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Art Contest? Art Contest!

Let no experience pass that thrills you, scares you, or challenges what you think you know. Yay!!! The first Art Supply House Art Contest of 2019 is live, as of today. You can get more information here on our website. (You may want to bookmark that page, as it will hold the information for all […]

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Contested

Play keeps us vital and alive. It gives us an enthusiasm for life that is irreplaceable. Without it, life just doesn’t taste good. ~ Lucia Capocchione We’re pretty excited about the art contest that will be launching Friday. After all, it’s art! It’s fun and play and the chance to make something (plus, there will […]

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Do you have any art goals for 2019?

Happiness is not a goal. It is a by-product of a life well lived. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt This resolution-making season. By now, statistically, the gyms have been filled and attendance is already starting to taper off. Fortunately, you don’t have to travel anywhere or have any expensive equipment to make art. You can create with […]

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Relax and Take a Breath

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. ~ Peg Bracken You’re busy, so today’s email is short and sweet. It’s already been a busy week and the rest of it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down any (but there are certainly worse things than living […]

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Focusing Outward

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. ~ Calvin Coolidge Though it may not feel like it, the year is starting to wind down. There’s a bit of holiday rush left […]

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Art supplies are more fun if you use them

Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some. ~ Robert Fulgham I have always loved wandering about the aisles of art stores (so my job is awesome!) And, as you may guess, I have a pretty good collection […]

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Tell Your Own Story

Tell your own story and you will be interesting. ~ Louise Bourgeois   I recently watched this TED Talk about telling your story. The speaker explains how looking for a story each day will do a few different things – it will slow down time and allow you to never “lose” a day. It will help […]

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We live in an amazing world

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~ Marcel Prouse   It amazes me how good life is. I get to live in a beautiful location, surrounded by awesome people. If I have a question or want to know how to do […]

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Tis the Season

Once you start down the road of art and painting, it’s a drug. I’m not happy if I’m not painting. ~ Peter Campbell   …. to play with art supplies. Wait, it’s always that season! We have been having a blast – a whole new line of markers have arrived (that are only available a couple […]

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Changing the world through art

I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: Entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it, they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you’re […]