Artist Interview and a Giveaway! Win a class or a Dvd!

What two posts in one day??  Well this is a special day, what can I say?!

Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Sue over at Irreversibly Moi, who by the way just got married!!  Congrats Sue!!   We dished about art, life and business--some of my favorite topics and of course more!  Stop by for a visit and be sure to enter to win a class giveaway or a DVD!

Be sure not to miss out on what's coming up for classes, projects, new collections and artistic inspiration--my newsletter subscribers are often the first to hear about the latest and greatest!  Each issue is sent out approximately once or twice a month except during holidays where you may receive an extra issue here or there.    

Upcoming this week-new classes, a special offer for subscribers only and a sneak peak at some of my newest paintings

Register HERE to join!

UPDATED--Sale extended through April 8th!

Happy Almost Easter to all of you who celebrate!   I hope you have something relaxing and fun planned for the holiday!    I wish I could say we are going away but the schedule doesn't permit this time around so we are going to have a staycation and do some fun things around here.  Sometimes that's the best way to go and then take off during the non peak times!   

Anywhoosers, I've been a total blog and newsletter slacker this month!  I think after I handed in my book and wrote two pretty emotional blog posts in February, I was done with writing for awhile..haha!   Really, I've been traveling for classes and just catching up on the pile of work I have had build up...all in a good way. I rather have work to do then none

at all!


Today I wanted to share with you something extra special that only happens a couple times a year. For a limited time, I'm offering  my classes over at Creative Workshops at a GREAT discount!   From now until  April 4th,  make that April 8th, all my workshops hosted at CW are 20% off, INCLUDING my newest class, Dirty Flirty Birds. (The students have been ROCKING it out with all of their projects!  I definitely recommend you come soar to new dirty bird heights with us!!!!)

If you are having a stay cation this week or just looking for a great deal on a class you had your eye on, it's time to pull the trigger and  join in on the fun!

Have a wonderful weekend!   Stop and smell the flowers,  take a moment to be quiet and enjoy the peacefulness of the wind,  enjoy a laugh with friends, and remember to infuse creativity into everything you do, not just the studio :)

Artfully and gratefully yours,

Jodi

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Have you stopped in and checked out what's new in my shop?

Click HERE to see!

My new collection of Zen Paintings in shades of gray!

**These are smaller abstracts, I can create custom 30 x 30 upon request. No  2 designs are a like!***

Wrap it up or Paint it On! Cyber Monday is Here!

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend and enjoyed time with your family and friends!  I'm still in a Turkey coma I believe! We had a whirlwind trip to the beach to see family and do a little shopping before heading back and diving back into finishing up my artwork that I'll be taking with me for my book photo shoot next week!!! I can hardly believe it is almost here....EEEEK!!  lol  


 There is art everywhere in my house. Honestly, I have had a few freak out moments this week trying to manage it all!   My sweet boy tried to help Momma today by moving the furniture around in the living room so we could set up our tree while I was working in the studio.  awww...right???

    Anway, on to the business of the day which is showcasing all the great deals I have lined up for YOU!  I hope you find something creative or inspirational for your life and or home with one of these great specials:

Looking for some great gift items? 

Original Art, prints, stationary, classes and more can be found in my Etsy shop:

Over at Colourarte's Artevillage my Funky Little Cityscape class is 25.00 off the regular price for cyber Monday!

Or take 15.00 off the regular price of my other classes including:  Painterly in Pink, Extreme Portraits, and Twinks on  Yupo.

Another big big deal:  25.00 off my Podtastic class featured over at Creative Workshops!

Or, save 20% off any of my other work shops and tutorials over at Creative workshops including: Grunge Ink,  Sweet Art, Who Are You, Fearless Faux Encaustics,  Fun with Faux Encaustics, and Behind You! 

Don't forget, Monday is the last day to save off of the EARLY early bird special on my upcoming workshop (jam packed workshop I might add), "Dirty Flirty Birds" .  Save 25 dollars off of the regular price through Monday.  After Monday the pre-registration price will be 15.00 off the regular list price, so save more by purchasing today!  

My friends at Interweave are having an super duper sale over at the shop today as well! Save 50% off most items AND get an additional 10% off with code cyberdeals10.  BTW..my DVDS and downloads are available at a HUGE discount this weekend, too. 

 Check it out!
Save an Additional 10% at Interweave with Offer Code CYBERDEALS10


So ya...LOTS of great stuff going on!  I have a couple more announcements coming up this week so be sure to stay tuned over the next few days!

Please share this post if you have a moment, I really appreciate your support!  Have a great Monday!!

It's a Pod-Tastic Giveaway time!!

