Mod3rnart Contest & Giveaway
That’s Right!! Happiness is only real when shared. That’s why we decided to have a contest/giveaway to ring in our comeback. What the contest will be and how it will work, we have no idea yet. What we do know is this:
The prize will be worth $100
You heard right, 100 bucks and that’s a lot of cash in the economic state that we’re in right now. So check back soon and we’ll have all the info and rules for you. Oh and let us know what you think or if you have advice on how the contest should work.
Update: OK! Here is the info you’ve been waiting for.....The prize. I have opened up a kool little web/graphic design shop over at etsy.com and one of the services I provide is a flash based catalog for marketing your work - have a look at the demo I made showing some of Eleni’s jewelry pieces (Click Here). That’s right, you can win a 14page flip-book with twitter/facebook/website integration and beautiful pictures of your work!! But it doesn’t stop there, no no. I will host the catalog on my server for 6months free of charge - Bamn!! That is a $100 value up for grabs starting sometime this month. Check back for details and more info soon.
iStudio Update
After multiple request, we have decided to re-arrange the istudio images from chronological order to alphabetical. This will insure that you find your favorite shop within seconds, while before it took hours. Yet, we are a little sad because, sometimes, it was fun just to get lost and wonder around. This update will be followed soon by a complete overhaul of the istudio gallery into a more manageable and faster version. Think of it as istudio 2.0 or istudio ipad update..... We would love to hear your thoughts and please spread the word and let’s get more people involved.
We're Back Again!!!
We’ve been meaning to write a blog post for a while but haven't managed to do so.. If there was ever a procrastinating contest i would possibly hold the record.. So here i am now, hopefully back for good. Spring was on its way and was really beautiful a week ago, but this last week its been really wintery and cold again. Cant wait for better sunnier days 
We've been very busy in the workshop for the last month and i thought to give you a small hint on that we've been working on. Stay tuned for more and feel free to take a guess.....
FAOTW - kjd Photography
After the long wait, we are proud to present you with our featured artist : Kjd Photography : Within seconds of looking at her work, words like stunning - beautiful - amazing - “I couldn’t do that” - “Why can’t I take shots like that” and so on.....let’s not let my personal demons get in the way. Below you will find just a sample of her extensive work, it can also be found in our Featured Artist Gallery and also at Kelsi’s etsy shop. Enjoy and leave some comments of support.
I spent some time in California and obviously was exposed to Ansel Adams. Ansel had this gift that made me start loving photography - regardless of the photo, you (the viewer) seemed to be standing next to the camera. It was as if you and the photographer were a pair and that is a amazing gift that I see in Kelsi’s work - Bravo Kjd Photography.
Let’s show some love people and give Kjd Photography some hits - go and visit her etsy shop or our gallery where her work is on display. Remember to leave a comment of support because the handmade revolution can’t go forward without love!!
We're back!!
After being gone for most of the summer, Mod3rnArt is back in full effect. Just a bit of info, we live in a very touristy part of Corfu, so for the summer months we are working 16 hours a day. Now that the season is over, we are focusing all our energy back into Etsy and Mod3rnart.com and You!! We have so many ideas and projects we want to talk about and get people involved in - here are some hints: uBag and Top Secret. More info to come.......
So.....we have some things to make up for and that means "Featured Artist Contests!!" Let's do it!!
Rules: Post a comment in this blog entry and with it leave a link to the site you wish to enter into the contest (make sure to post the link including http://...) Also, please leave your name or etsy name so we can contact you if you win. You are allowed to post one picture in the blog if you wish but please do not post more, as it slows the site from loading. While we will pick from week to week, do not be afraid to voice your opinion and even vote for yourself. We take all and everything under consideration. Please scroll down and visit/comment on previous artists-we all need support. Also you get extra points for checking out our etsy site.... www.mod3rnart.etsy.com Sign-Ups end Saturday the 14th of Nov Winner has been picked - Stay tuned to see who it is??????
FAOTW-Featured Artists of the Week
This weeks artists are by far our most playful and colorful featured artists to date. Both MFM-Apparel and Variation also create art forms which we have never featured here at Mod3rnart - We love the new stuff!!! Please take a minute and feast your eyes on the beauty these two artists create, who knows......you might just be their next customer!!!
