Living the Photo Artistic Life - Issue No. 17

pushing photography further

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LIVING THEPHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE

027 Amelia Blanco

028 Lou Ann Goodrich

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034 Ingrid Pomeroy

035 Lisa Demaline

036036 Judi Lapsley Miller

037 Jill Catrinel

038 Alan Bland

039 Andy Dench

040 Joan Stokes

041 Carol Ann Lang

042 Charles Buzinsky

043043 Dennis Carson

044 Elmira Tissenko

045 Susan Pulaski

046 Viv Buckley

047 Dan Lavery

048 Billa Bozem

049 Doris Seybold

050050 Ann Wehner

051 Nina Irvin

052 Michelle Joy Giaimo

053 Bethany Perron

054 Bob Rude

Contributing artists004 letter from the editor

005 Denise McNickle

006 Diana Boyd

007 Tony Stephenson

008 WayneToTheMax

009009 Mary Knaggs

010 Dean L Hohn

011 Christina Brunton

012 Merrilee Soberg

013 Cindy Vondran

014 Caroline Julia Moore

015 Trish Hoskin

016016 ALBaMass

017 Paula D Powers

018 Deborah A Braun

019 Rebecah Thompson

020 Sherri Reed

021 Margot Ashley

022-023 Laura Lipke

024024 Kristin Couch

025 Hazel Blake

026 Jean Hutter

Featured Artist:

Siegart von Schlichting

NO17JuLY 2016ISSUE080 Eitan Raz

Inna Malostovker

081 Gail Edwards

082 TD Matthews

083 Amy Ecenbarger

084 Nancy Brizendine

085085 William M. Thomson

086 Rebecca Benezue

087 Cheryl Eng

088 JF Bethanis

089 Michael Huneke

090 Marianne Van Arnhem

091 Rosemary S Smith

092092 Margie O’Hara

093 Paul Bartell

094 Julia Harwood

095 Bruce Cook

096 Cheryl Stiefvater

Phil Clark

097 Julie Powell

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055 Dave Belsham

056 Elzaby Laubscher

057 Guido Schulte

058 Caroline Knight

059 Johanna Goudsblom

060 Nancy Macfarlan

061061 Linda L. Hall

062 Soumaya Schnur

063 Susan Crosby

064 Sue Masterson

065 Janice Batterbee

066 Shelley Benjamin

067 julianna zdunich

068068 Tonnie Wolfe

069 Catherine King

070 Bev Holoboff

071 Jo Wilmot

072 Linda Knox

073 Don Davis

074 Charlie O’Brien

075075 Laurie Baker

076 Ray Kingsbury

077 Charlene Maginn

078 Nicole Wilde

079 Robin Hall

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Spotlight

Front Cover Image:

Siegart von Schlichting

Our AWAKE portfolio site is now live! Still making some improvements and getting art-work uploaded, but you can jump in and start looking around.

We have two web addresses for you to choose from:

http://ArtBoja.com

(pronounced “Art Bo-Ya” where Boja trans-lates to the word “color”)

… or if it’s easier to remember:

http://ArtisanPortfolioPrints.com

As this magazine comes out on the 15th of each month you will be able to find new art-ists to explore on the portfolio site. All you need to do is visit the site and click the little magnifying glass in the top right corner to run a search for an artist’s name.

This will then pull up their portfolio so you can read a little about the artist and see all of their other amazing work.

WhatWhat’s more (and this is just as exciting) if you see some-thing you especially love, you will even be able to get a print or canvas of the work for your home (or your office perhaps, or maybe as a uniqueunique and exciting gift for the home or office of some-one close to you).

And if you really want to impress, there will even be some stunning specialty print formats available, both in metal and in plexiglass.

(And worth noting: You can also click the “Discover” tab and explore all the many other artists of AWAKE. Try it out. You’ll find a treasure trove of inspiring artwork.)

TheThe site is still technically in the develop-ment phase with a number of improvements in the works, but it’s ready for you to visit, and it’s only going to get better and better in the months ahead.

