Creative bumps

This is one of my favorite images that I love to use in my ads. Great colors and its an old image of when they used to do head bump mapping. The bump in my creative sector has been growing! I'm going through a bit of a philosophical research phase and its sparked a lot of ideas for my art. Not to mention my trips to the book stores to peruse art magazines and decor mags and a recent visit to the Joslyn Art Museum.

I promise that I am working on my art that I will share here. I've just got to get my June class samples all ready to go and then I can focus. Ok...along with a million other things but isn't that the story for so many of us.

Here is a hint about what I am working on... I just went and bought some glass frit to play with in my pottery.  Ooooh, what could I be doing?! If you don't get to see it in two weeks - give me a comment about my procrastination.

Just keep swimming

I've been happily busy trying to make the changes to the business that I've been promising for months. (Whether to myself or to customers) I finally got my brochure done now that I think I know what direction I want the store to take. Still plenty of options but much more simplified for people to understand.  I've rearranged the store a few times in the last month as well as ordered in tons of art supplies for upcoming projects and classes. I'm still working on class samples and will continue to create new ones each month. I can't complain though, nothing I would rather be doing than painting, creating with clay and sharing what I learn and do with others.

I keep coming up with ideas for my own art that I want to pursue and promising myself that I will get to it next month. I think I might have to set aside a morning here and there to do my own art - things that I won't teach in a class, things that I will submit to galleries. I plan to share my process here so look for that in the coming months.

Until then you get to see the back page of my new tiny brochure packed full of information. If you want to see the whole thing stop into the store and pick one up.

April giveaway

In honor of Earth Day, The Art Mill is giving away two Envirosax. The bird design and one surprise bag. Keep for yourself or give them away as handy gifts. They roll up into small balls great for throwing in your purse (we all know its enormous and can fit one or two). No more forgetting that "green" bag in your car and being too lazy to go get it.  Be sure to go to www.omahaartmill.com to enter for the drawing.

The birds are flying home

Congratulations Brett B. you won these mini birds. They are so excited to come live with you they have been chirping my ear off.  They love spring and don't hardly poo at all. And just to clarify it is not my husband Brit that won these.