tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91417159248752502342024-03-12T18:24:25.390-07:00ghostkittenghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-71751647247533782502016-09-10T16:59:00.001-07:002016-09-10T17:02:12.912-07:00This blog has MOVED!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Hi Friends!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have moved my website to <a href="http://www.nicolepiar.com/">www.nicolepiar.com</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am sharing my art and process daily on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/ghostkittenart">www.instagram.com/ghostkittenart</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also share more in-depth articles about my journey and the creative process through my <a href="http://ghostkitten.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bd9e5773ece976191cfef8d9e&id=923bee8a53" target="_blank">monthly newsletter, Moon Letters. </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you <a href="http://ghostkitten.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=bd9e5773ece976191cfef8d9e&id=923bee8a53" target="_blank">sign up for my Moon Letters</a>, you will also receive the KEY to my TREASURY where you will find guided meditations, printables, digital wallpapers and other FREE magic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, if you are looking for my Spirit Cats Deck, you can find it <a href="http://www.nicolepiar.com/shop/spiritcatsdeck">HERE.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Much love,</span></div>
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As an artist and illustrator, I have worked for myself for quite a few years and yet I knew hardly anything about building and marketing a business. When I began working with Jennifer Lee in 2013 through her<a href="https://gh105.isrefer.com/go/mem/ghostkitten/" target="_blank"> group mentorship program</a>, a whole new world opened up to me. Suddenly, business concepts seemed so relatable, practical, and even fun and exciting. Not only did my business begin to grow and evolve in miraculous ways but my artistic vision and true purpose became clearer. Although I now fly solo after 2 years in the program, I use the teachings from the mentorship again and again throughout my business.<br />
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Check out this little snippet of an interview she did with me on her Right-Brainers in Business Video Summit a while back and see one way her program continually helps me.</div>
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The next round of Jenn's 10-month <a href="https://gh105.isrefer.com/go/mem/ghostkitten/" target="_blank">Mentorship Program</a> begins on May 2. If you are a creative person whether you are a writer, an artist, a therapist, a coach, a musician, or a maker and you want to start or grow your business, this mentorship program will truly support you on that mission and give you all the tools you need to succeed while having fun.<br />
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I interviewed Jenn recently to give you a peek into her world and her work. She had so much inspiration and advice to share. Enjoy!</div>
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<b><span style="color: #76a5af;">1. I love your books the Right-Brain Business Plan and Building your Business the Right-Brain Way. What drew you to specifically focus on a right-brain approach to business?</span></b><br />
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When I first quit my corporate job, I went the library and checked out a bunch of books on starting a business and I was so uninspired by how boring and traditional they were. None of them spoke to my right-brain sensibility. I’m naturally very visual and I love to use collage to connect with my goals so it just made sense that my business plan would start out as a vision board! As I shared my first Right-Brain Business Plan with people, I was struck by how excited folks got about their own goal setting. I knew I was on to something that would help make business more fun and accessible to creatives.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #76a5af;">2. As an illustrator, I was so submerged in the work of creating the art that I didn't realize what really goes into building my business until I worked with you. I am sure that many creatives feel the same way. How do you make business concepts relatable and practical for artists, makers, and healers like myself?</span></b><br />
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We’re so conditioned to think that business must be done a certain way and we put on our “serious business” hat and then wonder why we feel stuck, overwhelmed or frustrated. We cut ourselves off from our own source of inner wisdom. But when we allow ourselves to tap into our right-brain genius, intuition, and passion we open ourselves up to an empowered and inspiring way of doing our work - even as we deal with the left-brain tasks. I find that things like visuals, metaphors, and experiential exercises help to make the money, marketing, and sales more relatable for creative folks. Who knew that sticky notes could help people with their budgets? Also, the real-life case studies that I share from my own business and from fellow cohorts create powerful light bulb moments when participants see what’s actually possible.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #76a5af;">3. I know you have been spending time in your studio exploring large-scale intuitive painting. This is so exciting and I always love to see the paintings on your Instagram. How do creative practices such as this inform and support your business?</span></b><br />
<b><br /></b> I love expressing my creativity and emotions through my gigantic wall-sized intuitive paintings. This creative practice has helped me on so many levels. I’ve learned to trust and act upon my intuition more boldly than ever and that it’s okay for things to be messy, ugly, or not make any sense (great lessons for a recovering perfectionist). Painting big has helped me practice taking up space and being seen (a huge turning point for this introvert). My practice also helps me move through the ups and downs that come along with the entrepreneurial journey - it’s one of the ways I work through places I might feel stuck or frustrated by and it’s a way to continually fill my own creative well.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #76a5af;">4. You have been a full-time coach for just about a decade and I am sure you have learned so much from this journey. What do you know now that you wish you knew when you first started your business?</span></b><br />