Be sure to go have a look.

Now … was there anything else especially exciting to mention? Hmmmm. Not really. Hard to top the new AWAKE portfolio site.

So after you look through the magazine, pick out your favorite artists and go visit the site and run a search to see if their portfolios have been uploaded yet.

Enjoy!Enjoy! I think you’re going to find the combi-nation of the magazine each month and the portfolio site perfectly enchanting.

- Sebastian

For updates on the progress of the new Awake portfolio site at ArtBoja.com (along with interviews with some of the top artists), be sure to visit: http://QuillAndCamera.com

Denise McNickle(USA)

Dahlia

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Diana Boyd(USA)

http://diana-boyd.pixels.com/

House for Sale

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Tony Stephenson(Australia)

http://www.tonystephenson.photoshelter.com/

Stellenbosch

Innocence 7

WayneToTheMax(USA)

http://www.waynetothemax.com/

Like Breathing

The Waiting Room8

Mary Knaggs(Australia)

Take My Hand ...9

Dean L Hohn(Australia)

Standing Tall

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Christina Brunton(Australia)

http://etcb26.wix.com/christinabrunton

Ready Steady Go and Fly Like a Bird

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Merrilee Soberg(Canada)

Stillness

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Cindy Vondran(USA)

http://facebook.com/cindyvondranphotography

Flower Child

Mythic Deluge13

Caroline Julia Moore(UK)

http://carolinejuliamoore.com/

Holding WisdomThe Precarious NatureOf Finding Your Feet

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Trish Hoskin(Australia)

http://www.trishhphotography.com/My Funny Valentine15

ALBaMass(Australia)

Blue Poll Air

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Paula D Powers(USA)

http://www.pauladpowers.com/

Man in Distress

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Deborah A Braun(USA)

Flamingos

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Rebecah Thompson(USA)

http://www.rebecahthompson.com/

Perfect Reflection

Lost in Thought

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Sherri Reed(USA)

http://www.sherrireedstudios.com/ Lace and Pears

Wine and Smoke20

Margot Ashley(USA)

The Crazy Clock

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http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/laura-lipke.html

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Laura Lipke(USA)

Leave It All Behind

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Kristin Couch(Sweden)

http://www.kcfotos.se/

Listen to Your Voice

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Hazel Blake(Australia)

http://www.hazelblake.com.au/Sleeping Angel

Washed Up

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Jean Hutter(USA)

http://www.jeanmhutter.com/

EmbraceYour Crazy

When WomenWere Birds

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Amelia Blanco(Cuba)

http://www.ameliabdigitalartistry.com/

The Mayan Warrior

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Lou Ann Goodrich(USA)

http://louanngoodrich-photoartist.com/

Lift Off

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Mysterious Beauty

“ In a way through my art I can be a child again. There is so muchto discover, so much to express. Many things appear, which are newto me and take me by surprise — crazy ideas, sophisticated and

erotic ideas, dramatic and dark aspects of living. ”29

Dark Angel

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Dancing Pierrot

Flower Fairy

“ All my life I wanted to paint, butI wasn’t talented enough or maybenot patient enough. Photographyand Photoshop with all itspossibilities are giving me theopportunity to be an artist. ”

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Silent Beauty

In Dreams

“ I was very surprised whenpeople first told me that theysaw a unique style in myphotos. I hadn’t noticed thatthe very thing I was

searching for, had somehowalready come about!already come about! ”

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Winter Princess

Siegart von Schlichting (Germany)http://www.siegartvonschlichting.com/ 33

Ingrid Pomeroy(USA)

Beauty No. 3

Old House for Sale

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Lisa Demaline(Canada)

http://www.alderlake.ca/

Moonlight Becomes Her

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Old SodCottage

Judi Lapsley Miller (New Zealand)Passing Through

http://jlm.myportfolio.com36

Jill Catrinel(USA)

