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Posts by category
- Category: Art on Paper & Canvas
- Category: ATCs and ACEOs
- Stage Fright, Perfection, Flow, Teaching, and Art (17/01/2013)
- ACEOs - Production-line shortcuts (10/02/2011)
- ATC - Spalding Inn, NH (02/11/2010)
- ATC - A Simple Rose (01/11/2010)
- ATC - City/Stars in pen & ink (24/10/2010)
- ATC - Desk chair (23/10/2010)
- ATC - Pen and ink, fan (21/10/2010)
- ATCs in Pen and Ink (20/10/2010)
- ATC Tutorial 4 – Memories – Finishing the ATC (13/04/2009)
- ATC Tutorial 3 – Memories – Giving it meaning (13/04/2009)
- ATC Tutorial 2 – Memories – Adding more layers (13/04/2009)
- ATC Tutorial 1 – Memories – Digital ATC (13/04/2009)
- Haunted New Orleans (#1) - ATC (13/04/2009)
- Nevermore - Gothic ATC - Edgar Allan Poe (13/04/2009)
- Midnight in New Orleans - ATC (13/04/2009)
- Memories - A Digital ATC (13/04/2009)
- Reality/Imagination - A free poster and Artist Trading Card (ATC) (13/04/2009)
- Face Behind the Words - Free digital ATC (13/04/2009)
- Gold Leaf - ATC Tutorial (13/04/2009)
- Gold Leaf - a Free, Printable ATC (13/04/2009)
- Ghosts of the Old Saloon - a Texas ATC (R-rated) (13/04/2009)
- Everlasting - free digital ATC (13/04/2009)
- Dreamcards - from an ATC swap (13/04/2009)
- Dream - a free digital ATC (artist trading card) (13/04/2009)
- Choose Your View - printable ATC (13/04/2009)
- By the Light - printable ATC (artist trading card) (13/04/2009)
- Category: Collage
- Foam Brush Notes (21/01/2011)
- Category: Drawing & Painting
- Drawing or Painting? (24/01/2011)
- Painting realistically when you can't draw (16/01/2010)
- Category: Letterboxing
- Letterboxing - A Typical Day (13/04/2009)
- Letterboxing information (13/04/2009)
- Letterboxing Gatherings (13/04/2009)
- Letterboxing in Salem, Massachusetts (13/04/2009)
- Carve Your Own Letterboxing Stamps (13/04/2009)
- Category: Mailart & Artistamps
- Disneyland Tribute - to My Mom (17/07/2010)
- Artistamps – Digital swaps! (2010) (21/06/2010)
- Resizing Your Art for Artistamps (12/04/2009)
- How to make a Sheet of Artistamps with Adobe PhotoShop (12/04/2009)
- Perforations for Artistamps (12/04/2009)
- Real, Exotic and Foreign-looking Stamps (12/04/2009)
- Glues and Adhesives for Artistamps (12/04/2009)
- Glue Recipes - Artistamps (12/04/2009)
- Artistamps - Definition (12/04/2009)
- Category: Zines
- 24-Hour Zine - Download (02/08/2010)
- 24-Page Zine Layout (02/08/2010)
- 24-Hour Zine Thing - What I Learned (29/07/2010)
- Zines - The 24-Hour Zine Thing (27/07/2010)
- Single-sheet zine designs – basics (03/05/2010)
- Single-sheet zines – Expanded (03/05/2010)
- Zine update – Sketchcrawl theme (19/02/2010)
- The Return of the Zine (13/12/2009)
- Zine Layouts (13/04/2009)
- Zine Basics (13/04/2009)
- Category: ATCs and ACEOs
- Category: Art shrines
- Homage to Dr. John – a mixed media collage (23/03/2010)
- Breakthrough Shrines - Notes (14/04/2009)
- Altered Books - Examples (14/04/2009)
- Edgar Allan Poe Shrine (12/04/2009)
- Tammy Fae Pocket Shrine (12/04/2009)
- Superman Mini-Shrine (12/04/2009)
- Prosperity Pocket Shrine (12/04/2009)
- Art and Alchemy Pendant Shrine (12/04/2009)
- Otherworld Shrine (12/04/2009)
- Superman Shrine - Pringles Lid (12/04/2009)
- Art and Science of Pocket Shrines (12/04/2009)
- Elvis Matchbook Shrine (12/04/2009)
- 'Create' Pocket Shrine (winged) (12/04/2009)
- Creativity Pocket Shrine (12/04/2009)
