Bicycle season!!!

Created this illustration for the upcoming event Bike In The Park. June 18th Washington Park will be taken over with bicycle lovers. The day will include a ride from the Park to Stumpjack in Two Rivers and back. A vintage swap meet, kids art, bike art, raffles, food and more! The proceeds for this event being put on by my pals George and Jason from the fabulous Broken Spoke bike shop are being given to Melanoma research.

I created this little piece for an art display at Stumpjack in honor of the event and I will also have prints available at the park along with some cute bike themed jewelry and other prints.

Coincidentally the theme over at Illustration Friday also happens to be bicycles this week! So head on over and check out everyone's interpretation of this fabulous subject.

Now hop on your bike and ride.

Good Day Wisconsin!

I will have a little appearance on the best local morning show Good Day Wisconsin Thursday for the Thrifty Thursday segment! I have been on a couple of times already and this time I will be showing everyone some thrifty Easter ideas including this egg carton flower wreath. Please print it off and share it with your classrooms and friends. The egg carton flowers are so fun to make and remind me of being a kid except when I was young we made them with the Styrofoam cartons. The paper ones are much fun because you can paint them. I will be showing this project and a couple of other things you can do with the paper flowers. In addition to the egg carton craft I will also show you how to decorate a buffet table for very very little money. In fact if you spend $15 for this table setting you will be a big spender. So tune in tomorrow morning and remember it is live TV so I may make a fool out of myself and that would just be funny.

Inspire My Life!

What started as a devious plot to get my artsy friends to come join me for my birthday weekend has turned into a pretty awesome retreat! I am so excited for my birthday this year and that I will get to spend it with friends from all over the country who are coming to teach amazing workshops and create new bonds through art. You can visit the blog for more information on the teachers and classes right HERE

It was important to me being a starving artist that I keep the prices of the workshops really low and offer them in an a la carte fashion. That way if friends come from afar and need to allow money for travel they can still afford to take as many or as few classes as their pocketbooks allow. Our little town is also super affordable so accommodations are plentiful and range from $60-$200 a night and are all within walking distance of the studio! If you come with a friend you can stay for as little as $30 a night! Craziness. If you are thinking of coming from a far and need a roommate just let me know and I can set you up!

Not only is this 3 day weekend full of great art opportunities it is also a great weekend to just relax and open up your creativity. We will be meeting for morning coffee and arting and also after hours stargazing and campfires in the beautiful backyard garden. It will be a time to just talk, form new friendships and just laugh. To participate in any of the extra activities all you have to do is take just one class! How fun is that?

So register today...no need to pay right away or if you want to work out a payment plan that is cool and you can just email me at gkgeiser@yahoo.com All the instructions are on the blog along with an area info page with all the yummy restaurants, great attractions and lodging.

Oh and being right on (well 2 blocks from) Lake Michigan in July is usually a pretty kick butt place to be. See you in July!