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I wish that I knew earlier on how to think more like a CEO of my company and not just the coach or artist delivering the service or product. It took me a couple of years to really step into being an entrepreneur and business owner and once I started to run my business with that mindset, things started to shift.<br />
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I admit that I’ve been seduced by those external definitions of success in my corporate career and even in my own business. As part of my own healing journey, I’ve been redefining success as feeling creativity fulfilled, making a positive impact through my life and work, embracing ease, and having the freedom and flexibility to enjoy my life in a way that’s aligned with my values and vision.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #76a5af;">6. I am a huge fan of your Cohort Circle Mentorship Program and have participated for 2 years in a row. I truly learned so much and my business evolved in ways I could not have previously imagined. I am curious what types of transformations you have seen in the people who have participated in your mentorship program?</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #76a5af;"><br /></span></b> I absolutely loved having you in the group, Nicole! It was awesome to see how you applied the teachings to your own business and got such great results! Like you, I’ve seen our participants get clearer on their core message and offers - for example, Vivienne McMaster of Be Your Own Beloved was a past Shining Star and she’s really worked to establish herself as a leader in self-compassion and self-love through self-portraiture. Others have grown their lists by hundreds and even thousands (like you!) by hosting virtual events or doing collaborative projects. We’ve had participants transition from successful businesses into new creative work that’s more aligned to who they are now. Mostly it’s the deeper transformations such as gaining confidence, expressing more of their authentic self, putting themselves out there in bigger ways, and trusting their own voice that provide the foundation for the awesome outcomes and accomplishments we celebrate in our Circle.<br />
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Remember that it takes time to grow a business so keep on taking one small step after another. Every action gets you closer to your big vision. Also, make sure to surround yourself with supportive people who can help you to continue taking those steps forward. You don’t have to go it alone!<br />
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This past week has been an exhilarating ride. I launched the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ghostkitten/spirit-cats-inspirational-card-deck" target="_blank">Spirit Cats Inspirational Card Deck</a> a week ago on Kickstarter and it was funded in just 1 day. My heart was overflowing with happiness and gratitude for the support of all the spirit cat fans. You all are truly co-creating this vision with me. This deck will now be able to bring its sweet healing magic to many people thanks to you.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Spirit Cats Deck is 44-card Oracle Deck Featuring Magical Cat Illustrations with Healing Messages. Ignite your Intuition. For beginners & tarot lovers.</span><br />
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I created this deck of 44 inspirational cards to bring you peace, connection, and clarity. Each card consists of a hand-painted Spirit Cat printed on one side and a unique healing message on the other. These Spirit Cats come straight from my heart and imagination. </div>
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<b>Let them into your heart and they will bring you playful and sweet inspiration each day. </b></div>
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The artwork is complete. The writing and copy-editing are done. The box is designed. The manufacturer is in place. As soon as this campaign is funded, I can place the order for the Spirit Cats Deck. I’m ready to bring this deck to you.</div>
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I am so thrilled to be a core teacher in <a href="http://bit.ly/21KgnAH" target="_blank">The Journey Within: A Year of Handmade Art Journals</a> with bookmaker Kiala Givehand and 16 other artists.<br />
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Each month, you will learn how to make a handmade art journal and get techniques, tips, and prompts for filling the pages with creative magic! <br />
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To kick off this amazing course, Kiala has created a journal for December and asked each guest artist to give her a challenge to complete during the month. Here is what I asked her to do:<br />
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I love to use serendipity and intuition when making art so I closed my eyes, tuned in, and picked a card from my <a href="http://www.ghostkitten.com/spiritcatsdeck/" target="_blank">Spirit Cats Inspirational Card Deck</a> just for you. You got the "Warrior" card.<br />
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Use this card to catalyse some inner exploration and see what art comes forth from this place.<br />
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I also challenge you <b><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/ghostkitten/color-palette/" target="_blank">to use a color pallette that you don't normally use.</a></b> It is so interesting to step outside our habits and stretch our color wings<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">.</span><br />
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Check out what Kiala made in response to my challenge <a href="http://www.kialagivehand.com/">HERE</a><br />
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I invite you to take a moment for some creative play and try this challenge yourself. </div>