- Layering Paint and Polyurethane for Rich Depth (12/04/2009)
- Embellishments for Mystery & Dazzle (12/04/2009)
- Applying Plaster Gauze to Your Art Shrine (12/04/2009)
- Shrines - Add Texture with Plaster and Gauze (12/04/2009)
- Edgar Allan Poe Shrine - Free Print (11/04/2009)
- Art Shrines - Links and Inspiration (11/04/2009)
- Family history shrines (26/12/2008)
- Category: Assemblages
- Asparagus Wand (11/04/2009)
- Capolan exchange: Relic Room Assemblage (11/04/2009)
- Category: Artists Journals
- Journaling - Part of the 'Happy Secret' (07/02/2012)
- Art Journals - Beauty is in the eye of... (25/10/2011)
- Torn-Paper Collages – How-to video (07/04/2010)
- Historical Journals & Diaries Online (23/03/2010)
- Gesso and Art Journaling (22/03/2010)
- Wax Paper and Art Journaling (22/03/2010)
- Artfest 2004 Collaborative Journal - 2 (14/04/2009)
- Artfest 2004 Collaborative Journal - 1 (14/04/2009)
- How to Collage in Your Art Journals (26/12/2008)
- Journaling your past - free ebook (26/12/2008)
- Category: RRs, Swaps, Collaboratives
- Swaps and Documentation (25/07/2010)
- Swaps and Postage (22/07/2010)
- Art Swaps - How the Numbers Work (21/07/2010)
- Category: Past RRs
- The Return of the RR - RR #2 images (30/05/2011)
- Artists' Journal RR #2b - Debbie O's pages (17/01/2011)
- Alley Hauldren's Journey to Winchester, TN (21/12/2010)
- Alley Hauldren's Third Journal Pages (21/12/2010)
- Alley Hauldren's Second Pages (21/12/2010)
- Round Robin Journal #2b - Alley's Art (21/12/2010)
- Round Robin #2b - First pages (21/12/2010)
- RR Journal #1 - Final American Scans (03/12/2010)
- RR #1 - Pages 11 through 15 (02/12/2010)
- Round Robin Journal #1 - ArtistsJournals Group (01/12/2010)
- Category: Sketchcrawls
- SketchCrawl Inc.? (15/08/2010)
- Sketchcrawl - 15 May 2010 (23/04/2010)
- Category: Travel journals
- Using Rubbings in Your Art (12/04/2009)
- Category: Business of Art
- Spam and Negative Reviews (14/02/2011)
- In Business? Who Are You Reading? (21/12/2010)
- Required Reading for Working Artists (16/07/2010)
- Cheap Art Manifesto (17/10/2009)
- You've never seen art like this (11/04/2009)
- Planning for your future (26/12/2008)
- Category: Business (general)
- Art and the Economics of Giving (31/05/2011)
- Copyright, Flickr and Google Images (21/05/2011)
- Copyright and Free, Royalty-Free Resources... again! (20/05/2011)
- Yahoo Groups - changing moderators (10/11/2008)
- The importance of leverage (10/11/2008)
- Recommended: Annual meetings (10/11/2008)
- The Quadrants, revisited, by Robin Retallick (06/08/2007)
- Trademarks, original ideas, and copycats (23/06/2007)
- Copyright and the 'three stroke' rule (01/06/2007)
- 9 Ways to Communicate a Rock-Solid Identity (06/10/2006)
- Copying and coincidence in art (10/05/2006)
- Video: 3 step formula for creative success (06/04/2006)
- Copyright and art (17/01/2006)
- Be a successful renegade artist/writer (06/11/2005)
- How much do artists earn? (19/05/2005)
- How do you face your creative fears? (06/03/2005)
- Whose fault is it...? (06/03/2005)
- Ultimate Creative Conspiracy Theory (06/03/2005)
- Why New Year’s resolutions fail (06/03/2005)
- Art, energy and originality (01/03/2005)
- What is 'true art'? (06/01/2004)
- Category: Places to sell art
- Beginners, unite! Consign your way to success. (10/11/2008)
- Choosing an unjuried show (10/11/2008)
- Keys to successful art shows: Have fun (10/09/2007)
- Be friendly at shows (05/08/2006)