MFM-Apparel: "Minty Fresh Monster Apparel is run by two Minneapolis Natives, Saman and Erica. The “Mintee Fresh Monster” was born in the fall of 2007, after three months of trying to figure out a good name for this T-shirt company. It's sort of like the “Jolly Green Giant” but more trendy or something. And we sell T-shirts and not peas." With a story line like that, how could you not love MFM-Apparel? Anyone that follows this blog and remembers this entry: T-Shirts Are Art Too understands my deep-pleasure for crazy t-shirts, so I 100% support MFM-Apparel in their bid to create a New World Order with their shirt company. Check out their etsy store and our gallery feature.
Variation: Well Variation is just that - Variation. "I love to work in a wide variety of mediums, hence the name of my Etsy shop!" Most artists just stick with one art form ( I know we do) but this talented etsy artist cross creates with many different types of materials and techniques. (Send some talent my way)
"I also knit, crochet, embroider, sew, do some bookbinding and letterpress, metalsmithing, collage/ assemblage, digital graphics and animation. I've always been inspired by the amazing work I see from many, many artists and crafters, past and present, across all mediums. Drawing inspiration from great people is a beautiful way to create yourself and one can see from the images above and in our gallery that Variation is two things for sure: Diverse and Talented - Bravo!!! Also check out Variation's etsy store.
Featured Artist Contest-June27th
Ok, it's been a while but the Featured Artist Contest is back in full effect!!!! "Well, I'm new to your so so blog - so what does this mean mod3rnArt?" Well, if you're chosen, then you get to be featured here, with all these other super kool artists from ETSY. "Ok, that doesn't sound so bad. How do I sign up?" So glad you asked....completely made up - imaginary person! Here are the rules and good luck!!!!Rules: Post a comment in this blog entry and with it leave a link to the site you wish to enter into the contest (make sure to post the link including http://...) You are allowed to post one picture in the blog if you wish but please do not post more, as it slows the site from loading. While we will pick from week to week, do not be afraid to voice your opinion and even vote for yourself. We take all and everything under consideration. Please scroll down and visit/comment on previous artists-we all need support. Also you get extra points for checking out our etsy site.... www.mod3rnart.etsy.com
Sign-Ups end Sunday the 12th of July UPDATE: Signups closed and the winner will be crowned within days
Grindstone Feature
Kathiroussel over at Gindstone Girl's Daily was a super kool kat and did a feature on our little istudio art project and it turned out amazing. Grindstone is a super-stunning modern blog that is so gorgeous to the eyes, it gives you cavities - I got 2 from my last visit! While it does not sole feature jewelry, it does have its fair share and tons of featured artists from our etsy world. Worth stopping by for a peek but watch out for those cavities!
The Storque+The Frisky+Me
So I get up this morning and like every morning, I head on over to the old computer to see if I have any Etsy love. Type in CraftCult.com and "Wham Baam thank you maam!" Not only some hearts, not only a feature, not only some love but a storque article! Ameliamagritte has put together a very special Storque article about, "Right-Hand Rings With The Frisky’s Amelia Parry." The article deals with unique, gorgeous and affordable etsy rings:"Beyoncé says that if he likes you, he should put a ring on it. For her, this translates into a $5 million diamond, but for the rest of us without Jay-Zs in our lives, there are still tons of gorgeous, original, and affordable options. Single ladies: silver, bronze molds, and spark plugs are your new best friends. All of these babies will fit your right ring finger just as well."
There are some stunning works in this collection and these amazing artists get some marketing help - which is always great. The Storque is a great place to expose the etsy world to some amazing finds, so get writing people! I'm working on a piece that involves many of our regular blog followers, so get ready!!!
Oh!! I Like That-Feature
So I was browsing around the etsy forum the other day and ran across a post by SpareButton, in which she was asking for etsy artists to feature. Well, you don't have to ask me twice and so I signed up! Today the feature went up on SpareButton's blog which is titled "Oh!! I like that!" Rocking title for a blog and so was the feature. Go and check it out people and send some mod3rnart traffic that way. Hope life smiles on you all
FAOTW-Featured Artist of the Week
We've had some brilliant artists of late and today's feature is no exception by any means. What we've tried to do with the weekly features, besides exposing Etsy's artists to the masses, is to show many different types of art forms-check out GrocGroc and Nooshka!!GrocGroc: Working as a pair has been working for us, here at Mod3rnart and from the images above (which rock), GrocGroc is a power-house team. With fresh designs, ultra modern shapes and brilliant colors, GrocGroc has such a balanced eye for jewelry. My favorite piece (2nd from the left) is so amazing-never thought about combining tennis and rings.
