Monday, July 8, 2013

Read all about it! Or better yet, just read it!

Have you seen our summer issue yet?  I left on a trip to Belgium and France right after it rolled off of the presses, so there was some delay to the fanfare, so without further ado,
"pum-pa-PUMMMM!  
Presenting the Summer Issue of 365 Being!"

Summer issue, with free bookmark.

 We've packed this issue with great ideas for old libraries (and Little Free ones), great ideas for summer reading, great recipes for summer eating, and then we interwove it all with the wit, wonder and wisdom of one of our favorite beings, Maureen Carlson.  


As the featured BEing in this issue, Maureen not only shares the story of how she started on the path to becoming an internationally known artist and instructor, she also shares her thoughts on some of her favorite books, a gallery of her gorgeous and varied artwork, and tidbits of her own poetry.  

PLUS, knowing that many of our readers are in the beginning stages of exploring their creativity, Maureen has also written up a fabulous guide to all the different types of clay you will find on the shelves of your local art supply store, and to which uses each is best suited. She caps this off with a sweet little millifiori flower project, sure to spawn a whole new swarm of polymer clay addicts. (I only dabble in polymer clay, but it was a major component in the class I just took in France.  When I needed to make a floral patterned doll's body, I simply recalled Maureen's easy-peasy flowers and leaves tutorial.  Of course, that's a whole different series of posts, which you can find on my other blog, theartofthehome.blogspot.com ) 

So, if you don't know this generous, kind and creative being, meet her on our pages this summer!  (You can also explore her website at maureencarlson.com.)
Stackable bead totems by Maureen Carlson
We're hard at work on our Autumn issue, with a loose theme of "Field and Stream", with a good dose of Halloween thrown in, for extra fun.  Subscribe now, so you don't miss an issue. 365being.com