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Congratulations to our Naturally Blue Flowers exhibit winners!
Forget-me-Nots by Patricia Lee Christensen
To be announced soon.
EBSQ Artist Carolyn Schiffhouer has a solo show running now till May 31 at the Red Brick Gallery in Foxburg, Pa. If you’re in the area don’t miss out on her beautiful visions!
April 24 – May 31
Red Brick Gallery
17 Main St.
Foxburg, Pa
Hours:
Friday 2:00 – 6:00
Saturday 11:00 – 7:00
Sunday 12:00 – 4:00
Dragon*Con is one of the largest popular culture conventions in the southeast. This year 52,000 people turned out, including myself, to revel in everything science fiction/fantasy, gaming, comics, writer and artist workshops, and so much more. As it turns out, EBSQ artist Jasmine Becket-Griffith was a part of the 2012 Art Show!
The Dragon*Con Art Show is a juried exhibition and artist market. This year was Jasmine’s seventh Dragon*Con. She is a fan favorite. I experienced first hand the allure of her fairies, mermaids and even pirates.
Friday afternoon, soon after the doors opened, I made my way to the Hyatt’s Grand Hall West. I zig zagged through a maze of people and art til I found Jasmine’s art booth tucked away in the back corner. It became clear at once I would not be holding an actual interview. Her booth was surrounded by young adults, 20 somethings and middle-age fans. In no hurry, I took it all in–the smiles, the gratitude, and the fans Jasmine knew from previous years.
The experience was magical.
Jasmine was all smiles. She made sure to speak to everyone and always knew her repeat buyers. We chatted for about thirty minutes and during that time I witnessed at least four long-time fans who came seeking out her art. As you can see from the photo above, taken on the last day of Dragon*Con, they nearly cleaned her out! Below is a glimpse of her booth before they opened the doors.
Meeting Jasmine, seeing her artwork beyond the monitor, is something I will never forget. I even bought a couple of signed prints for myself!
Want to meet Jasmine too?
She’ll be at FaerieCon East November 9-11 2012.
Follow these links to learn more about Jasmine and explore her magical art:
The 12 in ’12 Challenge, started back in January, has been a hot topic of conversation lately on the EBSQ Member Forums. So I thought now might be a good time for an official (ish) pulse check. Where are you in your progress. Did you enter the shows you hoped you would back in January? Are you still going strong, or losing steam?
I also took the challenge. So far, I’ve entered entered 6 shows with 9-total entries. Some of it has been new work executed for the show, but I admit I pulled a couple from my archives, too. I was hoping to enter more than just photography and actually get some painting and drawing done, but my Muse has been off holiday, apparently. Maybe I can lure her home with this month’s Pointillism exhibit…
Ready to jump into the fray or get back on track? Here’s what’s left in 2012:
August:
Cats & Dogs
FOTM: Prairie Plants
Plein Air: Water
September:
Wild Birds
FOTM: Berries & Fruit
Autumn
October:
Owls
FOTM: Carnivorous Plants
Think Pink (to Benefit Breast Cancer Research)
November:
Tortoises & Hares
FOTM: Leaves & Fronds
Norse Mythology (juried)
December:
Holiday Pets
FOTM: Botanical Wreaths
Zombie Apocalypse (ends 21 December 2012, with no voting since the world will have ended, obviously)
11th Annual Better Late Than Never Show
So–16 more exhibition opportunities. Are you in? Are you IN?
Let’s do this thing!
You voted, and the results are in! Between the 3 exhibits, we had 220 entries. Here are the Member’s Choice award winners for each:
From Winter:
From Flower of the Month: Conifers:
From Black & White Animals (TIE):
As a side note, I believe our two Black & White Animals Members’ Choice winners are unrelated 😉
Congratulations to all of our exhibit winners and participants!
We’re accepting entries through the end of the day (11:59pm EST on 28 February 2010) for our Red Cross fundraiser to benefit Haiti Earthquake relief. Yes, there’s a $10 fee per entry, but half of your fee goes directly to the Red Cross, and the other half goes in the kitty for prize money for the show winner to be voted upon starting tomorrow. It’s a win-win scenario, and we like win-wins here at EBSQ! If you have a ready piece of heart-themed art, please consider entering Art from the Heart to benefit Haiti today!
(psssst! Don’t forget 1wC: Music and FOTM: Roses also end today!)
2010 is our 10th anniversary year (yay!) so we’re bringing back some old favourites, our most popular past flowers for FOTM for those of you who missed them the first time around, two benefits, and two brick-and-mortar exhibits to run concurrently with the shows of the same name online (another big yay!)
Without further ado, the schedule you’ve all been waiting for:
January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
* Denotes a brick-and-mortar offline art event in association with this online exhibit
So–which shows are YOU most looking forward to in 2010?
Looking for an awesome collaborative art event? You’ve found it! This coming July, we’ll be hosting our 9th annual Ripped Off show!
If you haven’t done a Ripped show in the past, here’s how it works: you pair up with someone, and go through their portfolio and “rip off” a piece of their artwork. It can be one piece or a combination, your interpretation of their work, ideas, medium, technique. We invite you to check out past years’ exhibits to get an idea of the sort of things you can do. You must pair up with someone from EBSQ. Rip Offs of non-EBSQ art, like redoing the Mona Lisa or ripping off Picasso is not allowable for this show.
So, start pairing up! If you’re looking for a partner, sign up here, or feel free to contact someone privately and see if they’d like to partner with you, then post it here to let us know you’re paired. Have at it!
This is like any other show, you can have up to 5 entries…
Entries will be accepted through 30 July 2009.
Have fun and good luck!
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From The Figure in 3-D
Member’s Choice:
Frame of Reference by H. M. Deckert
From Encircled: Necklaces, Bracelets, & Rings
Member’s Choice:
Spring Flowers by Lauren Cole Abrams
Member’s Choice:
Hide-Away by Mary Anne O’Sullivan
From Flower of the Month: Snowdrops
Member’s Choice:
You can see all of February’s Member and Patron award winners at a glance at EBSQ.
Want to see what’s coming next? Check out our 2009 Art Exhibition Calendar.
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If that last piece of overdue art is on your easel or worktable, now’s the time to wrap it up and get it entered. T-minus 30 minutes. Grab hold of your redemption show while you still can!
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Member’s Choice: “Obama” by Kari Tirrell
Member’s Choice: Purple Puffer by Lisa Thornton Whittaker
Member’s Choice: Frankie by Kari Tirrell
See all of this month’s winners at EBSQ
Also, don’t forget the following shows are now available for entry:
The 6th Annual Better Late than Never Show
Deck the Halls: The Ornament Show
Flower of the Month: Fruit Botanical Style
Plus the 2009 EBSQ Exhibition Schedule has been announced. Check it out!
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