...tis the season.......

....New Year! NEW ONLINE CLASS!!!

"2014 
DRAW YOUR AWESOME YEAR"! 

NEW! Online classJoanne Sharpe

"2014 Draw Your Awesome Year"

-CLASS IS LIVE Jan 6-27, 2014 then all lessons are self paced with forever access.

-YOUR ILLUSTRATED LIFE....15 dynamic video lessons for drawing, sketching, doodling, watercoloring, painting, lettering and collage.  

-INSPIRED EVERY DAY with creative, thoughtful, soulful themes with new projects and prompts for 12 months. 

- 15 VIDEO LESSONS (FIVE lessons will post each week for three weeks) with art, drawing and journaling techniques and instruction for creating the 2014 "AWESOME YEAR" journal book. 
-11 NEW MONTHLY VIDEOS POSTED on the FIRST OF EACH MONTH FEBRUARY through DECEMBER 2014.  26 LESSONS TOTAL!!!

- A NEW THEMED LESSON/PROMPT will post on the first of every month in 2014 in the classroom.  With the first 15 lessons you'll have all the tools to draw your life for the whole year.

-LIVE NETWORKING FACEBOOK GROUP with your new forever art friends!

-SIMPLE SUPPLIES!  You'll just need a large journal size 8.5x11" or 9x12" mixed
 media (I WILL BE USING THIS STRATHMORE JOURNAL)

 or watercolor paper with 48-68 pages (nothing smaller), black pigment pens (Pitt, Micron, Zig, Uniball), pencil, Tombow markers, watercolor set, NIJI waterbrush size medium, blingy gel pens, glue stick and washi tape.

- PRIVATE CLASSROOM is hosted on a Blogger 

***This is a companion class to "DRAW YOUR AWESOME LIFE" (not required, but strongly encouraged for maximum skill benefits)  Take them in tandem!

"2014 DRAW YOUR AWESOME YEAR"

online class
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
26 LESSONS TOTAL!!!

 WHOLE YEAR CLASS!
$55

YOUR PAYPAL RECEIPT IS YOUR CONFIRMATION.

CLASS ACCESS INFO WILL BE SENT within 24 hours of your registration.

....and if you're inspired to "draw more"...

***CLICK HERE FOR "Draw Your Awesome Life" $38 CLASSROOM NOW OPEN:  ADD "DRAW YOUR AWESOME LIFE" to your virtual class library jam packed with awesome techniques to maximize your creative skills.

...wishing you....

...an abundance of blessings and joy...

Happy Thanksgiving!  

Thank you for blessing me...

...my BiG, BIG NEWS!!!!

.....i can finally finally share this exciting news.  I've been chosen to be an ARTISAN AMBASSADOR for BERNINA!!! (the most amazing sewing machines and warmest creative community on the planet)

I will continue to nurture my mixed media and inspirational art blog here at "Whimspirations", but have created a new blog that will exclusively showcase my sewing and art quilting adventures.

Here is the blog post you will find on my new page "ARTFUL QUILT AND STITCH".  When you're done here, go check it out and add it to your bookmarks.  Thanks for stopping by!

****************on my new blog************************

  Welcome to my brand new blog "Artful Quilt and Stitch" where i will share my obsession and passion for making art with fabric, fibers, threads, dyes, paints and a rockin' sewing machine!  Let's talk "art sewing" and expanding our creative horizons together.   

I am beyond excited, and words just can't express how ecstatic and honored I am to announce 
that i just have been chosen to be an 

"Artisan Ambassador" for 
BERNINA of America. 

 If you have traveled with me on this creative journey in the past few years, you know that the acqusition of my BERNINA 350QE sewing machine changed my life.  This little powerhouse with thread and a foot pedal has taken me down an additional creative path adding a new dimension to my mixed media artwork through art quilting and stitching.  All my artistic ideas have collided into the "art sewing" universe where i am creating and teaching fabric arts, making whimsical art quilts and celebrating every day the absolute joy of working on a BERNINA sewing machine.

As an "Artisan Ambassador" i will regularly be sharing ideas, tutorials, projects, online classes and traveling to teach workshops as a passionate BERNINA girl!  My artful heart is on fire with ideas and possibilities as i work with the BERNINA 7 SERIES machine, the 750QE exploring the magic of this incredible machine.  This baby is a tank,  purrs like a kitten and does everything but cook your dinner!  (Drats, that would be nice, LOL!)  I'm so thrilled to have this opportunity to share my BERNINA love.  It's crazy!

