Total Art Soul - for artists

MickeyArtGlass has been an interesting member on our site for some time. I have really enjoyed our discussions on the forum and he has imparted some very useful information.

They are a husband and wife team of glass "artists." They put the word "artists" in quotes because they are still evolving. They are both learning, growing and thinking through this medium. They love that glass moves as it is being worked.

It is truly 4 dimensional art and fascinates me. The patterns and designs that they achieve are really wonderful. Much of their designs are nature inspired which I love.

Mickey and Madeline's blog can be seen

Karin has been a very active member of our site so I've got to know a bit about her and what she does. She is a European native who has settled in an oasis of culture on the west coast, US. She has experience as a couturier, specializing in bridal gowns but is currently moonlighting as a luxe accessories designer. This lady has many strings to her bow.

Her accessories are made to a high standard with attention to detail. She uses many different types of stitches, giving interesting textures.

Here are some of her things from her Etsy shop.

Karin's photography skills are also excellent as I think you'll agree. Her items really do pop out of the page and you can almost feel the textures.

You can give Karin custom orders, she is very approachable and flexible to follow your ideas. You can contact Karin through this site (registration is free) or you can find her on

Etsy.

This morning I almost stepped on a poor little dead bunny which had been brought in by my 3 hooligan cats.  It's the first time again in several months that they've actually ventured out. The reason being that finally the snow has melted and we can see grass again. It really made me think that spring was on it's way.  Soon we will yet again see buds forming on trees, baby rabbits (live ones!), fox cubs, fawns, lambs, ducklings, chicks etc. This is definitely the plus side of living in the middle of nowhere for me.  Soon I will start to plant my vegetables again too. Oh this is exciting! Yes, spring is on it's way!

As I'm writing this blog, a woodpecker is furiously working on building his nest in our woods. It's like a little pneumatic drill and it is relentless. I don't know how they don't get a headache!

New beginnings everyone! Be creative!

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It's about time I pulled my finger out and highlighted another one of our talented members. I've come to look forward to reading Aitch's posts on the forum and admiring her work on the gallery.

Helen Davison is from East Yorkshire, UK and paints mostly in acrylic and/or acrylic inks on box canvas. Her preferred genre of painting is abstract/semi-abstract although for commission purposes she has also painted several portraits. She's a very diverse artist and has an extensive portfolio.

Her other main love is that of bright colours and bold lines - she says she cannot imagine she could ever get to grips with an impressionistic style of painting as her leaning is far more towards the neat, precise brush strokes and lines. She does occasionally let rip with the palette knife but more often than not creates images with several straight edges.

Here are some of her works.

More of Helen's works can be viewed

She's very happy to take commissions and is lovely and friendly to approach.