Lie in Wait

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Alan Bland(USA)

http://alanbland.com/

Andy Dench(Canada)

http://andy-dench.pixels.com/

Flowing Grace

TrumpetDeconstructed

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Cloud Nine

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Joan Stokes(Canada)

http://www.joantaylorstokes.com

Invincible

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Carol Ann Lang(USA)

Callas and Chardonnay

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Charles Buzinsky(USA)

Beyond

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Dennis Carson(USA)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/carsonations

The AlleyDining Room

Empty Chairsand Tables

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Elmira Tissenko(Russia)

Portrait of a Maiden

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Susan Pulaski(USA)

Italy Laundry 9

Italy Laundry 10

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Viv Buckley(Ireland)

http://www.vivbuckley.com/

Sunset on InchBeach

Faded Elegance

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Dan Lavery(Canada)

http://danlaverydigitalphotoartist.com/

Awake to Spring

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Billa Bozem(Germany)

Aseel

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Doris Seybold(Austria)

Daydreamer

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Ann Wehner (Australia)The Echoing Wood

A Queenfor a

Kingdom

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Nina Irvin(USA)

Summer Dreams51

Michelle Joy Giaimo(USA)

Peony Painting IIPeony Painting

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Bethany Perron(USA)

The Grass was Greener

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Bob Rude(USA)

Mystery on the Tracks

Ray of Light in the Storm

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Dave Belsham(UK)

Irida with Stardust

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Elzaby Laubscher(South Africa)

Searching 3

Searching 2

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Guido Schulte(Germany)

http://www.signthetimes.de

Reconnected II

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Caroline Knight(UK)

West Side Story

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Johanna Goudsblom(New Zealand)

http://www.assetimagery.zenfolio.com

Lambton and Stout

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Nancy Macfarlan(USA)

Stormy Afternoon July 3rd, 2016

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Linda L. Hall(USA)

http://www.inthelightimaging.com/

The Friendship

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Soumaya Schnur(USA/Morocco)

A Tear

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Susan Crosby(USA)

Cabism

Tower of Babel

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Sue Masterson(Australia)

http://www.sue-masterson.pixels,com/

Flower Ladies

Grace Blue

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Janice Batterbee(Spain)

The Over Knave

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Shelley Benjamin(USA)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/benshell/

Mother’s Day

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Julianna Zdunich(Germany/USA)

What Remains

Würzburg Residenz

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Tonnie Wolfe(USA)

Finding the Light

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Catherine King(USA)

Morning in theVineyard withSophie

http://www.ckingfineart.com/ Crashing Surf

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Bev Holoboff(Canada)

http://bevholoboffphotography.smugmug.com/

Alien Song

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Jo Wilmot(USA)

http://www.facebook.com/Jo.Wilmot.Artist

The Guardian

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Linda Knox(USA)

Painted Iris

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Don Davis(USA)

Bar Harbor Maine

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Charlie O’Brien(Canada)

http://www.tjl-photo.com/

See and Be Seen

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Laurie Baker(USA)

The Urban Giraffe

Portrait ofa Rose

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Ray Kingsbury(USA)

http://www.rk2studio.com/

Kylan

In for the Night

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Charlene Maginn(Canada)

The Purple Bow

SummerMemories

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Nicole Wilde(USA)

http://www.nicolewildephotography.com/ Funeral for a Friend

Come Together

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Robin Hall(UK)

The Eagle Has Landed

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Inna Malostovker(USA)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49090396@N02/ Silence

Eitan Raz(Israel)

Light is Coming Through

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Gail Edwards(Canada)

Summer Days

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TD Matthews(USA)

https://500px.com/tmphotoman

Reminiscing

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Amy Ecenbarger(USA)

http://www.lookingglassweb.com/

May

Versailles

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Nancy Brizendine(USA)

http://www.facebook.com/nbrizphotoart

Garden Art

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William M. Thomson(USA)

The Sea wasLike Glass

Guiding Through Time

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Rebecca Benezue(USA)

Where is Prince Charming?

