StumbleUpon

So recently I have been on this website called Stumbleupon. It's a very fun website where you literally just stumble upon the most random things but you can choose a category and go from there. So i have been looking the art category of course and there is some crazy stuff. Here are some links, so take a look!

These pictures are made from materials such as cups, pennys, dog/cat collars, etc.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2aiBsV/www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php%3Fid%3D7

Funny art of celebrities

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2Dge1v/www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer%3Fitemid%3D1151

there are plenty more so take a look and keep hitting the button stumble in the upper left hand corner!

Selling your Artwork

So we know you are a great artist and you have now made some beautiful masterpieces. But now you got to figure out how to get your art out there and get them sold! There are galleries and art fairs and awesome places in laguna beach but there are definitely many other options. It's a hard process but it is worth it in the end! Watch the video above to really learn what to do and get all that money! haha :]

Old Cards into New Crafts

I thought this was a great lesson since Christmas just ended. You ever wonder what to do with those christmas cards? I mean you can show them off for about a week and then you usually throw them away, right? For me, I usually feel bad just throwing them away... like they have a better purpose. Well, they do now. I just found this great craft were you can make old cards into great crafts! It's a great thing to do with family members and you will never forget all the happy birthdays or Merry Christmas's you had with your family and friends!

getting inspiration

Sometimes when painting or drawing or any kind of art it's hard to find inspiration. You are so tempted to just copy off someone else or use a picture off google. But finding inspiration can be very easy if you are just aware of your surroundings. By what people say or what you do that day, your feelings that day or about certain things. Just take notes, write thing down and create something amazing. Have a camera with you at all times and just take pictures of anything and everything. Go on photoshop and press random buttons and create something crazy and paint! good luuckkk.

Push Pin Art

Ever heard of pushpin art? On t.v. they interviewed a man named Eric Daighs because he won the 2009 artprize in Grand Rapids Michigan. His work was quite original. He would only use about 5 colors of pushpins and make gorgeous masterpieces like the one you see to your left. I found a video of a CBS if you would like to watch. It's quite interesting to see what he has done and how he does it. Make sure to watch the video at the end.

http://www.mlive.com/artprize/index.ssf/2009/11/artprizes_push-pin_portraits_by_eric_daigh_featured_on_cbs_sunday_morning.html

enjoy! It is reallly realllly cool.

Gumdrops

I didn't know this but you can make a lot of Christmas decorations with gumdrops. You can make garland, ornaments, stars, wreaths, reindeer even! They are fun too because they are so colorful. You may also think it would be a bad idea to put them around your house because they are candy and could melt or get eaten but all you have to do is spray them with clear varnish! This is a fun activity to do with friends or family so start buying a lot of gum drops!

Christmas Crafts

There are so many different crafts that we could make for christmas. Santas, snowmans, wreaths, angels, trees, advent calenders, ornaments, etc.! Christmas is the time to get family together to celebrate. So why not when together make arts and crafts? Nothing better than making crafts, am I right? This video I enjoyed, she had some good ideas, I can't post the actual video on here but I'll post the html.