Archive for June, 2009

This week’s Simon is Lisa Miller and her theme for Simon Sez is patriotism. Here is what she said… “Patriotism is love of and/or devotion to one’s country. However, patriotism has had different meanings over time, and its meaning is highly dependent upon context, geography and philosophy. However you perceive it. Show me something patriotic. [...]


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Pink Lampwork Seashell Earrings by Beaded Heron

Big Top Skippy Print by Vicky Knowles

Swamp Pink Floral by Barbara Haviland
~Kris Jean
Team EBSQ-Etsy Mod


The winner of this week’s Simon Sez challenge is Lisa Miller.  Kevin Murray wanted a “Splash” and he got one.  When explaining his choice Kevin said… “Simon sez’s Lisa captured exactly what “Simon” was looking for, the joy of the big “Splash!” Congratulations Lisa, you be the next Simon !!”

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This weeks Featured Friday store is run by the talented Betty Stoumbos.

Betty’s girls have beautiful big eyes, and a wonderful style to them. Her folk art style with a pop twist is bright and colorful. Her store offers originals, ACEOs, and prints. She also changes subjects and styles so check in often!
Kris Jean,
Mod – Team [...]


This month’s featured gallery is Glass Art: Hot.  There are three types of glass work – cold glass, warm glass and hot glass. Hot glass involves a flame. Whether the flame of a torch or the flames of a furnace, the result is striking and captivating to behold.  Throughout June, we are going to take [...]


We’ve posted photography tutorials in the past, usually geared toward photographing 2D art. But we couldn’t resist sharing this great tutorial on photographing your 3D work, whether it’s dolls, jewelry, or other objects, found via Digital Photography School.  We know your art is awesome, so why all this fuss over how you photograph it?  Writer Natalie [...]


If you’ve glanced at our front page, are on our AOTD mailing list, or get our AOTD via feed or Google Gadget, you’ve likely already seen today’s brilliant Art of the Day piece, “Daphne” by New York artist (and longtime EBSQ’er) John Borerro.  John was delighted to see his work selected for today’s Art of the [...]


Looking for an awesome collaborative art event? You’ve found it! This coming July, we’ll be hosting our 9th annual Ripped Off show!
If you haven’t done a Ripped show in the past, here’s how it works: you pair up with someone, and go through their portfolio and “rip off” a piece of their artwork. It can [...]


This week’s Simon is W. Kevin Murray and the theme he chose is “Splash“. He explains it this way… “It’s pretty much Summer time around here… As Alice Cooper once sang, “Schools out forever !!” Every Friday after 5:00PM there is the made rush of people headed towards the shore. Another telltale sign of Summer [...]


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Clay Lion & Cub Bank by Christina A Kapono

Chakra Ripple by Audrey Parker

Siamese Display Dish by Dawn Thompson
Kris Jean,
Mod Team EBSQ-Etsy