Nooshka: Etsy was my first real exposure to sewing and doll making, this is not to say I had no interest earlier-just that I had no items to view. Now I am fascinated and Nooshka's stunning work makes me want to be more involved in this magical world. When looking at the images above, you can see life in these dolls, you can see a small twinkle of a soul-glowing to get out. Look at the first image, the emotion of "shyness, embarrassment, loneliness is so real-so true. Nooshka's work is second to none in my book-so go and check the work out!!
Support by commenting on the blog's post-show your love for these amazing artists. Also you can see all our featured artists here and who knows, they might give us a crazy giveaway!
Featured Artist Sign-Ups
It's time to search the depths of Etsy and find a new featured artist-as always this will be an amazingly hard search, since every single shop I stumble upon has something that completely rocks my mind. With a little help from you all, I'm sure we can get some ridiculously talented people to sign up-so spread the word and post those comments. As always, please take a moment to read and share your reactions to our previous winners (just scroll down) and post a comment or two.Rules: Post a comment in this blog entry and with it leave a link to the site you wish to enter into the contest (make sure to post the link including http://...) You are allowed to post one picture in the blog if you wish but please do not post more, as it slows the site from loading. While we will pick from week to week, do not be afraid to voice your opinion and even vote for yourself. We take all and everything under consideration. Please scroll down and visit/comment on previous artists-we all need support. Also you get extra points for checking out our etsy site.... www.mod3rnart.etsy.com
Sign-Ups end Sunday the 31st of may - Sign-ups now have ended and the artists will be picked and featured within days. Etsy item of the Day-Feature
How does that old saying go? "Features come in 3's!" Wait....no....that's something completely different. Have you checked out www.etsyitemoftheday.com-not yet you say, well get on over there! EIOTD-as I like to call it for short is a nifty little blog that features artists from etsy and their items....yes the name says it all. Jackie, the rad gal that runs the blog was nice enough to feature us and this is how it turned out:
Two of our favorite items got featured-one you can see above but the other one you will have to explore to find out. Go on over and support www.etsyitemoftheday.com as it was built to support you-so go on over and who knows, Jackie might feature you!
Spanish Feature
We got a kool Spanish feature today from a close friend that makes ridiculously amazing jewelry-you need to check out Naventin. The feature dealt with our on going-super-kool art project....iStudio and while my spanish is not perfect (or not good at all) it was still a beautiful feature. Take a peek...
Naventin's blog and etsy shop are perfect examples of the power of a clean-mod3rn-gorgious site, that emphasises the art and not the framing site. Websites are great but they should not take from the art by being over-powering. Have a look at the feature and enjoy Naventin's blog....you can also practice your spanish-there will be a quiz, so study hard.
FAOTW-Featured Artist of the Week
Last weeks sign-ups for Featured Artist was overpowering-so much so that I could not for the life of me pick two people.....so I picked four. FrenchPressKnits and Harold and Jane were featured first and it has been great. Both artists create amazing work and the best part was that they both worked in different mediums-thus we were able to experience dos (that's all the spanish I know) art forms. Well, this week is no different-so get your fingers ready to start clicking and say hello to Benconservato and BloomStudios.
Benconservato: "I'm an Australian artist, illustrator, printmaker, photographer who spends most of my time creating things." I wish I could spend most of my time creating things-most of my time is spent destroying things
One realizes right away from looking at the art work, that Benconservato spends some of the time in our world and a lot of time in a world I wish I could get a passport to!! Words like Fantasy-Tim Burton-Dreams-Mystery-Darkness-Playfullness come to mind when I look at the work above. It isn't art work filled with fear or death as some might think from a quick glance but rather a childlike imagination that has grown with an adult body. Check out more of Benconservato work in our gallery.
