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Jillian ~Bohemiart~ Our first winner of the "featured artist contest"!!!


~~BOHEMIART~ The Art of Jillian S.~~


~~BOHEMIART~ The Art of Jillian S.~~
Look deep inside your heart—where bliss meets despair; where fanciful desires play; where dreams are both created and shattered—and you will understand the essence of Bohemiart by ACEO artist Jillian S.
Jillian’s miniature (2 ½ by 3 ½ inches) mixed media art cards explore the very core of humanity: Emotion. And through subtle symbolism, they offer viewers a keyhole peek into the heart and soul of this self-taught artist.
Born creative, Jillian always dabbled in art, from homemade cards and gifts to scrapbooking. But strangely, it was her interest in musician Stevie Nicks that led her to discover Art Cards, Editions and Originals (ACEO). A few years ago, while compiling a scrapbook of Nicks’ images and lyrics, Jillian searched eBay for art and collage materials. There, she happened upon ACEO, and immediately fell in love with the art of mixed media collage.
She taught herself the art form through patience and practice, employing varied techniques and mediums, from vintage images to acrylic paint to stamping. She soon found her niche in Gothic art. Drawing on personal experiences, she infuses her work with feelings, often times sorrow.
“My work is all about emotions: sadness, loneliness despair,” she explained. “I find there’s beauty in despair; there’s always a fine line between what is beautiful and what is scary.”


Whether she plans her art or leaves it up to inspirational chance, Jillian puts a piece of herself into every card. “I suffer over all of them; everything has to be exact,” she said of her original, never reproduced art cards. “It’s all about the details. The details are everything. It has to be just so.”
Sensitive and intuitive, Jillian rarely suffers from artist’s block. She’s easily inspired by art, music, literature and everyday life. A collector of art, Jillian seeks inspiration from fellow artists. Margaret Keane, famous for her depiction of doe-eyed children, fantasy illustrator Brian Froud, and painters Mark Ryden and Gustav Klimt continue to influence her work.
A member of ZNE, Jillian draws deep satisfaction from her connection to the art community and her craft. “It’s been everything. It has exposed a place inside of me I never knew existed,” said Jillian, who exhibits her work on eBay and deviantart.com “I’ve never done anything as fulfilling. To know that something I made impacted someone, what they saw in it or what it represented to them. There’s nothing like that.”
Viewer interpretation is at the heart of why Jillian continues to create. A true artist, she wants her work to evoke catharsis.
“Maybe they are reminded of a happy time in life, or they see themselves in it,” said Jillian. “But I hope there’s something that comforts them, that they are touched by it, that perhaps it expresses a feeling they haven’t yet found words for.”

~Interview by Amy Hansen~

Links:
http://bohemiart.typepad.com/
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZbohemiart
http://bohemiart.deviantart.com/
http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/goth.html
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5075804


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~Michael de Meng is in the house!!~




Artist Statement:

My work is about transformations. It is about the transformation of the common into the sacred. Discarded materials find new and unexpected uses in my work; they are reassembled and conjoined with unlikely components, a form of rebirth from the ashes into new life and new meaning. These assemblages are metaphors for the evolutions and revolutions of existence: from life to death to rebirth, from new to old to renewed, from construction to destruction to reconstruction. These forms are examinations of the world in perpetual flux, where meaning and function are ever-changing.

Be sure to visit Michael's Creative Soul to say hi!!

Assemblog of Michael deMeng http://www.michaeldemeng.blogspot.com/

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"Over the last 105 years in the saddle, we've seen wars, conflicts, depression, recession, resistance and revolution," "We've watched a thousand hand-wringing pundits disappear in our rear-view mirror. But every time this country has come out stronger than before .... If 105 years have proved one thing, it's that fear sucks and it doesn't last long. So screw it, let's ride. check out there latest ad campaign...love it!! http://tinyurl.com/6kug35 ***

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New Obsession!

Just posted photos on both my typepad blog and here, of first results doing nature printing following the directions in LK Ludwig's book. Amazing results and too much fun! Happy 4th of July!!

Posted by Sue Pieper on July 4th, 2008 at 9:11pm — No Comments (Add)

OUT OF THE LOOP!

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Posted by Missy Trent on July 4th, 2008 at 6:20pm — No Comments (Add)

ANYONE HERE LIKE PINK?

CSST Christmas In July Stash Shabby stash of vintage goodies in a handpainted pink metal box for your scrapbooking etc..So pretty with cottage rose decals and I handpainted lace.Treasures are vintage pink ornaments,handmade pink paper roses,had crochet… Continue

Posted by Couture de Papier on July 4th, 2008 at 2:57pm — No Comments (Add)

'Angel Poupe'e' Christmas In July Vintage Collage Card

This was fun! Even though it is 90 degrees out! I love the old vintage reds! Is ning slow and jumpy! I still have to reset my password to get in here and it is sloooowww! http://www.ets y.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=13047900

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Posted by Couture de Papier on July 2nd, 2008 at 1:09pm — No Comments (Add)

Memory problems....

