February Art Exhibit - Art School Grad Team

It already February and that means a brand new art show exhibit. The etsy team 'Art School Grad' has monthly exhibits for their members to showcase their artwork and crafts.

This months theme is 'Silent Reflection'...

I like the theme ( I came up with it) and believe that it will get those creative thoughts flowing. At the end of the month, the team will vote on 'Best in Show' and the winner will get an interview/feature on the blog.

Please stop by, support, and comment on the members artwork. And don't forget to promote..

Art School Grad - Etsy Team - January Exhibit Voting Day

I mentioned this in a previous post, but for those of you who don't know yet, I have become a team leader of the wonderful Etsy team Art School Grad.

This is a team that focuses on helping and learning from other artists. These are artists that are professional, teachers, and those still in school. I feel that I am all three. I am a professional artist, I went to school for art education, and even though I am no longer in "art school," I am always leaning new techiniques.

Anyways... Today is the day that my Etsy team " Art School Grad " is voting for the BEST IN SHOW for our monthly team online exhibit. You can find the exhibit at artschoolgrad.blogspot.com.
Please stop by and vote.

Each month, the team has a monthly exhibit to showcase the talent of the teams members. Before I became a leader, the team did a Virtual Gallery which was very similar, except it was not monthly and had no one theme.

I came up with the idea to have a differnt theme for each month. It will hopefully engage the members and viewers alike. I must give some credit to another team I am apart of, the Fantasy Artist of Etsy. We do a similar type of exhibit each month, and it is a huge success.

We used that idea and expanded on our own. The BEST IN SHOW part of the " Art School Grad " exhibit is probably the best. After each month is over, the team members get to cast votes for a winning piece of art that was submited to the exhibit. The winner will then be featured on the team site and interviewed. This to me is great becaus that artist can add it to their resume and it give them more exposure.

So please support our wonderful team by stopping by and casting your vote. We just ask that you promote our team and site as much as possible. Tweet, facebook, or google + it.

Thanks,
Julia

A Beautiful Disaster - Makeup Fashion Blog

Hi everyone! I just wanted to introduce you to my dear friend Kelly and her new blog, A Beautiful Disaster.  This is her first blog, and with two posts. it is already a great read. She is a lover of books, art, nature, makeup, and fashion (just to name a few).

Her first two posts talk about what to expect from the blog and about her obsession with colorful things, including nail polish. It is the perfect 'Girly' blog for every lady out there. Kelly is also an artist, we went to art school together, and a lovely writer.

I have known her my whole life. We went to Catholic elementary school, lived in the same nieghborhood, and worked at the small local grocery store also. She got me the job back when we were in college =). Oh what fun we had closing the deli department.

She was in my wedding and is the one friend who visits me in NYC every year. Thanks Kelly for visiting me. No one else does! No they do, I'm just kidding. Seriously though, she does visit every year. I didn't think it would be so hard to get people to actually take a trip and visit. They get a trip to Manhattan, with free hotel because they stay with me, and it's like pulling teeth to get people to visit.

Anyways... I got off subject alittle. Well go check out Kelly's blog and follow too.

Enjoy!
Julia