It’s Nibbler Time!

November 3, 2009 No Comments by Regina

Just a recap — Nibblers are bits of info all rolled up inside one crunchy candy post.? [Long-time readers, that info is for the Newbies.? Sorta like the "Previously on The Good Wife" and then they go into last week's montage?? That was my montage.? OK, onward and clearly not upward...]? At the time of this posting, we will probably be en route to Tallahassee, FL for a few weeks to work on a beautiful restaurant set to open soon.? I will try to blog as much as I can.? In the meantime, we’ll always have this post, won’t we?? Let’s hit the ground running…

1) Kass Wilson, author and fellow TalkFaux moderator is holding a free webinar for decorative painters entitled “Creating Visual Marketing Tools”.? Here’s her description: “The webinar will show you innovative ways to create your own visual marketing tools to help your business.? We will also be discussing interesting ways you can use your new tools to capture the attention of your potential clients.”? Kass always has great ideas for artists to market themselves.? The live webinar is free and it happens Wednesday, November 4th from 9 pm – 10:30 pm, EST.? To register, click on this link — you’ll be sent a confirmation via e-mail and you are ready to go.? BTW, Kass also has a blog, Design Visions, that you can check out.

2) Speaking of blogs, Yours Truly wrote an article on them for the Fall issue of The Faux Finisher.? You can check out the article PDF here:?So You’d Like to Start a Blog or if you’d prefer to see the entire issue, you can e-mail me at Regina@GarayArtisans.com and I’ll make sure to get one to you. [But remember I'm going to be out of town for a few weeks, k?] Rebecca Parsons also wrote a great article on blogging in the same issue but, unfortunately, I don’t have that PDF.? Hope you get a chance to read both of them!

3) Laser Excel is having a contest revolving around the free stencils they give out at tradeshows, that are found at Stencil Cafe or that come with each issue of Artisphere, IDAL‘s magazine.? They are looking for the most outstanding projects done with these stencils and the submission deadline is November 23rd.? For more info and to upload your pics, you’ll need to to to their Stencils at Laser Excel Facebook page…and note that they will be judged solely on Creativity and Overall Design, so slipping them a twenty won’t work.? Good Luck!

4) Finally, I actually came upon the only picture I have of my first project ever, 1998.? It was a guest bath whose walls were painted light blue and I used the existing paint to add the same light blue to the ceiling.? Then, I added a picket fence and birds, via stencils, all along the walls.? [BTW, I do recall saying a few choice words at getting that stencil behind the toilet perfectly.? That was the first time I thought "Well, this isn't as glamorous as I thought it would be!"]? I painted clouds on the ceiling but you can’t see those, thankfully.? I remember that I was so excited that someone wanted me to paint their home that I asked her if I could keep the stencils as payment after she bought them. (shaking head, smiling)? Ah, young lunacy love!