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• Free buttons for your website...
  by Nuh Sarche

  I made some free buttons for your website and feel free to use them. When you need another text, just ask me, I will do it for you…...

  I made some free buttons for your website and feel free to use them. When you need another text, just ask me, I will do it for you… You just need to copy the address under the button and copy it to your profile / My bubble -> account -> edit your profile -> about you You write for this the copied address between two exclamation marks without a space / !copied address! After this you write a double point and the link url-address (http://www.redbubble.com/link…..). At the end it should look like this: / !copied address!:link And at the end a little tip…. When you would like the visitors to see also your older work, not just only the first page… then lead them randomly to any page in your collection… All you have to do is to fill in this form and copy the address you get as a link for example to your my clothes button.... After this visitors will land not only at the beginning pages of your collection, by randomly everywhere…. :) http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865589-2-art.jpg http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865593-2-clothing.jpg http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865597-2-writing.jpg http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865604-2-calendars.jpg http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865608-2-wallart.jpg http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865610-2-greeting-cards.jpg http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865614-2-bubblesite.jpg http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865621-2-sold-work.jpg http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865624-2-bestseller.jpg http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865630-2-favorite-work.jpg http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1865637-2-featured.jpg http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/size:ularge/view:main/1868788-2-website.jpg

• Art Criticism: How to Criticize a Work of Art
  by Trace Lowe

  Art Criticism: How to Criticize a Work of Art / A four step process This is what I give my students as a guide to art appreciation: / ...

  Art Criticism: How to Criticize a Work of Art / A four step process This is what I give my students as a guide to art appreciation: 1. Description- What do I see? Study the work in detail carefully. Describe the work in full detail. Be factual. Mention everything you see. 2. Analysis- How is the work organized? Look for and talk about the elements and principles of art and design that seems to dominate the work. Look at how the artist has used The Elements of Art / • Lines- real and implied, curved and straight, direction of movement / • Shapes, Space, Forms- Are the shapes geometric or free-form? Where is the horizon? Where is your point of view as the viewer? (Above, below, in the work, or outside) / • Colors- Warm, cool, bright, dull, soft, bold, etc. / • Value- light: reflecting much light; dark: absorbing much light. / • Texture-Both the medium and the objects portrayed: rough, smooth, shinny, dull Look at The Principles of Design / • Rhythm- Are there repeats of elements or images? / • Movement- Is there an illusion of action? How does the eye move around the work? / • Balance- Formal or Symmetrical, informal or asymmetrical / • Proportion- The size relationships between one part to the whole or one part to another part / • Variety- Visual difference and contrast within the work / • Emphasis- What part is dominant, and what part is subordinate? / • Unity- Does the work hold together? 3. Interpretation- What is happening? This is more than storytelling. As in literature, you need to interpret and generalize from data given. You need to find the metaphor or allegory in the work. What is the artist trying to communicate? Use your intelligence, imagination and courage to explain and tell the meaning of the work. This is based on the facts you have observed and your own life experiences. You can express your feelings, but they must be backed up by the observations you have made about the work. 4. Judgment- What do I think of the work? Does the work hold together visually? Does it communicate with the viewer? Judge whether the work succeeds or fails. You give your opinion backed by the three steps above. To make a judgment, you need to be honest with yourself. You need to know why you feel the way you do. Three Theories of Judging Art Imitationalism -Some people believe that art should imitate what we see in the real world. / Formalism – Some people believe that the most important part of a work is in the use of the principles of design and the elements of art. A work is successful if the texture, color, lines, etc are organized properly. / Emotionalism – Some people believe that the most important part of the work is the mood the artist communicates. Perhaps it is best to use all three theories when judging a work of art. Adapted from many sources, including Arttalk by Rosalind Ragans

• GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY
  by kathleen

  Starting my own blog on this cause why the hell not! I WOULD LIKE TO RE-ITERATE SOMETHING SOMEONE SAID, This is an ARTistic community …

