April 1, 2012:
21 Secrets is officially open! Connie Hozvicka has assembled a 600+ merry band of creatives. Won’t you join us?

My latest story is in the first pages of the current issue of Somerset Life magazine ~ a colorful feature about my favorite local gift shop, Limonaia.

April 12, 2012:
Meet me in front of Royce Hall on the UCLA campus at noon for a kick-off event for Play Me I’m Yours. See the piano I created for this amazing project and play a tune!

April 16, 2012:
Interview with All Things Girl

March 5, 2012:
An inspiring podcast interview with Britt Bravo on the Arts and Healing Network

March 15, 2012:
Interview in Sprout Magazine ~ The Creativity Issue. This beautiful digital magazine is available right here.

Drum roll please ~ The winners of the Inspired By! Awards are announced right here! Many thanks to everyone who participated.

March 16, 2012:
Podcast Interview with the lovely Ricë Freeman-Zachery over at CreateMixed Media.

March 29, 2012:
Guest post over at the lovely new Stampington Blog.

Also in March:
An interview with Lisa Occhipinti in the March/April issue of Somerset Studio.

Feature in the Spring issue of Studios magazine.

I’m currently putting the final touches on my contribution to 21 Secrets, which opens April 1st. Register here and learn the tricks of the trade from 21 extraordinary artists, including yours truly.

Thursday, February 16
The lovely souls at Create Mixed Media and I are kicking off INSPIRED BY! The Desire to Inspire Force of Good Awards. This will be four weeks of inspiring fun!

Sunday, February 19
Podcast Interview on Tranquility du Jour by the lovely & amazing Kimberly Wilson.

Monday, February 20
Jessica Brogan is organizing a Desire to Inspire Inspiration Deck Card Swap and would like everyone to sign up by this date, so head to her site for all the juicy details!

Thursday, February 23
Everything is ready for my FREE webinar over at Create Mixed Media. Register right here.
Note:  Even if you weren’t able to join us on the 23rd, you can still register to have access to a recording of our workshop.

January 2, 2012
Registration opens for 21 Secrets! Join me in an inspiring series of art journal workshops that kick off on April 1st and will take you through the end of the year. I’ll be demonstrating techniques to incorporate text into mixed media creations.

January 30, 2012
I’ll be at the Craft & Hobby Association’s Winter Trade Show with North Light Books. Here is my schedule for the day:
11:45am ~ Book Signing at the F+W booth
4:00pm ~ Book Signing at the R&M West Coast booth

The Desire to Inspire promotional blitz is officially underway! All month long each of the nineteen contributors to Desire to Inspire will be introduced right here on my blog, and a fun Give Away will happen with every interview! For a list of all upcoming events, click here.

PaperStories:  Artistic Play and Writing Exploration

Spend an inspiring day with Maya Stein and Christine Mason Miller at Teahouse Art Studio investigating personal stories through writing and mixed media collage.

The workshop interweaves journal prompts with mixed media techniques to give participants a variety of dynamic ways to enter into their work. Narratives will be explored through writing and expressed through the creation of a multi-layered collage, with opportunities to share and discuss the process throughout the weekend.

Click here for all the details!

I am a proud contributor to two beautiful new books by two extraordinary women ~

Art Saves:  Stories, Inspiration and Prompts Sharing the Power of Art by Jenny Doh

The Artist Unique:  Inspiration and Techniques to Discover your Creative Signature by Carmen Torbus

More details about each book are right here.

With my completed manuscript just finished and submitted to my editor ~ on time! ~ I’ll be taking a breather for a while to work on new ideas, travel, and get ready for the November 2011 release of the book. But there are still plenty of ways to stay connected, with interviews, features, contributions, and stories in the following publications, websites, and e-courses:

Where Women Create
Create Mixed Media
Somerset Studio
Somerset Apprentice
Wish Studio
Gypsy Girl’s Guide
I Am Enough
Courageous Beginnings
Do What You Love
Sparkles

I am thrilled to announce the launch of a new regular column in Somerset Studio ~ Across the Globe ~ which will begin with their January 2011 issue. I’ll be writing stories about creative projects and techniques from all over the world, starting with a feature about the Bani Hamida Weaving Project in Jordan.

I’ll also be contributing a new series of essays over in the WishStudio in the new year, all about Writing.

The upcoming November/December 2010 issue of Somerset Studio has not one but two of my latest features.  My work is showcased in their One Palette section and there’s also an inspiring, thought-provoking interview with Andrea Kreuzhage, Director of 1000 Journals.