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<b>If you do, please leave a link in the comments with your beautiful interpretation.</b></div>
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It's the season for generosity and magic so I just couldn't resist the fun of a giveaway.</div>
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First Prize: The Journey Within E-course for the entire year!</div>
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Second Prize: The Journey Within Ecourse for January, February, and March</div>
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<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 312.57px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 317.226px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
c</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 321.451px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 326.106px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
m</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 333.972px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
b</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 339.386px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 344.042px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
r</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 349.57px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
a</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 354.974px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
n</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 359.896px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
d</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 367.834px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
a</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 373.238px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
s</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 376.632px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
k</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 380.827px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 385.482px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
d</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 393.42px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 398.075px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
a</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 403.48px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
c</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 407.705px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
h</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 415.15px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
g</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 420.564px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
u</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 425.477px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 430.132px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
s</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 433.527px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
t</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 438.962px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
a</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 444.366px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
r</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 447.371px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
t</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 450.283px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
i</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 452.221px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
s</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 455.616px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
t</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 461.051px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
t</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 463.963px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
o</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 471.562px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
g</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 476.977px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
i</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 478.915px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
v</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 483.273px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 146.132px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 61.5294px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
h</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 66.4518px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 71.1075px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
r</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 76.6349px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
a</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 84.562px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
c</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 88.787px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
h</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 93.7094px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
a</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 99.1137px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
l</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 101.093px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
l</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 103.072px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 107.728px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
n</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 112.65px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
g</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 118.065px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 125.243px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
t</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 128.156px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
o</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 135.755px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
c</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 139.98px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
