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Outsider Artists New Website!!

Outsider Artists Website is now open!! 

A gathering of outsider artists~The artistic entrepreneurial~the visionaries~  9 women together... we shall create & share with the world our souls~

the artists...

Amy Flowe
Becky Loyall
Deborah Bohm
Izabella Pierce
Jillian Schneider
Judy Keefe
Jann Clark
Lynne Tears
Michelle McClinn

from the website.....

Welcome to the collective home of Outsider Artists. As you stroll through these pages you will find a diverse ensemble of mixed media artists whose creative visions move into and through the deeper, haunting layers of the soul. Drawing from life experiences that have traveled through a colorful palette of emotions, each artist brings her own expression of pain, joy, sorrow, hope, longing, rebirth and redemptive inspiration to her work. From detailed art cards, altered art collage and assemblage to intricate, vintage jewelry and corsets, gentle and moving or edgy and daring...each style is rich and unique. The journey of art making has, for each artist, been a life giving process that has opened a door to her soul and inspired passion and depth in her work. May your visit encourage your heart to look beyond the surface to what moves beneath in the inner landscapes of your own soul.

Outsider Artists website http://www.outsider-artists.net/

Michel Thevoz, Curator of the Collection de l'Art Brut in Lausanne has written the following:

"outsider art", consists of works produced by people who for various reasons have not been culturally indocrinated or socially conditioned. They are all kinds of dwellers on the fringes of society. Working outside fine art "system" these people have produced, from the depths of their own personalities and for themselves and no one else, works of outstanding originality in concept, subject and techniques. They are works which owe nothing to tradition or fashion.

 

minstrel sleep

 

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou see'st the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals all up in rest.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire,
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the deathbed whereon it must expire,
Consumed with that which it was nourished by.
This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
William Shakespeare

photo by Darren Holmes www.darrenholmes.com/

dont cry

Jennifer Gordon Words & Pictures

I wanted to share with you this little treasure of a book that my beautiful friend, Jennifer created~ words & pictures - poetry and art~

I have been a long time admirer of her amazing blend of collage, and her poetry is just up my alley, it so reminds me of Viggo Mortensen's work~

I invite you to check out her etsy shop & her blog for endless inspirations!!  this girl is sweet as her beautiful creations, sweet & precious~

Jennifer says....  the idea for this book has been a dream of mine for quite sometime, and I will admit I am both excited and petrified now that it is done...sort of like letting the world read parts of my journal.

This is a dream come true for me....a small format self published coffee table book featuring my artwork.

etsy http://stilettoheights.etsy.com
visit my blog at http://stilettoheights.blogspot.com

2008 ZNE Convenzione

"I wanted to let you all know that an amazing art/craft and papercraft event is happening in less than a month - ZNE Convenzione!  This is a three day convention/retreat taking place August 22-24, 2008 in Pleasanton , California, and it has an incredible itinerary.  Everyone who participates will be showered with gifts and gift certificates, there are group meals, a film screening of the film 1,000 Journals, and workshops given by an incredible array of artists.  The VIP hostess for the weekend will be Michele Beschen of HGTV/DIY channel's B Original television show, and there will even be a musician in residence, Jon Troast from Wisconsin .

As always, we are proud to support an activity which celebrates scrapbooking and mixed media.  Learn more about the event here: www.ZNEcon.com, and if you register for the full three day event, mention CREATIVE SOULS and you'll get a $25 refund on your registration fees! 

And for those of you whose budgets are very tight, another wonderful aspect of the event is the Mano Amica scholarship they are offering for individuals who are interested in the event but find the cost prohibitive. 

 http://www.znecon.citymax.com/Scholarship.html

Again, learn more here:  www.ZNEcon.com.  And don't forget - tell them CREATIVE SOULS sent you!"