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This fall our artist is busy creating miniature worlds and adding to her miniature sculpture artist collection.  Mahieu's workshop desk is filled with needle tools, clay, and tiny facets that require a delicate touch.  Needle by needle she miniature houses and realistic looking earrings are being created.  

Are artist's advice this month - try something new.  One way to grow your creative side and your skill level is to try new mediums and materials.  Our artist started out with using oils and acrylics before she went digital.  Now, she's trying old fashioned 3-D - clay sculpture but scaled down to...

After a prolonged winter in the Midwest, I was inspired by all things summer.  I also tried a few new methods this past month.  My world has gone from bright rainbow punked unicorns to hand-sculpted earrings.  

I think too many snow storms toward what was supposed to be the beginning of spring really made me appreciate all things associated with summer.  Bright colors and characters really called to me.  I stepped outside my usual book characters and ventured into my version of a rockin' unicorn and an Elvis inspired pig.  

My eyes started to pay attention to more than colors...

As my designs grow, I had to create something that made me smile.  Being a lover of Korean Dramas or K-Dramas, I laughed so hard at a conversation in one of the episodes.  Growing up in America, I'm learning some of the expressions used around the word.  

Last night was the was first time I heard an expression for someone's who's too stubborn in Korean.  The translated word is "Dunce Monkey".  My husband was probably wondering why I was laughing at 2:00 in the morning.  I was up late designing and put on a K-Drama in the background.  I...