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Cheryl Eng(USA)

Red Gerber

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JF Bethanis(USA)

http://www.jfbethanis.com/

Street Scene

The Runner

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Michael Huneke(USA)

Red Steam Rolling

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Marianne van Arnhem(The Netherlands)

Nature Child

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Rosemary S Smith(Australia)

Cave Dweller

Flower Girl

http://www.5-rosemary-smith.pixels.com/91

Margie O’Hara(Australia)

Time Passing

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Paul Bartell(USA)

http://paulbartell.myportfolio.com/

Desert Abstract

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Julia Harwood(Australia)

In Full Swing

94

Bruce Cook(USA)

http://www.balancookphotography.com/

Great Matinee

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Cheryl Stiefvater(Canada)

Phil Clark(USA)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cherylstiefvater/The Journey

Young Girl in a Garden96

Julie Powell(Australia)

Fin

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“AWAKE” : LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE

CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Amanda Rockwell

Amanda turned up in the course early on, yet had already es-tablished herself as a professional brush designer with ScrapbookGraphics. Seeing the immediate artistic potential of her custom brush designs, I was excited when she offered to put together tutorials and a very artsy brush workshop.

Getting in there with paints and various art supplies (and all manner of stuff from around the house) is strangely ap-pealing I’ve found. Some kind of throwback to being a little kid, I suppose, back when it was perfectly acceptable to get glue and paint all over ourselves.

Amanda turned up in the course early on, yet had already es-tablished herself as a professional brush designer with ScrapbookGraphics. Seeing the immediate artistic potential of her custom brush designs, I was excited when she offered to put together tutorials and a very artsy brush workshop.

Getting in there with paints and various art supplies (and all manner of stuff from around the house) is strangely ap-pealing I’ve found. Some kind of throwback to being a little kid, I suppose, back when it was perfectly acceptable to get glue and paint all over ourselves.

This kind of crea-tive play is miss-ing in the lives of many adult artists. And that’s unfortu-nate.

Amanda creates some great brushes for the course, but I think her greatest contribution is in encouraging digital artists to break out the art supout the art sup-plies now and then and actually create their own unique content. And have some fun at it!

This kind of crea-tive play is miss-ing in the lives of many adult artists. And that’s unfortu-nate.

Amanda creates some great brushes for the course, but I think her greatest contribution is in encouraging digital artists to break out the art supout the art sup-plies now and then and actually create their own unique content. And have some fun at it!

http://www.brushworkshop.com

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CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Jen Maddocks of ScrapbookGraphics

When some students introduced me to the work of Jen Maddocks, I was quite knocked at. Here was a digital content creator who was as fabulous an artist as she was a designer.

I immediately began commissioning content from her for the “Awake” course, and her material has been a massive, massive hit with all of the artists. But then she went further and started creating original art of her own, showcasing herimmense talents — and the inspiration she has provided can’t immense talents — and the inspiration she has provided can’t be overstated. We are lucky to have her in our community and MORE than lucky to have her material and tutorials here in “Awake.”

When some students introduced me to the work of Jen Maddocks, I was quite knocked at. Here was a digital content creator who was as fabulous an artist as she was a designer.

I immediately began commissioning content from her for the “Awake” course, and her material has been a massive, massive hit with all of the artists. But then she went further and started creating original art of her own, showcasing herimmense talents — and the inspiration she has provided can’t immense talents — and the inspiration she has provided can’t be overstated. We are lucky to have her in our community and MORE than lucky to have her material and tutorials here in “Awake.”

http://jenmaddocks.com

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CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Caroline Julia Moore

It’s not every day that I see former experts in cognitiveneuropsychology join our group.

But over the past year, I’ve watched as the immensely talented Caroline Julia Moore shifted from researching how the brain functions to becoming a full-time self-employed artist ... while also launching a successful content--design business

Caroline’s contribu-tions to the group have been a delight — not only in the content she has given us, but in the sheer inspiration afforded by her afforded by her beautiful art work.

