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  • it’s your lucky day – cool new book giveaway

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    Check out today's harvest of four leaf clovers.  It was a beautiful day and I hit the jackpot when walking to to mailbox!  They pulled through for Fallon and I as we shopped for prom dresses this afternoon.  We were at the fifth store when we found a dreamy selection tonight.  Whew!  I think I will spread the luck around by offering a giveaway.

    Acrylic Solutions by Prichard and Cozen

    My talented friend Julie wrote (and photographed) this cool new book with her workshop partner Chris.  They signed copy and Julie sent one for me to share with my faithful readers.  How cool is that? Acrylic Solutions: Exploring Mixed Media Layer by Layer by Julie Prichard and Chris Cozen.  You will love this one – super clever to have it as a spiral bound format so you can leave it open on your studio table and work through all the informative and useful chapters on creating with paint and all the juicy options for building in layers.  It's one of those books that you will continue learning from as you endeavor to elevate your work.  Don't you love when a book reveals lessons just when you need them?  I've already put post-it notes on pages that I will return to soon.  Lots of handsome visuals, and tons of great tips.  If you want to see more, check out Julie's workshops.  She powers out some stellar online classes, with well produced videos you can watch over and over, then get feedback and assistance as you work through the lessons.  An amazing value, from the convenience of your own workspace.

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    LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW TO BE ENTERED IN THE BOOK GIVEAWAY.  I will draw a name out of the top hat on Sunday, May 12th.  It will be a Happy Mother's Day for a lucky reader, and a tip of the hat to Julie who is celebrating a birthday then too!

  • Far Away Places ~ First Edition

    Just back from Connecticut where Lynne and I hosted an enthusiastic and talented group of artists for the first edition of our workshop.  This is the only evidence photo I have – so you'll have to believe me when I say it was an utterly delightful crew of travelers, a fantastic venue, and a very special experience to teach, learn, create, and explore together for three full days.

     

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    It was such a pleasure to meet new friends and reconnect with returning students.  Thank you ladies, for a memorable weekend.  It was such a treat to see each of you express yourself so beautifully with individual flare and finesse.  Keep the momentum going!

    We are looking forward to a repeat adventure next weekend!  Plus, Lynne and I have already been conjuring up our agenda for next year!  The question is:  how do we top this?  Ha!  I'm cracking myself up because that statement might be hint for our preliminary plans.  I will keep you posted as we flesh out the concept and prepare to announce the workshops for 2014. 

  • Far Away Places ~ First Edition

    Just back from Connecticut where Lynne and I hosted an enthusiastic and talented group of artists for the first edition of our workshop.  This is the only evidence photo I have – so you'll have to believe me when I say it was an utterly delightful crew of travelers, a fantastic venue, and a very special experience to teach, learn, create, and explore together for three full days.

     

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    It was such a pleasure to meet new friends and reconnect with returning students.  Thank you ladies, for a memorable weekend.  It was such a treat to see each of you express yourself so beautifully with individual flare and finesse.  Keep the momentum going!

    We are looking forward to a repeat adventure next weekend!  Plus, Lynne and I have already been conjuring up our agenda for next year!  The question is:  how do we top this?  Ha!  I'm cracking myself up because that statement might be hint for our preliminary plans.  I will keep you posted as we flesh out the concept and prepare to announce the workshops for 2014. 

  • Happy May Day

    The day is almost over, but the month has just begun.  A very full schedule ahead.  My lilacs are fragrant, bursting open yesterday.  I found my first four leaf clover of the season.  I didn't get a ding-dong and flower basket (like we did as kids on May Day) but the mailman did ring the bell to deliver a big package of merchandise with the new HIM cd!!!  Mini-tour has started, I get to see them soon after a very long dry spell.  Bags and bins are packed and ready for my departure tomorrow morning – to Far Away Places – a workshop with my friend Lynne.  Looking forward to riding in the van with my band, not literally of course.  A road trip is the perfect way to become immersed with a new album.  I will report in on the weekend after I get back.  The first batch of pre-orders from The Gothic Collection will go out tomorrow too.  Thank you so much for the enthusiastic response.   My manufacturers pulled off a fast turn around.  Life is good!

     

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    The first video….

