Creative Spirit Rebecca Mitchell Kelada

by | How to be An Artist

Rebecca Mitchell Kelada is from a family of artists–painters, sculptors, photographers, and writers–and she holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of Washington. In 2011, after her mother, Surel Mitchell passed away, Kelada founded Surel’s Place,...

Creative Spirit Ebi Poweigha

by | How to be An Artist

Ebi Poweigha is a body positive sewing blogger based in Boston. Her sewing story started in her fashion story, which started when she was young. Fashion magazines were always around growing up and they fascinated her. She studied them carefully and designed her first...

Are there rules for art?

by | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice

Did you, or do you, have a hard time calling yourself an artist? Your definition of art could contribute to this mindset. There are specific qualities or traits we expect of ourselves and others when we take on the label “artist.” Often our ideas about art and artist...

Tips and Tricks: The Power of Negative Space

by | Build Your Skill

  Many artists don’t feel they measure up until they can draw realistically from observation or from photo reference. As an art teacher I encourage students to learn all of the skills they can so that when they reach a point of creating original artwork, they...