On ” Rejection ” (Of Your Art, Or Anything) by Hastypearl I recently read an excellent piece called, Thoughts On Rejection, written by Brainard Carey. He is someone that I listen to/read, often. I ultimately sent Brainards’ piece to two people that I care about, as they had both just experienced job “Rejections”. There are […]
5 Steps To Transferring An Image Using Shipping Tape Hastypearl Don’t you think the idea of Transferring An Image, is magical ? For some reason it always has been for me. I guess because it’s not a perfect art, so the wonder of seeing if it’s going to work, holds me. : ) Well, I […]
How I Did Product Research With My Friends by Hastypearl How many times in the old days were you approached in a mall, by clipboard holding individuals, who wanted to ask you a question about your experience with a product or company? Things have changed now, right? There are now whole internet approaches where your […]
Art Studio ReArrange; Ahhh, Room To Breathe! by Hastypearl Are You a Furniture Hog, like me ?! Yep, I’m a sucker for Turn of the Last Century, Golden Oak. It’s in a sales slump say the antique dealers. Seems that the millinneals are looking for Mid Century decor. Yeah, the kind of stuff that I […]
Handmade Recycled Paper Bowl and The Sustainable Souls Project Hastypearl Welcome, All! It’s a great day to have you along, as I am presenting my Handmade Recycled Paper Bowl, as my May Art for The Sustainable Souls Project. The theme this month is, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle. I’ve had my engines revved for this one, and […]
A Short Papermaking Video Hastypearl Hi All! Have you ever tried something and not had any idea if it would work? Well, you are living that with me right now. I spent the last day in and out, playing with making paper. It was great and I am really happy with the results. So, the […]
An Easy Metal Letter Stamping Step By Step, For You ! Hastypearl Have you ever tried your hand at Metal Letter Stamping? I guess that’s a little misleading, because truthfully, this method is great for stamping other substrates, as well. I’ve stamped sheet metal, leather, wood, cardboard and even paper. If you are using another […]
Art Journals, Avocados and Biogas: What Do They Have in Common? April Sustainable Souls Hastypearl Welcome to April’s Sustainable Souls topic; Alternative Energy, Solar, Wind, Water and Biogas. I felt I was familiar with the first four on the Sustainable Souls list for April, and thought that I needed to know more about the topic, […]
Easy Book Binding Technique Hastypearl Bookbinding. What a world ! There’s an endless amount of Book Binding Technique stitch choices out there. Some are so complicated, that even holding your tongue just right, doesn’t help ; ) Short of using a stapler, what I’m going to show you how to do…The Pamphlet Stitch…has got to […]
Morning Glory and Ginger 2 Easy Projects for Your Garden or Patio Hastypearl When it’s Spring, we all seem to have LOADS of extra energy, hope and imagination and want to get surrounded by color as fast as possible, right? Well, for years, I have gotten the Most, from a tiny investment with these two […]