o</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 145.056px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
m</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 152.921px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
p</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 158.326px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
l</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 160.305px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 164.961px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
t</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 167.873px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 175.051px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
d</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 180.466px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
u</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 185.378px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
r</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 188.383px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
i</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 190.321px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
n</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 195.243px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
g</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 203.181px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
t</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 206.093px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
h</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 211.015px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
e</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 218.194px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
m</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 226.059px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
o</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 231.136px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
n</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 236.058px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
t</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 238.97px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
h</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 243.893px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 248.548px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
T</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 254.035px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
o</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 259.111px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
d</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 264.526px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
a</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 269.93px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
y</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 277.006px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
i</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 278.944px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
s</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 284.861px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
m</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 292.727px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
y</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: transparent; cursor: text; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10.2549px; left: 299.803px; margin: 0px; opacity: 0.2; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 160.233px; transform-origin: 0% 0% 0px; white-space: pre;">
c</div>
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This month I have been immersed in all the aspects of bringing my Spirit Cats deck into the world from painting to writing card meanings to researching manufacturing options and costs to learning about kickstarter and beginning to fret over the need to make a ...... ahhhh!!!!! marketing plan!!!!<br />
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I love the writing and painting but the other stuff is a bit more challenging for me especially developing a strategy to get the word out. Somehow it just makes my mind spin and my anxiety levels rise. Deep breaths and keep moving forward. The 3 energies that came through in my kitty paintings this month are exactly what I need to help me with this project: Courage, Vision, and Gratitude.<br />
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COURAGE<br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-25395417483262891382015-11-05T10:41:00.001-08:002015-11-05T10:41:15.904-08:00Art Every Day Month: Creative Flow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This month, I am participating in Art Every Day Month ( #AEDM2015 #AEDM ).<br />
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Follow my progress on <a href="https://instagram.com/ghostkittenart/" target="_blank">instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GhostkittenArt" target="_blank">facebook</a>, <a href="http://ghostkittenart.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">tumblr</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/ghostkittenart" target="_blank">twitter</a>.<br />
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After traveling for almost 5 months, it is time to immerse myself in the creative flow again. This can be scary at first but the more you do it, the less you notice the fears and creativity just become part of your life enriching each and every day.<br />
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Here are a few sketches and paintings from this week.<br />
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Last night, I needed some free-form, no-plan intuitive painting , so I lit a candle and just let paint bleed onto the paper swirling together in the water. I had no idea what it would be and for a long time it didn’t look like anything but colors. For a moment there was a girl wandering through the meadow but she transformed into the tree on the right. The last bit to pop up was the little bunny to be the peaceful observer.<div>