  Starting my own blog on this cause why the hell not! I WOULD LIKE TO RE-ITERATE SOMETHING SOMEONE SAID, This is an ARTistic community site, I been here since almost the beginning and am seeing a lot of people come here ASSUMING that this is a PHOTOGRAPHY SITE (which can be art too can’t it), BUT SOME DAYS I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE TAKING OVER… So you can take 2000 photos in a day and 1500 of them are good and you can upload them over 1 week. Great… To do a good piece of art take WAY LONGER THAN THAT…. even digital. Just something to consider cause MAN THE ART IS GETTING LOST, SO LOST IT IS MORE THAN ANNOYING. AM I AM A GRAPHIC ARTIST THAT TAKES PHOTOS. It really makes a lot of ‘photographers’ look a bit silly if they are commenting on my images and saying things like ‘nice treatment’. GRAPHIC ARTIST/DESIGNERS don’t really treat photos, we manipulate them and in a lot of cases mutilate them and take them completely out of context. Change light sources, create alternate realities and unrealistic artistic things. SO HERES A BUSHFIRE THAT COULD USE A BLOG OF ITS OWN…. WHERE DOES PHOTOGRAPHY STOP AND GRAPHIC DESIGN START.??? If you clip out a sky and replace it with another one, alter nature, add colouring, tone this, airbrush that, lengthen that body, etc. etc. etc. Aren’t you manipulating the original image and then that becomes GRAPHIC DESIGN??? DIGITAL ART – Art created using a computer. PHOTOGRAPHY – An image captured as close to what the eye can perceive (of course I know that you mess with brightness and contrast and have been doing tweaking forever, but wasn’t that originally to replicate the record of the event)... WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE GET TRICKED BY GRAPHIC DESIGNERS IN THE MEDIA POSING AS PHOTOGRAPHERS. and I AM REALLY SICK OF HEARING ABOUT MONEY HERE… ARE YOU ARTISTS OR INDUSTRY… We all want to make money doing what we love, some of us do art regardless of money…

• 'Santa Claus Christmas Card' 3rd in Prize Challenges!! group
  by Christine Till @ CT-Graphics

  Santa Claus Christmas Card made third in the Wina aCard Hamper with your best christmas image! challenge...

  Santa Claus Christmas Card made third in the Wina aCard Hamper with your best christmas image! challenge of the Prize Challenges!! group Santa Claus Christmas Card Thanks to all who voted for my Christmas Card and Thanks to the group hosts for their great support. Congratulations to MarekM who won the challenge with ‘Tale’, all the other artists who scored and to everyone who participated.

• 'Bygone Time Sheriff' 2nd in "Speak to Me" Challenge
  by Christine Till @ CT-Graphics

  Bygone Time Sheriff was voted 2nd in the “Speak to Me” Challenge and “The Waist Up group Portraiture Prize #2 challenge...

  Bygone Time Sheriff was voted 2nd in the “Speak to Me” Challenge and “The Waist Up group Portraiture Prize #2 challenge” initiated by the THE WAIST UP – Portraiture Photography group / Santa Claus Christmas Card Thanks to all who voted for my portrait and Thanks to the group hosts for their effort. Congratulations to Eyal Nahmias who won the challenge with ‘Aymara Man’, all the other artists who scored and to everyone who participated.

• Sales Tips BLOG @ RB
  by Karin Taylor

  There is a wo…

  There is a wonderful place you can go to for advice on Sales – it’s very helpful, so please make sure to visit this spot and add it to your watchlist. This blog is run by Jo, Jason and Nat who contribute to the info on a regular basis…definitely worth keeping an eye out for these postings and ponderings about how to be more effective. - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - / MY RECENT SALES I’ve just sold about 17 things since yesterday and I am so grateful to you, over the moon in fact, and hope you love the products you receive from Red Bubble! Here is a BIG thank you to everyone who’s recently purchased some of my work!! I sold a white t-shirt of / Bucket and Spade Maiden / and a black tshirt of Floating Peach / to Jodi Franzke / 1 day ago / Thank you so much Jodi! I sold a card of / Little Multicolour Teapot Floral / to / tcups / about 23 hours ago / Thank you so much tC – tcups says this one is her favourite design of mine…wow!! I sold 10 cards of “Asha” about 21 hours ago to a Mystery Buyer – thank you so much !!!! I sold a gold t-shirt of / Art Chick Paint Shirt / and a Raspberry tshirt of / Floating Peach to / Alison Howson / about 2 hours ago / A BIG thank you to Alison!! and hope you enjoy wearing them!! / Asia Blue on Black / just sold 8 mins ago to another Mystery Buyer – thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!! / Tattoo on a navy tshirt also just sold to a Mystery Buyer a few minutes ago!! Thank you so much to my mystery buyer BIG THANKS to everyone who has bought my work! I can’t thank you all enough :)

• JMS Art Licensing
  by Karin Taylor

  I’ve signed a contract with JMS Art Licensing!! / They found me here on Red Bubble and invit…

  I’ve signed a contract with JMS Art Licensing!! / They found me here on Red Bubble and invited me….you can / CLICK HERE to see my profile, etc!! / How exciting hey!!

