Archive for the 'Inspiration' Category
Like most typical Mondays, I started my day with a nice warm cuppa and some quality time with my feed reader to ease into the work week. I saw two fantastic posts today that I simply had to share.
The first is over at Empty Easel. Kate Harper has posted a very motivational interview with Rice Freeman-Zachery, [...]
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Tags: alysonstanfield, art, ebsq, emptyeasel, gtd, Inspiration, linkspam, ricefreemanzachery, socialmedia
“I’m a Survivor” by Fabio J Napoleoni
We’ve been spending a lot more time than usual on Twitter the past few weeks and we’ve seen a lot of people tweeting about holding sales events, making sales, and even excitement about receiving new commissions. So we’ve been wondering: How are you doing? Are you hanging in there? What (if [...]
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by Natasha Wescoat
Alot of the time, we talk about finding our target audience, about finding the perfect agent/business manager, or maybe getting those galleries/shops to hold our art. So when we do in fact get a nibble on that line – we’re all going bananas. You start to think everything is going to turn around [...]
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Open Thread- Inspiration
There’s no question 2008 has been a tough year for so many EBSQer’s. Many of us (myself included!) are overdue for a creative jump start. What gets those synapses firing and itching to make something new?
Looking forward to 2009, we’d love to know what (or whom) inspires you to keep creating art.
Like what see here? Never [...]
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Gift the gift of EBSQ this holiday season!
Support your favourite artist by gifting them with a membership to EBSQ. Available as a one-time fee for an annual, biennial, or permanent account. (This is also a great option if you’d like to purchase an account for yourself without an automatic recurring payment.)
By popular demand we’ve brought [...]
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Tags: christmas, ebsq, event, membership, permanent account, sale
Art Seen: Red Ribbons
Black Persian Cat – Red Heart Ribbon by Cyra R Cancel
Red Ribbon Fairy by Jasmine Becket-Griffith
Red Ribbon by KiniArt
Ribbon of Time by Elizabeth Lisy Figueroa
Today is the 20th Anniversary of World AIDS Day. This year’s theme is Leadership. Here are some of my favourite resources to help you take intiative. 20 anniversaries is 20 too long.
World [...]
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by Natasha Wescoat
Web Presence, Exposure, and Evolution
When it comes to selling and marketing on the internet, speed and intensity is key. You may have this already working out in your favor, considering you have OCD tendencies, like me, and can’t wait to do this and that in regards to your business and art.
The internet’s rate [...]
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Halloween is a fantastic time for artists to put their creative skills to practical use. Tired of banal triangle eyes and noses? Want to do something a bit different, or even personal, with your jack-o-lanterns this year? Photojojo has a great tutorial on how to make a scary photo pumpkin pattern that is sure to make your pumpkins the [...]
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Tags: diy, ebsq, halloween, howto, linkspam, photography, photojojo, pumpkin carving
EBSQ Weekend Reader
A look at some of the links we liked this past week, found via our feedreader:
DIY: Organic Painting
Painting doesn’t have to be toxic. If you give this a go, we’d love to see your results!
via Crafting A Green World
Vintage Halloween
Get inspired by this gorgeous vintage Halloween ephemera!
via Bad Banana Blog
Maybe you can’t make [...]
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Like Depp’s character, Mort Rainey, I tend to wake up looking just like this. Even the hair is the same. I think our twin powers for moping, creative funks, and bed hair really connect us as artists. Okay, but seriously, I do look like this every morning, and sometimes it’s nearly impossible to start work. [...]
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