     

     

     

    *waves, and blows kisses*

    p.s.  Gabriele, I got your lovely envelope, and clipping on the collection.  I ordered it…should be here anyday.  Thanks for thinking of me.  It was a super fun thing to get in the mail.  <3

  • Happy May Day

    The day is almost over, but the month has just begun.  A very full schedule ahead.  My lilacs are fragrant, bursting open yesterday.  I found my first four leaf clover of the season.  I didn't get a ding-dong and flower basket (like we did as kids on May Day) but the mailman did ring the bell to deliver a big package of merchandise with the new HIM cd!!!  Mini-tour has started, I get to see them soon after a very long dry spell.  Bags and bins are packed and ready for my departure tomorrow morning – to Far Away Places – a workshop with my friend Lynne.  Looking forward to riding in the van with my band, not literally of course.  A road trip is the perfect way to become immersed with a new album.  I will report in on the weekend after I get back.  The first batch of pre-orders from The Gothic Collection will go out tomorrow too.  Thank you so much for the enthusiastic response.   My manufacturers pulled off a fast turn around.  Life is good!

     

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    MW HIM TearsOnTapeCover

    The first video….

     

     

     

    *waves, and blows kisses*

    p.s.  Gabriele, I got your lovely envelope, and clipping on the collection.  I ordered it…should be here anyday.  Thanks for thinking of me.  It was a super fun thing to get in the mail.  <3

  • Introducing…..new stencils, masks, and stamps!

    Now taking pre-orders….the prototypes are being made, delivery of full inventory should be mid-May.  There are new images for my Green Pepper Press collection and there are some new StencilGirl items too! 

     

    GPP Gothic Collection 2013

    GPP PreOrder Special

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  • Introducing…..new stencils, masks, and stamps!

    Now taking pre-orders….the prototypes are being made, delivery of full inventory should be mid-May.  There are new images for my Green Pepper Press collection and there are some new StencilGirl items too! 

     

    GPP Gothic Collection 2013

    GPP PreOrder Special

    MW NEW SGP May 2013

    GREENPEPPERPRESS.com

     

     

  • coming soon

    I've been off the radar as it's been a busy few weeks here.  I feel like a new parent.  We are very in tune with our new resident, Lucky.  She's a sweet little thing.  We've only heard her meow a few times – the tiniest little sound, although her purring is much more audible.  I'm afraid to let her have full access to the entire home yet so we have her blocked off from the basement and the studio.  Speaking of which, the overhaul went really well.  Still a few things to sort and stow or shake off.  I've gotten rid of so much stuff – it feels really good to have organized alot of it and allowed more s.p.a.c.e.  I've also been designing lots of new things which I will reveal soon.  Some prototype stencils arrived and I had to take a break from cleaning and taxes to shoot them with some spray paint.  These are going to be super fun and will coordinate nicely with the existing stencil patterns.  There will be several in the next release that feature multiple sizes of my favorite shapes.  More soon.  Sending hugs to Boston – my home for many years.

     

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  • coming soon

    I've been off the radar as it's been a busy few weeks here.  I feel like a new parent.  We are very in tune with our new resident, Lucky.  She's a sweet little thing.  We've only heard her meow a few times – the tiniest little sound, although her purring is much more audible.  I'm afraid to let her have full access to the entire home yet so we have her blocked off from the basement and the studio.  Speaking of which, the overhaul went really well.  Still a few things to sort and stow or shake off.  I've gotten rid of so much stuff – it feels really good to have organized alot of it and allowed more s.p.a.c.e.  I've also been designing lots of new things which I will reveal soon.  Some prototype stencils arrived and I had to take a break from cleaning and taxes to shoot them with some spray paint.  These are going to be super fun and will coordinate nicely with the existing stencil patterns.  There will be several in the next release that feature multiple sizes of my favorite shapes.  More soon.  Sending hugs to Boston – my home for many years.

     

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  • Who’s a Lucky Girl?

    I've been saying it for years….even had a ring made that says it:  I'm a Lucky Girl.  And now we have one!  Yesterday we adopted a little female kitten.  She is precious – still very shy and skittish as she gets used to our home, but she is very loving and a cuddler.  We are crazy about her already.  Her name is Lucky.

     

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    I didn't think I would ready for another cat this soon as we are still mourning our Winston.  But one day when I was driving in the car, sobbing to myself as I was thinking about him, a black cat ran across the street and I almost hit it.  Swerving over to the side of the road I said to myself, 'that was lucky'.  And for some reason it felt like a sign that it was time to visit the shelters and see if we might fit with a new friends, and open our hearts and our home to another black cat.  It's commonly known that black cats are the hardest to adopt out, maybe because people think they are bad luck?  I've only had two cats and they are both black.  I guess, like this bowl of jelly beans, the black ones get left behind.  Lucky for me, I love the licorice, and I will gladly invite a black cat home.  So with the help of the kind ladies of Second Chance for Animals, and the Franklin Township Animal Shelter, we brought home our girl.  They think she was born sometime in March 2012, so we are claiming today as her birthday.  Fits, right?

     

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    I haven't had time to mess around with graphics to create a St.Patrick's Day greeting for you, so I am pulling up the one from 2009.  They say you have to make your own luck….done!

     

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