Boosting mental health skill building
Dream Come True When I found out I could have my original artwork reprinted on home and personal products, I was thrilled and excited. I have always wanted to share my “Apple Trees and Cores” design with others. But I wanted a way where I didn’t have to make multiples of the products myself. Enter …
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New Etsy Shop and Controversy Just after opening my aws Studios art shop on Etsy, my husband heard a report on NPR about Etsy. The broadcast told of how the company was involved in a controversy. The hubbub is about how the online marketplace has been inundated with third-party sellers. These sellers may sell arts …
Filling Space on a Large White Wall Finding large original art to fill a wall frustrates even the savviest of interior decorators and designers. And, often, large art is too abstract for more relatable needs. As well as obtaining a perfect fit can take a while. With the holidays coming, many experience anxiety that their …
New Shop Section Now Open! Check out new Apple Themed Products Finally, new things- apple themed products – in the aws Studios art Shop! Like a lot of people, I love the fall season with its beautiful colors and great weather to go out and enjoy autumn activities. Also, a few years ago, our small …
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Art and Mental Health. No Brainer! This new tagline I created from a Wendy MacNaughton quote should help readers (and Google!) better understand aws Studios. In her “Pencil Skills Part 1” post about drawing with healthcare professionals, MacNaughton declares, “Art and health. No. Brainer.” (Which I understand to mean how ones’ involvement in art or …
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“Art and health. No. Brainer.” Wendy MacNaughton, Illustrator and Creator of the popular kids show “Draw Together” aws Studios Art Shop While at the 2024 Licensing Expo in Las Vegas last month to pitch my mental health skill-building toy, I also met with artShine, a home decor licensee. It was one of the best meetings …
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Forty Years of Custom Christmas Cards For over 40 years, I have made my own Christmas cards. If I ever forget what I did when, I only need to refer to my stash of homemade cards to remind me. At least in the first years, each was themed with a depiction what was happening in …