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I made this quick sketch late Sunday night after an amazing Halloween camp-out forest trance party and have been dancing away the last 24 hours in the trees, under the moon, and alongside the colorful wildlife human and otherwise that joined in the strange and wondrous celebrations. This sketch was how I felt in the moment… Adrift in the magical sleepy afterglow.<div>
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-9279910528413675552015-04-01T16:52:00.000-07:002015-04-01T16:56:37.217-07:00Zarillo And Moonfire: Mischief-Maker and Peaceful Protectress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Meet my friendly monsters who are part of the Supahcute Kaiju 2 Show: Cuter, Better, Fatter, Stronger at <a href="http://leannalinswonderland.com/collections/supahcute-kaiju-2" target="_blank">Leanna Lin's Wonderland</a>. The show runs through April 26, 2015 and is filled with cute mayhem.<br />
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This is Zarillo. She is pure, playful mischief. She likes to play hide and seek in the forest. She knows how to swirl you about, happily tricking you into forget your responsibilities and getting deliciously lost in the wood. She will snuggle you with softness and love you into surrender. </div>
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This is Moonfire. She is the peaceful protectress. She defends all that is good in us. She holds our dreams in her heart. Her fire, as pure and fresh as the sunrise, keeps those dreams safe and gives them space to grow.<br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-33629896688526053202015-03-02T00:00:00.000-08:002015-03-02T00:00:04.074-08:00Lovely Ink Interview with Rachael Taylor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Come along with me on a little journey. Get cosy and quiet and listen in. Your heart has something to tell you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One day tucked under our door, came this mysterious envelope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Early the next morning, I went to water my plant friends, and found these peculiar surprises peeking out among the leaves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The feathers were beckoning to me... leading me in...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In a dark and quiet grove, they appeared to me and I was enveloped in their warm, sweet glow...</span><br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-57613470492577139472015-02-02T00:00:00.000-08:002015-02-02T00:00:16.429-08:00Lovely Ink: Interview with Anne Waters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This particular piece was created using sketches that I scanned and coloured in Illustrator. I focussed on Australian wildflowers including flannel flowers and blossoming gums, and tried to give them their own quirky style. I thought it would be fun to create a piece that had loads to look at, so I made a few subtle layers with various textures and shapes drifting into the background as well as a varied mix of flora positioned this way and that.<b></b></div>
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I spent time looking for an inspirational quote and discovered “The Earth Laughs in Flowers” by <span class="s2">Ralph Waldo Emerson c.1845 which I’d not heard before</span>. Being a lover of the great outdoors, it touched me instantly. I also enjoyed the poetic analogy, so beautiful and cheerful. I’m not sure if Emerson wrote it to be interpreted this way, but on its own, I thought it was pretty special.<b></b></div>
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I was born into a crafty family. My mum taught most of us to sew and knit, so as I grew up there was a constant hive of activity. My dad was into black and white photography so I would spend hours in the darkroom watching and learning how to make images come to life. When I was about 12, I cut out stencils of camels and palm trees and screen printed them to some old fabric then made it up into a button up shirt. I have kept it after all these years for some reason, so perhaps it was then that I really fell in love with making things.<b></b></div>
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I would have to say that I find the most inspiration for my art out in the wild. I try to go to national parks as often as I can, which can be tricky when my littlest bushwalker has other ideas. I’m constantly photographing anything that catches my eye. Apart from the wilderness, I collect old textiles, and am often caught hanging out in thrift shops rummaging through shelves of forgotten treasures, unearthing vintage tea towels, table cloths, curtains and the like. I thought I might have grown out of the habit by now.<b></b></div>
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I have always sewed and worked with fabric so I have a particular interest in textiles. It would be my ultimate dream come true to see my designs in a fabric line with a bolt fabric company...no camels and palm trees I promise.<b></b></div>
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There really are so many creative souls out there that I admire, so these are just a few of my favourites ones… Sue Adams, David Weidman, Aboriginal Art, Jill Lewis, Gus Leunig, Lucienne Day, Ken Done and Jenny Kee.<b></b></div>
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-43621274559134670042015-02-01T00:00:00.000-08:002015-02-01T00:00:09.181-08:00Make Art Magic February Theme<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So this month, I want to explore the feeling of being free, of letting down our guard, letting go of expectations and visions of past and future, and just being. We all have moments when this feeling enters us like a swift wind and carries us into the heart of our true selves.<br />
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“Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.”<br />
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As my favorite yoga teacher, <a href="http://julianwalkeryoga.com/" target="_blank">Julian Walker</a>, always says during class, "Come as you are. Some of us are heart-broken today. Some of us are happy. Some of us are tired or have a cold. Some of us are in love. We all take turns. Come as you are." This is such an inspiring mediation on true freedom.</div>
