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new year

Bring It On!!

Watercolor in Handbook Watercolor Journal 3.5 x 8.5 inches “And let us welcome the new year, full of things that have never been before.” — Rainer Maria Rilke Doesn't that sound like marvelous fun?! It does to me! I am more than ready to welcome the new year, but I have also taken the time to say goodbye to 2010...... .....I've reflected on...

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Dec 31, 2010 by

The Power of A Word

Have you heard about word-of-the-year idea? Simply put, the idea is to choose a word to guide you through the upcoming year. A lot of folks have adopted this practice over setting resolutions. I find it works well in tandem. The word you choose becomes a touchstone that remains with you throughout the year. (Check out Christine Kane's post for more info.) Two...

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Dec 30, 2010 by
artistic growth

Glancing Back, Gazing Forward

I've been working on my end-of-year review and before I started it, I was a bit....disappointed in the year. I had expected fireworks, fanfare, parades, and all manner of festivities. After all, the last half of 2009 had been filled with all of that and more. I'm not sure what made me think it would be more of the same, but I did....

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Dec 29, 2010 by
artistic growth

What Are Your Artistic Goals for 2011?

It's that time of year, again...we're gonna get off the couch, lose weight, get organized, see our kids/parents/family/friends more, clean out the garage/basement/bedroom, go to church more, go to the park more, work less, work harder, play more, play harder, enjoy nature more and on and on and on. If you're like me, you sit down at this time of year and come...

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10 Creative Thought(s)
Dec 28, 2010 by
Inspiration

All Dress Up And No Where To Go?

Santa Chickadee in Grey Ink Scrap Paper Sketchbook Parties, festivities, out and about shopping, cooking, baking, wrapping, celebrating, family and friends dropping by.....and then, done. Over. The week between Christmas and New Year's has always seemed a bit like suspended time to me.  Like we're collectively holding our breath, waiting for something to happen. Like for the new year to begin. This morning, I felt...

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Dec 27, 2010 by
Christmas

May Your Stockings Overflow!

Watercolor and Ink 3 x 8 inches Scrap paper As Christmas relentlessly marches towards us, the cleaning/decorating fury is at full throttle here at the Ferlita household. With this type of manic activity, there are always a few hysterical, umm, hilarious moments that have the potential to become long-lasting memories. Or blackmail material. Either works. The stocking sketch was inspired by some of the recent...

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19 Creative Thought(s)
Dec 23, 2010 by
Christmas

Make A Joyful....Mark!!!

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Remember the fun we had in kindergarten and elementary school learning to make marks on the page (or wall)?! Every piece was a masterpiece. We became quite indignant when someone did not recognize that blob of green and blue as a bear! Somewhere along the journey, we tend to lose that joy...we adopt an attitude that every piece most "count," most be good...

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Dec 20, 2010 by
Kate's book

New Blog to Check Out!!!

I am absolutely thrilled to be telling you about a new book, Artist's Journal Workshop: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures by Cathy (Kate) Johnson. Most of us know her as the (Quicksilver Workaholic and she is!!) Kate's been journaling a long time and realized the importance it has played in her life as an artist and writer. She put together a class...

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Dec 18, 2010 by
artwork

Boomer's Buddy

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Here is the second in the Boomer Series. This is Seth, Boomer's best buddy and he's let love get the best of him... "The Price of Love" © Laure Ferlita 4.5" x 6" (11.42 cm x 15.24 cm) Watercolor and gouache on paper "Seth sat shivering, despite the bright warm starlight. Try as he might, he could not figure out how he came...

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13 Creative Thought(s)
Dec 14, 2010 by
Animals

Christmas Magic

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The attic door swung wide and free, And box by box, we began to see, Some lights, some tinsel, maybe even a tree! Christmas was finally here, weaving its magic all through the house! Everywhere you looked, creatures were stirring, and not one, a mouse! _________________ We spotted a huge tree free-grazing in the back 40 of the attic—it was so majestic! The Tree Wrangler lassoed the...

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11 Creative Thought(s)
Dec 13, 2010 by
Chris

Boomer's Friends and...Others

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In the prior post, we see a disturbing side of Boomer as he makes the squirrel go "boom!," but that may be explained by the images below. Bob the Squirrel was quite the jokester and Boomer was....well, Boomer just too easy to pick on! © Chris Ferlita Boomer tried to ignore Bob, but the squirrel was relentless....and so the games began.... © Chris...

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10 Creative Thought(s)
Dec 10, 2010 by
Chris

"Booming" With Possibilities

13 Creative Thought(s)
Dec 09, 2010 by
Chris

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11 Creative Thought(s)
Dec 08, 2010 by
daniel smith

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Christmas shopping just got a little easier! Please click the Daniel Smith logo in the right sidebar to enter the web site. When you're done selecting those fabulous new art supplies, check out and enter the code WRAPPING as the promotional code on the address information screen to receive free shipping! Now wasn't that easy?!!! Ho-Ho-Happy shopping! ...

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Dec 07, 2010 by
family

Slow Down, Already!!

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The insanity of the holidays is already upon the Ferlita household! A couple of years ago, we did a yard sale in December...because of a myriad of crazy happenings, life snowballed and I was putting ornaments on my tree on Christmas Eve—with a party started that evening at 7! It was NUTS! Last year, we decided to overhaul both studios...in December....sheer nuttiness, but...

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13 Creative Thought(s)
Dec 06, 2010 by
for sale

Boomer Finds A Ball...

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....a bright, shiny, Christmas ball! Boomer and the Ball 4.5" x 6" (11.43 cm x 15.24 cm) Watercolor, gouache and acrylic ink      Boomer stood looking at the shiny bauble with a quizzical look on his face. He was glad no one was around to see what he had found. What was it, he wondered. He'd pecked at it to see if it...

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20 Creative Thought(s)
Dec 01, 2010 by

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