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Verbal Gumption2 comments

carolwiebe wrote 22 hours ago: I have been in Winnipeg for a few days, celebrating Christmas with my husband’s family. I was … more →

Tags: Ideas!, Inspiration, anne jackson, eBooks, Elizabeth Gilbert, Free eBook, freee, guy kawasaki, Hugh McLeod

Merle Rosen Stays Tuned to Her Internal Dialogue1 comment

carolwiebe wrote 4 weeks ago: It seems to me that Merle Rosen is doing exactly what she wants to do. For one thing, there is a wid … more →

Tags: Artists, Art Info, Acrylic Revolution, acrylic techniques, Acrylics, Merle Rosen, yupo, Pencil, Golden Working Artist

I Am MAD at Audrey Niffenegger4 comments

carolwiebe wrote 1 month ago: Before I made an art book of my own, I was only marginally aware of the vast world of hand made art … more →

Tags: Artists, Art Books, The Time Traveller's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger, Morbid, Ridiculous, her fearful symmetry, magic realism, Henry

Princess Bubbles Tells Off Her Inner Critic 6 comments

carolwiebe wrote 1 month ago: Today I went out for a latte with my dear friend Angela. She is an artist whom I met at a fabric pai … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Artists, Terri Stegmiller, Sue Bleiweiss, Support, Encouragement, Angela Grasse, Princess Bubbles Creates, bling

Our Own Hands Are Our Primary Tools

carolwiebe wrote 2 months ago: B. J. Adams tells us that the pursuits that instigated a life of art for her ~ painting, drawing, an … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Artists, Ideas!, Tools, B. J. Adams, Thread, Machine Embroidery, Celebrating the Stitch, embroidered textile art

Provocative Paste Papers1 comment

carolwiebe wrote 2 months ago: Making paste papers brings back memories of finger painting with the abandon of a child. However, as … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Artists, Techniques, Ideas!, WORKSHOP INFO, paper arts, videos, Martha Stewart, calligraphy

Do Some Breakdown Printing, Even When You Are of Sound Mind

carolwiebe wrote 2 months ago: Here is a simply fabulous idea. I’m sure you have all heard of Breakdown Printing with Leslie … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Artists, Techniques, Ideas!, collage, Jane Dunnewold, breakdown printing, Leslie Morgan, Claire Benn

Art That Raises Texture to a New Level2 comments

carolwiebe wrote 3 months ago: The other day, after writing a post about wearing paper,  Chris Bolmeier sent me a hilarious request … more →

Tags: Artists, Process, Lynda Monk, Purple Missus, Textures, aesthetic, The New York Times, Tissue, Senses

My Contribution4 comments

carolwiebe wrote 3 months ago: I was so excited when Kelli Nina Perkins first asked me to contribute some pieces for her book, Stit … more →

Tags: News, Carol's art, mixed media art quilts, paper quilts, Kelli Nina Perkins, Cracked Paper Quilts, Stitch Alchemy, Sweet Pea, Home

The New Rules of Strength

wake2wakefitness wrote 3 months ago: This is one of the best articles that I have come across to date. In the article it talks about many … more →

Tags: Strength Training for Wakeboarding, Articles, Men's Health Power Training, Robert dos Remedios, Wakeboarding Exercises, Wakeboarding Fitness, Wakeboarding Workout

Stitch Alchemy and a Paper Cloth Giveaway6 comments

carolwiebe wrote 4 months ago: I haven’t seen Kelli Perkins Stitch Alchemy yet, but over a year ago she honored me by asking … more →

Tags: Artists, Art Info, videos, Kelli Nina Perkins, Stich Alchemy, cloth paper, Papertex, Stitch Imagery: From Photo to Fabric Fun

Dave Carroll Gets A Big Break 6 comments

carolwiebe wrote 4 months ago: My husband first alerted me to Dave Carroll’s video, United Breaks Guitars, and I watched it a … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Artists, ANGELS, Dave Carroll, United Airlines, united breaks guitars, Ford Taurus 2000, Canadian Tire Auto Club, Good Fortune

Monumental Acrylic Works 1 comment

carolwiebe wrote 5 months ago: Flora Doehler, my artist friend of Our Bear River Adventure fame, sent me a link from COLOURlovers. … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Artists, Ideas!, COLOR, Acrylic, Challenge, colourlovers, Flora Doehler, Our Bear River Adventure

I Do It Because I Love It8 comments

carolwiebe wrote 5 months ago: I get excited when things coalesce. In fact, I taste honey on my tongue just saying the word coalesc … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Artists, Ideas!, Process, Katherine Treffinger, Treffinger Daily, Jeane Myers, ArtiT, ART revolution: alternative approaches for fine artists

It Is Like Seeing the Truth3 comments

carolwiebe wrote 5 months ago: Karen Kunc has become well know, in art circles, for her large-scale woodcuts. Kunc’s work has … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Artists, Ideas!, Process, Art Info, videos, Karen Kunc, woodcuts, Museum of Modern Art

A Nimbus Surrounds Susan's Studio Garden3 comments

carolwiebe wrote 6 months ago: Susan Cornelis has done it again~presented us with a completely endearing vignette of one of her pai … more →

Tags: Artists, videos, susan cornelis, symbolic language of the soul, Etsy, Sketching the Spring Garden: Pen and Watercolor with Su, sketchcrawling, studio garden, nimbus

Fire and Passion

carolwiebe wrote 6 months ago: Whether we paint, draw, or dance, we are all artists and have much to teach each other. Maria Benite … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Artists, Music, videos, surprise, Fire And Passion, Maria Benitez, legendary dancer, choreographer

All Directions Covered3 comments

carolwiebe wrote 6 months ago: I fell in love with the work of Roxanne Swentzell when I visited New Mexico a number of years ago. H … more →

Tags: Inspiration, Artists, WORKSHOP INFO, Portrait, authentic, roxanne swentzell, New Mexico, Sculpture, have a center

Twisted Thread is Fodder for the Animal in My Head

carolwiebe wrote 6 months ago: Twisted Thread is a newsletter that will inform you about the various shows organized by a small com … more →

Tags: Shows/Workshops, Stitch, twisted thread, knitting, "Kerry Mosley", The Festival of Quilts, The Knitting and Stitching Show, Europe, Creative Exhibitions


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