Indie Artists: Discover ESBQ

Here is another fantastic on-line resource for mixed media artists (in addition to ZNE), really for all self-representing artists:

ESBQ: http://www.ebsqart.com/

You will find a treasure-trove of information. Be sure to click on the "Learn" icon at the top of the page to find their archive of "Live Studio" pages. There are informative "how-to" tutorials about everything from Collage and Watercolor and Art Quilting to Transferring Images and using Polymer Clay to creating business cards and buying digital cameras!

The ESBQ website also has helpful information about promoting your work, authenticating one's work, listing on feepay, etc.

Cold Winds .... and CIRCA ARTE at ZNE

It got cold again (of course). Snow flurries even! Here I am shivering with my basket of flowers. March always does this to me (those of you in Minnesota and Montana probably find it amusing that I think it's cold here). Oh well, the birds are still here and the daffodils always seem to survive the cold snaps!

ZNE is doing something cool I want to share. They have a podcast called Circa Arte which features topics of interest to mixed media artists -- art tips and education, product reviews, interviews with artists. For more info and schedule click the banner below!

If you're not familiar with ZNE: It's short for variaZioNE, Mixed Media & Indie Artists Connected. We're proud to be a member and to watch ZNE grow. It's mostly online, a great place to meet other artists and view their work, chat, discuss, share your own art, etc. If you enjoy creating or just seeing collage art, altered art, and other mixed media, check it out at http://www.zneart.com/.

Spring on the way! Free image!

Spring doesn't officially arrive for about 3 more weeks, but you can't tell it today here in Tennessee. There's a bright blue sky, a strong gusty breeze, and predicted high in the 70s! Birdsong greets me when I step outside (along with the wind!). The goldfinches are pairing up, the males turning brighter yellow. I've seen a wren looking for a nesting spot, and soon there will be bluebirds doing the same.

All this spring energy has inspired a Happy Monday free image from Lunagirl. To enjoy for your personal projects: Yellow daffodils, the heralds of spring on the way!

Resource: Fresh Flower Scans

As spring approaches, I wanted to again share this site that offers scans of fresh flowers.

They are free for personal use in your art and crafts projects. He even offers a tutorial on scanning your own flowers! These would be lovely in collage, decoupage or scrapbooks, or as backgrounds or transparencies for altered art projects.


For Victorian flower art & illustration plus hundreds of Lunagirl vintage bird pictures, visit here to see our Lunagirl Victorian Flowers & Birds on CD!

An Invitation

Would you like to see your altered art projects, jewelry creations, decoupage projects, ornaments, handmade cards - or other handcrafted creations! - featured on Lunagirl Moonbeams blog?

I would like to feature artists and crafters more often, especially those who use vintage ephemera or vintage-style ephemera in their work. So whether you sell your work or create "just for fun" - email me at info@lunagirl.com if you're interested!

Vintage Romance

To our regular visitors, I apologize for neglecting the blog for awhile! We have been quite busy around here. The least I can do is give you a link to our Lunagirl Feature Article on VINTAGE ROMANCE, just in time for St. Valentine's Day. It has bits of fun information about the origins of Valentines Day and its customs, and of course plenty of pretty pictures to look at!

I've been creating new Lunagirl collage sheets like crazy. You can see all the latest at http://lunagirl.com/W-Lunagirl-Collage-Sheets-NEW.htm

I think there are too many new ones to put them all here, but I do want to share a couple of favorites on the theme of Vintage Romance!

Stay tuned for Vintage Blue Flappers, and a link to our Feature Article on The Victorian Language of Flowers (Spring is around the corner!)