Seth and The Pulse of Mixed Media

 Today I proudly welcome Seth Apter to my blog "home" and join the 31 other artists honored by him to be part of the month-long unveiling of his book,  The Pulse of Mixed Media: Secrets and Passions of 100 Artists Revealed.

I think all of us are curious about the creative spirit and can think of dozens of questions we'd like to ask of the people who choose to dedicate so much of their lives to making art. Well, Seth has interviewed 100 artists and asked a series of questions of each one. He presents not only their answers but also examples of their work. I personally can't wait to evesdrop in on the conversations and see the work of so many artists. I love this kind of book.

These are little peeks into the images I have in the book. The first one was probably a class demo. One of my crazy happy ladies with the wiggly magic painty fingers. 

This one's in the book too. Her name's Graciella and she's glad to finally get out of the studio and into the world. She's my self-portrait and she has a little boat to ride around in but to see the whole doll you'll have to find a copy of the book.

I know many of you who read my blog are artists yourselves and Seth (who has been a wonderful catalyst for community) has sent out an invitation to all of you (yes, YOU!) to be a part of an online version of the book. And there is no jury. No jury! Read his instructions here and Seth will include you in some way; it's another opportunity for artists to connect with other artists. The thing Seth's been promoting all along.

Lastly I just want to say thank you to Seth for working tirelessly since he started his blog to present the artists he's discovered and to create buzz and connections across the internet. It's a marvelous thing that we can encourage each other and have a place to show the work we love to create. 

So thank you, Seth. And congratulations on this, your first book (but not your last).