I knew when I rst saw her work that she would be a re-markable asset, but I hardly expected that she would become such an active one!active one!

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CarolineJuliaMoore

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CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Tangie Baxter & Rebecca McMeen

Funny how names just keep turning up. Again and again and again I kept running into the name “Tangie” and one of her resident artists “Rebecca.” Seemed that in the span of a week they popped up ten times. And the artwork being creat-ed with their material was amazing. So I knew I had to get in touch with them and see if they were interested in being hired to license content for use in the course. They were. And their material has been a huge hit every time.And their material has been a huge hit every time.

Endlessly inventive, and wildly prolic, Tangie and Rebecca have been turning out some of the best artistic content in the industry this past year. We’re very, very lucky to have them with us!

Funny how names just keep turning up. Again and again and again I kept running into the name “Tangie” and one of her resident artists “Rebecca.” Seemed that in the span of a week they popped up ten times. And the artwork being creat-ed with their material was amazing. So I knew I had to get in touch with them and see if they were interested in being hired to license content for use in the course. They were. And their material has been a huge hit every time.And their material has been a huge hit every time.

Endlessly inventive, and wildly prolic, Tangie and Rebecca have been turning out some of the best artistic content in the industry this past year. We’re very, very lucky to have them with us!

http://shoptangiebaxter.com

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CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

Designer DigitalsKatiePertiet

The digital scrapbook world has evolved in a big way over the past few years, and Designer Digitals is a big reason why. While the Designer Digitals site hosts work by a wide range of talented content creators, it is Katie Pertiet and her immense creative talent at the helm.

The digital scrapbook world has evolved in a big way over the past few years, and Designer Digitals is a big reason why. While the Designer Digitals site hosts work by a wide range of talented content creators, it is Katie Pertiet and her immense creative talent at the helm.

Katie herself has designed set after set of gorgeous content for the “Awake” group, and the charm and sheer quality of her creative content makes her material an immense asset we see continually improving the work of our artists.

We are fortunate to have Katie with us. Indeed, the entire digital artistry & digital scrapbook community is all the richer for having her creative team at Designer Digitalssetting the pace for true excellence in pro-level design.setting the pace for true excellence in pro-level design.

Katie herself has designed set after set of gorgeous content for the “Awake” group, and the charm and sheer quality of her creative content makes her material an immense asset we see continually improving the work of our artists.

We are fortunate to have Katie with us. Indeed, the entire digital artistry & digital scrapbook community is all the richer for having her creative team at Designer Digitalssetting the pace for true excellence in pro-level design.setting the pace for true excellence in pro-level design.

http://www.katiepertiet.com/

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CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

FoxeysquirrelTeddiRutschman

I think it is no secret how much I adore Teddi Rutschman, who we all know best as Foxeysquirrel ... Truly, I have found it almost overwhelming the immense generosity she exhibits week after week after week, continually crafting content for the “Awake” group, putting together tutorials whenever I am par-ticularly delighted by one of her compositions, and just alto-gether enriching our community through her wonderful spirit.

I think it is no secret how much I adore Teddi Rutschman, who we all know best as Foxeysquirrel ... Truly, I have found it almost overwhelming the immense generosity she exhibits week after week after week, continually crafting content for the “Awake” group, putting together tutorials whenever I am par-ticularly delighted by one of her compositions, and just alto-gether enriching our community through her wonderful spirit.

There is something altogether magical and enchanting in Teddi’s work, and her images never fail to inspire the other artists in the group.in the group.

I think it safe to say that 2016 has been a monumental year for Teddi as a professional digital artist.

It’s exciting to be part of it, and delightful to see it take shape before our eyes.

There is something altogether magical and enchanting in Teddi’s work, and her images never fail to inspire the other artists in the group.in the group.

I think it safe to say that 2016 has been a monumental year for Teddi as a professional digital artist.

It’s exciting to be part of it, and delightful to see it take shape before our eyes.

http://www.foxeysquirrel.com

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