Giveaway Time!

Hello lovely readers!

I know Mondays can be tough but I have just the thing to brighten your day. A FUN giveaway! This one is in celebration of our new online class called Inspired Collage by Petra Hrziwnatzki and it is packed full of goodies! The bonus is that these items are also on the supply list for the class! Woo!

Let me give you a run down on these awesome prizes—>

1. A gorgeous 12″ x 12″ pack of scrapbook paper by K & Company
2. My favorite glue for collage – Golden Matte Medium 8oz.
3. A sweet feather stencil 
4. A pack of pastel hued Sharpie Paint Pens
5. Tim Holtz – Thrift Shop Emphemera Pack (54 pieces)
6. A set of 3 Adirondack Alcohol inks in pretty colors
7. Elements Remnant Rub-Ons by Tim Holtz
8. A beautiful large 12″ mandala stencil
9. One of Petra’s favorite books – Start Where you Are by Meera Lee Patel
10. A stunning set of 18 Martha Stewarts Craft paints (a fav of mine)

Pretty sweet right? Okay, you know the drill…

To enter to win this SHARE about the class on one (or more) of your social channels….i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram etc.

***Please use the image and link below to share on your social networks:

Inspired Collage Link: http://ivynewport.com/inspired-collage

***AND THEN CLICK BELOW TO ENTER YOUR NAME INTO THE DRAWING!***

Pretty easy right!?

 

I will be drawing the winner on Tuesday May 3rd! So stay tuned to see if you won!! Can’t wait to wrap up this box and ship it out to a lucky creative friend!

Thank you all for helping us share this event! You guys are the BEST!

xo,

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A NEW Mixed Media Collage Class

Well hello there my creative friends!

We just launched a brand new Mixed Media Collage class taught by the wonderfully talented Petra Hrziwnatzki! I am so honored to have her share this beautiful class with you! Registration is NOW open! Class begins May 10th!

Petra’s light burns brightly and her artwork carries that glow within it. She infuses her work with meaningful words and quotes that resonate with her soul. Through the use of mixed media and collage she creates pieces that uplift, inspire and comfort.

Now, she’s going to guide you through her special processes so you can begin to make art that aligns with your heart and leads you towards your own inner beauty and desires.

Get ready! It’s going to be a powerful and exciting journey!

xo,

 

Spring Art Auction

Hello there friends!

I hope you are all having a lovely Monday! I just wanted to pop in and let you know that tomorrow, I will be the featured artist in a big Facebook Art Auction! Go here to join in on the fun!

I will have over 36 pieces of my Artwork up for bidding including both originals and beautiful stretched canvas prints!

Here’s a sneak peek at some of the pieces that will be up for sale…

Red Petals on White, 2015 Digital Art

What Remains, 2016 Mixed Media on Canvas (PRINT)

Dark Waters, 2015 Digital Art

Distant Dawn, 2015 Digtal Art

Paper Boats at Night, 2016 Mixed Media on Board

I would love to “see” you there! It’s a very fun crowd and the bidding wars can be downright entertaining!

Wish me luck!

Have a beautiful afternoon!

xo,

Poetry & Paint

Hello there and Happy Friday!

Goodness! It’s been so crazy around here! My ArtWorthy retreat is in just under two weeks, I’m in production on my new class , I spruced up the blog (it needed it) and well…I just got back from Mexico! I can’t complain though because – truly it’s all GOOD. Good crazy is just fine…right? I can deal with good crazy. ;)

I will be sharing pics from Mexico soon but I wanted to share some new work that I completed recently. These paintings kinda came of the blue for me…along with the words that followed. It always surprises and astounds me how much of our subconscious can emerge when creating art.

What Remains, 2016 Mixed media on canvas 20″ x 24″

This piece was inspired by the photography of Errikos Andreou. I just loved the pose. It spoke volumes to me. I used a mixture of charcoal, liquid pencil, acrylic paint and gesso to create this.

While trying to name this piece a poem came to me…

I hold the strands of my life.
Ribbons of light, bone, blood.
Memory.
The tide has come in.
Washed it all
away.
I am left with
what remains.

It was both thrilling and a tad alarming to have these words spill from my pen onto the page. I am still slightly  unsure where these emotions came from…

Immediately after that one I created this piece –

Tethered, 2016 Mixed media on canvas 24″ x 24″

Again words accompanied the painting…

Clinging to the shore
a tether to my heart.
At once,
I am engulfed
beneath the waters.
Silent.
Reborn.

A third piece is in the works. I feel like a series has begun here for me – a new and exciting adventure.

Have you had poetry emerge with your art? I would love to hear about your experiences.

Have a beautiful and creative Saturday.

xo,

 

A FREE mixed media and encaustic class

Hello there!

A little bit of fun to share – I’ve created a FREE mini class for all my subscribers! This wonderful mixed media and encaustic project is a favorite of my students, so I decided to make it available to everyone! Click here to create this with me!

I’ll look forward to seeing you in class!

Much love and gratitude!

xo,

Early bird registration!

Hello there! Happy Friday night!

Hope everyone is doing well! I was gonna wait till next week to let you know but I just couldn’t wait – I just opened up EARLY BIRD registration for my brand NEW online class – Sacred Landscape!

Let me tell you a little more about it!

I think you will absolutely love making art this way – so come join me on this journey into abstraction, expression, color and composition!

You can read all about this NEW online class here!

Have a fantastic weekend!

xo,