Sponsor Katherine Quinn is the New Zealand artist behind Sleep And Her Sisters etsy shop where she sells her originals, prints and other goodies. She's also a busy mom who shares her musings and latest creations on her eye catching blog, Just A Girl. Head on over to her etsy and blog to learn and see more of her work!
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Jennifer Valentine of Sacred Cake is an assemblage artist and vintage assemblage jewelry designer living in Michigan with her husband, a talented portrait painter, and four of her five lively children. Her inspiration drawn from natural elements, religious iconography, and remnants of the past all come together to create one of a kind assemblage jewelry and functional artwork infused with spirit and the stories of her heart. You can read more about her on her blog and her website or you can follow her on Twitter and on Facebook.
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Last summer, artist Louise Gale from "Dream, Inspire, Create", threw out her tv so she could spend more time being creative. Last week Louise left her Corporate job to be an artist fulltime. "I recently had a birthday and spent time reflecting on the last year, amazing how far you get by taking those small steps each day". Louise is inspired by nature and most of her current work is full of leaves, trees and inspirational words. "We all need some inspiration in our lives so I thought why not wear some to constantly remind us". Louise has recently created some inspirational glass pendants which are customizable with your own special word(s) and throughout the month of May anyone who purchases a pendant also receives a note card in the matching design and some extra inspirational goodies! Check out her pendants here.
Louise also has some wonderful art prints and prints on wood which are also inspiring for every day life. Most items are in her Etsy store, but Louise also takes commissions if someone is inspired by a particular design and wants something more personalized.
To me, art has been the unexpected discovery of finding my passion. When I finally put paint onto paper, my heart and life exploded with a joy I hadn’t known before.