- Sell your art locally (12/05/2004)
- Category: Selling online
- Going Mobile? (21/05/2011)
- 5 Important Tips for Selling Art at eBay (14/02/2011)
- eBay Experiment - Results (14/02/2011)
- eBay, Facebook and other artists' dilemmas (08/02/2011)
- Revisiting Online Art Markets (07/02/2011)
- How to Register a Domain Name (06/05/2010)
- How to Choose a Domain Name (06/05/2010)
- Creating products at Cafe Press (09/07/2007)
- eBay selling prices (21/10/2006)
- Website basics for artists (27/07/2006)
- You art website: Choose your niche (09/05/2006)
- FavIcons - Tiny icons for your website (25/01/2006)
- Online mistakes (11/11/2005)
- Keywords, and where you need to be at Google (03/11/2005)
- Ten quick steps to start and promote your art website (06/07/2005)
- Image sizes for art websites (22/03/2005)
- Linking and search engine success (21/03/2005)
- Getting hits - Using Alexa.com to improve popularity (16/03/2005)
- Cheap domain registration (10/03/2005)
- Your domain name: Dot-com v. dot-net (06/03/2005)
- Good eBay art auction titles (01/11/2004)
- Category: Staying Organized
- Category: Teaching
- When a student copies (23/06/2006)
- "Plan B" Teaching (06/10/2005)
- How to start teaching art (28/09/2005)
- How to pace your art classes (06/03/2005)
- What art teachers are paid (05/02/2005)
- When not to teach (03/10/2004)
- Teaching at national art events (02/01/2004)
- Category: Creativity
- John Cleese on Creativity - Video (01/08/2012)
- Matthew Diffee and Mother Sea Turtles (18/03/2012)
- Why Art? (22/01/2011)
- Writing and the Creative Process (06/03/2010)
- Category: Fiber art
- Category: Art dolls
- Pin Dolls (11/04/2009)
- Category: Fabric arts
- Fresh Designs – free design book (22/06/2009)
- Fabric art - where to start? (11/04/2009)
- Cotton v. Polyester fabrics (11/04/2009)
- Category: Quilts and wall hangings
- Baby's Blocks Gone Wild (11/04/2009)
- Baby Quilt - Pink and Red (11/04/2009)
- Category: Home furnishings
- Rocking chair - reseating (11/04/2009)
- Category: Wearables
- Testing videos (19/11/2010)
- Easy Embellished Vinyl Tote Bag (11/04/2009)
- Rust and Teal Pieced Bodice (11/04/2009)
- Purple Fabric Art Jacket 1 (11/04/2009)
- Disney Fabric Art Jacket (11/04/2009)
- Easy Rolled Cloth Beads (11/04/2009)
- Ribbon Embroidery and Beading (11/04/2009)
- Category: Art dolls
- Category: My Blog / Diary
- Journals as Story Bibles (10/01/2013)
- Start with Why - Simon Sinek (07/01/2013)
- Site Reorganized (08/11/2012)
- Groceries in Your Backyard - Back to the Future? (29/02/2012)
- Got Snow? Snowman Alternative (04/02/2012)
- Collaborative Consumption - Worth Watching (31/08/2011)
- Before Spring (01/04/2011)
- When I grow up, I want to be Keith LoBue (07/07/2010)
- Dangerous Books at Amazon (19/06/2010)
- Creative Inspirations – Quotations (13/04/2010)
- The Art of Making Art (06/03/2010)
- Food – Going Organic (20/02/2010)
- Subscribe to Hugh MacLeod's newsletter (19/01/2010)
- A debt of gratitude, from journalists (13/01/2010)
- Magpie logic (29/11/2009)
- Art as emotional education (28/11/2009)
- Collage artists journals... again (17/10/2009)
- Art Day… a little late (31/08/2009)
- Call: ATCs and steampunk art (20/07/2009)
- Sketchcrawl notes (1) - 11 July 09 (15/07/2009)
- Sketchcrawl notes (2) - 11 July 09 (15/07/2009)
- Sketchcrawl notes (3) - 11 July 09 (15/07/2009)
- Sketchcrawl Day - 11 July 09 (15/07/2009)
- Sketchcrawl! July 11, 2009 (10/07/2009)