I'll be adding a gallery of my art quilts and fabric pieces along my workshop schedule for 2014 in the next few weeks.  Looking forward to sharing my needle and thread and paint passions and hope to meet you along the way.  

So grateful, so blessed. Happy Thanksgiving!

...heading to Florida!

Where are all my sunny Florida girls??!!!! I'm leaving the Uggs, the frost and rakes at home, got a ticket to Tampa and heading down to WhimSoDoodle in TWO WEEKS! Stop in for my most popular classes this fall. Can't wait to see you at Jill Gerhardt Orobello's place. HERE ARE THE DETAILS: COME PLAY WITH ME AT WHIMSODOODLE!!!  

In FOUR JAM PACKED classes, we are DRAWING and LETTERING and SEWING and STITCHING and PAINTING and COLORING and LAUGHING and CREATING.......there is something for everyone!  Registration now open, call WhimSoDoodle to sign up.  Can't wait to see you there!

Whim So Doodle 237 2nd Ave South  St. Petersburg, Florida 33701 727.827.4911

...are you signed up yet???

NEW ONLINE CLASS!

"DRAW YOUR AWESOME LIFE"

Daily Doodle, Sketch and Journal
with Joanne Sharpe
***Class goes live Monday, October 28, 2013***

Have you been dreaming about making your own hand drawn, funky fun lettered, illustrated, living every moment, everyday art journal?  Come on "UP" with me!

Here we go again, we're going UP!  Up your creative game and make your life a masterpiece, you can do this!  Let's "step up the doodle" and start drawing and sketching life in detail.  Immerse yourself in 15 dynamic video lessons (on a private class blog) chuck full of awesome ideas and techniques for drawing, sketching, doodling and watercolor journaling  to illustrate your gorgeous, wonderful life.  

With simple art supplies, you'll create a daily ritual exploring your personal drawing, painting and coloring style while recording life's precious moments, large and small. Learn easy methods to confidently draw simple objects, locations, scenes, still life, nature and landscapes along with stylized lettering and journaling.  With my prompts, encouragement and art coaching you'll create a treasure....a personalized illustrated "life story" book that you will cherish and live in.  Network and share your work in our private Facebook group with your old and new art friends!  It's an artful life, be in it!

SIMPLE SUPPLY LIST:

*It's fine to use what you have, or choose any brands of personal preference.

(I purchase my materials from Dick Blick or my local art stores)

-watercolor journal or sketchbook 
(I use Handbook by Global Art Materials-size 5.5"x5.5" or  5.5 x 8 1/4" size
 or Moleskine watercolor 5"x8" size)
-watercolor paints or pan set  
(i use Koi travel set or , Daniel Smith or Winsor Newton tubes assorted colors in a travel palette)
- black fine tip, waterproof pens/marker 
(I use Pitt-fine point and Uniball Vision-fine tip) 
- black Tombow dual brush marker
-waterbrush 
(I use Niji brand-medium point)
-watercolor brushes  
(I use Simply Simmons brand ROUND #4 and #8)
-pencil and white eraser

OPTIONAL: Tombow color markers, Inktense pencils, Peerless watercolors

RESERVE YOUR SEAT and SIGN UP TODAY! 

15 AWESOME VIDEO LESSONS

LIVE NETWORKING

SELF PACED 

FOREVER ACCESS

....what's not to love?  

It's like buying a book, really.

Hope you'll join us!

***Class goes live Monday, October 28, 2013***

REGISTER NOW!

"Draw Your Awesome Life"

$38

*****Within 24 hours of Paypal receipt***** 

you'll receive a welcome letter and access instructions 

from instructor, Joanne Sharpe. 

...Jane's Stencil Winner!

Thank you to everyone who left comments on the Stenciling with Jane post this week.  There are some great ideas shared for using stencils, so check out the comments when you get a minute.  Have a nice weekend!

THE WINNER OF THE "Jane's Petite Girls" Stencil set is HEATHER WILLIAMS who wrote:

Heather WilliamsOctober 2, 2013 at 7:35 AM

Wow..love the idea of using the Tombows to create a watercolor effect! I, especially, love the last 2 examples!! My fave technique to use w/ stencils is: super thick, creamy opaque gesso w/ a couple colors of ink sprays spritzed on top, & then while the stencil, gesso, & colored inks are still in place, I gently swipe the ink & gesso around a bit to swirl the colors.

Heather, email me at jzsharpe@yahoo.com and i will get you over to Artist Cellar.