Some of you may already know that I have a new online class launching just a little over a month from now on January 7th called Pod-Tastic, but for those that haven't heard---well this is your public service announcement! Whooohoo!   I love giveaways and I'm sure you do, too--so I want to giveaway, not one,  but TWO spots to my upcoming class!    If you've already signed up no worries, we will give you a refund for your tuition (or you can give your spot to a deserving friend...think what a wonderful little giftie you can give!).

Okay so what are the details?  Just leave a comment on THIS blog post and tell me what YOU are going to do to make 2015 a "pod-tastic' year for you (aka fantastic)!  Share this post on your facebook page to help me promote (or pin it on your pinterest board letting people know in the description that this is for a promotional giveaway) and then come back and let me know you shared for an extra entry.    I will choose a winner on Sunday and announce on Monday.    Just to let you know that if you sign up now for the class you will also get 15.00 off to secure your spot.  I want to thank you all for all the support and encouragement. I'm going to do my best to make this a rockin' class that you will not only have fun in, but learn tons as well!  

For more details on the class, please click HERE!  

Sign up for my newsletter to stay in the 'know' for all my upcoming classes,  specials, new items, product reviews/recommendations and more by clicking HERE!

I've been listing items in my shop this week (and they've been disappearing..yay)..here's one of my larger angels I have left, take a look at what else is in the store:

So go ahead and leave a comment and enter to win a class (or two) from me to you!

UPDATE:
Ps!!! Be sure to leave an email addy or a way for me to get a hold of you if you win (not every name I'm seeing has a clickable link :)) 

New Workshops and other Announcements!

 As many of you know,  Create Mixed Media Retreats has decided to 'retire' their mixed media retreat offerings going forward which really breaks my heart along with many of my fellow instructors and all of our students.   In addition, due to a scheduling conflict and a change on the teacher line up on the East Coast,  I will not be teaching at Art Is You retreats in 2015... but with that said, I am happy to announce a variety of my workshops you can attend at several of our favorite shops and galleries locally and around the country.   I will also be offering some fantastic new online classes,  projects, and full 'extreme' courses in 2015.  Stay tuned for some exciting announcements. We are sad some doors have closed, but we are excited to see what  new and amazing opportunities the future holds.

 You can also sign up for my newsletter  to keep informed on the latest classes,   to read reviews of cool products, and be the first to see new work revealed as this next chapter of my artistic career unfolds.






Random Arts

Grunge Ink

February 27th.  One day 'Grungilicious' extravaganza! 

$125.00

Registration Open--best way to register right now is to contact Jane at Random Arts:

randomarts22@gmail.com

Extreme Portraits

February 28th-March 1st

First time offered in person---2 days of Extreme Portrait immersion.  Learn to cross the path from whimsical to realistic but with an edgy take on portraiture.  We will cover everything from drawing, to collage, to building up depth through glazing and texture creating in our portraits, plus more. 

Yes..2 days.  You will be amazed at the portraits that will come to life from this workshop!

$230.00 for both days

Registration Open-best way to save your spot and register is to contact Jane at Random Arts:

randomarts22@gmail.com

Jerry's Artarama:  Raleigh, NC

Sunday, March 8th

I'm excited to be back teaching at Jerry's Artarama in Raleigh, NC.  I've had tons of people ask me if I would be teaching locally again and low and behold--we made it happen!  I'll be at Jerry's for 2 different dates in the early Spring, 2015.  First up:

Angelic Inspirations-a short 3 hour course jam packed with techniques during this workshop as we compose whimsical and inspirational Angels.

$60.00

Register HERE

Funky Little Cityscapes

If you've been a fan of my work for awhile, you'll know that creating funky little city (or beach) scapes are some of my favorite themes for compositions.  This course is much much more than just a few doodles on canvas,  you'll walk away with a plethora of techniques on how to use layers of acrylic paints combined with drawing medium all the while letting your imagination run wild in a child like manner (deceptively child like as the depth of these paintings will go as deep as you wish them to but still be fun and loose)!  One day only at Jerry's: April 18th.
$120.00   Register Here!

ReMe (3 all inclusive events on Ocracoke Island).
This is much more than just a workshop. In the words of one of our recent students, we have put "Retreat' back into a retreat!     Join us for our experience at the end of April, May or cozy up with us in October.   Spaces are limited to 8 students for each event with the workshops so don't delay, register today.  We are offering flexible payment plans including monthly payment options!

For more details on our ReMe events,  please click HERE


Stay tuned for this page to be updated in the coming weeks and months with more wonderful opportunities to learn how to infuse creativity into your life,  sharpen your artistic painting/drawing/collage skills, and simply live a life that is well balanced and full of positivity!

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Check out what is new in my Etsy shop HERE.

Would you like to host a workshop? I'm always interested in new opportunities. Let's work together!

Perhaps you'd like a custom painting, such as this funky town above with your street name/number or family name on it? I'd love to do commission pieces!

For more workshop information or to request a custom order, please email me at:

jodiohl@hotmail.com