Artist Pete Goldlust from his website...

For several years, my work has explored a sculptural landscape where human urges (libidinous, predatory and monstrous) are acted out by half-recognizable, otherworldly surrogate creatures. The work reflects my interest in mutated, hybrid forms, and the disjunctive psychological states that they represent.

I’ve explored these themes using a variety of media. These have included traditional studio techniques, digital imaging, industrial manufacturing processes, and children’s arts-and-crafts materials. A sense of play is key to each of these creative strategies. For several years, the work has been largely focused on polymer clay sculpture.

Since 2005, I have worked with painter Julie Hughes to create collaborative mixed media installations that

Saturday, October 04, 2008

Join us at the Little Rock Zoo Saturday, Oct. 4, for our first-ever juried art event, Salvador Monkey & Van Goat!

Artists from across the state are invited to submit entries for the event. Each artist can submit up to three entries total and 25 entries will be selected by a professional judge for the final show at the Little Rock Zoo on Oct. 4. A first, second, and third place award will be given along with several honorable mentions. Entries making the top 25 will be on display to the public at the Little Rock Zoo on Saturday, Oct. 4.

The first place winner of the juried art event will have his/her image used in marketing and promotion for the Zoo in 2009. Prizes for artists include a free family membership to the Little Rock Zoo and:

Kharma Consulting in North Little Rock, a web development company, has come up with a special deal for artists websites. For $249.00 you get your own domain, an email address, installation of the Zenphoto photo gallery software and 1 Gb of storage space. There are many templates to choose from including dark and light themes. You can add your own pictures and albums without assistance.

For more information on this special offer and to see a demo of it in action, give Brian at Kharma Consulting a call at 501.371.0012 or go online at www.kharmaconsulting.net .

Guest Judge is non other than fashion legend and icon Diane Von Furstenberg.  The intriguing spy movie "A Foriegn Affair" starring Marlene Dietric set in Berlin in the 30's/40's is the inspiration. 

Each designer is given a DVF look book prior to designing their outfit for Diane's Fall Line.   Fabric is chosen from the fabric department of DVF.  The winning design will be produced and sold to American Express Members with a portion of the proceeds going to the Council of Fashion Designers of America. 

Korto designs a beautiful flowing evening gown with a bright pop of color, at first Tim thinks it looks a little like a bra strap and not an incorporated part of the design.   But when Korto shows him more of the idea with the same element in the lower slit of the dress, her "pop"  proves

Found an article in the Northwest Arkansas Times reporting that there will be a big announcement in Bentonville on Sept 10th. A report is coming out from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation about the economic impact of creative industries in Arkansas.

The "creative economy"is defined as the economic activity generated by people and companies whose products or intellectual property is associated with art, design or performance.

Examples include advertising, architecture, visual and performing artists, design, fashion, film, music, publishing, and research and development.

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Anyone know anything on this?

Check out this gallery !  I think it's great!

The Device Gallery exhibits work that embraces the spirit of invention and ingenuity. Drawn to the juxtaposition between the classical and the unusual, the gallery features work bound by artistry and skill, rather than genre or medium.

Established by Gregory and Amy Brotherton, in La Jolla, California, whose combined 35 years of experience in fine and commercial art brings a unique perspective to The Device Gallery. A self-taught fine artist, Greg has spent the past 20 years honing his skills as a sculptor while forging a successful and award winning career as a commercial artist in the film industry. Amy’s extensive experience in event planning, fundraising and public relations has provided her the opportunity to work with some of the most

Apparently I am starting a theme here with street art, but I just had to pass this one along to the rest of you.

Julian Beever is an artist who draws renderings on the streets and sidewalks with chalk that, when looked at in the proper angle, appear to be 3D. Says Julian,

"It doesn't worry me at all that this drawing will disappear after a couple of days in the rain, because the final product is the photograph," he said. "It's that photograph that goes on the Internet. Then thousands of people will see it. It will be there forever. It doesn't vanish, really. The drawing on the ground is just a vehicle."

"In the past, I felt quite insecure really on the first day, not knowing that I would have enough time to get it finished. I've tried to be a little bit more cool about it. I've done so

Ever want to sleep suspended in mid-air, stay in a barn loft or live out some other strange fantasy you’re afraid to tell anyone? If you can think of it, chances are someone has created it. From the artistically painted to elaborately decorated, here are eighteen more unusually artistic, crazy and kinky hotel rooms from around the world. Ever stay in one of these? Be sure to describe your experience in a comment below! If you’re new to the site be sure to check out these 16 creative and sexy hotel rooms and 20 unusual and unconventional hotel rooms.

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As a web developer, one of my favorite sites to read every day is SitePoint. Today I found an article that could be of use to everyone here at Canvas Junkie.

From the site...

"The SitePoint Photography forum reveals that there are a number of very talented photographers hanging out around SitePoint. For many of you, photography is an amateur affair, strictly a hobby that you do in your spare time. But wouldn’t it be nice if you could take that library of beautiful photos and start drawing a passive income from them without having to put too much effort into it?

According to Forbes, amateur-produced stock photos have become a huge business on the web. Last year, one such site called iStockPhoto paid photographers a whopping $20.9 million in royalties. Surprisingly, though, even with

• Despite possessing a shadowy and strangely scented mystique that is all their own, subways are seldom held to be the most beautiful features of the urban landscape.

So giving a young artist a grant to brighten up a Birmingham underpass and teach people about art at the same time must have seemed like a good idea.

But the installation did not go according to plan. Having secured the council's permission to makeover Easy Row subway on Fletchers Walk with pop art print wallpaper, Tom Bloor spent last Monday pasting up his design, only to return the next day to find council cleaners removing it because a member of the public had mistaken it for flyposting.

"I did pretty much the whole wall," said Bloor, who