Look at What the 'Kids" are doing!~

Like a proud Mamma.....I'd like to show you a few paintings from my students that are taking "Sweet Art" an online workshop that I'm teaching at Artful Gathering!!

Adorable, aren't they???? You know you wanna come play with us!!

                                                    All the beautiful samples above were created by my student Diana G.   to see more of her yummy work, please visit her blog:  Di4art

This beautiful work above was completed by the talented Judy J.  Be sure to visit her Etsy shop to see what other sweet goodness she is sharing with the world.!  

Awesome awesome awesome!!!

Sign ups are ongoing through June 20th but don't delay..that's just a couple of days away!! For information on how to sign up for Sweet Art, simply go to Artful Gathering 2012 ning site. It's easy as `1-2-3  and then you soon will be having a sweet time with us 'baking' up goodies that are delicious, almost better than the real thing!

If you can not view the video, please go HERE to see it :)
For a sneak peak please click the link above!

I am excited to announce that I will be doing another online class in August as I partner with the amazing Leslie Ohnsted the senior developer and designer for Luminarte products....Her paints rock! They also shimmer, shine, excite, and inspire!!! Just look at the apron I painted as I sampled some of the goodies Leslie sent me!!  Oh my, this was so fun to do!!! Stay tuned for more details on the online class over at Dreaming Color which will feature some (okay actually alot of colors!!!)

To see all the delicious colors under the rainbow visit Dreaming Color

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Other Classes Coming up.....Don't miss out on my 2 day class event at Jerry's Artarama in Raleigh on June 30th and July 1st!

Free Style Abstracts....two days of spilling, splattering, letting loose and creating several awesome works of art!

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Did you miss out on my book review for The Encaustic Studio? If so, visit my blog post  HERE.

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I'll be at Create NJ in just a few short weeks!! Be sure to check out all the workshops I'm teaching during the event HERE.

More goodness coming soon~ Until then, live to create and create to live!

Jodi Ohl

AprilSale 20% off Discount and MORE!

Hey y'all! Happy Friday Eve! I just wanted to give you a sneak peek at some of my new items in my Etsy shop and to tell you about a SHORT Sale I'm having (using coupon code APRILSALE) you can save 20% off your ENTIRE purchase from now through Sunday. So be sure to stop by and check out what's new and wonderful as well as some of my existing items....I'm about to change out a lot of pieces to go to different shops as well as a show so if you see something you like, don't delay, it may not be there long!! :)

 The best thing is these lovelies can be enjoyed WITHOUT any worries of calories!!! YAY

I like that!  I've been on a diet and am starting to shape up so I'm living vicariously through my cakes.

haha.  They are good but I still crave sweets from time to time....sigh. Bathing suit season is almost here! YIKES.  And my 25th year reunion...double yikes! Not sure how that can be so....my invitation but have come to the wrong house!!

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My week has been a little busy coming back from GA and decompressing from a show that took a lot out of me...I'm still not fully unpacked!  I do have a lot of work on my kitchen table....if you could see how my studio has bled into my living room and kitchen, you'd swear I was living at an art warehouse!!! Even though things didn't go just as I had hoped for the show, I've done my best to get back on the saddle and dive into new projects.......such as getting ready to send some orders out to new customers on the coast and in Ohio!  

Things like my new line of 'beachy' fun art like my cute little shrimpy guy:

And for another shop that is all about mermaids...will be getting a couple of my new sweet mermaid girls:

I'm loving doing these type of funky portraits lately, I had to keep one for my Etsy shop...

Here is a peak at "Sea of Love"....I started drawing her at the show when I was slow and just maybe..maybe...it was a good use of my time (if she sells..LOL...it will be) and maybe the weekend won't feel like it was totally wasted.

Click on the picture to see the full piece!

If any of you are in the neighborhood next weekend, I will be at Spring Fest in Southern Pines, NC....downtown Broad St will have over 150 vendors showing their lovely art and crafts on Saturday, April 28th from 10-4pm.    My booth is in the same location its been the last couple of years, right in front of Denkers. I hope to see you there. I will have a whole new body of work to show off that I'm really excited about!!!

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Well kids, that's all for now...I need to go back and paint a bit more....there are lots of irons in the fire coming up so I better get busy and create...create....create!!!

Don't forget to take advantage of my sale this weekend

Use Aprilsale  at check out to receive 20% off your entire purchase!!!

Offer is good thru Sunday!

Have a wonderful and creative weekend!!

xoxo

Jodi

Bright Ideas.....

Who says you can't have your cake and eat it too?

Well, in this instance, you can't really eat these babies, but they do last longer than your normal cake.  Instead of popping in the freezer to savor on your anniversary, you can walk by your wall and reflect on your special day with my Sweet Personal Cake paintings!

I've been loving painting cakes for a while now but the thought of personalizing them came to me from a co-worker who suggested adding names, special dates and or wording to them for a truly unique gift that isn't just a gift...it's an investment. I loved the idea and have already sold a couple!!! woot woot!

Purchasing art truly is an investment, one that will pay dividends for years to come.

Make a wish....and make it count.  I want to help you give a gift from the heart.

I'm diving into un-chartered territory here by offering personalized art, but truly there is nothing to loose by venturing down a road that you know you'll love the scenery along the way. I am in love with painting, happy bright, cheerful painting.    I'll win no matter what, with or without a sale as I'm living and dreaming and stepping one foot closer to the door that is wide open to possibilities that are only limited by my willingness and bravery to make them happen.

What dreams are you making happen today?  Dream the impossible as there is nothing to loose and everything to gain :)

In other news...here's a peak at my booth from this weekend's show. I had to change  how I normally set up because of a different configuration for the show and you know what...I love how it looks. I've never had 2 sides open but I love walk through created with this set up.  Sometimes it takes a little mixing up of the norm to find a better way to do things. 

During the show  I had an opportunity to demo and work on this journal page (created with the Strathmore 9x12 mixed media journal,  neocolor II crayons, inktense pencils, and Derwint graphtint pencils).  It reads,  "It's taken me my whole life to realize the worst of times were the very things leading me to all the best life has to offer".   When you have obstacles in your path, and big road blocks that make you turn around and go in a new direction,  I'm beginning to realize that they were put there for a reason, to get me to the place that I needed to be at all along. Those detours led me to an even better place, one that I couldn't have found had I not gown through the rough patches, roadblocks, detours and all the mis-steps along the way.

 It's easier to see looking back than it is to look forward sometimes

:)  Have an artfully creative week full of sunshine and bright ideas along the way.