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  • She Sells Seashells...

    She Sells Seashells...

    Since I was a kid, I have loved collecting things. I think part of that comes from growing up seeing my dad collecting random knickknacks. Our house had an entire wall of shelves dedicated to objects ranging from Norman Rockwell...

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  • Unleashing Your Creative Side (even if you don't think you have one)

    Unleashing Your Creative Side (even if you don't think you have one)

    The best way to unleash your creativity is to just start thinking of ideas. Don't worry about whether they're good or bad ideas- that doesn't matter. I hear a lot of people say they aren't "creative," and I think that's...

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  • Turning Trash into Beautiful Art Treasure

    Turning Trash into Beautiful Art Treasure

    During my seashell art phase, and shortly after finishing my mixed media mussel shell piece, “True Colors,” I had an idea while cracking open some pistachio shells. I mentioned in my previous blog entry that I wasn’t fond of painting...

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  • From Drawing, to Oil Painting, to Mixed Media Art

    From Drawing, to Oil Painting, to Mixed Media Art

    Throughout childhood and well into adulthood, drawing was my method of choice when creating art. I used pencils, pastels, makers, pens, etc., basically anything that was considered a tool for drawing or writing. I did a few acrylic paintings in...

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  • How to be an Overnight Success

    How to be an Overnight Success

    Once upon a time, I bought a book with this exact same title, and with each chapter I read, I kept thinking “so what’s the secret? Get to the point already!!” And then I realized after finishing the book that...

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