100 Etsy Artists
Posted by Administrator on Mar 22, 2008
I was catching up on etsy news and found a link to this great article which lists 100 visual artists on etsy. Of course these are personal favorites of the author, so there are many, many talented artists not represented here, and there is definitely a preference for the style that the author prefers which may or may not be what you prefer, but I enjoyed looking through the list and discovered some artists I’d never seen before.
If I have some free time, maybe I’ll compile a list of some of my favorite craft artists on etsy someday….
One more Southbay Soiree artist
Posted by Administrator on Jun 17, 2007
Joanna, another craft mafiosa, showed her original drawings and paintings at the southbay soiree.
Here’s a shot of her booth:
I wish I had gotten a good close-up of some of her work, because it’s really hard to see all the detail in her drawings from this shot. You can see her work on her website though, www.joannacrawshaw.com.
Chel’s mixed media art
Posted by Administrator on Jun 13, 2007
This photo shows a sampling of Chel’s mixed media art (and one of her dolls). In addition to creating art, Chel founded the Pleasanton Craft Mafia and a large organization for mixed media artists called ZNE. She is definitely multi-talented! Scroll down a few posts for a link to her doll-blog story about the Southbay Soiree a few weeks ago….
Make a Scene Photography
Posted by Administrator on Jun 11, 2007
This beautiful box was on display at the South Bay Soiree. Anni of Make a Scene Photography mounts her photographs on wood boxes like the one shown here. I think they would make great jewelry boxes! She also makes small books, and of course sells photographic prints. I believe she’s available for event photography too.
I tried to get a good shot of her table, but she was by a window which made all the pictures look dark. I did get this shot that shows a little bit more of the variety in her photographic work though:
Beaded Journal Project
Posted by Administrator on May 31, 2007
Robin Atkins, a well known beader and author of beading books, started a bead journal project. There are over 200 people signed up to participate in this project, which involves creating one beaded journal page per month.
I can’t wait to see the results! From the main project blog, you can click over to the various members’ blogs for lots of bead eye-candy.
Carnival of the Creators - May 12, 2007
Posted by Administrator on May 10, 2007
I got a *ton* of entries for this carnival (which was for May 10th, not 12th as I mistakenly wrote). If I missed your entry, I sincerely apologize - don’t hesitate to submit to the next edition. A few people submitted more than one article, and in those cases, I picked one to include. Since there are so many entries, I’ve divided them into a few categories.
Articles by and about Creative People and their Creations
Bobbi A. Chukran presents Transformations…The Art of Recycling exhibit online posted at Recycled Stuff.
Don West presents Tenacious Trees posted at Idle Minutes.
Cyndi presents Creating a digital mixed media collage posted at Layers Upon Layers, saying, “There are so many different ways to combine digital and physical art. Here’s one of my new favorites!”
Amy E. Fraser presents Dormant Canvas posted at EXALTED BEAUTY
Elvis D presents You Should Be An Actor posted at OneSmallWindow.
Kathryn presents The San Francisco Writing Life | San Fran Voice posted at San Fran Voice, saying, “A blog post about what it means to be a writer in San Francisco.”
Lexi Sundell presents Creative Burnout From Unreasonable Customer Demands | Energies of Creation posted at Energies of Creation, saying, “Burnout results from having to create ill-conceived projects. The “Omigod Ring” reached ridiculous extremes in this category.”
Derek presents Our Earth as Art posted at Acres Wild.
Articles written *for* creative people on everything from inspiration to calls for art to staying healthy
Ruth Mitchell presents Buy Outside the Box: Where Does Inspiration Come From? posted at Buy Outside the Box, Tips on finding inspiration.
Mr. Besilly presents The Power of Creative Vision posted at Mr. Besilly - One Man’s highway, saying, “The world desperately needs creative vision determined to give happiness by creating beauty. Now more than ever, in a time when we trade counterfeit happiness as if it were gold. Selling shallow and fleeting beauty to the highest bidder.”
Debra Moorhead presents The Motivational Trick that Works – EVERY Time posted at Debra Moorhead.com.
David presents How Fashion Houses and Designers Can Use Websites posted at The Alexander Report, saying, “Creative ways fashion houses and designers use websites to increase sales.”
Anmol Mehta presents 3 Most Powerful Yoga Pranayamas and Kriyas - Part 1 posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga, saying, “This breathing exercise enhances and develops the right hemisphere of the brain thus promoting creativity, awareness and meditative powers.”
shedwa presents LA Shorts Fest Wants Your Work posted at shedwa.
Alan presents After The Secret posted at Made to Be Great.
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of the creators using our carnival submission form.
The next edition will be hosted at Lori Greenberg’s Blog. Last month’s host was Cyndi at Bead Arts.
Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
Los Angeles Art/Craft Attractions
Posted by Administrator on May 7, 2007
I just returned from a last minute trip to Los Angeles, and managed to squeeze in some art sightseeing while I was there.
I really enjoyed the galleries at the Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica. Lots of paintings, some sculpture/installations, and one gallery of “functional art” or what many people think of as “fine craft”.
I also enjoyed the Silver Lake / Echo Park area. I saw some fun art/craft shops that were almost half gallery half store. I liked ReForm School, Giant Robot, and Junc, and there were also quite a few nice vintage clothing stores. Worth looking around if you are into crafts, DIY culture, and coffee shops.
