Hello my creative friends!! I hope this month you have been on a creative wave or relaxing in the boat!! I have been hanging out on the "beach" and not so much on in the studio. (I wish I was at a real beach...I am missing the ocean and sand!!!) Read Full Story
Hello Creative Friends!!! I hope you are staying cool if you are in the US, since the temperatures have been close to 100 degrees here in South Carolina. Of course the heat has made me lazy and I haven't been doing any art, but I have caught up on my reading. So, this newsletter is going to be short. I just want to remind everyone of the upcoming classes I have going on at Creative Chick Studios and Joggles.com. Plus, I have an announcement about a new teaching gig. Read Full Story
My online friend Janet Perry is doing a blog tour of her book Bargello Revisited and I am happy to have her stop on my blog to share her wisdom and creativity about needlepoint. I am trying to teach myself needlepoint and am not doing to well....guess I need a teacher!!! I bought a kit and I am trying to make myself sit down and do this!!!! Read Full Story
I just returned from doing a workshop for the Maine Crafts Association at Haystack and it was awesome. Not only is Maine a beautiful state, but I think it is a secret from the rest of the USA. There is so much green space up there and the people are really friendly. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts is a wonderful place to take a workshop if you ever get the chance to go there. It is tucked away up on the hill on the coast and is surrounded by trees. It was really hard to get a good... Read Full Story
It is the month of May and the flowers are blooming, the pollen is covering the cars and we really need some rain! It is Spring here in South Carolina and I always get a new breath of creative fresh air when the weather is becoming warmer. I am really jazzed about this month, since I am on the road almost every weekend....and I don't get out much. It is great to meet my Internet friends and share my artwork/classes. Speaking of being out and about...... Read Full Story
I have taken on a new project and have started a free tip website called Creative Inspirations . I have always been interested in all books that talk about Creativity and Creative Coaches like Eric Masiel. If you have a creative tip you would like to share with my readers please email me at sorrell@creativechick.com. You will get full credit, so include your first name and where you live. Read Full Story
Welcome to the April Newsletter from Creative Chick Studios Happy Spring Chicken!! Hello to all of my creative friends out there in art land!! I hope everyone is getting ready for some warm fresh weather and thawing out from the Winter months. (Except all of my students who are "down under", who are approaching Winter.) I am working on the yard at the studio and have been raking leaves and planting shrubs and flowers. Now if I can get the squirrels to stop digging in my planters... Read Full Story
It is Bunny Time!!! Happy Easter and don't eat too many chocolate eggs. ******************************************************************************* Spring Offerings It is mid-March and I don't seem to be able to get my newslett Read Full Story
Check out the cool reverse Fiber Art Auction on Virginia Spiegel's website. All the money raised goes to the American Cancer Society. I have donated 3 small pieces to auction off. Please take a look at all of the wonderful artwork. T Read Full Story
