The "Good Stuff Holiday Guide" is an online magazine put together by Melbourne's "First lady of Craft" Pip Lincolne. It has a fantastic array of holiday gift and craft ideas. Happy reading.
I have not done a "Friends on Friday" for a while so time to start again with the lovely Tammy Winand who is currently living in Dharamsala, India.
Tammy Winand is a self-taught photographer whose preferred media are travel landscapes and architectural, both color and black and white. Her equipment is a basic Canon Powershot A580. She uses ACDSee 10.0 photo-editing to crop, adjust exposure, sharpen, sometimes change color depth & occasionally (rarely) digitally paint.
Sales of her photography & graphic design on Zazzle & RedBubble,& etsy jewelry design, supports her volunteer work w/ Tibetan exile community in India and Nepal.
Artist's Statement:
"My work focuses on connections. Connections between the past and the present, between different cultures, between man and nature, even between colors and forms. I am strongly influenced by the architecture and handicrafts of ancient civilizations, by sacred spaces, lifestyles of modern “exotic” lands, and by the power of nature to reclaim what man has built into the landscape. My goal is to translate my life experience and journey through symbolism which can be interpreted by a broad audience. I hope to inspire others to reach for their dreams and live full rich lives."
I love cats. I have three of them for pets and they are a lot of fun. I used to be a foster carer but I always wanted to keep all the kittens. They are a big inspiration for my work with their never ending antics. Here are some examples of my Cat Art.
Today I am featuring Cherie Strong, an artist who lives in Boonah, Queensland, Australia. I have taken the following information from her Facebook page and Blog.
I'm a 35 year old artist. I mostly paint, but love to draw and sculpt too. Always challenging myself to a new project and not afraid to step outside the norm. Currently represented by the Art n Soul Gallery in Boonah Qld. I have held two major exhibitions in the last two years...a solo "You cant rush art baby" at the Boonah Reginal Art Gallery and a joint exhibition "Dimmensions" at The Centre in Beaudesert Qld, also exhibited frequently in mixed shows and art awards. Im a wife and mother of 5 sons to boot so completely crazy most of the time...
Valkarie Blacksmith and Cherie Strong at Cherie's Exhibition "She Paints the Town Red".
Miss Scarlet in the Library with the candlestick $445
Today I will feature some of US Artist "Gravityx9 Designs" work from her Zazzle stores
I have created/edited all works/designs/images in my shops using an editing program. The original photos that I have edited were either my personal photographs, free stock images or used with permission from the original photographers who have allowed me use them in this way.