So inspired.

When you get an email that instantly prompts you to create something....that is a friend worth keeping. This piece was just that. The fabulous Sallianne sent me an email that made me so happy to be a part of the fabulousness that she and Ellen put together at retreats all around the world called Art Is You. It is so amazing. I've been to a few different venues and none compare to these. There is a complete sense of family and being embraced like no place else ever. If you get a chance to take part in any of these fine events do not pass it up! It will change your life. Check the link for locations and dates....oh and see that fabulous artwork....it's mine. :)

Speaking of great events join me this Saturday from 9-3 for my wonderful friend Jaimie Danes country show.... Art in the Hollow. Jaimie makes amazingly colorful garden art and my other good friend Geri will be selling her equally amazing clothing from her company Gadjettes. Another artist Lisa will be selling her paintings. I will have jewelry...featuring my bird pendants on a linen cord for $10!!!!!!! I made 40 and once they are gone they are gone. I will also have leather cuffs, treasure necklaces and a mish mash of all sorts of goodies. The show is at Hidden Hallow Garden Art in New Holstein WI.... N1851 Orchard Road. Come .... I promise a good time. :) and if it rains I will dance in the rain with you. :)

I am an artist.

I don't need to see my work on a fancy gallery wall nor do I need to sell out my workshops or paintings to know I am an artist.

I am an artist because I see beauty everywhere. In everything.

The way ice melts on a spring day, they way the clouds form during a storm, the stunning colors of the lake on a sunny day, the rust on a decaying shed and yes even the march of ants (not happy they are in my kitchen but still amazing and awesome and I was really sad I killed some of them)

I see the beauty in all those things and I HAVE to attempt to recreate that feeling in my own little way. Never do I come close to capturing the simplicity and splendor that happens naturally all around us. What I do is create something that I can keep as a reminder of the beauty of life.

I am an artist.

Classes Your Way!

Go on up to the workshops tab up there to the left below the Persimmons Studio banner and check out Classes YOur Way! You take the class you want when you want! Wheeeeeee.

This little gem of a bracelet is something you can create in the Metal Stamping Class :)

Playing with Polymer Clay!

The first class in my new studio and it's a good one. The plan right now is to try a class once a month on the last Saturday of the month. This one is March 30th from 10-6. Cost of the full day classes will be $75 and this one will include everything you need except 3 (or more)  blocks of polymer clay in your favorite colors! I like Sculpey III the best but any brand of polymer clay will do. We will explore a variety of techniques perfect for beginners or seasoned clay pros. Your finished projects will include simple polymer poppies, birds and the fancy pieces seen in this photo. The class is limited to 8 people so sign up asap! You can sign up right now using paypal at the top lefthand side of the blog. Make sure to include your contact information in the notes to seller! If you have any questions please email me at gkgeiser@yahoo.com and include the class name in your subject line!

Future classes will be April 27....Art Journaling
                                    May 25 ....Life Collage
I'll have more about them this week but you can sign up for them now using the same paypal button on the left just select the class you want to take in the drop down menu. If you want to pay by check just contact me and we can work something out! I do need payment to reserve your spot so sign up and pay early to ensure your spot!

My new studio!

My new studio! , a photo by gkgeiser on Flickr.

Uprooting

I made this piece a few months ago and it is finally happening! We are uprooting!

I am looking forward to a fresh start. We will have room to move, enough land for a real garden, lots of rooms for friends to visit, and a huge awesome art apartment that will house my studio and room for friends to stay and play! It is all happening! I have been so so so fortunate over the years to have a husband that supports us and allows to me soar with my creative self. The building in Downtown Manitowoc (it is for sale by the way) is awesome and it was a dream I never thought would happen, but it is time to move on. To live in peace and quiet and be a little more in touch with simplicity and sustainability. To shed these unfounded feelings of inadequacy that seemed to have re-enter my life when we moved back here. I am thinking it may have to do with being super duper bullied when I grew up here?...darn bullies. I liked... no loved the small town warm fuzzy I felt all the time in Baraboo and had a few of those moments here that I will cherish forever but overall there was more fight than flourish for me. I don't want to fight anymore I want to live and enjoy life!

 I will post lots and lots of pictures when we do move and I will be sure to let everyone know when the studio is set up and ready for you all to come and play! I am thinking classes will start again in April and am taking all requests now! What do you want to learn and who do you want to learn it from? I have so many friends all over the country who may come to teach you if they know you want to learn from them so name names of those mixed media superstars! I want an excuse to bring them here and you can help. :)

Happy New Year!

Dude how great is this moustache? New this year is digital copies of my images!!! How fun is this? You buy the image from my etsy shop.... See the left side bar....and then use it for whatever you want. Kind of like buying really cool clip art. But there is a twist. I will show you fun things to do with the clip art right here on the blog! Some of the ideas off the tip top of my head?????....tattoos, invitations, screen printing, journal pages, scrapbooking, cardmaking, prints for you and friends, water slide decals, print on fabric, oh man the ideas are ENDLESS! So $5 buys you that image for personal use but what if you want to use the image to SELL tshirts or coffee mugs? No problem. I have got you covered. Message me and I will create a listing for small business use for only $20! Why more? Well because you will be making money off my creation and I think that deserves a little more than $5...it's only fair. And then if you are a big time company who produces large quantities of great looking products you can contact me for Full Rights to the images! My email is gkgeiser@yahoo.com just in case there are any big time places reading this right now. :) All that I ask of you my lovely blog readers and customers, is that if you do buy an image please do not share it with friends....send them to my Etsy. I can't keep doing all of this without the money love and if it goes well I really want to start a website of my very own!

The reason I got this big surge of motivation is that we are moving!!!! We found a dreamy little...well big...mid-century gem just 20 miles from Manitowoc on the outskirts of a little village on Lake Michigan. Because we still own the property on N 8th in Manitowoc the budget will be a little tight and it is a whole lotta house to furnish so I need your help. For the cost of a latte you can buy my art now in a new and modern format. Think of this as clip art or a digital rubber stamp. As I prepare to move I will also be listing original art and jewelry in my Etsy. So help a girl out will ya? I promise to be eternally grateful to you. xxxxxxx