The Art of Blogging Workshop

The Art of Blogging

Wednesday, March 14 & 21 - 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Whether you want to blog for your business, your favorite hobby, or make it into a business, there is definitely an art to blogging! This workshop will help you get started or re-started with important information, money and time saving tips, and a plan. It’s hands-on, so bring your laptop!

What we cover: What a blog is and is not, and what it can do for your business, or for you personally. We spend time planning and you'll learn important tools to help your blog get noticed. Finally, we'll talk about how to share it with others. Cost is $75, and you can register online by clicking here.

 The workshop is at my studio at Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment, Studio 114, HSV, AL

Monica Yother
My-Designs.net
monica@MY-Designs.net

Art 4 Paws

Artist Link Added: Monica Yother- Graphic Designer and Illustrator

 

Avalanch by Monica Yother, copyright

New Art Link added to the Ascribing Artists blog. Please check out the website of Graphic Designer and Illustrator, Monica Yother. Her business, MY Design offers Brand building, Advertising design, Marketing materials, Publications, Printed murals and art prints, E-Marketing and so much more!

http://www.my-designs.net/

Monica's business is located at Lowe Mill ARTS and Entertainment on the first floor in studio

#114.

2211 SEMINOLE DRIVE, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35805

WWW.LOWEMILL.NET

Watch for Monica's featured artist spot coming up soon!

Call to Artists - Madison Derby Days Festival- Madison, AL

For more information on Derby Days 2012, go to

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Madison-Derby-Days/321840901188259

Madison, AL

Help needed to take Street Art to Thailand

Updated news from Ascribing Artist Michael Aaron Williams!  Michael is taking his street art to Thailand and hopefully to a few more Asian areas and he needs our help. His trip through this new way of funding in which people help fund his project and get his artwork in return. Check out the link and help if you can:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/675282389/9-countries-and-counting-a-global-street-art-endea?ref=live

Also, check out his website at www.michaelaaronart.com. 

Michael Aaron Williams

Phone: 865-719-6307

Email: michaelaaronart@gmail.com

Website: www.michaelaaronart.com

March: Ascribing Artists Exhibit at Huntsville Art League

Ascribing Artists Exhibit: Visiting Artists

Huntsville Art League, 3005 L&N Dr. Suite 2, Huntsville, AL 35801 http://www.huntvilleartleague.org/

Exhibit March 2012. Reception March 2, 5:30-8:30PM

Participating Artists:

Lynn Weatherford

Jane Blevins
Leslie Brasher
Rita Campbell
Kala Beaver
Deborah Taylor
Jackie Segars
Judy Hardwick
Vicki Garner
Amanda Brown
Teresa Batchelor
Johanna Littleton
Gina Hurst
John Stout

The Ascribing Artists is a creative ministry bringing together visual artists who wish to "Ascribe to the Lord the Glory due His name." Ascribing Artists recognize that anything they do pales in comparison to the Glory of the Lord. The Ascribing Artists ministry is inspired by Psalm 29:1, 2 we are to be "A Reflection of His Glory" in all that we do. As a part of this creative ministry, Ascribing Artists is an avenue to bring together artists with this same belief and offer a creative outlet for artists who "Ascribe to the LORD."

For more info visit http://www.ascribingartists.blogspot.com/ or e-mail: AscribingArtists@gmail.com

City Intercessors: February Prayer for the Arts in the Huntsville, AL community

Just a brief explanation of what Mission Huntsville's City Intercessors are doing and an invitation to join in our prayer gathering this coming Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.

Our group is made up of intercessors from various denominations who have a heart to see God's Kingdom come and His will be done in Huntsville/Madison County. Many Christians have been faithfully praying through the years, but this specific group has been meeting for about 2 years. Our strategy is to pray concerning what we call the 7 Mountains (7 mind-molders of culture) which are the Family, Church, Government, Education, Business, Media, Arts and Entertainment. We bless Christians working and influencing each of these spheres of culture and pray for Godly, Kingdom-minded leaders to rise to the top. We pray for each of the "mountains" using a daily prayer calendar (see Feb. 2012 attached) and meet once a month to pray together. Started out meeting in different churches, but have now moved outside the four walls and love how effective it is to pray on-site with guests who represent that particular mountain.

