today’s post is a special treat! please enjoy a few words and a special offer from my dear friend crystal neubauer. she is a mixed-media artist with an intense love for collage and assemblage. of her work, she says:
“As a Mixed Media & Assemblage artist I am drawn to the broken, cast out, and overlooked items of the past. I see beauty in the mundane and love to bring new life to forgotten objects. Something deep in my soul will stir as I move the objects about and they often seem to put themselves together before me. I am the hands, the assembler, the story comes from within. It is written on my heart and brought together as I close my eyes and wait to hear that still small voice.”
to learn more about crystal, visit her blog and if you are indeed blessed, take a class from her at EncaustiCamp 2011 in oregon this july! enjoy!
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Celebrating My Acceptance to the American Craft Expo!
Over the past few years I have had many reasons to celebrate on my journey of growing as an artist and this week it is my pleasure to announce I have been accepted as an emerging artist in the highly competitve juried premium fine craft show, the American Craft Expo. This is a goal I had set for myself that I hoped to achieve 5 or so years down the road. The emerging artist category was even more competitive this year, being cut from 13 available positions in the past to 10 this year, and to be accepted on my first attempt to apply is beyond my wildest dreams and expectations. I am floating on the excitement!
The show is annually presented in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois by the Auxillery of Northshore University Healthsystem and is also a major fundraiser supporting breast and ovarian cancer research. This year the show will begin on August 25 with a Special Benefit Preview Party and open August 26th through the 28th to the public.
To show my appreciation to all of you who have supported me over the years in so many ways, I am offering a 10% discount on all art sales and FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE on any purchase you make between now and next Friday. You can find my available work now at my website, here, or if you are a member of Etsy or would like to become one, you can still purchase most of my pieces at my Etsy studio, here.
Purchasers from my website: Click on the item price to be taken to a PayPal invoice and payment details. In the note to buyer section please include the coupon code: celebrateACE and make your payment. Your discount and shipping charges will be refunded to you within 24 hours, and most likely within a few hours of your purchase.
Purchasers from my etsy store: Make your selection, entering coupon code: celebrateACE when prompted. This will deduct the shipping cost from your purchase. Proceed to PayPal and make your purchase and your additional 10% discount will be refunded to you within 24 hours, and most likely within a few hours of your purchase.
