giveaway winner!!

......is Shari from Florida!

Shari said...

Hi Joanne, That mag looks yummy! I'd say the 2 things that attract me to a blog are creativity, if they show some really cool photos or art that they are working on and if the style of the blog is colorful and whimsical. Secondly, the spirit behind it. If it is mostly upbeat and inspirational, I'll be back. I connect with that.

December 15, 2010 8:00 AM 

Congrats Shari!!! email me your address and 

i will get the "Gifts" Magazine out to you this week.

We will have more giveaways in 2011 from Cloth Paper Scissors, so keep visiting.  Thanks to all who left comments! Great ideas and even greater NEW ART FRIENDS, to share our creative journey.  

Stay joyful and inspired!  Merry "Christmas Week" to all!

still time to post

Okay, let's take the rest of the afternoon today to leave a comment below on the  post,  Cloth Paper Scissors "Gifts Giveaway!"  Giveaway!  Read a the post from December 15th and comment.  The drawing's at 6pm TODAY!  Merry Christmas week everyone!

happy art heart

With this unfinished Copic doodle card, i wanted to take today's post to thank YOU.  

If YOU are reading this, i appreciate you for coming to check out this art blog.  I am so blessed to have so many sweet souls with me on my art journey.  As you read this, you will recognize YOU that i am thanking.....i won't use names, but i know you'lll know who YOU are......

Thank you to the sweet peeps who comment on my blog and facebook pretty much all the time, it makes it all worth pouring my heart and soul into.  Thank you to the sweet peeps who believe in my art and share it with their audience with blog links.  Thank you to the sweet peeps at a magazine who are giving me the opportunity to share my personal creative reinventions with a huge audience.  To all my new sweet blog peeps, for revisiting and hopefully getting inspired by my whimsical ramblings. 

The one i will say by name, thank you to my sweet friend Rena Askey, a very talented artist who sent me this original watercolor card.  It's a doodle of me!  It amazes me that kindred spirits always find each other.  Rena was recently featured in Somerset Workshop Magazine.  

The quote rings so true to my art heart...  

"let the beauty of what you love be what you do"

I am so blessed to have you all, i appreciate you, and thank you.

p.s. I know this post probably sounded like a sappy Oscar acceptance speech, but it's from my heart and with YOU, i feel i have the prize already! 

 DECEMBER DAILY #16

my first giveaway!

Thanks for "skating on over", didn't you love those ice skates in yesterday's post??  They were created by Jenn Mason, editor of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine..... 

...and I'm so thrilled to be a host on the 2011 

Cloth Paper Scissors 
New Magazines Blog Tour!

 I've been invited to review Cloth Paper Scissors magazines for 2011 (what an honor!), share my thoughts and a host a magazine giveaway on my blog for each issue. 


And, we're starting right now, with "GIFTS", their first annual holiday issue!  


This gorgeous magazine is chuck full of original projects and fresh ideas for gift giving and holiday seasonal decor, like Jenn's skates, "Mixed Media on Ice" on page 32.  Cloth Paper Scissors "Gifts" $14.99, is  a collectible, super-sized treasure at 148 pages and can be found at Barnes & Noble or JoAnn's.  


...Or you can participate in my "Whimspirations Blog Giveaway" and WIN A FREE ONE!!.... 

...you will always find a unique spin on the most innovative creative ideas!

To enter, just leave a comment about the following topic 

by Saturday, December 18th:  

What are the 2 MOST APPEALING THINGS that attract you to VIEW and then REVISIT a blog???  Post your wisdom here, and I'll pick a winner on 

Sunday, December 19th to kick off Christmas week!

come back tomorrow.....

Baby it's cold outside!!  Skate on over to my blog tomorrow for my very first PRIZE GIVEAWAY!!  So excited to share, so see you soon!

DECEMBER DAILY #14 (for real!!!)

almost caught up....

A  journal page spread with a sunny color palette, 

in the sea of crystal white snow (here in NY) and red and green these days.  

Ranger Adirondack Color wash and water.  It's a quiet page, simple.  

So pretty, an inky whisper, it's my deep breath.

DECEMBER DAILY (still imagining) # 13

so many journals....

...so little time, especially this time of year!  Believe it or not, this is a helpful holiday topic, journals, journals, journals!  I LOVE MY JOURNALS, all of them! This pile represents the many directions my creative curiosities take me.  I draw, doodle, write, paint, mist, layer, color, and more.  It's a mood thing.  Sometimes you're in the mood to do one artsy thing, or another artsy thing.  Don't be afraid to explore, "be all over the place" with your experiments and techniques.  It will help you find your creative passion, some things will feel more natural and gratifying, and others will leave you frustrated. 

...especially this time of year, use your journals to reduce stress, take deep breaths, sneak off and clear your holiday head.  It's very therapeutic.  That's the beauty of journaling, you have page after page to try new things and find your artistic voice, and put your head and heart in a good place.  Sighhhhh.........


DECEMBER DAILY (pretending) #12