• Let's Focus On.....FROZENFA Interview
  by Karin Taylor

  There is a brand new initiative coming from the great creative brain of Red Bubble’s Jo O’Brien...

  There is a brand new initiative coming from the great creative brain of Red Bubble’s Jo O’Brien who has begun a chain of interviews, dedicated to spreading the love and creativity. The fire was first fanned into flame by one of our most dearest bubbly people and friend, the wondrously musically and arty farty Muscular Teeth Now, Mr Teethy and I had a little conflict of interest at first over who would ask Frozenfa to do her interview…..since we’re both big fans of hers…..but I won out of course….being superquick with the bmail clickety click…and got to her first….phew…!!! Not that it matters, coz I think that lots of you are going to get the opportunity to share your hearts and arts with us…..and we are looking forward to hearing from you each and everyone, getting to know more about you, what makes you tickety tock and what makes you rock!!!! My interview with Fa is one of two that I’ll be journalling, so stay tuned as you may be next in line!! enough chit-chat…...read on…......................... Let’s Focus On….....FROZENFA interview with Karin / (Fa, tell us puleeze, what makes you tickety tock and what makes you rock?) / / aw, look…it’s baby fa….isn’t she adorable!! How does being a creative person and pursuing your creativity affect other aspects of your life? After i finally left the corporate world, i decide to venture into doing my tees and designs full time a.k.a. going jobless. Almost everyone says i’m being crazy and that i’ll end up being a free loader and won’t make it anywhere. i get people telling me left right center, about how tough it’s going to be.. or how shitty the world is out there and basically just assuming that i’d turn into a starving artist. my family too didn’t believe in me. but i did get a moral support from 1 friend then, Serena. and with just that 1 person believing in me, i just went ahead to live my life, my way. I no longer meet up with my friends unless they ask me out, which is always for a reason or another or they just feel obliged to. some thought am becoming a hermit. i’d say i’ve gotten to know so many more interesting people around the world in this 6mths.. From awesome photographers to cool writers to amazing painters.. i got introduced to PixelTerminator by Buddy Sears ... i get to do a collaboration design with Karin.. i got to meet Cvail73 when she’s here on holiday.. and just met a new bubbler, udonchow just now, who’s back to renew her visa.. and i think i’ll be meeting Krisso during his stopover to sg on his way to london.. hehe.. XD Since i’m “jobless”, i have more time to spend at home. i get to do the sweeping and moping the floor and making sure to dry the laundry and be ready to help my mum when she comes home. i am happy cos i get to spend more time with my family and be more helpful and useful to them. I am soo much more happier now. all the depression and being forced to do work i’m not interested in and having to deal with annoying people is over.. i can do my own work at my own pace.. i can draw what i want to draw, express what i want to express. and no, i am not a free loader! i live off my savings. no i am not from a rich family, everyone in my family just knows how to spend only when necessary, we don’t have air conditioner nor sofas at home! and no i am not rich, else i would have a physical shop by now. no i am not starving artist, i am still fat! errr.. dang.. ok fine, i need to exercise more.. (Tim: ROFL!!!) grrr… But you can call me struggling artist, yesh, i can accept that! =) am still struggling to find my own printers and working towards opening my own mini booth at a local market.. Tell us about one person or moment that has made your time on redbubble particularly special or meaningful Back during my early days at work, i was made to believe that i wasn’t creative enough and that all my designs are below standards. Back then, i believe that i’m not creative and am a lousy designer. with RSI and depression, honestly i thought i’d forever live in the shadow of other people.. But everything changes when i join RB!! i’d say the one person that i’m truly madly deeply hehehe thankful to i’ve met is Karin! Yesh, the big shining star in RB, Karin Taylor !! if you don’t know her, then you must be either new to RB or been really inactive here.. hehehe.. XD How special is she? as if you don’t know!! Oo” / Well you can check out our mushy tribute to each other here at her journal here... ehehe.. Basically, she’s been most encouraging and supportive of me and my crazy designs.. Heck, can you believe it, she’d even listen to me whining about silly non design related problems through bmail? i always feel so bad taking up her time sometimes with my whinings, but she’s always so encouraging and listening.. i am very thankful for that. Karin also turns out to be my VERY FIRST buyer (she kept it a secret until i started making other sales slowly but surely). hehe.. i received a birthday present all the way from overseas for the first time ever in my life from her too! and a bday card.. haven’t got a bday card in awhile.. Bday truly would have suck this year if it weren’t for her.. and this is what really moved me most. i will admit, that really made me cry!! XD Show & tell us about five works on redbubble that have moved or inspired you FIVE ONLY?! the one who started this must be joking… gosh.. ok, to those not chosen, no offence, k? as long as i fav your works, it means i really like them!! just my luck that i can only pick 5 now.. i’d choose… / by VirgiMax Designs / cos yea.. the people i love and care for hurts me like hell, never thinking about how painful their words or acts are.. / One Spring Day by Karin Taylor / reminds me how fragile friendship could be.. how it maybe spring one day, and autumn the next.. how easy it is to lose a friend.. and how a new friend may suddenly spring into my life out of nowhere.. this piece just touches me.. =) / I Am Not Strong Enough by lisadee / I once wrote an email with exactly the same title when i was at the risk of a mental breakdown.. and the image there really reminds me of how far i’ve come since then.. / Beach Duet by Karin Taylor / this wonderful piece inspired me to come up with / / Summer Fun =D / Girl on Red Wall by Karin Taylor / inspired me to come up with a bunch ofFrazzle the cat design and also starts off my first collaboration artwork ever! Thank you so so much, Karin!! —-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Thank you Frozenfa for filling us in more about you, your art, your creative life and what makes you tick tock and truly rock!!! A fabulous interview giving a ‘behind the scenes’ look at Fa’s life, her values, and i think it gives a little insight into just how special a person she is, someone who has a heart full of courage, depth of feeling, and I think she is what they call an old soul with a heart that’s so big and swelling with love….send some love her way peoples, and visit her bubble today…you won’t be disappointed i promise :D You may wanna buy some of her art, coz i think she’s gonna be real famous soon!!!! Fa will pass on the love, by requesting two more bubblers whom she admires and respects to do interviews with her, and journalling it…..this way we all learn so much more about one another, as well as being introduced to other artists through the five….. I was so shocked, honoured and moved that Fa chose no less than three of my artworks as being of special significance to her, this really rocks my world fa Ps I highly recommend fa’s TIM character (Twisted Inner Monster) for every ailment under the sun! / Hugz and Glompz / and enjoy reading everybody !!!! Love Kaz, KT, Karin, k, me :D / (all my aliases ….)

