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Tara Turner

March 27, 2021 by Erika Jurney 1 Comment

My name is Tara Turner and I am a fine art photographer and digital artist who has a driving passion to capture the beauty of my surrounding environment, whether it be a misty landscape, a moody sky or an old brick wall with a hundred stories to tell. I focus on combining my two favourite genres of photography- landscape and urban. By merging these two mediums I hope to make a statement about how as people we affect the environment around us. As well I hope to evoke emotion by creating a visually appealing, unique and imaginative piece of work, as ultimately in the end, some things can’t only been seen…they must be felt

Artocrat by Pragya K

February 11, 2021 by Erika Jurney 3 Comments

Another great find in the Try Handmade Inbox…

Pragya K: Hello! I’m an Indian currently living in Atlanta, GA. My name Pragya is a Hindi word that means intellect :) My illustrations are often loosely based on my life, random incidents and far off dreams. I have a distinct style which is part modern, very colorful and meant to bring lots of cheer. Subjects & themes are always happy too – cute birds,loved pets, nature & more.

Brooke B. Art

November 19, 2020 by Erika Jurney 5 Comments

Brooke B. Art: I’m a self-taught collage artist in Northern Idaho. I generally create large-scale art (even up to 8 feet square), as I have a massive supply of paper (including sheet music and maps) I acquired through various outlets. I can’t throw anything away, so collage/mixed media was a good career decision for me. :)

I have a husband and a one-year-old daughter. My husband cuts all my art panels for me, preps and paints them, and secures the hardware. We’re a good team. My daughter is adept at tearing up books and magazines, so I expect she’ll be able to help me do the prep-work for tearing the paper I need very soon.

My larger art pieces were recently on display at a fine furniture gallery, Parmer’s, in Redding, CA. I have been a reoccurring artist in Redding’s Second Saturday Art Hop. In October, we relocated to Northern Idaho, where we live nestled in the wooded hills by a lake; the perfect setting for creativity.

Haunted Hollow Tree Pyrography

August 14, 2020 by Erika Jurney 3 Comments

The Haunted Hollow Tree: This is an original mixed media of pyrography, water color, and casein paint.

Most commonly known as “wood burning”, pyrography is the traditional art of using a heated tip to burn or scorch images onto natural materials such as wood or leather. It is a challenging medium to work in because the permanent nature of burning requires constant precision and missteps are not easily corrected. It is very much like drawing in a sense, but done with a hot wire tip instead of a pencil. The different tonal values and subtle graduations are created carefully by varying the pressure and temperature of the pen tip.

Why I loved art class

July 28, 2020 by Erika Jurney 2 Comments

I just got back from a local art show featuring work by kids from Kindergarten through 12th grade (about ages 5 – 18), and I was amazed by the wonderful pieces I saw.

Self portrait digital media by Anastasia Ionkin, Grade 12