So this month we are praying over the mountain of Arts and Entertainment. Allison Dillon-Jauken has graciously welcomed us to come to The Arts Council office at the Von Braun Center, 700 Monroe St. Suite #2, Huntsville, AL 35801. You are welcome to come pray with us from 6 - 7pm. We'll be praying positive, Scripture-based requests that God release His love and glory through the artists of our city.

Blessings,
Connie Oakley
Servant Administrator

Mission Huntsville is a city-reaching initiative birthed out of the Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit movement that serves as a free resource to the Christian community to help fascilitate area-wide ministry, enable specific areas of strategic focus, and to help serve, support, communicate, coordinate, and mobilize area ministry efforts and community initiatives.

May the LORD open the heavens over Huntsville!

Featured Artist: Scott Phillips

 CF Martin guitar shuttle model..placed in their museum next to the first american guitar in space exhibit.

 Scott with models celebrating the 20th aniversary of the launch of( STS-1) with the first crew....John Young and Bob Crippen.

 Scott on Launch Pad with the final Shuttle (STS-135) with his autographed shuttle model.

Scott with his award winning mantel clock....autographed by the STS-125 Hubble repair team

Featured Artist: Scott Phillips

Scott was born in Bryan, Ohio in 1959. As a young child, Scott loved to work with his hands. He loved to tinker, repair, and build things. Even though he lacked training and sophisticated tools he always had a passion for woodworking.  He felted energized when he could figure out a solution to a problem. Give him an idea and somehow he made it happen. He was blessed with a rich inner life, self-discipline, and the tenacity to create art out of little to nothing.

Scott’s family moved to Huntsville, Alabama in 1977. At the age of 19, Scott began working on the Space Shuttle Program during its infancy. Both woodworking and the Space Shuttle are in his blood. He has been quoted as saying, “I love working with wood, particularly exotic hard words, and I love the Shuttle.” It is evident in his workshop—his museum—where he has pictures, plaques and models all devoted to his hobby and career. Scott recently retired after working 33 years on the Space Shuttle Program.

Scott’s inspiration comes from nature. When most people look at trees, they see bark, leaves and branches. He sees beyond that to the characteristics of each type of wood and sees what it will look like when it is blended with other types of wood.  All wood goes beautifully together—nature made them that way. Scott gets a real kick out of seeing all the colors come to life when he applies the finishing touches to a model.  He crafts the one-of-a-kind shuttle art pieces out of exotic woods for astronauts, NASA personnel, and other space and woodworking enthusiasts. Each model is thoroughly documented to ensure he doesn’t build the same model twice. Many of his models are dedicated to missions and signed by the astronauts who flew on that mission. 

Scott is currently working on his book, Remove Before Flight, which is scheduled to be released in 2012. He is an aerospace patent holder, musician, songwriter, space historian, space memorabilia collector, and a member of the CollectSpace website community.  Scott lives in Harvest, Alabama with his wife, Dianne, and their two sons, Christian and Tyler.

To see some of Scott’s work and stories Google: Shuttleman Scott Phillips or click on the following link:   https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=shuttleman+scott+phillips&pbx=1&oq=shuttleman+scott+phillips&aq=f&aqi=q-w1&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=7455l18072l1l18221l36l36l0l0l0l6l277l6312l0.14.17l31l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=46ec1158c64847f7&biw=1920&bih=965

Scott’s guiding principle is Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

Featured Artist: Teresa Batchelor

Artist statement: Teresa Batchelor

Art and design is not right or wrong, it reflects the taste of each individual that creates it and those that view it.