BloomStudios: Balance::Strength::Elegance this is at the heart of every BloomStudios creation and even the untrained eye (me) can see this foundation. Bloom's collection is made from a wide variety of materials consisting of many different types of precious/semi precious stones and precious metals like Silver and gold. It is obvious that care is taken in matching not only the stone but also the color of each stone to the specific metal. This aesthetic eye and the classical style that we see above, is key to the great success that BloomStudios has had. Feast your eyes on the rest of the collection in our gallery and please remember to support these artists by commenting and visiting their sites.
iStudio Feature
iSudio took another major step into society today with a feature done by etsy artist and blogger Snou. The post can be found here and please take the time to read it because Snou does an amazing job of really looking into the meaning of our work spaces. "When you see a workshop you see more clearly that what comes out of this place
was made by a person, lovingly sitting in front of a worktable, making decisions
with eye and heart."
This is the path I see for istudio-exposure through blogging and features but also through personal analysis by the people participating or viewing. Art is always a two way road-it is never eye with no heart. There needs to be emotion on the part of the person and the art-without this, there is no point. Go check it out.....
iStudio-Update 2
iStudio has turned from a crazy-whimzical art project idea to something of substance and I love it!!! Etsy artists from all over have submitted pictures of their studios/workshops/work-areas/work tables/place of creation and it is quickly turning into so much more than I imagined. If you don't know what iStudio is, here is the info: "iStudio was born from the idea that, "where artists work is sometimes just as interesting as the work itself." After seeing several workshops/studios we quickly came to the conclusion that this was also an art form; more of an anthropological artform."Here is what I see for istudio: I want it to keep expanding-for more and more people to submit pictures and for it to grow into a full blown etsy canvas. I have great hope in this but I will need your help, so let's start letting people know about this project!!! Invite the artists you love, hate, admire, distain to the party because as iStudio grows, it will look like a.......(I have a secret not yet revealed).
Interested in joining, E-MAIL me a picture-
WOW-Featured
We got featured and I don't mean, "In a mug-shot." Oceanside Creations was nice enough to feature a couple of our jewelry pieces and a cute little interview (the part about my constant drug use as a youth is all lies) on their blog, so please go on over and check it out. Here are the pieces that were featured and "Girl with the Pearl Ring" is still my favorite.
Oceanside's blog is an etsy-packed powerhouse, with artists from all over etsy's vast universe pictured and featured. Oceanside has put together a perfect example of the kind of talent etsy finds and creates (not a shameless promo comment regarding me). If you are interested in getting more info on the pieces featured, you can find them in our gallery or in our etsy shop, plus check out Oceanside's etsy shop.
FrenchPressKnit's Giveaway-Ended 17/5
If you've read the comments below, in our latest "Featured Artist" post, you know by now that everyone is going crazy for FrenchPressKnit's knitting. Well, she has offered to add this Orange Spring Cowl to our giveaway contest, so let's show our support and visit her site now. If you want to find out more info on either the Cowl or FrenchPressKnits, just click here and please show your support by commenting. To enter the contest, please leave a comment in this post and a link (add the full link address, including http) to your favorite Etsy artist, explaining why they are your favorite. In the spirit of promotion, you can't be your own favorite artist....
If we pick the shop you linked, you win the prize!! Post an image if you would like, but please only post one. The contest will last until Sunday 17th of May and feel free to tell as many people as possible about it.-Update and the Winner Is.............
The winning post is by user "Benny and the Jet" for picking to promote Jessica Doyle's art. Congrats for exposing us to Jessica's shop but here is the problem....you didn't leave an email or your etsy shop name! How am I going to find you? Hope you are a returning blog reader or I might have to give the cowl to another poster-hurry!!!
FAOTW-Featured Artist of the Week
Every week I tell myself that I'm going to make a new system for picking the "Featured Artists," thus making it easier on myself and every week it gets harder and harder. Our site has been up for a little over a month now and the one striking revelation I have come up with is, "There is a ton of ridiculously talented people on etsy!" This week is no different by any means, as we have two wonderful artists, in two very different fields. Oh, by the way..... one massively bad aspect of FAOTW... you're all making me look bad ;(
Haroldandjane is our first artist this week (pieces seen above) and she comes to us from Seattle WA. I've known H&J for some time now and her personality is so much more than just artistic; she is a combination of humor-passion-drive-life-love and these attributes can be seen in her work. The jewelry is alive with color, with spirit. Each piece pops out at you, as if to say, "Wear me...we'd look great together." Koolest little tidbit of info about H&J's jewelry....each piece is named after a song lyric, so check them out in our gallery and try to guess the songs.
