Welcome back, I always enjoy your presence here. There’s lots of stuff on the internet, so I’m pleased to see you back! I appreciate you 
John Chow is one of the internet superstars whose knowledge, freely shared, has helped me build Katanaville. His eBook taught me how to make money online- with what I [...]
Lipstick on a mirror is a classic romantic move- and when I’ve been short on pens, I’ve taken down information with an eyeliner.
Have you ever been drawing, and asked yourself “What if I could paint these [writing pens] on my lips? “
Rose Nichols, the creator of Lip-Ink certainly has!
These smudge proof lip colours, once you’re [...]
Out of the potential summer jobs available, all art students really want to do is make more art. Of course, gallery internships and management positions are ideal in different ways- if one is looking to network or gain experience. But for a few days of sunshine and inexpensive books of watercolour paper, I can sit [...]
I once dreamt I was about to turn into a mermaid, by diving into a well in a parking lot. I woke up before being transformed. That moment is the most disappointed I’ve been when I realized the dream was an illusion.
I was also influenced by Renee Magritte’s Collective Invention (Magritte, 1934). Everyone loves Surrealists [...]
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Paintings by Elisabeth Morrell celebrating the completion of WWU’s BFA program.
Did you read the interview with Elisabeth Morrell – she’s having a solol show!
I use printed cotton quilting fabric, acrylic photo transfers, photos of my childhood… all things very homey and nostalgic. Hopefully when I put them together you don’t get “home maker”, but a [...]
I just designed myself some new business cards, because I’m hoping to attend the sold-out Millionaire Mind Intensive tomorrow to do some networking. Seminars, whether or not you agree with the content (I do recommend Peak Potentials), are rooms full of people looking to play bigger and better, where I’ve meet people like Claudine Lam [...]
It sometimes seems that the gap between a starving artist and an artist with authority and a career is huge. Social Media is the bridge that artists can build themselves over that gap.
My Twitter followers, currently numbering more than sixteen hundred, are part of my network because I add value to the conversation and am [...]
When taking a look at artwork for the first time, most people can only tell if they like something or not, and don’t even know why. At the end of the day, anything you say about the artwork says more about you than the artwork itself, so you just need to know what buttons the [...]
I stumbled across “Sita Sings the Blues” when searching for inspiration for making my own flash animation, and what a find! This gem of a movie is free to watch, and comes available to download or stream.
An artist’s responsibility is to be true to her/his own vision.
- Nina Paley
Nina Paley’s “Sita Sings the Blues” [...]
Autumn Moon: Remembering Artwork from Childhood
The art I remember from childhood looks quite different to me now, yet Autumn Moon is just as compelling.