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Jennifer Rizzo {the urban journey collection}

April 11, 2011 By

One of the best parts about being an artist and a business owner is when I can stand beside another artist and support and encourage them.

One of the greatest joys is when other artists do that for me.

I feel so blessed by the support and love that the creative community has given me and I hope you will embrace my friend, Jennifer Rizzo, in the same way!

She is launching her spring line tomorrow and is giving all of us a sneak peek.

Jen follows her authentic style and embraces her creative heart.

She specializes in up-cycled clothing, jewelry, paintings and santos dolls.

I own one of her dolls and it is one of my favorite items in my studio.

You can find Jen’s blog HERE and her shop HERE.

Don’t forget to take a peek into Jennifer’s new collection tomorrow!!

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World Water Day {The Adventure Project}

March 21, 2011 By

I am out of touch.

I am.

How can we not be when we live in a country like the United States.

We have blessings all around us.

We can waste what others around the world cherish and are dying from lack of .

Over 4,000 children die EVERYDAY from lack of clean drinking water.

I can go to my faucet, refrigerator, grocery store and get water whenever I want it.

I have clean drinking water for cleaning, laundry, showers…and others don’t have it to drink!

I can fill up a kiddie pool in the summer with CLEAN drinking water that my children will play in and then dump out at the end of the day.

I don’t know what it is like to travel for miles for clean water or even muddy water.

I am able to keep my children healthy with clean water…as much as they can drink!

Can you imagine YOUR child dying today because you can’t give them clean water to drink?

Today I am asking 9 of you to help me.

I only need nine more (if more want to help that would be amazing) to give today to support The Adventure Project.

There are 100 bloggers writing today.

The goal is to raise $10,000 in one day to support a well mechanics program in India.

1/2 of all drinking wells built in the last 20 years are broken.

The money raised will be used to do something revolutionary…the money will be used to TRAIN men and women to repair their region’s water wells.

If we raise $10,000, we will help mechanics fix hundreds of wells for years to come, turning water back on for 300 people each month.

Are you excited??? I am!!!!

I truly believe that when people know WHAT to do….that they DO IT!!!

IF 9 of you (I have already donated) donate $20…..YOU WILL BE TURNING WATER BACK ON FOR 3 people in India!!!

WE CAN DO THIS!!!!

Lets do even more!!!!

Click HERE to donate!!!!

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Karen Cannon

December 2, 2010 By

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Here we are on day four of the Pay It Forward winners!

Are you amazed by the talent of these incredible artists??

I know I am.

Today I would like you to meet Karen Cannon.

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I love the idea of your Pay It Forward Contest! 

If not for so many talented and encouraging women, I wouldn't be where I am today. 

Two years ago, I had shoulder surgery and was out of work for a couple of months. (I am a full time psychiatric nurse).  To pass the time, I started reading art blogs.  The more I read, the more I became inspired to start painting again. 

I've painted since the age of four, when I won my first art contest.  Needless to say, I've become a bit better since then but I still love the primitive style I used in my "Noah's Art" painting in kindergarten!  Anyway, I began to paint and read blogs.  My painting led to an abundance of canvases and the decision to start my own blog.  My blog has gone through a facelift since the early days and I don't spend as much time on it as I wish but my job is very busy so unfortunately it sits on the back burner.  As I continued to paint, I decided to try to sell my paintings on Ebay.  That was like diving into the deep end of the pool the first time!  I had already opened a shop on Etsy but was curious to see how I would fare on Ebay.  I was successful on my first painting and was then hooked!  After several paintings sold, I got a message from a wonderful individual who asked me if I was interested in selling with her store.  She represented a group of folk artists and loved my work and wanted to represent me.  I was over the moon!!  I sold art with the Collect ArtWork group for 9 months and met a great group of artists.We are all selling on our own now but it was a great experience! 

My goal is to be able to paint full time.  I love psychiatric nursing but painting soothes my soul.  I want to have a peaceful life, filled with color and shapes and texture.  For now, I paint in my spare time and sell online and in galleries.  I meet wonderful people on Facebook, Twitter and on blogs. 

An artists life is an amazing life and I lead it everyday!

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Thank you Karen for letting us get to know you better.

You can find Karen's blog HERE.

Karen's art is available HERE.

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The winner of yesterday's Peach Evolution Design giveaway is

Sara from Dream Big.

Congratulations!!!

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