I Get to Attend a Poetry Reading by Seamus Heaney!

...You are neither here nor there, A hurry through which known and strange things pass As big soft buffetings come at the car sideways And catch the heart off guard and blow it open

 - From the poem "Postscrip," by Seamus Heaney

For a poetry lover, picking a favorite poet can be akin to a mother picking a favorite child.   But Seamus Heaney is certainly up at the top of my list!   So when my husband told me that he would be doing a poetry reading in our city, I flipped out!  I've never been gaga over movie stars or musicians, but I'm just a tad teenagerish when it comes to this. 

If you want to see why I love his poetry, you can get a taste of Seamus Heaney's Poetry here.

And if you happen to be driving distance from Waco, you can find details here on the when and where so you can come hear this Nobel prize winning poet too.

Ultimate Blog Party - 2011

Hello everyone, and welcome to my Blog Party Post. The Ultimate Blog Party is a huge blog hop hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom, and I thought I'd join in!

I'm an artist and this blog is mainly about my art and the products I sell through Zazzle and CafePress. Zazzle and CafePress are both print on demand shops where people can buy products like posters and t-shirts and cards printed with artist designs.  Nothing is printed until someone buys it, which makes it free for artists to sell their work there.

My artwork mainly falls mainly into a couple categories:

Scribbleprints

These are pieces that start quite literally as 

scribbles, but when I'm done become fun 

pictures and wild designs.  Here's a few examples:

This is my favorite design...you can
see more products with my Red Lady
at My Zazzle Shop
and My CafePress Shop.

There's a story about this design...you can read it here. 
See products with my Pierced design
at My Zazzle Shop
and My CafePress Shop

So many baby items are pastel...I thought I'd do
something different with this Tribal Toes
design which you can find 
at My Zazzle Shop
and My CafePress Shop.

Funny Desings

Then I also have designs which reflect my humor.

A lot of these are inspired by my experience

raising my three precious boys.

This one I thought up when I was in the throes
of 4 am feedings.  See products with this design
at My Zazzle Shop
and My CafePress Shop.

This design was just rattling around in my head
until I had to do something with it.
See products with my Inner Child design
at My Zazzle Shop
and My CafePress Shop.

I also have started dabbling in water color....I've only added one water color design to my shops, an apple, but I have plans to do more.  

Thanks for stopping by my party post!  I hope you'll take a look around.  As well as sharing about my art and my shops here, I also occasionally post thoughts about art and creativity and share my kids art and ideas for exploring art with kids.   And I have some great free printables and graphics to share with you all.

Join me on 

Twitter and Facebook  

One World One Heart Giveaway (CLOSED)

Hello everyone, welcome to my post for One World One Heart, a fun event where bloggers around the world post giveaways and share a little bit about themselves.  You can see all the participants here or click here to find out how to join in if you blog.

If you happen to be visiting from Asia, Happy New Year!

Now a little bit about me:  

I'm a Christian.  I start with this because knowing Jesus is more important than anything else that has happened in my life.  I won't go into my whole story here, but if you'ld like to know about it you can read more here. 

I'm a Mom.  I have three little boys, who inspire me in many ways, and make my life both more challenging, and more full.

I'm an Artist.  And, as you can tell, that's what this blog is mainly about.

I'm a "Texifornian".    Yes, I made up that word...though I'm not the only one who ever thought of it.  I am originally from California, USA, but live in Texas now.  If you'ld like a postcard from Texas, I'm giving that away for OWOH on my other blog, Texifornia.  Oh, and one more interesting thing I thought I'd add...when I was a kid I lived on a boat!  Yep, until I was 10, then we moved to the California mountains.  If you happen to have seen a 50 foot yellow tug boat named SNAFU (it used to be a Navy boat...my parents didn't name it that) chugging around let me know.  I'd love to find out what happened to it.  :-)

WHAT I'M GIVING AWAY

First, if you like my heart up at the top, I have  free coloring pages
with the same design that everyone is welcome to print.

And, I will also be giving away the following to one person:

One of Each of the Following Bookmarks

Plus Two of Each of the Following Stickers

TO WIN
To win, leave a comment and a way to contact you (your e-mail, or your blog link is fine so long as you allow comments).   If you really want to make my day, share your favorite quote or poem (but you don't have to).  Giveaway ends Feb 17 at around 9:00 pm CST and is open worldwide!  Must be at least 18 to enter.  Winner has one month to claim their prize after the giveaway ends.

My Other OWOH Posts
(on my other blogs)

Texifornia

Such Fun to Give

SCRIBBLEPRINTS SALE

Every year around Black Friday/Cyber Monday, Zazzle (and subsequently, Scribbleprints at Zazzle) has a HUGE sale!  And this year is no different!  But the way the sale works this year IS a little different.  They will be offing a different deal every two hours!  And these are really good deals - as much as 75% Off!

The sales goes on until Tuesday--and the coupons change every two hours!

Free Shipping On All Orders Over $25!

PLUS SAVE MORE  WITH THE COUPON CODES BELOW

8:01 AM  - 50% Off All Sweatshirts & Hoodies  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL133)*

*You can change any t-shirt into a sweatshirt or hoodie by clicking customize and changing the style on the product page!

10:01 AM  - Buy 2 Mousepads, Get 1 Free  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL131)

12:01 PM  - 25% Off iPad and iPhone Cases (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL133)
                   (Un-customized Iphone cases still cheaper at my CafePress Shop)

2:01 PM  - 12% Off EVERYTHING  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL135)

4:01 PM     - 50% Off Keychains  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL153)

6:01 PM     - $5 Off T-Shirts  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL171)

8:01 PM     - 50% Off Christmas Ornaments  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL117)

10:01 PM   - 12% Off EVERYTHING  (Coupon Code BLITZDEAL173)

More Coupon Codes Here 

International Shoppers Click Here 

SHOP HERE

Giveaway - ENDED (Congrats TZel!)

I held a little giveaway to help promote the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale this weekend.   It was for a Scribbleprints Sample pack with cards, bookmarks, and stickers. It's over but you I often hold small giveaways on my site, so check back now and then and see what I have going.

Last Day of the Scribbleprints Party!

Today's the final day of the Scribbleprints Blog Pary. I've enjoyed getting to know you all a little better, and I hope you enjoyed playing party games and chit-chatting! And, if you haven't entered to win on of my fun party favors, there's still time! Click here to see how to join in! Entries will be accepted until midnight tonight! Tomorrow I'll post up who won!

Welcome to the Party!

It's here! The 5 Minutes For Mom 2010 Ultimate Blog Party is here. It's a chance to meet a lot of other moms, have fun, and maybe win some prizes too.

INTRODUCTIONS
Let me introduce myself! I'm Gale. I'm a part-time artist and full-time mom to three little boys. This blog is mainly about my art and humorous designs...which you can see a sample of below (this shows posters, but in my shops you can find everything from shirts to cutting boards!). As you can tell, the wittier items are largely inspired by my own kids.

Create a personalized gift at Zazzle.

PARTY FAVORS
I have some fun giveaways and freebies to share!

• Print Coloring Pages for your kids...or for you!


• Win a Scribbleprints Desktop Background


• Win a Sleep Deprived Parent Button

CONVERSATIONS
I'd love to hear from you! Please leave a comment and share a little bit about yourself!