• New T-shirt design
  by SdeVarax

  !http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/clothing/backgroundcolor:fafafa/bodycolor:babyblue/size:large/style:mens/view:preview/2065453-1-amore….

  I like the way my art has been developing. I took this design straight as my latest piece Amore =D Other t-shirt designs /

• New Shoes!! New Features!!! New Products!!! @ Migalooo
  by migaloomagic

  Hi Everyone, I have some news: / I have some shoes: YUMMI LOVE / !http://rlv.zazzle.com/isapi/designall.dll?action=view&pid=1677911…

  Hi Everyone, I have some news: / I have some shoes: YUMMI LOVE / / Yummi Love Children’s Keds Shoe available at Zazzle TROPICAL LOVE BIRDS / / Tropical Love Birds Children’s Slipon Shoe at Zazzle MOO NEWS!!! / Moo Cow Sunrise Shoes at Zazzle / Moo Cow Sunrise Kids Keds Sneakers at Zazzle / Moo Cow Sunrise Family / Little Moo Tshirt / Little Moo Baby Tshirt at Zazzle / Little Moo Apron at Zazzle PINATA PONY NEWS / Pinata Party Ponies was featured in Art & Stories Made for Children / Pinata Party Ponies Shoe available at Zazzle / Pinata Pony Horses Children’s Slip on Shoe @ Zazzle / Pinata Pony TShirts available here SUGAR PLUM BALLERINA NEWS / Sugar Plum Childrens Keds Slip On Shoe available through Zazzle / Sugar Plums TShirt BABY BLUEBIRD CLUB NEWS / Baby Blue Bird Club was featured by Art and Stories Made for Children / Baby Blue Club available as an Apron at Zazzle / Also available as a baby onesie at Zazzle Kameko Slipon Shoes / Little Angel Red Stripes Shoes /

• SALE!!
  by 87joonbug

  thanks to who ever purchased that cornel west tee design—im not on here as much as i was in the beginning—look for my designs on www.d…

  thanks to who ever purchased that cornel west tee design—im not on here as much as i was in the beginning—look for my designs on www.designbyhumans.com (more freedom on design placements) screen name is: 87joonbug

