by Barbara Bechtel Since mid-February, I've been on a purging binge in my studio. Being a mixed media artist with a tiny studio sp...

by Staci L. Smith Have you been following the latest Boot Camp:  Hold your Fire- Cold Connections?  It's a good one, a tool for your to...

mary jane dodd   'release' mjd 2013 releasing can be critical to your ability to rebound.  metal work is shelve...

Community Rules   Contexture - Seth Apter, Bridgette Gurzon Mills,  Jen Worden For me, art has always been about community.  I d...

 by Barbara Bechtel About 6-8 months ago, while looking around at all my unused craft supplies, I decided to make a concerted effort to ...

Whom teaches who? By Riki Schumacher When asked by one of the amazingly talented contributors to Love My Art Jewelry blog, to write...

"One cannot create an art that speaks to men when one has nothing to say." Andre Malraux a tiny pot of herb seedlings in a pretty ...

“Begin” When I first started selling my artwork on Ebay over 5 years ago I first asked myself… Am I crazy?... I then  asked.... “Who in t...

and it's, um, today...  she started out with the best of intentions - with a list that was refined during the week... components fini...

(stands up hesitatingly) mary jane dodd... and i have an uncontrollable desire to figure out how to make things myself...  like many...