Favorite bible verse:
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Website:
www.wix.com/tbatchelorartwork/gallery

Blogsite:
http://www.artistunplugged.blogspot.com/

Artists: Tell us what you do in fifty words or less.

Are you an artist, writer, photographer, or? Creative Community Members Needed 

Tell us what you do in fifty words or less. Do not forget to provide your contact information.  DayTripGetAways.Com promotes heritage tourism in the southwestern Appalachian foothills. Our focus is to tell the uniqueness about our region and the people who live here. Your story could be told on our website or our new publication that is being publish in the Spring. 
Contact: Doyce Powell
Phone: 770-723-6574
Email: daytripgetaways@gmail.com

Is There a Place for Creative Christians?

Ascribing Artist, Amanda Brown sent this great article from Relevant magazine to share! Thank you Amanda!

Is There a Place for Creative Christians?
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/church/features/28060-is-there-a-place-for-creative-christians

Art News from Shawn Dought- Who, What, Where Art

Local artist, Shawn Doughty started a new blog at http://whowhatwhereart.blogspot.com/

Please take a look. He also has a website at http://www.whowhatwhereart.com/

Call to Artists: Huntsville Botanical Gardens: Green Things and Butterfly Wings

Art News from artist, Shawn Doughty- http://whowhatwhereart.blogspot.com/

Just wanted to let you know that the Huntsville Botanical Gardens is displaying butterflies for their summer display and they are needing artist to paint them. I believe they are ordering around 35 butterflies and will be starting to distribute them in January and will need them finished by May. If anyone would be interested they need to contact the Botanical Gardens.

Nicole Hogan
Huntsville Botanical Garden
4747 Bob Wallace Avenue
Huntsville, AL 35805
256-830-4447 ext. 290
nhogan@hsvbg.org

Merry Christmas- Cornhusk Sculptors

Indian Camp Creek Handcrafts: Cornhusk Sculptures by Ellen S. Goode

"Folk Art Creche" by Ellen Goode

Cornhusk, sheep wool hair, corn silk manger

Indian Camp Creek Handcrafts: Cornhusk Sculptures by Ellen S. Goode, Florence, AL (256) 766-8184

Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival Announces Call for Entries for 2012 Alabama Farmers Co-op Photo Contest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Vicki Morese, Event Coordinator
Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival
PHONE: 256.905.0700
vicki@alabamachickenandeggfestival.com

Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival Announces Call for Entries for 2012 Alabama Farmers Co-op Photo Contest

Moulton, Alabama – Amateur photographers are invited to submit photographs of agricultural interest for the Alabama Farmers Co-op 2012 Photo Contest. Sponsored by Alabama Farmers Co-op (AFC), the contest is held in conjunction with the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival set for April 13-15, 2012 at the Lions Club Fairgrounds in Moulton.

Photos must be related to agriculture from any location within the state of Alabama. The competition is divided into four themed categories: Life on the Farm, Livestock, Crops and Agriculture Families. Only 8”x10” color photos will be accepted and entries using a portrait format will be considered for use on the cover of Farming News, a publication of the AFC.

Prizes are awarded for each category with $125 for first place, $75 for second place, and $50 for third place. In addition, each participant receives 2 free tickets to the 2012 Alabama Chicken & Egg Festival and all entries will be on display during the three day event.

“The Alabama Farmers Co-op is excited to partner with the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival to offer people of all ages a chance to show what they love most about farming in Alabama,” said Jim Allen, AFC’s director of advertising and public relations. “Previous contests have attracted a variety of wholesome images, each one telling a different story while reflecting the Co-op’s core beliefs of hard work, honesty, and family, and with this year’s contest, we are searching for that one entry that truly captures the essence of farm life in Alabama for the cover of Farming News.”

The state of Alabama is filled with opportunities to capture special moments on the farm

For complete contest rules and entry form, visit www.alabamachickenandeggfestival.com and click on “Contests” or call Event Coordinator Vicki Morese at 256.905.0700. There is no entry fee and the deadline for entries is March 20, 2012.