- Moving articles, building sites (21/12/2008)
- The last of my big changes at AJ2 (27/09/2007)
- AJ2 changes: Step one, completed (27/09/2007)
- New and improved podcasts! (26/09/2007)
- AJ2 poll concludes, podcasts change again (25/09/2007)
- The Headset Solution for Podcasts (21/09/2007)
- Changes on the horizon (20/09/2007)
- Freebies - zine, posters (05/09/2007)
- Musing Over Chicken Bones (18/07/2007)
- Thoughts on "How to Be Creative" (15/07/2007)
- Focus, professionalism and clutter (06/07/2007)
- More De-Clutter Inspiration (05/07/2007)
- Sunrise and Faerie Rings (29/06/2007)
- Lough Gur, started (28/05/2007)
- Glastonbury Tor, completed (27/05/2007)
- Avebury Painting, completed (23/05/2007)
- Glastonbury Tor, Day 4 (22/05/2007)
- Avebury, Day 2 (11/05/2007)
- Glastonbury Tor, Day 2 (11/05/2007)
- Trial-and-Error Dollmaking (10/05/2007)
- Two sketches and a painting (10/05/2007)
- Underpaintings, Glastonbury & Avebury (10/05/2007)
- Getting past the blocks (09/05/2007)
- Day 2 Oil Paintings (09/05/2007)
- Tonal paintings - color opposites (08/05/2007)
- Four underpaintings - Winter scene (07/05/2007)
- Reorganizing (06/05/2007)
- Category: Science
- Tuning Forks and Resonance (08/01/2013)
- Category: Other art
- Category: Holidays
- Our Charlie Brown Christmas Tree - 2012 (07/01/2013)
- Category: Holidays
- Category: Past (and kind of outdated)
- (Updated) See You at Dragon*Con 2011! (02/08/2011)
- Three End-of-Year Notes - 2010 (29/12/2010)
- My Dragon*Con Schedule (08/08/2010)
- AJ2 and AJ Merging (20/07/2010)
- Mail Art Call - Art Day 2010 (10/05/2010)
- Previous subscriber? (13/12/2009)
- Artfest 2004 - Photos (14/04/2009)
- Artfest 2004 - 'Polar Bear' Swim (14/04/2009)
- Category: Challenges
- Art Challenge - Secret Codes & Messages (17/01/2011)
- Category: Letterboxes (past)
- Former Letterboxes at Ft. Worden, WA (13/04/2009)
- Seacoast, NH Letterboxes (13/04/2009)
- My Past Letterboxes in Nashua, NH (13/04/2009)
- Category: Very small, old journals I kept
- Aisling's Artfest 2001 Journal - More excerpts (14/04/2009)
- Aisling's Artfest 2001 Journal - Page 1 (14/04/2009)
- Aisling's Artfest 2001 Journal - Page 2 (14/04/2009)
- Category: Resources
- Free Adobe CS2 Download (07/01/2013)
- Category: Freebies
- Art and Feeling Good (04/08/2010)
- New Freebie Adventure (18/03/2010)
- Evergreen freebies (17/10/2009)
- Free Zine #1 (13/04/2009)
- June 2010 Freebies & Surprises (13/06/2008)
- Category: Gothic
- Gravestone Rubbings - How-To (12/04/2009)
- Elegant rubbings with Renaissance Foil (11/04/2009)
- Casting from Gravestones and Other Sculpted Surfaces (11/04/2009)
- Category: Links
- Rubber stamp Links (13/04/2009)
- More Mailart Links (13/04/2009)
- Philately Links (13/04/2009)
- Rasterbator & Sunlight (12/08/2007)
- Transportation Futuristics (12/08/2007)
- Sewing links (mostly) (22/02/2007)
- Psychedelic stuff, man (14/02/2007)
- Links to Print and Play (31/01/2007)
- From Quilts to Sock Monkeys to 16th-century Garb (03/01/2007)
- Urban Beauty, Urban Decay (27/12/2006)
- Assorted links that seem to start and end with paper (20/12/2006)
- Lots of illustration websites, and a few quirky ones (13/12/2006)
- Linking to Art, Again (03/12/2006)
- More Quirky Art Links (26/11/2006)
- Intriguing and Inspiring Links (22/11/2006)
- Category: Public domain images
- 1917 Newspaper Article - Innocence? Naivete? (03/02/2012)
- While I'm Talking About Public Domain... (20/05/2011)