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You might be surprised by this…

November 6, 2019 by nicci Leave a Comment

I am sharing something a little different with your all tomorrow!

I have some mighty plans for the new year and, yes, they include you.

Have you thought about what the new year means to you? What would you like to accomplish at the beginning of this next century? How are you planning on enjoying each moment you have in this life? Do you know that we are all creative in our own ways and that that creativity can enrich your adventure called life?

Meet me here tomorrow and I will share my plans with you.

Much love!

Keep creating and smiling

Heck yes, I was stressed!

October 18, 2019 by nicci Leave a Comment

Happy Friday Everyone!

I am so glad it is Friday…lol.

Yesterday I was scheduled to give an Art Talk at a Gallery that is currently showing my work.

I did not have much information to go on… as in…..how long should I talk for?… what should I talk about? (my art, yes, but in what manner?)…. how many people should I expect?

In the days leading up to the event, I was doing great at not stressing or over planning…… until bed time each night. Then my brain would seem to go into overload…ha ha.

I decided to not invite people I knew until that last minute, as I figured that seeing faces I knew might make me falter in my delivery. Plus, I decided to imagine as I did my ART TALK that I was at home in my studio just talking to my webcam…. a.k.a. a normal weekly event for me.

As it turns out, 2pm on a Thursday afternoon is a slow time for the gallery… lol. I ended up having the pleasure of speaking to about 10 ladies (& my wonderful husband, Marco, who filmed the event for me). It was so relaxed, that it was crazy. I had to fight myself from wanting to hand out supplies and begin teaching them some of my art techniques, like in one of my art classes. 😉

It was chill….. I could breath….. I enjoyed myself…. and now I look forward to doing it again… and again… and again! 🙂

Below is the video that we recorded. I hope you enjoy it. (FYI: The art is on display until October 31st at the Plaskett Gallery in New Westminster, BC, Canada).

Inktober & Facebook Live

October 2, 2019 by nicci Leave a Comment

Hello my wonderful creative souls!

How are you doing with all the ART PROMPTS that are swirling around in the art communities this month? Don’t get overwhelmed, my unicorns. They are all out there to inspire you and to challenge you, not to stress you.

If you are trying your hand at any, or a few, take your time and have fun with it. These are activities to take you on an artsy adventure, not make you want to hide away.

I know it is only officially day two, but I have done 3 images so far and have one more to do tonight. I will do my best to attempt most (if not all) of my PAINTOBER prompts. Then , if I have them in me, I will do some of the 4 other lists that are on my radar.

The other 4 that I am following is Jake Parker’s INKTOBER, Art Journaling the Magic’s AJTMINKTOBER, Mab Graves DRAWLOWEEN and James Burke’s WHIMSEYWEEN.

FACEBOOK LIVE: Tonights live stream has been cancelled, due to my Moderator being down with the flu. We will be ready and looking forward to Sunday’s live stream on Twitch. Plus, I hope to see all of my local Un-tethered Unicorns at the Plaskett Gallery tomorrow night at 6pm.

Have an absolutely fabulous Thursday evening!

Keep smiling & creating, Nicci

Are you JOINING in my October FREEBIE Festivities?

September 30, 2019 by nicci Leave a Comment

We have had a few fun October art challenges over the years.

I believe my first October one was held back in 2014. CLICK HERE to see the original blog posting. We had over 1,000 participants through our FACEBOOK event page alone! It was sooo much fun.

In 2012 we also did a fun one called The Jingle Bell Journey!

Creating and following along with ART PROMPTS is a great way to push yourself and strengthen your creative skills. It makes us step out of our comfort zone and try something we never would have otherwise.

Today I am inviting you to have a try at PAINT-Ober! A fun arty adventure. If you cannot participate every day, that is just fine. No worries.

Have fun and if you post online, please tag it with #paintober and or #artjournaljunkies so that we can see your work.

Your adventure awaits!!! Have fun!

On a side note, my ONLINE ART Classes and goodies platform launches tonight at midnight over on my Patreon page.

Take a PEAK by CLICKING HERE and let me know what you think.

Last Market Day of the Summer!

September 20, 2019 by nicci Leave a Comment

Come on out and say HI!

I will be enjoying the Cloverdale Market Day this Saturday, September 21st from 10am-3pm, while set up with my art supplies at The Rustic Rooster Inc. sipping coffee, painting and chatting.

SALE today on Yoga leggings and more!

September 15, 2019 by nicci Leave a Comment

CLICK HERE to go to my shop on Society 6

Live ART Chat tonight!

September 12, 2019 by nicci Leave a Comment

JOIN ME in the art studio at 5pm Pacific Standard Time by clicking HERE.

Link to live chat: https://zoom.us/j/3568549950

I thought we could talk about ART, and my new online classroom while set up gouache paint palette. We can also talk about what supplies I like to use most often in my work and why.

FYI: You do not need to open an count to join in on the live video chat.

Supplies I am using tonight for my palette creation:

Meeden empty half pan

What is on the ART MENU for September?

September 9, 2019 by nicci Leave a Comment

I thought it would be fun to have a couple FREE art chats these next 2 Thursday evenings right here on the good ole World Wide Web 😉 .

It will be a fun way for you to get to know me better and for you to share what you might like to see us work on in this International arty adventure on Patreon!

Please JOIN me on Thursday evening at 5pm Pacific Standard Time! I will post the CLASSROOM link here on a new blog post by 4pm pst, so that you may get settled before we begin.