Category: Authors

The Art of Silliness

7/19/2013

Illustration by Carla Sonheim (from her website)

For all those who love to paint and draw and for all those who want to paint and draw but feel too intimidated--you've got to meet Carla Sonheim.

Carla quickly puts her students at ease and gets everyone laughing and having fun in her art classes. And, you'll be amazed how under her experienced tutelage you can create all sorts of creatures from doodles that look really cool! I've experienced this myself firsthand.

For a taste of Carla's teaching, you can check out her free online tutorials or take an online class. Go to her website to sign up for her newsletter so you can learn about her in-person classes as well. She's even got a summer art camp starting on July 22, 2013.

She is the author of several books. Her Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists: 52 Creative Exercises To Make Drawing Fun has sold 45,000 copies. Way to go, Carla!

Click on the book covers below to learn more (affiliate links).

Free Ebook

7/17/2013

From July 17 to July 19, 2013, my uplifting short-short story, Are You Using Your Gifts? is FREE!

It's available via Amazon Kindle.

Don't have a Kindle? No sweat! Download the free Kindle App that can be used on PCs, iPads, and other devices.

Click on the book cover above to go directly to the ebook for downloading. (Affiliate link)

Please let other people know about this offer!

Enjoy!

(Note: Amazon manages the start and cut off date and time--so don't wait until the last minute to access this deal as you could miss it due to time zone differences.)

5th Annual NW Book Festival

7/12/2013

Picture from http://www.nwbookfestival.com/

Graphic from www.nwbookfestival.com

The 5th Annual NW Book Festival is taking place at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, OR on Saturday, July 27, 2013.

They are now taking applications from authors, publishers, & bookstores. Check out their website to find out more.

National Short Story Week

7/10/2013

Poster for 2013 National Short Story Week

November 12-18, 2013 is National Short Story Week, well, in the United Kingdom.

Yet, there's no reason why this event can’t spread wider afield, say in the USA, a former colony of the British Empire!

Visit their website and alert your librarians, teachers, and local media. Post on social media sites, tweet, blog and do your part to spread the word.

The website has a nice poster that can be used to advertise short story events as part of the 2013 National Short Story Week. I've included its image as part of this post.

I'm sharing this information now so you have some time to move on it!

What are you waiting for?

Create Your Own Mail Art

7/1/2013

Kathryn V. White's Mail Art--Interior & Inserts

I had so much fun with my Mail Art assignment that I did as part of my online art class that I hope to inspire you!

Make your own envelope or buy one. If you make one, it allows for more creative possibilities.

To create an envelope, you can find envelope templates on the web, unfold and copy an unused envelope you have, or just fold and glue or tape paper in such a way that you could actually send something in it.

Collage cut out images from magazines, use rubber stamps and stencils, draw, paint, do whatever you like to do. Embellish with glitter or confetti. Create an insert in the form of a letter, post card, or some other novelty you come up with.

Just have fun!

To start you thinking, I've included photos of what I did for my art assignment.

Front Side of Kathryn's Mail Art

Back Side of Kathryn's Mail Art

And here is my artist's statement for this particular piece of art so you can see my thinking behind it and the materials I used.

“Walking with Finney” ©Kathryn V. White

For this Mail Art, I used two color prints of my digital photographs—one of a tree truck graced with a wooden heart
and one of my dog sitting on a park bench. I used these prints to create the envelope. The tree print is the outside of the envelope and the picture of my dog, who is my heart pal, is the
inner illustration of the envelope. His darling, happy, little face is the focal point upon opening the envelope.

I also utilized decorative handmade paper, red construction paper, rubber cement, scissors, a glue stick, tape, two bird stencils, and a paper punch that cuts paper into the shape of a small bird.

For the insert, I used leaves I picked up from my walks with my dog. I painted the leaves with acrylic gel medium so that they would be flexible and not tear into pieces over time. I also included little red bird “confetti” for the insert.

The assortment of birds I’ve cut out and collaged and used as “confetti” represent the birds that I see and hear on these walks. The leaves are gifts of nature that I find beautiful and enjoy collecting each year. The leaves and little birds that I did not glue onto my envelope can be given as gifts by the receiver and so the circle of gifts—from nature, to me, to the recipient, and on to others reflects the circle of giving and receiving
which is a wonderful and nurturing part of the circle of life.
The confetti birds also represent to me the fun of life.

