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GIRL CRUSH
{art workshops + tea parties}
the print offspring of a tweet and the newspaper classifieds
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o you have something that you’d like to share with U PP E R C A S E magazine readers? Now you can publish it in honest-to-goodness ink on paper in our new “peeps” section! Think of a peep as a creative cross between a tweet, the community newspaper classifieds and a type specimen. Thanks to lithographic technology, these “paper tweets” leave a lasting impression. And with beautiful typography and design for each message (typeset by U P P E R C A S E designer Janine Vangool), these peeps transform a classified into something classy. Have you just launched your portfolio site or redesigned your blog? Maybe U P P E R C A S E readers would love your shop with a unique offer just for them? Are you starting a special project that seeks collaboration? Do you have a special message for a fellow reader? A shoutout or just a friendly word of advice to share? Just want to see your name in print? That’s what U P P E R C A S E peeps are for! Starting at just $25! uppercaseyyc.wufoo.com/ forms/hey-peeps
Hi Peeps, I’m Caitlin from P E S K Y . Visit me for quirky illustrations & amusements. First 2 to contact me receive a cool P E S KY bunny brooch, free! peskyenterprises.com Illustrations, paintings and a peek into the work and musings of an Australian-Italian artist living in Rome. To buy originals and prints visit: baboucherouge.etsy.com.
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brought to you by The Jealous Curator: A series of one-day art workshops held at the studios of amazing women. We’ll talk insecurities, artist blocks, and inspiration. We’ll eat fancy sandwiches and pretty cakes. We’ll make some art and even go out on a few artsy field trips! SAN FRANCISCO with Lisa Congdon NEW YORK with Samantha French SEATTLE with Tif Fussell LA with Stephanie Vovas PORTLAND with Lisa Golightly MINNEAPOLIS with Jennifer Davis AUSTIN with Alyson Fox PHILADELPHIA with Shauna Alterio
Get your daily hit of inspiration at the sparkly new redesigned bentlily.com. Writer and publisher Samantha Reynolds turned a New Year’s resolution in 2011 into a vibrant website that reminds you to slow down and savour the details of life. And for some instant poetic gratification, create your own InstaPoem. Just answer five questions and you’ll craft a stirring look into your soul. bentlily.com
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So be inspired by cupcake wishes and glittered dreams. And make a little sweet something every day! blog.shopdirtylaundry.com
eve-N-odd is St. Petersburg,
FL’s most whimsical gallery. We host many international art shows! Currently seeking art for a coloring book show! Join US! eve-n-odd.blogspot.com
Life is like a sock monkey, you never know how it will turn out. Joan Walker
Good to Know zines are packed with advice + inspiration from artists, illustrators and designers on creativity, business & life! Couponcode: HOORAY for 10% off! pikabooks.com contemporary jewellery artist / aspiring sculptor / new mom nature lover / admirer of beauty / advocate for a handmade economy / human / @kariwoojewelry kariwoo.etsy.com
If you love to love your hubby,
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FLOWER CRaZy,
a 5-Week Online Class with Carla Sonheim, starts April 9, 2012! Carla is the author of “Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists” and loves to help adult students recover a freer, more child-like approach to creating. Watercolor and collage your way through the April showers with your own crazy, abstracted flower paintings. $100 includes 15 professionally produced instructional videos, weekly photo step-by-steps, 25 inspirational posts, silly and fun drawing exercises, and more! carlasonheim.com/
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Abstract maps—small worlds you have never visited but can become part of your home... painted and stitched on paper... always changing alive with color. gianninabrusatin.com
Sarah Phelps Creative Design studio located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Specialising in design and hand-printed paper goods. Twitter: @SarahLPhelps / Facebook: Sarah Phelps Creative sarahphelpscreative.com
Visit Sky High Gallery
tucked behind Sky High Skateboard Shop in Milwaukee. A quick 1.5 hour train ride from Chicago. Exhibits and programming change frequently. skyhighmilwaukee.com
Work at Twitter by day, and I’m Paperwheel letterpress at night.
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Shop Cosmic Ephemera:
specializes in the hunting and gathering of tools, ornaments, and provisions that connect us to each other, to places, to ourselves. wildernessofwish.is
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He likes pizza & football. She likes pumpkin spice lattes & orcas. Together they brew fresh design. Offering special blends, welcoming new friends, Coffee Creative. coffeecreative.net
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that shares unique and inspiring stories of solo creative professionals. Realize that your personal creative voice impacts our world. creativescupboard.com
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Cumin, string too short to be of any use, bees. Smoking raccoons, chickens’ earlobes, charcuterie. Illustrations by Bambi Edlund. bambiedlund.com
Creative retreat, Tuscany, September 2012. Indulge your inner artist with Rachel Hazell, paper, thread, recipes, wine and olives! Gourmet treasures, book art pleasures; book today. prettybookadventures.com
Looking for a photographer who shares your aesthetic sensibilities? Look
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Send some postal love
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Looking for a website that stands out?
Avery Swartz makes kick-ass websites for creative people looking for something just a little bit different. averyswartz.com
Porchlight Press is now open!
A bustling full service letterpress printing + graphic design studio, gallery space in downtown Vancouver! Check out our website: porchlightpress.com