About the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival

The Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival is an interactive agricultural experience offering old-fashioned fun, food vendors featuring chicken entrees prepared in a variety of ways, and live entertainment by popular regional bands and local favorites. The eighth annual Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival is scheduled for April 13-15, 2012 at the Lions Club Fairgrounds in Moulton, Alabama. Admission to the festival is $3 for adults and children 5 and under are admitted free.

Highlights include a chicken clucking contest, where the audience selects the winner; egg toss competition, a favorite among children; eating contests where contestants stuff their faces with chicken wings and hard boiled eggs; and the "Down on the Farm" area featuring agriculture exhibits, antique tractors, and southern folk life artists such as quilters, saddle makers, farriers, potters, blacksmith and basket and broom makers. Other activities include a juried art show Rooster Call and Rooster Hall of Fame, an egg roulette competition, live chickens in a variety of sizes and colors, Motorcycle Chicken Run, and Little Chick Pageant.

For the latest updates, visit the Festival’s website at www.alabamachickenandeggfestival.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter.com/alabamacef, and www.MySpace.com/alabamachickenandegg. To request a media kit or poultry-related photography, call 256.905.0700.

New Portrait by Betty Burchfield: Fantasy

Art News from Betty Burchfield:

As an Ascribing Artist, I try to give all the credit to God for the gift of art that He has given me. This painting will stand out in my memory as giving back to God the gift He gave me. Making people happy is what it is all about.

A LOVE STORY

Ron and Nancy were 19 years old when they got married and very much in love. The wedding was very small as there was no one there other than the couple, the preacher and his wife as witness.. They got married without the blessing of her parents. They were married 38 years when Nancy went to be with Jesus.
One of the memories of the wedding made Ron sad. Nancy didn’t have a wedding gown! He regretted not being able to buy her one.

Between the two of us, we created this painting of Nancy in a beautiful gown and veil in front of a stained glass window such as one might see in a church. The title of this painting is “Fantasy”. His response was “this painting completed the fantasy I have of her as my Bride in an exotic bridal gown which I feel she was cheated of.

The most rewarding feeling that I have in painting is making somebody happy. Ron has since become a good friend of mine and I love to hear his memories of he and his Nancy. I’m sure that Nancy never regretted not having a wedding gown as the love that her husband gave her was more than sufficient to her. He still wears her wedding ring on a gold chain around his neck. She remains in his heart and he knows that some day they will be together in Heaven and …. LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER….

Nancy

"Fantasy" by Betty Burchfield, copyright

Artist, Betty Burchfield aka a Little Reb

http://www.treasuredreflections.net/
Capture memories, moments and life into an oil painting

Happy Thanksgiving- Cornhusk Dolls

Indian Camp Creek Handcrafts: Cornhusk Sculptures by Ellen S. Goode

Cornhusk Sculptures by Ellen S. Goode

"Pilgrim's Bounty" and "Pilgrim's Harvest Turkey" by Ellen Goode

Cornhusk, sheep wool hair, handmade clay pumpkins

"Native Harvest" and "Native Bounty" by Ellen Goode

Cornhusk, sheep wool hair, pheasant feathers, gourd vessel, handmade clay vegetables, rock, clay and glass beads

Indian Camp Creek Handcrafts: Cornhusk Sculptures by Ellen S. Goode, Florence, AL (256) 766-8184

Watch for next month: The Nativity Scene

Ascribing Artist founder, Paul LaBathe featured in the Decatur Daily News!

Artwork by Paul LaBathe, copyright. Psalm 19:1 - “The heavens declare the glory of God.” His desire is to proclaim God’s word through his work.

Ascribing Artist founder, Paul LaBathe featured in the Decatur Daily News! 

Creative gifts

Local designers and artists see work as an extension of their faith

By Catherine Godbey, Decatur Daily News 11/18/2011

How would you define yourself?