My Mail Art honors my memories of my walks with my dog, my love of my dog, and my enjoyment of the beauty of nature. I like the layering in this piece—not only that the piece includes collage, but the papers I used ultimately come from trees. I also
include a picture of a tree as well as leaves that are real leaves that I have picked up on my walks.

The tree has a wooden heart that was made by hand and added to the tree. As far as I know, this is the only tree in the park that has a handcrafted heart kindly attached to it (the heart hangs on a wire that is attached to a branch, it is not nailed to the tree).
My mail art is also one of a kind and handcrafted with love.

As people view my artwork, I want them to think about what delights them about nature, who they enjoy spending time with, how good it feels to be sharing a beautiful day, what they have given in love, and what they have received that has deepened their happiness.

Enjoy A Summer Time Respite with I'm Not Who You Think

6/18/2013

(Affiliate Link)

Need a break from a challenging job, tiresome ruminations, or mind-numbing chores?

Then take a moment to check out,
I'm Not Who You Think, a short-short story about a vampire who falls in love.

And as you know, love changes everything!

Life After Death Tales

6/8/2013

David Eagleman’s book, Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, is a cerebral journey on what life after death could be.

And the afterlife is not just for humans--plays, stores, ancient deities from a variety of cultures, and an assortment of characters and situations populate his forty versions of the afterlife.

Highly inventive, strange, and quirky, the book offers you good contemplation fodder of where your own afterlife belief system sits amongst these vignettes.

Intrigued? Click on the book cover (affiliate link) as well as visit: www.DavidEagleman.com to find out more.

I Love Short-Short Stories--Recently Released YouTube Video!

6/3/2013

YouTube video on Kathryn's Short-Short Stories

Don't you love short-short stories?

With our crazy-hectic lives, short-short stories provide a great respite during a busy day or help us settle down for bedtime.

And here's a fun, 27 second video supporting my short-short stories.

Go now and take a look!

Hay House Authors Speak

5/26/2013

The 2013 Hay House World Summit officially starts on June 1, 2013 and ends on June 10, 2013.

This online event includes more than 100 hours of conversations with big name authors and speakers such as Louise Hay, Cheryl Richardson, Wayne Dyer, Bernie Siegel, Deepak Chopra, Caroline Myss, Suze Orman, and many others.

There are free and paid options associated with this online event.

So if you are looking for uplifting and healthy ways to approach the challenges of life, click on
http://www.hayhouseworldsummit.com to find out more.

Yes, Fernando--Hot Off The EPress!

5/25/2013

Click on the cover to find out more.(Affiliate link)

In Yes, Fernando a woman finds her world turned upside down after a week of intense illness.

No longer able to authoritatively wield the word "NO!," she struggles to handle the transformations sweeping her life.

And then, one fine spring day, she is faced with a dilemma. What will she
choose?

Read Yes, Fernando to find out more about her quandary and her ultimate choice.

Transformational Author Conference

5/15/2013

Art by Giorgione from www.wikipaintings.org

Art by Giorgione from Wikipaintings.org

Have you registered for the Transformational Author
Experience?

It’s a great resource where best-selling authors, transformational leaders, and publishing industry experts lift the veil on what it takes to write, publish, and market your book and impact more lives.

Presenters include Marianne Williamson, Lisa Nichols, Wendy Keller, Reid Tracy, Bill Gladstone, SARK and many more. Visit www.TransformationalAuthor.com to find out more!

This free conference runs from May 20-31, 2013 and presenters can be listened to via webcast or bridgelines.

Can't make it LIVE? No problem, you'll have free 24 hour access to the replays. And you can upgrade to other conference options.

La Cucaracha--Just Released!

5/11/2013

Click on the cover to find out more.(Affiliate link)

La Cucaracha is a short tale about Cuca, the cockroach, who lives in the 1970s in Greenwich Village--the era of bell bottoms, flower power, and free love.

Cuca is not immune to their power, nor the tasty tidbits left by his giant roommate, the chef.

How does Cuca survive in a world that wants to see him dead? How does he thrive and ultimately share his artistry?

For a good laugh, follow Cuca on his journey today!