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For inspiration, here is a little gallery of artwork that was created for the January Make Art Magic theme: Eyes of Wonder</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clockwise from top left: <a href="http://www.thescribbit.com/" target="_blank">Ben McGuire</a>, <a href="http://www.artofdawn.com/" target="_blank">Dawn Wolf</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chrigesart" target="_blank">Christine Aseka</a>, <a href="http://bloomingsakura.com/" target="_blank">Katya Rudneva</a>, Cindy Lee</td></tr>
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I love how these pieces fit perfectly together even though they were made by different artists in different places of the world and probably have never met. Lovely and filled with wonder.</div>
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-52195114724396602092015-01-07T19:55:00.000-08:002015-01-31T15:12:42.572-08:00Make Art Magic January Theme<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Perhaps you set an intention in the new year to experiment with bring more of your creative fire into your life or perhaps you would like to connect with some new artist friends and explore our inner worlds together. Well, we would love to have you in our cozy little online space. Don't be shy. We are very friendly and supportive. You don't have to be an official artist to participate. (are there official artists, a bureaucracy of artists? hmmmm)<br />
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That moment when all your experiences slip into the background and you see the world as if for the first time and all is beautiful, mysterious, and strange. Pure wonder. You can express this feeling in any way your heart desires - landscapes, abstracts, patterns, characters, portraits, still lives, animals. The sky is the limit. The theme is just a gentle guide.<br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-89334006279654429012015-01-01T09:00:00.000-08:002015-01-01T09:00:04.349-08:00Lovely Ink: Interview with Karma Voce<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I spent a night looking at quotes, and then, deciding I would like to try and come up with my own, so I scribbled out some ideas, and moved words around until it was just right. Then, I googled to make sure no one else had used the same words together like that. I have since found someone claiming it as their own, but I am confident it was uniquely mine (as their evidence they pinned my poster!) But when it came to the art, I started with a brown paper background, but ended up going with black as the colours looked more vibrant. I created it all with pen and tablet in photoshop.<br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-5103528731913366592014-12-18T18:54:00.001-08:002014-12-18T19:34:20.134-08:00Make Art Magic Gallery: Your Imaginary Friend Who Comforts You When You Are Feeling Down<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here is a quick round-up of a selection of the art you all made for the November <a href="http://www.ghostkitten.com/artists/monthly-art-challenge/" target="_blank">Make Art Magic</a> Challenge. The theme was "The Imaginary Friend who Comforts Me when I am feeling down."<br />
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I love all the different energies that are portrayed: playful, mischievous, grounded, earthy, wild, shamanic, cheerful, loving, kind, compassionate, gentle, mysterious, artistic, inspirational, creative.<br />
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December's theme is "Your Childhood Hideaway." I am so excited to see what you all create.<br />
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Clockwise from Top Left: <a href="http://www.handheldpress.net/" target="_blank">Lindsey Caneso</a>, <a href="http://www.handheldpress.net/" target="_blank">Lindsey Caneso</a>, <a href="http://www.littlebrownrabbit.com/" target="_blank">Emma Talbot</a>, <a href="http://saya1984.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Oleksandra Keehl</a>, <a href="http://www.amieesue.com/" target="_blank">Amiee Malott</a>, <a href="http://www.thescribbit.com/" target="_blank">Ben McGuire</a>, FL Garner, <a href="http://artists.ca/antjemartensoberwelland" target="_blank">Antje Martens-Oberwelland</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Julie-Ann-Taylor/102053173243482" target="_blank">Julie Ann Taylor</a>, <a href="http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/freebie-friday-my-imaginary-friend.html" target="_blank">Sarah Leonard</a>, <a href="http://tattoomee.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Carol Lynn Borst</a>, <a href="http://eva-twinkles.de/" target="_blank">Eva Marion Seyffarth</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/acrylicsorcery/" target="_blank">Dominique Sanchez</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cristinchambersart" target="_blank">Christin Chambers aka PanArt</a><br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-81310900767722837682014-12-05T23:43:00.002-08:002014-12-05T23:46:25.732-08:00Make Art Magic December Theme<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This can be an actual place or something from your imagination that captures the feeling you associate with a childhood hideaway. Maybe that is a feeling of independence and adventure or maybe for you, it is a feeling of peace and calm or maybe it is place where you can just let your imagination run wild or just be you without pretense. Remember it doesn't have to be illustration of a place, it can be an abstract piece or a character or whatever your heart is calling to you to make. The theme is just a gentle guide. Feel free to follow your heart's calling.<span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Ways to Share Your Make Art Magic Artwork between Dec 1-31, 2014:</span></b><br />
1. Post your artwork to Instagram with the hashtags #MakeArtMagic #ArtChallenge<br />
2. Post your art to the private <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481396252137977/">Make Art Magic Facebook Group </a>(click the “join group” button to request an invite)<br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-52157424909088791132014-12-01T09:00:00.000-08:002014-12-01T09:00:01.883-08:00Lovely Ink: Interview with Cori Dantini <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well...I really do have a song in my heart at any given moment, and if you were here I would <br />