FrenchPressKnits: Is our second featured artist this week (pieces seen above) and from the moment I saw her beautifully-fuzzy creations, I wished for winter to arrive early. Aesthetically gorgeous and functionally perfect, FPK's pieces make us all wish we had the patience to knit (or at least lie and say we can.) From slippers to scarves-mary janes to pillow cases, each one of FrenchPressKnit's designs is original in thought and construction, with a massive emphasis on professionalism. Check out her collection in our gallery and beg winter to come early.
Let's go and support these great artists by visiting their shops (HaroldandJane and FrenchPressKnits) or our gallery. Remember, the hand made revolution begins with our support and passion, so leave some comments and spread the word......who knows what great giveaway might happen....
Lucky Thursday
We have been so very luck to be featured by such amazing sites and today it happened again. IndieFixx was super-kool and featured our Bow-Tie earrings on their site - it blew my mind (it's still blown and hurts). Oddly enough, IndieFixx was a site I was in the middle of exploring to feature on this blog-life....you freak me out sometimes (often). So, the good news is that the feature is awesome, especially since Jen incorporated the earrings into a whole vintage outfit and this post will be the first in a series on IndieFixx. Go and check it out here and leave some comments for support.
We Got Featured
WoW.....Woke up to a new convo telling me that Mystic Wynd had decided to feature 2 of my pieces on her blog. This counts as better than dreaming-Thanx. So go on over and check out the feature and lets give some cross-blog support!!! It's important to support each other, so lets get moving people...
iSTUDIO-UPDATE
We had our first two iStudio artists (KimberlyRose & YellowGoat) join the party yesterday and so far the gallery looks beautifully-human. For those not knowing about iStudio, let me give a small reminder or you can look five posts down. iStudio was born from the idea that, "where artists work is sometimes just as interesting as the work itself." After seeing several workshops/studios (fancy names meaning-where you work), we quickly came to the conclusion that this was also an art form; more of an anthropological artform. So what does this mean? Well, we are going to post pictures of studios from all over the world and we want you to join in.
E-mail your picture (yes, one picture, so make it a good one) to us, with your info (name/shop/web address) and we take care of the rest. We ask one thing in return, please contribute to our blog, whether it is posting a comment here or in our weekly featured artist contest or Weekly free art giveaway-be involved!!! Let us know what you think.
Featured Artist Contest
Here we go again!! On the 30th of April, we will pick our 6th Featured Artist....so get those posts going!!! The artist that is picked will have their work shown in our gallery, along with a bio and contact info. To enter, you do not need to be a jewelry maker-we accept all artists and do not be afraid to post for an artist that you think is amazing. Here are the rules:
Post a comment in this blog entry and with it leave a link to the site you wish to enter into the contest (make sure to post the link including http://...) You are allowed to post one picture in the blog if you wish but please do not post more, as it slows the site from loading. While we will pick from week to week, do not be afraid to voice your opinion and even vote for yourself. We take all and everything under consideration. Please scroll down and visit/comment on previous artists-we all need support. Also you get extra points for checking out our etsy site.... www.mod3rnart.etsy.com
Giveaway-Over as of 27th of April
Recession Antidote-Every week we feature amazing artists and every week we are even more surprised by their generosity. This week is no different, with Helen Gotlib and Shay Dodson giving one huge recession antidote-giveaway to you. Not one but two beautiful pieces can be won this week , so let me tell you a little about them. Helen's prize is a pair of 6.25"x4.5" etched note cards (seen above), which are absolutely stunning, check them out here for more info. Shay's prize is a photo print of her masterpiece "Zoli", which just happens to be my personal favorite (can I cheat and win it?) and can be seen here for more info. Now that we know the prizes, let's talk about the rules...To enter the contest, please leave a comment in this post and a link to your favorite Etsy artist, explaining why they are your favorite. In the spirit of promotion, you can't be your own favorite artist....
If we pick the shop you linked, you win one of the prizes !! Post an image if you would like, but please only post one. The contest will last until Monday 27th of April and feel free to tell as many people as possible about it. Oh....go and thank Helen and Shay by visiting their Etsy shops or leaving a comment, two posts down.
