All Blog Posts (299)

I've been out a little out of touch with my blog and art life these past few weeks, mostly enjoying time with my husband while he is home on two weeks leave. We are half way through his deployment. It's been a great two weeks of family time. I am slowly getting back to painting and sketching. Here are few images of what I'm working on now for Chicago exhibit, "My Life as a Deer".…

Encouraging women to Be Brave Mujeres

I've always wanted to be a helper, an encourager to other women.…

I just wanted to share this amazing Oscar winning documentary on young Latina lady and artist, Inocente Izucar.  It's a story we should all see. It's a story of bravery, resilience and determination and following your dreams.

Lets support her by buying her work, sharing her story.

click to view…

WELL....I've been absent from blog posts for 2 1/2 months. Whew....where did the time go and what was I doing??

vote for my art go here... thank you>>>>   http://GuadalupeReyes.see.me/

I love this time of year. Getting ready for Dia de los Muertos comes early for me. Here is a sample of some of the crafts I am working on.

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS MASK

What you'll need:

Wood skeleton face masks... I found these at my local Michael's. They come with a skeleton face already painted on them. I painted over mine with gesso to create a more custom look. I used acrylic paints and glitters. Including Elmers' glitter glue. Liquitex Basics, Crafty Chica paints, Crafty…

Jacob "Jake" Rodriguez -   my father photo is head shot from his early singing career,  San Angelo TX 1930's

I will be creating an altar for the Dia de los Muertos 2012 exhibit at SOMArts…

Hola amigas

I received a couple emails about members being spammed by other members. If this happens to you please let me know ASAP. Spamming and scammers won't be tolerated on this site. It means automatic ban from the site. It's hard to know the intentions of people sometimes when they join, (they can easily make up fake names/photos/profiles... these scammers are becoming more and more sophisticated, and prey on people by using sob stories to get you to send them money,…

Photo-op with Mayor Ed Lee

Out Sunday, working …

Here's a splash of emerald green to celebrate this month's birthstone.  Check out this Etsy Treasury at …

I want to thank all of the members of this site that have kept it going by sharing your creativity and art. I am always inspired when I come here. This time I am featuring the beautiful jewelry designs of Wink Artisans and Ms. Andujar. Happy Spring!

This course is open to WOMEN ONLY – no previous knowledge or experience is required.



Chamaca Arts CHAKRA JOURNEY IN YOUR JOURNEY BOOK (journal) facilitated by Mia from Art By Mia

8 course workshop



1st course is on April 21st, 2012 from 130 - 330P

we will start with the ROOT…

Woo Hoo! Hhere's the first Wink Artisans Tutorial... I'm so excited about this! For this tutorial, I'm reusing a broken earring and a copper bracelet found at a yard sale.  I've paired the two items along with sterling silver wire to give them life one more time.  Want to see how I did it?…

Woo Hoo! Hhere's the first Wink Artisans Tutorial... I'm so excited about this! For this tutorial, I'm reusing a broken earring and a copper bracelet found at a yard sale.  I've paired the two items along with sterling silver wire to give them life one more time.  Want to see how I did it?…

The connections between New Orleans and Haiti run deep. The threads that stitch the two together began unspooling during European colonization of the New World. Both colonies were controlled at times by the Spanish and French, and both were major destinations for the forced migration of enslaved Africans.

The bond was cemented by the Saint-Domingue revolution,…