the results are.

Eileen - The Artful Crafter
Have you considered designing and selling your own paper goods like cards, cupcakes toppers or party favors? Then you need to know a few things about incorporating the work of other graphic designers.

Mixed Media Artist
Cyndi never knew you could have so much fun with some rusty nails...

Stefanie Girard's Sweater Surgery
As promised, see how to crochet a spider web skirt.

Studio Saturday with Creative Impressions In Clay

Welcome to Studio Saturday! Each week one of our contributors gives you a sneak peek into their studio, creative process or inspirations. We ask a related question of our readers and hope you'll leave comments! As an incentive we offer a free prize each week to bribe you to use that keyboard. The following week we choose a random winner.

This weeks winner is Linda Landig. Congratulations! 

You have won a a pendant from the studio of Jennifer Heynen. 

Send Jennifer an e-mail with your address and she will get it right out to you.

This week we visit the studio of Tari Sasser at Creative Impressions In Clay.

Happy Halloween! It's so much fun to decorate for Halloween. I wanted to make something fun for Studio Saturday that I can use to decorate my ears. I never seem to get around to making new designs unless I'm forced. Why not the iconic striped stocking and ruby red slippers? I love the "Wizard of Oz!" I have a T-Shirt with the same imagery on it and thought it would make terrific earrings. I formed both of these by hand, cleaned them up, put on the underglaze, fired, put on the clear glaze and fired again. I used Sparkly Mod Podge as the glue and sealant for the glitter. It would be sparkly on the entire shoe.
I have other plans to make lots of the legs for a necklace which I think would be hilarious. I am hoping my attempt to make a 2 part mold will be successful.

I also made these cigar/monster rice shaped dangler beads with the intention of making a necklace. Well, I didn't have time since I fired them too late. I have a pseudo design dancing around in my head. If that doesn't work out then earrings. I keep thinking Beetlejuice, which is such a great movie.

For Halloween, my question is:

What was your best Costume? If you didn't have one what would be your best costume?

Leave me a comment and you could win a pair of Candy Corn earrings! TREAT!!