FAOTW-Featured Artist of the Week
.....And the Oscar goes to.......Helen Gotlib and Shay Dodson. This week we find ourselves with two featured artists again and if you find yourselves saying, "but why, mod3rnart?" We think the work more than speaks for itself! While from a distance, the theme and medium that our two featured artists have created, might seem similar but by taking a closer look, you truly see how independent and unique each artist is.
Helen Gotlib: Has traveled extensively. Her observations of people and customs in Japan, China and Israel have influenced her perception of the human body and how expressive it is. See her amazing work in our Gallery. Helen's work is in the first two images located above.
Shay Dodson: "Above all, my paintings express a love for paint itself; the fleshy, textural quality of oil paint and its luminescence - its thick opacity versus liquid transparency. Shay's work speaks so loudly about the animation of art and you can see her beautiful work in our Gallery.
As always, make sure to visit our featured artist's etsy shops (Helen's or Shea's) for all artists help and support each other. You can also show your support by leaving comments in our blog and who knows, maybe if the comments are nice enough, one of these amazing artists might give us a piece of art for a giveaway....
iStudio
We promised surprises and we don't lie. So here goes: We have added a new section to our gallery called iStudio and the whole point is "YOU!" iStudio was born from the idea that, "where artists work is sometimes just as interesting as the work itself." After seeing several workshops/studios, we quickly came to the conclusion that this was also an art form; more of an anthropological artform. So what does this mean? Well, we are going to post pictures of studios from all over the world and we want you to join in.
E-mail your picture (yes, one picture, so make it a good one) to us, with your info (name/shop/web address) and we take care of the rest. We ask one thing in return, please contribute to our blog, whether it is posting a comment here or in our weekly featured artist contest or Weekly free art giveaway-be involved!!! Let us know what you think.
***Featured Artist-April 12th***
Another week another featured artist!! On the 12th of April, we will pick our 4th Featured Artist....so get those posts going!!! The artist that is picked will have their work shown in our gallery, along with a bio and contact info. To enter, you do not need to be a jewelry maker-we accept all artists and do not be afraid to post for an artist that you think is amazing. Here are the rules:Post a comment in this blog entry and with it leave a link to the site you wish to enter into the contest (make sure to post the link including http://...seriously, I mean it this time) You are allowed to post one picture in the blog. While we will pick from week to week, do not be afraid to voice your opinion and even vote for yourself. We take all and everything under consideration.
FAOTW-KimberlyRose Giveaway
Recession Antidote-As we mentioned yesterday, KimberlyRose was awesome enough to give us a free print from her collection, which can be seen on Etsy and in our Gallery. Being the kind, kool and caring people that we are, we decided to hand this over to you, our amazing bloggers. So, here are the rules and they might be familiar if you have played with us before. To enter the contest, please comment in this post a link to your favorite Etsy artist and explain why they are your favorite. If we pick the shop you linked, you win the print!! Post an image if you would like, but please only post one. In the spirit of promotion, you can't be your own favorite artist.... The contest will last until Sunday 12th of April and feel free to tell as many people as possible about it.
FAOTW-Featured Artist of the Week
Ladies and Gents, boys and girls, the wait is over. We are proud to announce that this weeks Artist of the week is KimberlyRose!! As I am sure you will all notice, Kimberly is an amazingly talented artist and she blew our minds away. You can see her beautiful work in our gallery and get more detailed info on Kimberly here. Please take the time to see her shop and gallery, as we all should support our fellow Etsians. Oh, and Kimberly has offered one of her pieces for this week's giveaway, you rock!!!!
As with last week, the turnout for the FAOTW was massive and this week we had about 45 posts, just for the contest The choice was still hard but the contest is gaining force-so full speed ahead. Please leave comments as this is the way we know that you like or dislike what we are doing. Are you our next Featured Artist????
Giveaway Winner
Sunday came and left and we were left with the hard task of picking a giveaway winner. As with the featured artist (which we have to pick tomorrow) contest, picking a winner is always hard because you guys/gals always link such amazing shops. Yet, we knew what we had to do, so we got our hands dirty and picked our winner. We are proud to announce that the etsy member "Giftbearer" is our winner, with her promotion of "Celiefago's" shop. If people don't remember the rules, just scroll down to the giveaway post and everything will be made clear. Giftbearer will get a free print of her choice from our featured artist, Wade Solowoniuk. We would also like to thank Wade for giving us the print for the giveaway, please check out all these great artists.