• Sales @ Ten Weeks (two new tshirt sales!!)
  by Karin Taylor

  ___ / FIRST BIT OF NEWS / ___ I sold two tees Yay (one last night and one this morning!!!!!) Two Late…

  ___ / FIRST BIT OF NEWS / ___ I sold two tees Yay (one last night and one this morning!!!!!) Two Latest Designs sold (with many thanx) to beautiful fellow bubblebees Firstly, last night some time Liesl Yvette Wilson an aussie artist living in London who does gorgeous children’s illustrations (please pay her a visit !!) purchased my latest Kokeshi Doll Autumn TShirt: ...and NEXTLY, SalsBells69 a fellow bubblebee and wonderful photographer from Australia, purchased my other latest tee design Fantasy Island Retro TShirt: I have been really down lately, and these two sales have boosted my spirits enormously, a very big thank you to my two special buyers Leisl and Sal :) thanx guys! _________ NEX BIT OF NEWS * ( / i see you’re still here, thanx so much for hangin’ round for next bit) / ________ Hi fellow bubblebees, I joined red bubble community on or around about the 7th February 2008 (near on 10 weeks ago) i think :) i never know what today’s date is even tho it’s apparently right here on my computer screen…i am really a computer illiterate in many many ways (sh don’t tell anyone that lol) – my friend frozenfa knows this only too well :) Just me with a special update…for a while now I’ve ummed and ahhhed as to whether to share or not about sales and figures…when i first started bubbling i was so excited i couldn’t help but share good news…but as time’s gone by, I’ve noticed the ups and downs emotionally that we all go through over the good and bad times. I think all of us struggle terribly when no-one’s buying our work, and I’ve had an immense struggle with it myself. When no-one’s buying you think, okay, it’s all over bar the shout, i’m finished, i’m washed up, i wanna get out of this cruel game which is a roller coaster ride to say the least I’ve watched friends many times feel despairing, and I know that feeling so well. So sometimes sharing about sales and views can crush someone else’s spirit, or it can spur them on to become more and more determined to win the big prize :) I feel seeing someone else’s success does both these things to me. I’m not sure how the rest of you are going with your sales and progress, i’m told some even make close to a living from selling their work here…...I’m far from that goal ….. but we must continue to encourage one another all the more if some are feeling low and flailing, there are so many wonderful artists here, and i see they have no comments on their work, or just one and i wonder why is that? I have been so encouraged by this wonderful community and the warm sentiments fill my heart with joy and put a spring in my step, i can assure you all of that :) and I wanted to say thank you to everyone for being like, my extended family of brothers and sisters :) Anyway, I’ve been keeping quiet about sales and views for a while…..i wonder whether if you’re doing well..people will drop you off their watchlist….or if you’re doing not so well, people let you go anyway, i really don’t know…. But i try to be honest about who i am, so i’ve decided to lay it on the table today….and here are my stats :) Ten Weeks on Red Bubble art views 25,045 / clothing views 7,350 card sales 25 / tshirt sales 12 / _print sales _ 1 total sales* 38 translated $$$’s $163.48 ________ FINALE _ (if you’re still awake and stuck with me til this / point, i must applaud and congratulate and send you / big hugs and thanx :)_ ________ I’ve been very busy lately, as i was commissioned by some folks in United States to create some designs for a business proposal…don’t think i can say much more than that…but stay tuned as it could turn into something big….and that would be very cool :) thanks for listening to my guff everyone, love yas all :) big hugs from Karin xo

• Free Hi Resolution Textures
  by Cameron Gray

  If you’re an artist or designer looking for some free hi res textures to use in you work, I am now giving away my personal textures for o…

  If you’re an artist or designer looking for some free hi res textures to use in you work, I am now giving away my personal textures for others to use in their work. These textures are completely free and can be used for commercial and non-commercial work. / If you could help spread the word about these free textures, I would be very grateful. / I’m also giving away free copies of my book to certain people who are of particular help in promoting these textures & my website. / Textures are available from: / http://www.ParableVisions.com Enjoy, - Cameron Gray

• I'm having a shoe attack at Zazzle!!!
  by fatfatin

  Hi people! I’m currently having this crazy obsession with designing shoes over at Zazzle! I cannot seem to stop and I’ve been at it si…

  Hi people! I’m currently having this crazy obsession with designing shoes over at Zazzle! I cannot seem to stop and I’ve been at it since yesterday when Zazzle launched its first ever custom shoes by KEDS. It’s very, very addictive!! There are 3 styles available for women: slip on, mini slip on & lace up and 2 style for kids: lace up and slip on. I have many designs still pending under review and the pics below are fresh from my Zazzle gallery. Do check them out! Click on this link to check out my entire collection of custom KEDS SHOE gallery Cheers! fatfatin

• Get Yo' Self Some Dingbats!!!
  by bchrisdesigns

  I just wanted to take a few seconds to promote some of my favorite little pieces of coolness: dingbats...

