Monthly Archives: November 2011

take control of your website

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Would you like to be able to create a website like the ones pictured below?  It’s not as difficult as you might think. Many artists have been able to take control over their websites by taking the hands on Artist Online Seminar with daMuse. There is a new Artist Online Seminar starting in January – you don’t want to miss it!

Australia’s Sabine Spiesser, a Digital Collage and Jewelry Artist, created her website using what she learned about WordPress. Sabine needed a way to organize an extensive portfolio smoothly and effectively and the AOLS program helped her achieve that – her art really shines on this site.

Click on the image to see more of Sabine’s digital collage and jewelry

 

    “I was planning on revamping my old tired website and expand it to cover all my creative pursuits. Susan Lomuto posted an invitation to her course at the crucial moment.
    It was one of the best online seminars I have ever taken.
    Students were provided with lots of examples and resources. We were able to do a sample site before diving head on into the process of creating a WYSIWYG website – no code involved.This was followed by having our hand held all the way via video tutorials, forum and group calls.
    Not only did we learn from Susan, but also each other. I learned a new language without having to resort to code.
    Thank you Susan, I am so excited about my new online presence!” – Sabine Spiesser

 

The next 8-week class begins begins on January 9, 2012. Read about what you learn and what kind of support you receive: Artist Online Seminar.

Register in November and receive $30 off the price – pay only $117 for this 8-week program. For about $14 a week you get 8 weeks of instruction and support – that’s a sweet deal! Lock in at this price today or pay $147 in December.

Register this week (November 6th – November 12, 2011) and receive a review of your current website. In the audit you learn what works/what doesn’t work on your website and receive suggestions for changes that maximize your opportunity to turn visitors into customers, including tweaks to make your website user friendly.

Glass artist Jennifer Umphress created an elegant website with a minimal design that really shows off her stunning sculpture (Jen is now working on a second website – using a different platform that she learned in class – can’t wait to show you that one too!)

Click on the image to see more of Jennifer’s glass sculpture

Here’s what people are saying:

“I finally have the tools to create the website I need. Thanks to Susan’s unending kindness, knowledge and patience–I am actually learning to do what I never thought I’d be able to do myself. Many many thanks.” – Alix R.

 

    “You deliver a huge a mount of value for what we paid. I totally appreciate it, and I really appreciate that you have gone out of your way to test the delivery mode, anticipate problems when you can, offer a reasonable alternative when you can’t, and STILL over-deliver value instead of cutting off your attendees with what effectively amounts to an ‘act of God’ clause. I’ve put out more money for far less and been treated just as I described. Thank you so much.” – Perri J.

“My website was a friendly, disheveled mess until Susan helped me. I’m proud of my site now: it reflects the professionalism of my work and the style I want my audience to connect with me. What I like best about Susan is her articulate graciousness when working with people: she is direct, effective, and she truly wants you to succeed at your art. Thanks, Susan!” – Victoria Hughes

 

Reserve your seat now, then don’t think about it until after the holidays – In January you will have an experienced guide waiting to help you stay cool, calm and collected as you create a website to showcase your art that makes you proud.  2012 Artist Online Seminar
Don’t hibernate this winter, make the most of the cold days indoors getting your website ready for spring.

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gary schott: low tech, high touch

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This week I heard stories – many stories -  from people I know and from people I’ve met in random ways on my trip to DC. While each story is different, there are few things that all of them have in common: intense personal challenge, a strong pull towards change and. . .a hopefulness. I want to honor that hopefulness with this post about Gary Schott’s playful, but serious work. Let’s begin the weekend with a smile and a sense of wonder.

Come Here Brooch

Schott, Chair of the Metals Department at Southwest School of Art, animates intimate moments of our lives with ‘Wearable Playthings’. The work is curious, affectionate, humorous and entertaining. [Hey - that's how people often describe me!]

Impatient Shoes

 

Polite Clapper

 

No-No Brooch

“I like my work to be humorous. That’s what I need from my work.” Gary Schott, from the documentary short, Wonder Objects

 

Wonder Object from Mark & Angela Walley on Vimeo.
Wonder Objects is a lovely documentary short about Schott – he explains his work as the camera follows his process. Watch it to understand what motivates the man. Here. Inspiring.

Gary Schott’s website
Watch his work in motion on this full page of videos
He blogs too!
More of Schott on Crafthaus

Registration is now open for Artist Online Seminar!

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mayme kratz: preserving nature

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Fragments of nature frozen in tall resin columns are telling bits of the artist’s inspiration. Mayme Kratz gathers cactus, cicada wings, feathers, fish bones and other detritus, encasing them in resin to create sculpture towers and wall panels. The wall panels – layers of resin and natural materials – are reminiscent of encaustic paintings. Interesting and new to me. You too?

Cactus Column, resin, cactus

Barrel Cactus Column, resin, barrel cactus

Pale Dream, resin, cicada wings, panel

 

“Much of what I observe in nature … appears stellar and a great deal of what I view in the sky seems cellular.” Mayme Kratz

Mayme Kratz’s website

Read an article about the artist here.

 

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tim tate’s treats at sofa chicago this weekend

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Halloween is over, but I promised you treats today and I wasn’t kidding. Feast your eyes on Tim Tate’s latest cast and blown glass sculptures – sweet, right? See them at SOFA Chicago this weekend. The sculptures pictured below and more from this series, will be in the Jane Sauer Gallery booth (#307). I want to know if anyone told Martha?

Martha Stewart’s Kitchen, 24 x 8 x 8

Mostly Chocolate, 16 x 8 x 8

Ice Cream, You Scream, 12 x 5 x 5

The Surprise Party, 24 x 10 x 10

Small Blue Cakes, 14 x 6 x 6

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