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That's easy! I would like to illustrate a book – a book that speaks to the hearts of children (and their parents), something that has a wonderful message that little people can take with them as they grow up. <br />
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<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Keiko+Minami&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS503US503&es_sm=119&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=abN6VKXwOYfqoATr2ILwAQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=759&bih=564" target="_blank">Keiko Minami </a> (Japanese Artist, 1911 –2004): I love her... as in my knees get weak when i look at her (good) work. It speaks to my soul with its tender care to small detail and quiet color.<br />
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<a href="http://dianasudyka.com/folk/b0zbmhn2msjf6zm3fnz4h86brbpypm" target="_blank">Diana Sudyka:</a> an illustrator from Chicago. What I love about her work is that it has magic in it. <br />
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Yours of course! and... well, I am so busy these days that I hardly can keep up with my day to day life but when I have time I check in on <a href="http://www.pikaland.com/" target="_blank">Pikaland</a> and <a href="http://smartcreativewomen.com/" target="_blank">Smart Creative Women</a>. not to mention the deepest rabbit hole i know PINTEREST. i get on there to look at ceramic tumblers and the next thing i know i have lost an hour! if you want to see the (many) rabbit holes i go down, feel free to go and take a look.</div>
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-32128654581189390752014-11-29T21:14:00.001-08:002014-11-29T21:14:15.270-08:00Lumina: Nov. Make Art Magic<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Meet Lumina. She is my imaginary friend who comforts me when I am feeling down. I painted her for my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/makeartmagic?source=feed_text&story_id=10205358463942907">#MakeArtMagic</a> Art Challenge. There is still one more day to participate if you feel like joining me in making some magical healing art and having a chance to win some lovely art books.<br />
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Lumina is a combination of a forest spirit, my best friend, and some comforting memory fragment from my childhood. Read more about the Make Art Magic Challenge <a href="http://www.ghostkitten.com/artists/monthly-art-challenge/" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-17205600027969120192014-11-04T15:06:00.003-08:002014-11-04T15:30:14.169-08:00Let Me Paint Your Kitty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had such a inspiring and delightful time painting cats everyday for the month of October that I want to paint more kitties! In fact, I want to paint your furry feline friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am so excited to announce that I will be offering 5 Cat Commissions. You could have your favorite kitty painted in time for the holidays. This is art that is guaranteed to make your heart purr.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, I am running a special Early-Bird Discount of $50 off a Kitty Commission. Just my way of celebrating this magical new offering.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">You can get all the details and purchase your commission <a href="http://www.ghostkitten.com/commissions/cat/">HERE</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">See some of the photographs of your cats that I used as inspiration for my #MonthofCats Project alongside the painting I created.</span><br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-46888785474216776722014-11-03T19:31:00.000-08:002014-11-03T19:33:06.244-08:00Make Art Magic November Theme<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This can take the form of a person, character, or animal but it can also be an abstract piece, a landscape, an imaginary place or words. Delve into your inner world and find that feeling of nurturing, healing and protection. How this translates into an artwork will depend on the special alchemy of your voice and style. <br />
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Ways to Share Your Make Art Magic Artwork between Nov 1-30, 2014:</span></b><br />
1. Post your artwork to Instagram or Twitter with the hashtags #MakeArtMagic #ArtChallenge<br />
2. Post your art to the private <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1481396252137977/">Make Art Magic Facebook Group </a>(click the “join group” button to request an invite)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #a64d79;">November Make Art Magic Giveaway:</span> </b>I am honored that the incredibly talented Artist Sisters,<a href="http://www.cjmetzger.com/"> </a><a href="http://www.cjmetzger.com/">CJ Metzger</a><a href="http://www.cjmetzger.com/"> </a>and <a href="http://missmindy.com/">Miss Mindy</a> have provided their whimsical and magical Children's Book Box Set for the November Giveaway. I treasure these books in my library and I don't even have kids. <br />
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Share the art you create for the November Make Art Magic for a chance to win this box set of delightfully-illustrated books.<br />
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1. You will get the theme 1 week earlier than everyone else. (ex. you will get November's theme on Oct 21)<br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-29773457667146766762014-11-01T00:00:00.000-07:002014-11-01T00:00:07.262-07:00Lovely Ink: Interview with Victoria Johnson, Artist and Surface Designer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">I am so thrilled to share this month's </span><a href="http://www.ghostkitten.com/lovelyink/" style="background-color: white; color: #8ab1ba; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Lovely Ink</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;"> created by the talented English artist and surface designer, <a href="http://www.victoriajohnsondesign.com/" target="_blank">Victoria Johnson</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">. She has vintage modern sensibility that is full of cute lovable characters and fresh color palettes. Her "Choose Happiness" illustration has warm breezy feel that reminds us to enjoy our lives.</span><br />
