by Great Joy Studio | Oct 3, 2016 | Art News, Quilting & Fabric, Spiritual
O C T O B E R
is a favorite month for me.
Whats not to like?
Cooler weather, leaves turning,
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International Quilt Market!
So, it’s that time of year that many of us are beginning to feel the stress in
Seamstress
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: a woman who sews clothes, curtains, etc., as a job
: a woman whose occupation is sewing
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Joy Studio is in the push mode of quilt market prep, again. God willing, we will be there with a new collection
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some designs for a brand new product!
Booth #2534 with Quilting Treasures.
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A couple of sneak peeks,
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So why do you (I) worry ? Yikes!
Lots of work, never enough time.
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Stress reliever, reminder to self:
Matthew 6:25-34
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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We still . . . are having fun though . . between the stresses of life,
wherever we can grab it.
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God bless.
by Great Joy Studio | Jun 4, 2016 | Art News
For June,
my birthday month,
I’m sharing the process that I follow when creating art for product.
Here it is in a visual nutshell.
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The LANG 2017 “She Who Sews” calendar and related product.
Available on their site now!
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First, lots of sketches.
The mermaid was inspired by this cool antique, articulated fish needle case!
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When I am satisfied, I transfer the final sketch to watercolor paper and render in ink.
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Then I view on the computer to help decide on a color story.
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Next, I go to paint.
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After that it is scanned into the computer where the layout is refined.
At this stage I love to coordinate the image with encouraging verse content.
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Finally, the really fun part, seeing it on product.
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And who knows, maybe this could end up on fabric, eh?
You can watch for her later this summer at
Quilting Treasures!
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by Great Joy Studio | Mar 2, 2016 | Art News
Following Atlanta Gift Mart’s winter show in January, we made an announcement on Facebook about a new licensing partner.
This one just happens to be,
my first,
life as an artist,
lifetime goals.
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Our new partner for a calendar is with,
LANG Publishing!
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It’s AVAILABLE!
It has been a full year since our initial meeting there before seeing it come to fruition, but well worth the wait.
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Initial Meeting with Lang Jan. – 2015
I have purchased their cards and collected their calendars for numerous years which I have kept as sort of a family record. They reveal the appointments, events and common notes of our everyday life as it was, in any given year. All are recorded in the grids of the artful calendar products. The images were simply too beautiful to toss. I’m so glad to be able to go back over them now, as an actual member of the LANG family! Hard to believe, me.
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Our new LANG calendar is called She Who Sews for 2017 from the Handmaids® series. And today, my good friend and artist, Paula Joerling has posted about us in her seventh installation of,
The Story Behind the Art
on her studio blog,
Paula Joering Studio.
I invite you to hop over and check out our story.
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As an extra added treat,
during the development process additional art was also chosen from Handmaids® “Draw Near” group for the LANG spiral sketchbook products! I may need several dozen of these.
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We are over joyed for this wonderful dream partnership opportunity.
Thank you God!
And thank you Paula. 😉
by Great Joy Studio | Feb 11, 2016 | Studio
‘To err is human; to forgive, divine.’
An Essay on Criticism, Part II , 1711 – Alexander Pope
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Please F O R G I V E me participants!
Intense focus on a new collection caused me to
F O R G E T
the Where Women Create Studio Giveaway drawing!
Deadlines are not my strength however, this is the F I R S T one I ever missed on the blog. 🙁
So sorry.
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Seventy one of you wrote to us about your work spaces and it has been a delightful read. It seams we makers have such strong personal attachments to our work spaces, wherever they may be, that we are naturally interested in each others. And I am no different. I loved reading each one of your comments on one of my, favorite subjects, the studio!
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
to the 3 winners! Picked at random:
- Pamela Huntington
- Barbara Struve
- Carol Kussart
Please email us with your ship to info at janet@greatjoystudio.com to receive your prize!
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I sincerely appreciate all of you for sharing your creative retreats with us.
THANK YOU!
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Stay tuned, for the Handmaids® Challenge Giveaway 2016 announcement next month.
Btw~
Sometimes, especially during this freezing, snowy week in February, I actually like to work from my bed under a vintage quilt, as in this sneak peek on the lap top below!
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by Great Joy Studio | Jan 13, 2016 | Studio
Trying to reset!
Holidays, hospital & high water presented some creative challenges at our, year’s end.
Hopeful however,
for reaching new heights in 2016.
Time to stand firm . . .
&
get ready for taxes!
By the way,
don’t forget to leave a comment & tell us about your creative space on our
Where Women Create Blog Giveaway
on the post link below:
Joy Studio
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we are still on news stands until the end of this month,
in the
Where Women Create, Winter Issue.
by Great Joy Studio | Dec 26, 2015 | Personal Touch, Studio
On the cusp of another new year.
2016
What’s ahead, what’s next, what’s this ole world coming to?
Anticipation, reflection and a time for start overs.
I’ve been receiving many FB ‘memories’ notices in my news feed over the past month. A few I’ve shared and some. . . I just take a peek at in amazement. Mine went back at least five years. Interesting, remarkable, some sad, etc. A whole variety of emotions are stirred up.
Likewise, here on the Joy Studio blog I can look into the archives to see what was happening a year ago, five years ago on any given month. Often either goals were being set, challenges met and times of grief, to overcome.
I didn’t realize when I started this blog, that it would serve as sort of a journal exercise for me, with an easy accessible record of the fun, the successes and the disappointments of this artful and life journey.
Where Women Create – Winter Issue 2015/16
Although I have not always held up so great, I’ve been very lucky (so to speak)/blessed and watched over. I know, that God has brought me through it all. I haven’t always seen or felt it and still have my struggles. However, looking back over the last four (tough) years, through my family, my friends (close that I’ve known for dozens of years & many of you I’ve never met) and my creative work, the love (His) and watch care is clear.
And I’m grateful.
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So, whatever God has planned for this new year, I’m going to keep trying,
to be ready,
be seeking,
be better.
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Thank you once again, for supporting my efforts with your heartfelt comments and interaction both here on this blog and on our Facebook pages and Instagram. It has been very encouraging.
I sincerely appreciate you! And I look forward to more creative fun and work ahead as we share our gifts.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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