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Craftcast celebrates the start of its second year this Friday!
Thank you everyone for all your support and emails.
Come back this Friday for a very special surprise guest and announcements about what’s in store for our 2nd year!
See you Friday!
~Alison Lee host of ” the online craft podcast,“ CRAFTCAST
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Today I talk with Alyson Stanfield, from www. artbizcoach.com. Are you tired of waiting for success? Are you ready to take action in your art career? Listen in to Alyson’s advice, and learn how you can take the first step towards marketing yourself successfully! This is the year to get out of your own way!
above: Alyson Stanfield from artbizcoach.com
Today’s Quote:
“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.”
~Abraham Lincoln
Show Links
MUSIC Pete Hopkins/Umbrella
BOOK The Creative Habit/Twyla Tharp
~Alison Lee host of ” the online craft podcast,“ CRAFTCAST
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Here is a great free tool! You upload an image , and a pdf file will be created
allowing you to print the image to mural size.
Put the pieces together and viola!
A fun way to decorate for a party or just play!
above: www.blockposters.com
~Alison Lee
host of ”the online craft podcast“
CRAFTCAST
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For me, the painting process is one of patient discovery. By meticulously rendering what I see, I never cease to learn something new about the world around me.
~ Alicia St. Rose Photorealism Pastel Artist
I’m left speechless looking at Alicia’s work! I am fascinated by her ability to reproduce an object with even more realism than a photo. I love both these pieces, and am awed by the technique Ms. Rose displays by communicating the quality of light and texture in both the images.
above: “revelation in the alley” pastel on paper
below: “da-gr” pastel on paper
~Alison Lee
host of ”the online craft podcast“
CRAFTCAST
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Alyson Stanfield will be on CRAFTCAST Friday’s show, but here is something that just couldn’t wait. Tomorrow night Alyson is offering a free teleseminar on working with galleries and how they might fit into your career. Take advantage of some great information!
Here are the particulars:
What Artists Need to Know about the Artist-Gallery Relationship?
One-hour call with Paul Dorrell, gallery owner and author of
“Living the Artist’s Life”
Wednesday, February 21
8 pm ET, 7 pm CT, 6 pm MT, and 5 pm PT
Make some time for the “Business of Art!”
~Alison Lee
host of ”the online craft podcast“
CRAFTCAST
subscribe to craftcast’s weekly podcast free through itunes
Nature never ceases to inspire. The picture below shows the patterns left on a car dusted with snow. What a beautiful fabric that would make!
above: a flickr find photo
~Alison Lee
host of ”the online craft podcast“
CRAFTCAST
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Today I talk with Ms. Donna Kato. Donna is a teacher, author and polymer clay artist. What a pleasure to spend time talking with this inspiring and generous woman! Thank you Donna!
above: the gorgeous Ms. Donna Kato working on her blog
Today’s Quote:
“Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
~Margaret Mead
Show Links
Donna’s website
Kato Polyclay
Music by Geoff Smith/February
Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
Come back next week when my guest is Alyson Stanfield.
~Alison Lee host of ” the online craft podcast,“ CRAFTCAST
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Happy Valentines Day everyone!
above: a flickr find photo
~Alison Lee
host of ”the online craft podcast“
CRAFTCAST
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Vincent van Gogh used paint. Auguste Rodin worked in bronze. Larry Moss shapes air with the use of balloons.
~ www.airigami.com balloon artist
It looks like snow and maybe a lot of it! My advice to the snow challenged, don’t just stock up on the essentials, stock up on some balloons. Check out Larry’s site to see other amazing feats of “airigami.”
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
above: American Gothic
~Alison Lee
host of ”the online craft podcast“
CRAFTCAST
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“All around us are things of beauty and value, but their attributes are interpreted very subjectively. I believe that things utilitarian, or which give pleasure to the eye have the highest value. I come across many things which have been abandoned and find something more in them than their intrinsic worthlessness.”
~Ptolemy recycling artist
Creative genius once again! Check out this site for recycling inspiration. Artist visions never cease to amaze me!
above: Hubcap Creatures by Ptolemy
~Alison Lee
host of ”the online craft podcast“
CRAFTCAST
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