The Mission Of the Brightest Angel

4/28/2013

The Mission of the Brightest Angel is a fun tale that provides an alternative view of Lucifer's role on earth.

Because of his immense spiritual power, he was entrusted with a tremendously difficult task supporting the greater divine plan.

Click on the book cover to the left to learn about this misunderstood angel and his mission! (Affiliate link)

Your Potential For Transcendence

4/16/2013

To find out more, click on the book cover.
(Affiliate link).

For writers looking for no cost and low cost ideas to market your books, check out Guerrilla Marketing For Writers.

And below are words from the book (p. 242) which I find inspiring.

"You were born to make your life count by creating something for posterity as well as the present. So make transcendence your mission. Creating something of enduring value to your community, the rest of the human family, and yourself is a goal worthy of your potential as a human being and worth making a total commitment to. Authors do it day by day, word by word, book by book, and they do it for all of us."

What are you creating as your legacy?

Humanities Washington

4/7/2013

Want to be more engaged in the literary scene? Interested in lectures and community discussions with authors?

Check out Humanities Washington's online calendar listing events across Washington State.

Information on their mission as posted on their website:

"Our work in cultural education—ranging from our speakers bureau to traveling Smithsonian exhibits to family literacy instruction—promotes awareness of the history of local communities and its residents, provides opportunities for people to gather and learn more about their unique past and shared present, and nurtures relationships that enable us to move forward towards a more prosperous future."

Some of their free lectures are held at the Black Box Theatre at Edmonds Community College, including Jennifer Stuller on "Ink-Stained Amazons and Cinematic Warriors: Superwomen in Modern Mythology."

Check out Humanities Washington's website to learn more.

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Kathryn V. White is an author and artist who dreams of rousingly playing a djembe in a drum circle.

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2020 Juried Exhibit at the Washington State History Museum

Kathryn's collage, "Resonating Truth" has been juried into a show at the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma, Washington. The exhibit runs from April 9 to August 20, 2020.

2019 - 2020 Juried Traveling Art Exhibit in Virginia

Kathryn's papercutting plus collage "Summer Interlude" has been juried into a traveling show. The exhibit runs September 9, 2019 to December 8, 2019 at Gallery 3700 in Arlington, Virginia and from December 17, 2019 to February 18, 2020 at Westover Library in Arlington, Virginia.

2019 Juried Exhibit at the Washington State Convention Center

Kathryn's large collage "When I'm Gone, Who Will Remember Me?" has been juried into a show at the Washington State Convention Center's Phyllis Lamphere Gallery. The exhibit runs January 12, 2019 to March 31, 2019.

Poetry On Buses
Kathryn's poem, The Sound Soothes, was selected for the 2017 Poetry on Buses: Your Body of Water Program and is a part of the online collection! Click here to read it!

2018 Juried Exhibit at the Rosehill Community Center

*Three of Kathryn's collages have been juried into an exhibit at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo, WA from April 3 through June 24, 2018. "Phoenix" won the Northwest Collage Society's prestigious Eleanor Wolters Smith Memorial Award.

2017 SOLO SHOW at the University Business Center

*20 of Kathryn's artworks were on exhibit in a solo show from October 16 through December 7, 2017 at the University Business Center's Gallery 4500 in Seattle's U-District.

2017 Juried Exhibit at Seattle City Hall
Kathryn's collage, "Welcome to My Universe" was juried into the exhibit, "Hot Town: Summer in the City" at the Seattle City Hall in downtown Seattle that ran from July 7 through August 30, 2017.

2017 Juried Exhibit at Seattle University
Kathryn had a large collage, "Broadway at Times Square" juried into the 2017 Search for Meaning Art Exhibition (part of the Search for Meaning Book Festival) from February 16 to 25, 2017 at Seattle University's Vachon Gallery.

2017 Juried Exhibit at Cascadia Art Museum
Kathryn had a collage, "Indra's Net" juried into the exhibit, "Collaged Impressions of the Northwest Social Realism and the American Scene 1930 to 1950" that ran January 19 to March 26, 2017 at the Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds, WA.

2017 Exhibit at Dreamclinic
Kathryn had 10 artworks exhibited from January through April 12, 2017 at Dreamclinic in Seattle's Roosevelt neighborhood.

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"You have everything when you embrace the full circle of life."— Kathryn V. White

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