  I just wanted to take a few seconds to promote some of my favorite little pieces of coolness: dingbats. Check out The 4-1-1 on Dingbats for more information on installing and using Dingbats! I also wanted to give a shout-out (and proper credit) to some dingbat/font resources and the actual dingbats/fonts I use in my work… Dingbat & Font Resources: UrbanFonts.com DingbatDepot.com FontsForFree.com FontStock.net Daily Free Fonts Dingbats-UK Font Head Design Freeware AbstractFonts.com Dingbats & Stylistic Fonts I Use: ABCLogosXYZ Aeroplanes Asian Dings BalloonDigits BarMKode Bookshelf Symbol 7 CareBearsbyIacy Carr Balloons cats MEOW Children ChockABlockNF CODON Comet DavysDingbats2 Distro Bats Dragline BTN Dm Eller Erotica CD FAD Omega Birthday Bats Flower Font Heads Free Regular Gallaudet Regular! GERMS GoodDogBones GoodDogCool Greenwich Mean Time Hannah HardTalk Infinite Dingbats lindkvist1 lindkvist2 Minimum Wage Money Shot More than human Morphina MW Ding-A-Lings nicklishnickoz Not Too Shabby Boxed Ocean_Iacy Old Time Ad Dings One Old Time Ad Dings Two OPTIC.BOT Orcas Palsu Playing Cards Ransom rayguns Retro Bats One Saturn Sound FX SwishButtons Toast Tombats 6 Tombats 7 Tombats Four Tombats One Tombats Smilies Tombats Three Tombots Type Keys Filled Vehicle Decals ‘Flames 7 Art’ winnertakeall WoodcuttedCapsBlack WutsCookin WWBearySpecial Xerography [Stuff I could not find links for: ClassiCapsXmas2002, Garys, KL1-Pharaos & KL1-Pharaos Two, KleinsTypesoup, LetterBeings, Marlett, MS Outlook, SA-DoodleStar, SA-Roris dings, SA-Swirls, SmileAndTrain, Webdings, Wingdings, Wingdings 2, Wingdings 3] *NOTE: I will add to these lists as they grow. These are my pieces which use any of the above dingbats/fonts (will add as I create more):

• Powerstations and Plastic Balls
  by The wizard of ed

  Battersea Power Station is clearly the finest structure in London, forget Apsley House, you want imposing might, you can’t go further tha…

  Battersea Power Station is clearly the finest structure in London, forget Apsley House, you want imposing might, you can’t go further than Sir Giles Gilbert Scott’s magnificent Art Deco monolith of brick. / So he had a stab at the telephone box, and Bankside (or the Tate Modern) is alright, but those four chimney’s rising from clutter of terraces and railway sidings strike an imposing figure over the city skyline. And it’s not surprising, it’s the largest brick building in Europe. / From Pink Floyd to Children of Men, via The Beatles and The Dark Knight, it is scorched into our modern cultural psyche, the Bank of England burnt tens of thousands of pounds in the furnaces there when they thought the Bosch were about to conquer us during WW2. Meanwhile the RAF were using the plumes of smoke to guide them home. Screaming Lord Sutch wanted to cover it in wool and make it look like a dead sheep, John Broome tried to turn it into a theme park. Now they want to turn it into a naff collection of faux pot plants and cafes, with a riverside walkway way, exterior designed to within an inch of it’s life. They’ll probably fail. But I don’t care, it meant that it was opened for two days for the public to get inside and have a wander, and this just hasn’t happened very often. (PVZ would have wet himself) On a different note, but while I have your attention, the next day I attended the Lovebox Weekender, and aside from Goldfrapp having these totally ace guys dressed up like colourful carpets pinging it all over the stage, Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips came out in a massive plastic ball and went walking and crawling all over the crowd, oh, and yeah, their show was amazing too