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I was in the middle of doing my Surtex promotional material when I did my Lovely Ink piece , so lots of elements of the piece found their way into the promo and lots of the promo found it's way into the Lovely Ink piece. The flowers were all inspired by some 1940's dress prints. They also inspired the palette.<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">What drew you to the inspirational saying you used in your Lovely Ink piece?</span></b><br />
I like the saying 'choose happiness' because it implies that you can control whether you enjoy your life or not. It's so easy to slip into the attitude that life is 'happening' to you and your reaction to the problems it presents are incidental. I like the idea that you can choose whether to be defeated or not.</div>
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No - I think I was born that way. Honestly. I know it sound's pretentious but I can't remember a single period in my life where it wasn't important to me to be creating something, even during my apathetic teenage years - and my parents actively encouraged it. I've always had access to loads of art equipment for as long as I can remember.</div>
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I like old stuff - from all periods - old bits of strange furniture, old fabrics, old dishes and vases. I like finding ways to make incongruous things sit well together. The challenge of doing that inspires me. I do it with colour too, trying to find harmony with unusual colour combinations. I adore playing with colour - in everyday life as much as in design. At the moment I'm super inspired by geometric forms. They're creeping into so much of what I'm doing.</div>
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Dinnerware at Anthropologie. Or bedding. An entire interior decor line with them if we're being silly.</div>
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I like so many (obviously) but some of my current favourites are Lola Donoghue, Elaine Pamphilon, Josef Frank and Marimekko. I also love anything by Vera and a lot of Mid-Century Russian illustration/graphic design. I love Inaluxe because of the way they combine geometric shapes with painterly textures and imagery and fresh, feminine colour palettes - all my favourite things in one beautiful package. It goes without saying that I like the Mid-Century illustrators Mary Blair and Esme Eve too.</div>
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<a href="http://printpattern.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Print and Pattern</a> - to be honest it's the only one I read with any regularity. But I'm always entertained when I have a look at Dawn Machell's <a href="http://pop-i-cok.blogspot.it/">http://pop-i-cok.blogspot.it</a>. She's really funny and massively talented.</div>
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-9218254120068332372014-10-31T10:58:00.001-07:002014-10-31T23:37:17.169-07:00Month of Cats Day 31: Ghostkitten<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Meet Ghostkitten. She is the little light inside me that helps to guide me through my life. She is always beckoning me to enter my inner world, to dig deep, and meet her there. She whispered this project to me and called it into being. Many of you who have been following my Month of Cats might be curious about my process.<br />
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I didn't sketch these cats first or plan them out strategically. Each day, I just showed up at my paints ready to receive what ever message wanted to enter this world in the form of a magical cat. Sometimes, I would be guided to look at a photograph of one your kitties that you sent me and sometimes it would just be me and the blank page. I never know what these cats will represent until I am done painting them – until they have fully emerged from the mystery.<br />
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Each day, I was surprised and grateful to be visited by these healing energies in the form of cats. Ghostkitten is my intuition. She is my deeper self. She guides me through. She stood at the gateway between the vastness and my small life and called these cats to come in, to warm our hearts, to send us love, and to help us through our days.<br />
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Month of cats may be ending today but I think there are more kitties and magical creatures on theirway. In fact, keep your eyes open for a inspirational deck of cards featuring these soft friends sometime early next year.<br />
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Thank you so much for sharing this journey with me.<br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-58895207121782117272014-10-30T11:06:00.002-07:002014-10-31T10:59:09.692-07:00Month of Cats Day 30: Lionmew<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Meet Lionmew. He is an adventurer, an explorer, a traveller, and a lost-worlds seeker. He likes to feel the wind rippling his fur and the excitement of not quite knowing what he might find on his travels. He knows that sometimes you have to leave the safe havens of your comfy home and routine and seek out distant shores and unknown lands in order to shift your perspective. Sometimes the journey outward illuminates the journey inward.<br />
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ghostkittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05849296729226622233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141715924875250234.post-56213465561514944332014-10-29T13:32:00.001-07:002014-10-29T13:32:24.235-07:00Month of Cats Day 29: Zed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Meet Zed. He might not look like your ordinary house cat but in fact, he is one. He doesn't come from outer space or from a far off land. He lives just around the corner from me. He really understands that what what you see in your mind's eye exists. He is the maker of his own kitty-verse. He is constantly re-creating himself to mirror the infinite possibilities of his imagination. Today he is purple and green but tomorrow he might be made of flowers and the next day he might have stars for eyes. We are all in a constant state of becoming. We don't need to always stick with the familiar A, B, and C. Sometimes, we can reach for Zed.<br />
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