(Excerpt from the news article)

For Paul LaBathe, inspiration comes from God’s word.

A former supervisor working in a publications department, he resigned in 2002 when he could no longer escape God’s calling.

The Elkmont, AL resident started over and created Empty Tomb Graphics, a faith-based advertising business, and co-founded Ascribing Artists, a networking group of Christian artists, ranging from painters to potters.

“I believe we are all born with a desire to create not only art or music, but also as seen in carpentry, architecture, landscaping, cooking, sewing, writing, poetry and so on,” he said. “I believe this to be true because the Bible starts with, ‘In the beginning, God created’ and before we get to the end of the first chapter we read, ‘God created man in his own image.’ ”

TO READ THE WHOLE COPYRIGHT ARTICLE FROM DECATUR DAILY VISIT:

http://www.decaturdaily.com/stories/Creative-gifts,87887

Want more info?

Courtney Croxdale, designer, photographer, courtneycroxdale.com
Alisa Poole, artist, lisyart.com; paintings can be found at Trish Land Goods for the Home and Garden
Paul LaBathe, Empty Tomb Graphics, Christian-based advertising agency, emptytombgraphics.com
Ascribing Artists, a networking group of Christian artists, ascribingartists.blogspot.com

Art News from Ascribing Artist, Gina Hurst: The Arts Council Membership

Art News from Ascribing Artist, Gina Hurst:

I have some art news to pass along. I am the new Member and Volunteer Services Manager at The Arts Council, Huntsville, AL. I would like to invite you all to join The Arts Council!

Madison County is home to a vibrant arts and cultural community, and The Arts Council works to support and promote the work of more than 100 member arts organizations and individual artists. The Arts Council’s Arts Assembly members represents the very best of Huntsville music, dance, theatre, film and visual, literary, communications and multidisciplinary arts and culture.

Arts Assembly members benefit from monthly membership meetings, networking opportunities, affinity groups and technical assistance, posting events on The Arts Council’s website calendar, listing in the Arts Directory on the website, listing in the Arts Education Resource Guide which is distributed to teachers in grades K-12 and posted on-line, receipt of TAC’s e-newsletter, guest speaker events, job postings and much more. Throughout the year, The Arts Council also offers targeted workshops for Assembly members focusing on topics such as publicity, copyright and art law, funding, business development for individual artists, etc.

If this interests you, we would love for you to join and help advance the arts in the Tennessee Valley! To become a member, you can join on-line through our website by following this link: http://www.artshuntsville.org/component/acctexp/?task=subscribe

I hope you will consider joining and enjoy the benefits of membership! Gina

Gina Hurst
Member & Volunteer Services Manager

700 Monroe Street, Suite 2

Huntsville, AL. 35801
(P) 256-519-2787
(F) 256-533-3811
ghurst@artshuntsville.org
http://www.artshuntsville.org/

Feature Your Artwork on Creative Arts blog

Art News from Ascribing Artist, Kathie Depew:


I just started a new blog site for the Creative Arts (Create! with Cotton Ridge Designs, LLC - http://CottonRidgeLLC.com) to promote artists!

Create! with Cotton Ridge Designs, LLC is a free forum for creative artists to share their work, experiences and techniques. Would you like to inspire fellow artists and crafters, while promoting your work? Consider submitting an article to this site about you, your work and field of interest. Some ideas for articles are below. In all articles, please include photos, your contact information, web site and upcoming events (shows, classes etc.) that you’d like to promote.

Please let me know if you are interested in submitting a brief article about your art or craft. crdpottery@bellsouth.net. This is a free opportunity!

Kathie Depew
crdpottery@bellsouth.net
Create! with Cotton Ridge Designs, LLC
Share Your Knowledge & Inspire Creativity - A Forum For The Creative Arts
http://cottonridgellc.com/
Feature Your Work On This Site: http://cottonridgellc.com/