The very bad thing about this digital art business, is that it tends to eat up your systems memory when you keep all the files on your hard drive. I discovered this while trying to create a new piece and continually receiving "out of memory messages". I thought I had plenty of memo… Continue

Posted by Norma Jean Adams on June 29th, 2008 at 4:15pm — No Comments (Add)

I now have my own website!!

In preparation of having my art accepted at galleries, I have made my own website. It's suzanbuckner.com! Come by and check it out!! (nothing special--same old, same old! LOL).

Posted by Suzan Buckner on June 29th, 2008 at 8:02am — 3 Comments (Add)

NEW NANTUCKET TREASURES GOING FAST IN MY SHOP!

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Posted by Couture de Papier on June 29th, 2008 at 7:42am — No Comments (Add)

My Newest Creation "Pumpkin Patch Witchie"

Photobucket Hello everyone after finally taking my nose out the book Wicked by Gregory Maquire I was inspired to create a sweet little Witch design! Of course Julia is the Model in my design she once again asked if she could go dear . Ha ha I have spent most of my time creating… Continue

Posted by ANITRA'S CUTE ARTWORLDDigital ARt on June 27th, 2008 at 7:09pm — 4 Comments (Add)

FIRST POST!

Hello to all and welcome to my BLOG on CREATIVE SOULS! My main BLOG is actually located at: www.shabbygirl.blogspot.com Please drop in sometime as I do try to post daily and keep the blog alive with fresh photos! This is a photo of a "play" piece of art in which I created ONLY to exp… Continue

Posted by Missy Trent on June 26th, 2008 at 4:02pm — 1 Comment (Add)

a little press!

Last week I was interviewed by our small local paper, if you want to see (and maybe get a good laugh-lol) here it is! http://tinyurl.com/4gcw8k

Posted by Sue Pieper on June 25th, 2008 at 8:59pm — 8 Comments (Add)

new jewels....

Due to the excessive materials and the complete mess it can make when I create my jewelry, I often try to create my pieces in groups of 3 or 4. I start in my upstairs studio where I have my bench press and do all of my cutting, drilling and sanding of the found objects that I've picked out. From there, I take them downstairs to the sunroom studio space. There, I pick out my epehemera and te… Continue

Posted by jes berry on June 24th, 2008 at 5:00am — 5 Comments (Add)

NEW GOODIES!!

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Posted by Couture de Papier on June 23rd, 2008 at 10:39am — 2 Comments (Add)

Hand painted journals

Last week I spent an entire day painting up a huge stack of paper...

I painted up over 100 sheets and I had a blast doing it. I decided to use a bunch of these in some journals:

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Posted by Sue Bleiweiss on June 23rd, 2008 at 10:00am — 1 Comment (Add)

Clown Soiree Outsider Artist

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Posted by Couture de Papier on June 22nd, 2008 at 4:03pm — 1 Comment (Add)

New York Dolls

Long story short, Paul Nelson, freshly promoted to A&R from publicity at Mercury Records, first witnesses the New York Dolls in 1972. "The Dolls were something special," he would write later. He spends the rest of the year trying to convince his higher-ups to sign the band to its first record deal, but isn't successful until March of the following year. In June of 1973, the Dolls record their first album. The rest is history.

"I knew they were going to have to be a big success or I… Continue

Posted by Kevin Avery on June 21st, 2008 at 6:34pm — No Comments (Add)

Beep! Beep! Who needs gas?!

"Delivery!" altered art Originally uploaded by
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Posted by Couture de Papier on June 20th, 2008 at 9:59am — 1 Comment (Add)

Oh Yeah! Baby Got Back(grounds)!

I’m bringin’ backgrounds back Vibrant colors, layers, and paste with cracks They rich with texture ….oh thats a fact So sign up now and and I’ll teach you tricks that don’t lack.. Continue

Posted by Chrysti on June 19th, 2008 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Something dark...to lighten your mood

A couple of videos were recently sent my way. One called Salad fingers, the other Rabbit. Salad Fingers was sent with a by-line: what do Salad Fingers and Michael deMeng have in common?Click here to watch

Rabbit, the second one, (the Di… Continue

Posted by Michael deMeng on June 18th, 2008 at 12:00am — 4 Comments (Add)

Sacrifice - a Morpheus Box completed

i had a busy weekend- but didn't get to posting until now- among the many projects i completed was my morpheus box that i started in michael's class over two weeks ago- the zipper is gone and i think i managed to solve the issue of the "dead" space on either side of the "spinny thingy." this is heavy with the martyrdom thing so i went with "sacrifice." th… Continue

Posted by Lorraine Reynolds on June 17th, 2008 at 6:24pm — No Comments (Add)

Gifts From the Sea Mermaid Mixed Media Collage

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Posted by Couture de Papier on June 17th, 2008 at 3:23pm — 1 Comment (Add)

 
 

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