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Writing, Learning, Living in the Blogosphere

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Editor’s Note: We hope artists will find value in Geneva’s interview with this mom and blogger who has successfully written her blogs for compensation. Plenty of food for thought here, and not just for mothers!

Geneva Miller for Southern Oregon Artists Resource

Adventures in Babywearing blogger Stephanie Precourt took her blog from an online parent journal to a wage earning site. Since her move to Bandon, Oregon, she’s rebooted her personal adventures in blogging—writing about the move, her children, her life. No product reviews required.

Adventures excerpt, Feb 15 I haven’t counted the stop lights yet but there are only a few, and two fast-food restaurants – Dairy Queen and Subway. We have plenty of coffee shops and cafes, which I also love. And a hardware store with a dog who follows you around . . . . This place doesn’t feel foreign to me . . .

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In This Body – Dreaming Awake

Sixteen years ago, I had surgery to remove a tumor from inside my spinal cord. Although the tumor was benign, the surgery paralyzed me from the neck down. I spent six weeks in a hospital and months learning to walk again. I called upon my artist-self during those darkest hours. My fingers were the first [...]

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Charu Colorado Annouces August Ekphrastic Writing Workshop

Charu Colorado August Ekphrastic Writing Workshop 2012

Charu Colorado Announces Free Introduction to Summer Workshops

Charu Colorado Announces Free Introduction to Summer Program - Click to download details of Charu's Summer Creativity Class Program

Hi, I’m Charu Colorado, and I want to invite you to read the first post on my blog. I’m writing because I have a new summer program of creativity classes in art, dreams and creative writing which will begin on June 5 and continue through August 29 that I’d like to tell you about. Because … Read more

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Art Deadlines List – July 2011 Email Edition

ArtDeadline’s latest email of artist opportunities, including national and international shows, juried and non-juried, some with entry fees, some fee-free, many with cash prizes, seeking photography by women, portrait and pet photography, outdoor art & sculpture, poetry and writing, residency, socially/politically engaged art, sketchbooks, experimental art, and the Beaverton Annual Artist Visual Showcase! Deadlines begin July 29, some with lots of advance notice – Read on to see the opportunities available to you…

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Cool Art Therapy Intervention #4: Visual Journaling

The Cool Art Therapy Interventions Countdown is back; coming in at #4 is a popular technique most often known as “visual journaling.” Visual journals have been used for centuries as records of ideas and imagination, creative autobiographical expres…

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