The Copy Zone

My newest Creative Contribution to the MMCA Marketplace, has just been posted. It addresses the issues of originality and copying in the world of mixed media art. Click here to enter "The Copy Zone" and, if you like, leave a comment to add to the discussion.

You can find the links to all my previous Creative Contributions on the sidebar of my blog under this icon:

It's a Mistake

My second blog post as a creative contributor at the MMCA Marketplace has recently been posted.

The theme of the post is a topic that I feel is a big part of fostering creativity: embracing mistakes.

"As artists, there are many things we can be taught: technique, composition, and color theory to name a few. As I have spent more time making art, the more knowledge I have gained. But I have not only learned the “right way” to do things. I have also learned the “wrong way.” And by this I mean mistakes. No. I did not have to learn how to MAKE mistakes…that came naturally. But what I have come to understand is how important it is to EMBRACE mistakes. And in some ways, this lesson has been one of the most important I have learned."

You can read the rest of the post at this link. And while you are there, look around as there are many treasures to be found at MMCA.

What Inspires

Beginning this month, I will be a contributing writer on the MMCA Marketplace blog. Debbie Overton has invited Cindy Davis, Christine Mason Miller, KC Willis, and myself to become Creative Contributors. One of us will be posting every Sunday. My first post, In and Out, talks about the magic that can happen when INspiration and OUTspiration collide. It was posted yesterday and you can read it here.

If you click through, be prepared to stay a while. Debbie has made the MMCA Marketplace a must visit destination. In addition to the Creative Contributors Sunday postings, just some of the features you will find include:

Book and product reviews on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Galleries - brick & mortar and online on the 1st Tuesday of the month.

Artist interviews scheduled for the 4th Wednesday of the month. Mark you calendars now for Judy Wilkenfeld on March 24th.

Resources for the business side of art on the 4th Thursday of the month.

Favorite blogs and websites on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Copyright free digital images to download and use in your art projects on the 1st Friday of the month.

Places of interest (shops, galleries, restaurants, local favorites, off the beaten path, etc.) all over the world on the 3rd Friday of the month.

So bookmark the site now and remember...you heard it first at The Altered Page.