I was so flattered to be given the opportunity to be a contributor here on the HandmadeArtists Blog. It’s a simple commitment….write one article a month. I like to write so this should be easy….right? Not this month! The month is almost gone, and I hadn’t typed a single word. Yesterday and today, I’ve been […]
How does inspiration come to you? Poet Ruth Stone relayed this to Writer Elizabeth Gilbert As [Stone] was growing up in rural Virginia, she would be out, working in the fields and she would feel and hear a poem coming at her from over the landscape. It was like a thunderous train of air and […]
Terri from Craft Biz Blog.com Ever since I posted the Pantone Fall 2013 color palette, I’ve heard from readers saying they are having difficulty combining the colors in their work. I have a 3 word solution to that dilemma. “Take a Walk”. Just glancing at the color swatches, it does look like an odd group […]
Ever wonder how to unclog your creativity? Well I have and still do. I have found that over the last few months I have not been able to design a new piece of jewelry and therefore have just been doing some of the same things that I have done before. Which is great practice, don’t […]
Thanks to Larissa of Fabric of My Mind for allowing me to use her photos to illustrate my blog today. Spring has certainly sprung in Florida. I thought that the last little cold snap was going to hurt the beautiful buds I see sprouting everywhere, but alas, not enough of the cold to stand in […]
Welcome to the second in my colour inspiration series of blog posts. I shot these pictures back on October when I took my little boy to London Zoo for his 2nd birthday. He definitely takes after Mummy because he was completely fascinated by the beautiful fish in the aquarium. This first image is of a […]
Hi there, my name is Jolene and I am a new contributor to the fabulous HAF Blog. Over the coming months would like to share with you some of my own images and colour inspiration. Often the design process for me begins by simply selecting a themed colour palette, gathering craft components together and then […]
What is your favorite Handmade color, what color is rampant through your house or closet. Debbie from YankeeBurrowCreations had a little highlight themed challenge a while back, what’s your favorite color. Here are a few to wet your appetite for inspiration So what is your favorite? Where do you find your inspiration? Continuing to create, […]
TrueJune, tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Jenny Knuth and I live in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, with my husband, two “tween” sons, and two cats. After remodeling our house five years ago, I was lucky enough to have a room all to myself for my projects. I painted it red because life […]
Day after day, season after season how do artists find their inspiration? Inspiration is all around us, from the view out the window, a movie, a friend, a blog, other artists. The inspirations are many and are unique to each artist and their emotions at the time. Art is way of expressing emotion, the more […]
