Living Art at the Speed of Life

May 17, 2013

Chris Cozen Stencil Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Congratulations to the winners of this drawing!!! Jackie36 you have won Chris’s new book and Hope Amen you have won her new line of stencils!! Please email me at pamcarriker@gmail.com to claim your prizes!!!

My friend Chris Cozen has just released a new line of cool stencils! I had a ton of fun playing with them and I know you will too. Just by leaving a comment on this post you’ll be entered into a drawing for a free set from Artist Cellar!

And Chris is giving away a copy of her new book and DVD too!!!

I first used the stencils on my Gelli Print Plate to make some cool papers.

Then I used them in a painting to add some organic shapes. I love how versatile these stencils are.

Leave your comments below and on Monday, May 20th I’ll draw the name of a lucky winner! Please be sure to leave a contact email so I can notify you!

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May 15, 2013

New Stamp Line Unveiled!

By pamcarriker

Like many of you I usually have multiple projects in the works and it’s always exciting to finally see them near completion and get released into the world! I’m thrilled to introduce you to my newest line of stamps from Stampington & Co!

click on the above image to see the complete line

Some of you may recognize these stamps as they are images that I personally had made into stamps for workshop use several years ago. I also have many teaching friends that use them in their workshops as well and now it’s wonderful to be able to offer them to you for your own use.

Many of the images came directly from my journal and sketchbook pages. It’s fun to look through your journals to find marks that you make over and over, or images and words you use often. What I love about these stamps is that they can be layered into your journal pages. Some are for under-journaling and background texture, while others add doodling or word prompts, and still others can create visual focal imagery.

Here are some past journal pages using these stamps.

Be sure to open Post Script onTuesday, May 28, for the exclusive opportunity to pre-order these stamps at 10% off!

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May 10, 2013

Workshop Giveaway Winners!

By pamcarriker

Here are the winners of the Artful Gathering Workshop Giveaway!!

Patty Dorsey-You have won your choice of either of my two workshops!

Mary WernerYou have won your choice of either of my two workshops!

Note: Please email me at pamcarriker@gmail.com and I will help you register for your free workshop!

Sarah Sullivan-You have won a free DVD of one of my workshops you enroll in!

Debbie WisnerYou have won a free DVD of one of my workshops you enroll in!

Note: to receive the free DVD’s you must be enrolled in one of my workshops. The DVD’s are only available to workshop attendees. To collect your DVD simply message me inside of Artful Gathering when class opens and I’ll get you all set up!

Congratulations and I hope to see many of you at Artful Gathering this summer!

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May 9, 2013

Book Review and Giveaway!

By pamcarriker

CONGRATULATIONS Dawn Bolton on winning the book!!

It’s always fun to see a friends new book come out and even more fun to get to read through it and create from it! Chris Cozen and Julie Prichard’s new book, Acrylic Solutions is chock full of acrylic painting techniques. It covers the basic elements of art and has additional chapters on laying a good foundation, adding structure, developing complexity, and finishes with finessing the details. What I love about this book is the ability to use the information inside to create your own multi-layered mixed media art. It’s inspiring and helpful, but allows for personal interpretation so each piece is your own, no two alike.

There is a lot of eye candy in there too! The book is hard backed with a spiral binding making it easy to lay open while you work on your project. (love that!)

So here is the evolution of my piece inspired by their book. I used my color wheel stencils and a signature line of paint colors I’m working on to develop a piece that covers all of the elements of art, color, texture, line, shape, value, and space. I really love the end result and felt this was an experiment at play the whole way through. Here are stepped out pictures of the journey~

‘Elements’ 12×24 hardboard artist panel

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May 7, 2013

Online Workshop Giveaway(s)!!!

By pamcarriker

I’m really excited about my two upcoming online workshops and the main reason is because it’s the only time I’m teaching online this year! I’d so hate for you to miss the fun. I love doing online classes buy my schedule is just too full right now to more than this. Now, I know it’s durning the summer (all summer long if you take both sessions) but the awesome thing about these classes is that you have the option to purchase a DVD of all of the video lessons from inside the workshop! So if you don’t have time to do all of the workshop this summer you can pop in, say hi and download the written materials, purchase a DVD and do the class later at your own pace, no worries! Almost every person opted for the DVD last year, most just to have on hand to revisit the material later. And seriously, I guarantee you that as soon as registration closes there will be people wanting in-it happens every year! So don’t get busy and forget to sign up today!

Artful Gathering strives very hard to bring an Art Retreat atmosphere to the whole event. There will be book signings, giveaways, raffles, door prizes and more!

1st Session Workhsop

2nd Session Workshop

Optional DVD that can only be purchased in the class!

Workshop Handouts that you can download and print out!

My Sponsor Giveaway (includes a signed copy of my new book hot off the press in September!

So what am I giving away? TWO OF MY WORKSHOPS!!! Your choice of either A Cut Above or Still Pursuing Portraits!!! And if you’ve already paid for the workshop, you will get a refund! Oh, and that’s not all…

I will also draw two names to each receive a FREE DVD if they purchase one of my classes.

So what do you have to do to enter? Leave a comment including your FIRST and LAST NAME and or contact info ( so I can tell you that you’ve won!) and I’m going to ask that you tweet, facebook or blog about this giveaway. Now I’m not going to be checking to see that you did, I’m just asking that you help me share the news about Artful Gathering and my workshop giveaway. Just a quick link share would be awesome!

THIS GIVEAWAY WILL END ON FRIDAY @ 12PM CST

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May 6, 2013

My Big Announcement!!!

By pamcarriker

I get emails daily asking where to purchase my mixed-media line of products with Derivan Matisse and I’m so thrilled to finally be able to announce that will now be carrying them!!! I’m excited to be working with a top art supply chain that carries the supplies we need/want and has both easy online access as well as stores across the country. This has been a long-time in the works and I’m honored to have my products offered through such a fine, long-standing establishment.