NEW - 30.06.09- Come join our Art Trading Group! We are just about to start a new round of ATC swapping! If you want to sign up for this swap, pls do so by 7th July. We are each making 2 cards for each other! I have also created a flickr gallery where we post all our swapped ATCs, if you're part of the Art Trading group, pls post your cards here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/willowing_art_trading/pool/

NEW - 30.06.09- 4 New Members and their work are being featured below! Pls go to their work/ websites and leave some love & encouragement! :) They are: pinkglitterfae, SusanK, PJ Hornberger and Sherree.



Remember that if you want to be featured at some point to have at least 3 images of your art (any kind of your art, doesn't have to be whimsy!) in your photo folder and make sure that your user icon is your own, not the default network icon.

If you want to be featured, please leave your name in this new forum/ thread.

NEW - 30.06.09 - Though I'm not really into weddings or white wedding dresses, THREADBANGER does this really awesome tutorial on how we can make our own wedding dresses out of old (or new) t-shirts! have a peek in the green/ conscious living section below! :)

Pls! If you know of any awesome green/ environment conscious art projects, let me know and I'll promote them till I'm blue, uhm; green! ;) x

NEW - 30.06.09- We are building a nice little group of "World of Whimsy" DVD Workshoppers! If you always wanted to take the World of Whimsy course but couldn't, it is available on DVD. It is for sale on my site; www.willowing.org, my etsy shop, or the ning site here! I have created a special DVD workshop group for those who are doing the workshop on DVD and would like to connect with other students. When you buy the DVD I'll send you an invite to the group. :-)

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Thank You!

If you want to be featured at some point, pls leave your username in this discussion forum: I WANT TO BE FEATURED

In order to be featured, pls make sure that you have at least 3 FINISHED images of your art work in your photo folder and that your user icon is your own (ie: not the default network user icon image).

Today's featured members are:

Pink Glitter Fae - visit her sites here:
http://pinkglitterfae.blogspot.com/
http://www.pinkglitterfae.etsy.com/

Susan Koopmans - visit her profile here:
SusanK's profile

PJ Hornberger - visit her site here:
http://pjtalking.blogspot.com/

Sherree - visit her profile here:
Sherree's Profile

The featured art work above is theirs as well.

~REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!! ~

Awesome Art Journal Workshop
Art Journals are magical places where all judgements fall away! Your Art Journal is a place where you can create without inhibitions or fear of 'doing it wrong'. Art Journals are not for making 'perfect' art (what is that anyway?), they are for soul expression, a space for you to be, to express, create, to heal, to laugh, to cry!

This course will do just that; help you express your soul in creative, expressive and outrageous ways! For more detailed information about the course, pls download the course outline and material list HERE.

How to sign up and what happens:

1. Pay your course fee ($65) by clicking on the 'buy now' button - but make sure to write in the email address you want to sign up with (or have already signed up to the network with):

Pls enter email address:

Or by sending $65,- to my paypal account: tamara[dot]laporte[at]gmail[dot]com, making sure to let me know in the comment section which email you'd like to sign up with!

Pls note: if you don't have a paypal account but you do have standard credit cards like mastecard/ visa card/ swift etc, you can still pay via paypal as a guest, you too should click on the 'buy now' button.

If you don't want/ can't pay via paypal and don't have any major creditcards, pls private msg me so we can work something out!

2. I will send you 2 emails, one is an invitation to the workshop, the second is an email with a welcome pack pdf.

3. You need to accept my invitation to the group (follow the links in the email and make sure to click the YELLOW JOIN NOW button at the group page).

4. Voila! You are a member!

If things are confusing and you can't figure things out, pls email me on tam[at]willowing[dot]org. Or check out the FAQ page over here: FAQ

Workshop 2 - Awesome Art Journal
This course will run for 5 weeks with a full length video (approx 1hour) & pdf file per week!
Course skill level: beginner & intermediate
Course fee:$65

Course outline

**pls note that course themes or techniques could be slightly adjusted throughout the course, the above is a guideline only.

DOWNLOAD SUPPLY LIST HERE.

Videos can be downloaded throughout the 5 weeks, don't worry if you're not available on Monday's; all videos remain online for the duration of the course and some time thereafter.

Your pdfs will contain technical guidance on the techniques that have been covered in the videos.

This course will not focus on learning 'how to draw', although I am likely to cover a few basics of drawing as well. I will cover 2 art journal techniques per week (approx 10 in total), instead of covering a healing theme separately, it will be woven into the creation process.

Note: once you have paid and signed up for the course, you will be
sent an welcome pack which lists materials and other details of the course.

Pls enter email address:

I, like many others, am quite concerned with the wellbeing of our beautiful planet. I will be devoting this section to conscious living, environmentally related art projects and things such as recycling, green living and helping those in need both humans, animals and/or plant life.

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Alright, so I'm not really into weddings and particularly not into white wedding dresses, but THIS is freaking cool!! Make your own simple but classy wedding dress out of old (or new) t-shirts! (if you buy new it'll only be $10,- which would still be better for the environment than spending $3000!).

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Ok, look at this awesome way to transform a t-shirt into a halter top! Great for summer, very green! :-)

You can also buy the book: 108 ways to transform a t-shirt HERE.
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if you have some awesome green living or green art ideas, pls let me know! :)

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