• WooHoooooooooooooooo!
  by Karin Taylor

  I just sold a card of Lotus Love but i don’t know who bought it…...so i’m here to say THANK…

  I just sold a card of Lotus Love but i don’t know who bought it…...so i’m here to say THANK YOU so much !!! to my mysterious buyer :D /

• Karin's Weekly~ISSUE ONE~
  by Karin Taylor

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  Hello to all….. I have been doing some thinking – dead silence fills the auditorium, and everyone rolls their eyes….uh oh….lol!!! oh no, she’s been thinking again!!! Yes!! I have, and my idea is this…I am gonna put forth a weekly journal called Karin’s Weekly instead of all the little journals….in it i will put any sales and any news…rather like a blog….. It will save a bit of time for myself, and hopefully for you, as you won’t have loads of journals to check out popping up in your activities list from me, just the one every now and then, with as much juicy stuff as i can squish out!! :D —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— KARIN’S WEEKLY ISSUE ONE Sales Update Thnx so much to the following people for these purchases: 1. Saskiafairfull for purchasing 2 cards / i) Chinese Red Fan Girl / ii) Little Green Teapot 2. Anna Bartlett for purchasing 2 tshirts / i) I can Stand on My Hands TShirt / ii) Little Green Teapot TShirt Please note there are three versions of Little Green Teapot TShirt / a) the large design version here / b) the smaller ‘inside a circle version’ here / c) and finally the circle tshirt with flowers which can be on tshirt colours other / than black….here 3. rmyrland for purchasing a card of / i) Bosom Buddy On that note I’d like to add that I will today hopefully upload large files of Little Green Teapot and Bosom Buddy so that will be available as prints also. Other News a) Please vote for me here as I have entered the Mum=Mum2 exhibition online, so if i would truly appreciate your votes, (you can only vote once) and it does take a moment to register your details, my painting is Madonna & Child and is on page 3, I am the very first entry, but appear last ! But I would be extremely grateful to anyone who does vote for me. A very huge thank you to those folks who have already voted for me, I am so grateful to you!! / Madonna and Child Hugs b) I have entered another exhibition/competition called “Ocean Shores Art Expo” with the theme of “Belonging” and just had my painting Hidden Treasure framed beautifully for that… I am so hoping to do well, she is a very special painting for me. / Hidden Treasure c) Tshirts are taking quite some time to arrive on customers doorsteps, please allow a month from time of order. I believe that they had a backlog from a few weeks ago and have informed everyone. What Am I Working On Right Now? / ! / A series of farmyard designs for children – these are digital designs I’m creating for my other shop on Red Bubble called Migaloomagic and JMS art licensing venture The new design is to do with a four legged creature that eats hay….hmmmm wonder what it could possibly be?? Here is the new design above as a thumbnail, it’s called Pinata Party Pony Family there is a whole range of prints, tees, etc over there, please do go and have a look over at my other gallery and check out all the new stuff, i even have some dancers from Tchaikovsy’s Nutcracker Suite visiting my gallery at the moment / Click on the above banner to see the new additions!!!

• 25.03.08 The Alphabet Challenge
  by ozlat

  As I am practically brand new to design and photography, I want to play a game and get the RedBubble community involved. It is fairly sim…

  As I am practically brand new to design and photography, I want to play a game and get the RedBubble community involved. It is fairly simple and the reason behind it is to challenge my creativity and develop my skills. I would like people to post a comment with a word, concept, or theme… from A to Z (the alphabet) and I will challenge myself to create a piece of wall art, and t-shirt design for each posted comment. All work will be tagged a2z along with the corresponding topic and letter of the alphabet for an easy search function. Feel free to join in the fun… so what will A be?

• FEATURED ON HOME PAGE!!!!
  by Karin Taylor

  / Best of Friends has just been featured on th…

  / Best of Friends has just been featured on the Home Page!!!!!! / Yay!!! ‘Friends Series’ card by Karin Taylor Best of Friends is a mixed media production (ink, pastel, charcoal, acrylic) on canvas textured paper. Two sweet little girls with towels over their shoulders, one in a terry towelling dress on their way to the beach, and it’s such a bright sunny day with a big swell, hope they know to swim between the flags!!!

