Happy Halloween!

Wishing you a wonderfully scary Halloween full of tricks and TREATS!

Bon Jovi Wants You

Jon Bon Jovi....one of the best parts of the old Ally McBeal series... okay, enough daydreaming and back to blogging...

Bon Jovi- the band- is having a contest. "It's My Life" and they're teaming up with animoto to offer the winner either a signed gold record or tickets to a concert. Pretty sweet deal. It takes some photos, a little time and your talent to show how "your life rocks".

I know with all the artists who read this blog that there's plenty of ability and good photos out there. It's a great way to get a shot of your product tucked in there too. Aw come one.. Show us what you've got. And let me know if you enter. I sure hope so.

Click here to find out the details.

ps I've played with animoto before to make a mini video and it was a lot of fun

Show Chicken- Quirky and Fun

Nick Sheehy's art really caught my eye. I love the colors, the textures and how I wanted to look closer to explore the fine detail in it. More can be found on www.ShowChicken.com

And check out the "Shop" section. I'm extremely partial to the piece called "The Journey".

I saw the bio featured below on his website that made me smile. Especially the part about the hamsters.....lol.

ABOUT

Nick Sheehy lives in Leigh on Sea (UK) with girlfriend: Catherine, and 2 hamsters: Charles and Eddie Pam and Miriam. He enjoys drawing various weird things for himself, exhibitions, publications and occasionally the odd client.

Learning About Cybertronian Bumblebees

For those of you who know my advanced age, you quickly understand that Transformer toys are not normally part of my vernacular. My kids are grown and no grandkids are on the horizon.

So when Beads of Courage requested a "transformer bumblebee", my imagination went to a totally different place. I was thinking about a cute little bee whose wings and head swivel in different directions. Wrong!!

Pictured above is my new Cybertronian Bumblebee. He does lots of different stuff, but I'm not sure what. Heck, I have a hard time working the tv remote.

But he will be the model for beads which I promised two little sick guys. Met both of them at the party at the hospital and will not let them down.

I figure if they can be courageous fighting their cancer, I sure can be gutsy enough to attempt these beads.

Because the kids are young, I can't make them as sculptures. They would be too fragile.
So I'll be building them on a background bead for support.

I want to make the kids happy with easily recognizable interpretations. Please wish me luck. I really NEED it.

See you tomorrow!

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Foodscapes into Landscapes

This is something you want to study up close. Photographer Carl Warner has created photos using food in wonderful ways. I love the garlic clove and squash hot air balloons. And how often does a Mom call the broccoli "little trees" when serving them to her children? Well, the little trees look a bit bigger now.

So savor this tasty foodscape photo and many more on Carl's website found here. They're well done and worth a quick click.

See you tomorrow! http://www.StudioMarcy.blogspot.com

Slow to Keep Up on Your Blog?

I've heard from friends that they are slow to keep up their blog, because they are uncomfortable writing.

I've got one answer. Just write the way you speak. You can't be more authentic than that. Your readers will get to know you better, because you are being your true self. You will enjoy it more, because you aren't feeling the stress of not being yourself. And you know what, I bet it's more interesting.

If you'd like more encouragement and a few more hints, click to read "7 Tips for an Authentic and Productie Writing Process".

ps don't you love this snail photo? I sure do-

Eerie Origami

I've always enjoyed origami, but it's fun to find a book with book with an edge. Eerie Origami teaches you how to make some of the traditional Halloween icons and more. I bet there are lots of places where you can find it, but I saw it first on the What on Earth website.

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