-We Got Featured-
We were lucky enough to be featured this week at Masaom's blog...people... you have to go and check it out-amazing!!! She is from Barcelona and not only is her etsy shop beautiful but she also has an amazing aesthetic eye. Don't be shy Etsians, leave comments about her shop or blog-we love the feedback.
***Featured Artist-April 1st***
Here we go again!! On the 1st of April, we will pick our 2nd Featured Artist....so get those posts going!!! The artist that is picked will have their work shown in our gallery, along with a bio and contact info. To enter, you do not need to be a jewelry maker-we accept all artists and do not be afraid to post for an artist that you think is amazing. Here are the rules:Post a comment in this blog entry and with it leave a link to the site you wish to enter into the contest (make sure to post the link including http://...) You are allowed to post one picture in the blog, if you wish but please do not post more, as it slows the site from loading. While we will pick from week to week, do not be afraid to voice your opinion and even vote for yourself. We take all and everything under consideration.
Fantastic Giveaway!!!!
Our first giveaway is brought to you by one of our first featured artists. Wade Solowoniuk has been nice enough to give us a free 8x10 print from his collection, which is housed here. We in turn have decided to pass this amazing gift on to you, in our first blog giveaway. Now, there are a couple of rules and they are as follows. To enter the contest, please comment in this post a link to your favorite Etsy artist and explain why they are your favorite. If your going to post an image, please only post one. In the spirit of promotion, you can not be your own favorite artist.... The contest will last until Sunday 29th of March and feel free to tell as many people as possible about it. Also, please visit our featured artists, as they are amazing and leave a comment in the post labeled "featured Artists." Enjoy and Good luck!!!FAOTW-Featured Artist of the Week
The anticipation is over and here are the Featured Artists of the Week!!! Like earlier posted (WoW Blog) the choice for the featured artist was so hard and the participation so great (50+ posts in 24 hours) that we had to pick two people. This is the beauty and the curse of having such a competition but we are up for the challenge-rock on Etsy!!
Make sure to stop by and see our featured artists, Marina Lampropoulou and Wade Solowoniuk because Etsy works on the basis of supporting each other. They are both amazingly talented artists, working in different mediums and from different parts of the world. It is beautiful to see how art can bridge people together-always amazes me. As for the wonderful artists that did not make it into the FAOTW, we have a little surprise....check the bellow blog post.
WoW Blog
WoW is all we can say!!!! We always believed that having featured artists on the blog was a great idea, both for you and for us but we were shocked to see how many people turned out to post. It has been amazing and the over 50 posts in 24 hours prove that having this as a weekly event will rock. The only downside has been trying to pick the artist itself from all the amazing people that posted. In fact, the decision was so hard, that we decided to have two artists this week. For the people that did not make it, make sure to post again for the coming week and I will make the rules a little more clear with a post later this week.
Featured Artists
We are proud to announce a new section to our blog and I am sure you will love it as well. Each week we will have a featured artist and a small collection of their work, both here and in our gallery. There will be a small bio and some background about the artist but mostly it is about the work. While many of the artists will be jewelry makers, this is not set in stone and we wish artists from all trades to participate. While we will pick from week to week, do not be afraid to voice your opinion and even vote for yourself. We take all and everything under consideration. P.S. Please keep picture posts in comments to 1 photo under 2mb to keep the traffic load down for now, until the site is fully running, thanx
Test Video
This is just a little test to see if embedding video and having podcasts works. Anyway, check out the video and see the future of the iphone....by the way if this is true....I'm getting in line. Enjoy and leave a comment or two Blog up and running
OK, after hours of coding we have the blog up and running, that includes comments/ratings. So feel free to express yourself but lets keep it clean people. Also please link sites you think are interesting and I’ll add them to the blog, along with pictures. Additionally, the RSS feed is working, so if you find the site interesting, go ahead and subscribe to our feed. Welcome to the grande Web-Opening
We would like to welcome you to our grande web-opening. Please realize the site is heavily under construction and will be for some days or weeks but feel free to look around. While leaving comments in our blog is always welcome, we have not got that feature up and running yet, but it will come soon. In the mean time, check out our other sites here and here. Thanx for stopping by.......