• [group news] PSYCHEDELIC ARTS & DESIGNS
  by webgrrl

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  / click header image to take you directly to the group or click here h1.GROUP GUIDELINES: TAG YOUR IMAGE! PLEASE TAG YOUR IMAGE with Psychedelic_Arts or Psychedelic ” / THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT, or your images may be removed. / If you are submitting a piece of art into this group, then by logic, it should have ‘PSYCHEDELIC’ in the tags Submit up to TWO (2) images per section (art/clothing) per person, per day. Make an effort to comment on at least one image in the group pool by others, each time you post. Do not submit images that are similar, one after another, we like variety :) If you are not sure whether your image is Psychedelic or not, just ask me. / Bubblemail me with the link of your image. / WHY WAS MY IMAGE REMOVED?: images that are not considered ‘psychedelic’ will be removed. Please read the groups description to see if your images have the qualities of Psychedelic Arts before submitting, if you are not sure.. please excuse me if i dont write to each one thats removed with the explanations.. You are welcome to write to me to enquire, if you would like to know why it wasnt ‘psychedelic’ enuf.. :) about this group/what to post: / Fantastic, metaphysical and surrealistic subject matter, kaleidoscopic, fractal or paisley patterns, bright and/or highly contrasting colours, extreme depth of detail or stylisation of detail. Morphing of objects and/or themes and sometimes collage, inclusion of phosphenes and other entopic motifs, repetition of motifs. Please visit Wikipedia’s definition of Psychedelic Arts to understand/learn more / http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_art definition of psychedelic arts: (from Wikipedia) / Psychedelic art is art inspired by the psychedelic experience induced by drugs such as LSD, Mescaline, and Psilocybin. The word “psychedelic” (coined by British psychologist Humphrey Osmond) means “mind manifesting”. By that definition all artistic efforts to depict the inner world of the psyche may be considered “psychedelic”. However, in common parlance “Psychedelic Art” refers above all to the art movement of the 1960s counterculture. Psychedelic visual arts were a counterpart to psychedelic rock music. Concert posters, album covers, lightshows, murals, comic books, underground newspapers and more reflected not only the kaleidoscopically swirling patterns of LSD hallucinations, but also revolutionary political, social and spiritual sentiments inspired by insights derived from these psychedelic states of consciousness. PSYCHEDELIC INSPIRATIONS / The Art of Jeff Hopp / “I believe that true art is foremostly a form of communication. For me to be interested in a piece, it must tell me something. An artist can communicate many things…. ideas, emotions, events, beliefs, etc. As for my art, I am interested in illustrating events and experiences that I have witnessed on my spiritual journeys. It is a method of capturing moments that cannot be documented in any other way. / They are places that can’t be photographed, and I feel that is important to share them with others.” LINKS & RESOURCES PSYCHEDELIC ARTIST : JEFF HOPP RESOURCES : Psychedelic Arts @Squidoo PHOTOBLOG/IMAGES : Psychedelic Wallpapers & Posters

• Jumpin' Jahoesaphat! Alf
  by Karin Taylor

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  hello again…. i was just taking a quick look in my activities monitor and not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 cards of mine just sold hot off the printing press to the loveliest fellow, photographic wiz Alf Caruna . Please do visit Alf’s bubble and do some exploring, his work is of the highest calibre!! The cards Alf chose from my portfolio were: / Maiden Voyage from the / Little Green Teapot from the / (she is my most popular design) / SOS from the / Minstral Fairy from the

• Graphic Design Opportunity
  by Tania Rose

  The new blog Wat is Art? is now up and running, and will be featuring interviews and artwork from RB art…

  The new blog Wat is Art? is now up and running, and will be featuring interviews and artwork from RB artists. To extend this opportunity for artist promotion, i would like to invite RB graphic artists to design their ownTitle Graphic (or header) for the blog. / GRAPHIC SPECS must be 724 pix wide x 170 pixels must contain the title Wat is Art? must contain the subtitle insights and inspirations behind the artists, behind the art can be any colour and any style you like If/when your graphic is chosen to be the featured graphic, you will be credited at the top of the side column, with a link to your RB profile and your groovy RB widget. the blog was only launched this week, but is already attracting surprising traffic from the early stats i’ve seen. More interviews are arriving, and over the next 2 months it will be growing steadily. Feel free to spread this around the RB community. HAPPY DESIGNING!

• 'Tree of Life' featured--Thank You to the Psychedelic Art & Design Group!
  by Jan Landers

  I am once again honored and delighted to have my art featured by the Psychedelic Art & Design Group!!! A heartfelt thanks to you!!!! ...

  I am once again honored and delighted to have my art featured by the Psychedelic Art & Design Group!!! A heartfelt thanks to you!!!! Much Gratitude, / Jan