Month: August 2014
Global Talent Search semi-finalists revealed!
Ta-da! We were blown away by the level of talent in this year’s Global Talent Search and are excited to reveal the Top 50 artists who will proceed to Round 2 – the Semi-Final! Congratulations to everyone who entered. It was extremely difficult to narrow down the entries from 999 (from 50 countries!) when there was such an abundance of top submissions. Take a look and savor the beauty! We are so eager to see what our Semi-Finalists do for the second assignment.
Before we reveal the Top 50, here is Lilla with some thoughts on the decision making process, and some tips for everyone who participated, whether you made the Semi Final or not…
Click here to download a summary of how Lilla and her team approached the shortlisting – you may find it valuable reading!
In the video Lilla mentions her online course Make Art That Sells. This class has already transformed the careers of thousands of artists.
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And now for the big reveal… these are our Top 50 pick from the outstanding work submitted.
Meet our 2014 GTS Semi-Finalists (in no particular order)!
Andie Hanna
Andrea Lauren
Angie Rozelaar
Anisa Makhoul
Kellie Bloxsom
Jennifer Orkin Lewis
Bee Brown
Srdana Modrinic
Chris Lensch
Diane Neukirch
Doris Lee
Liz Ablashi
Irene Chan
Erica Hite
Erin Dorholt
Flora Waycott
Gill Eggleston
Harriet Mellor
Heather Fortin
Ine Beerten
Jana Curll
Jan Avellana
Karma Voce
Kat Kalindi Cameron
Kate Mason
Katie Doucette
Lindsay Gardner
Lucky Nielsen
Lucy Banaji
Lynette Taylor
Malu Lenzi
Maria Parrish
Monika Forsberg
Nancy Lemon
Nastja Holtfreter
Nikki Upsher
Simone Downey
Petra Haemmerleinova
Phrosne Ras
Rachael Schafer
Rachel Mosley
Rebecca Jones
Sara Gardner
Sarah Ehlinger
Stephanie Chambers
Sue Dennen
Tara Lilly
Tatjana Maiwyss
Tjarda Borsboom
Victoria Johnson
We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated in the first round of the 2014 Global Talent Search. Putting yourself out there is a tough thing to do, and every experience like this is a great learning for your career.
You can see a gallery of all 999 submitted pieces here.
What happens next?
The semi-finalists will be sent their next Assignment by email, which is due for submission by Thursday 4 September (9am PST / 12 noon EST / 5pm GMT/UK). These will then be shared in an online gallery which will be open for public voting from Monday 8 – Friday 12 September. Details will be released on this blog on Monday 8. The artist with the most votes will be the ‘People’s Choice Finalist’.
At the same time our panel of judges will review all the work and make their recommendations for the final.
Six artists will be selected for the Final, of which five will be chosen by the judges and one will be the ‘People’s Choice Finalist’.
Good luck everyone!
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Hsinping’s Wedding Invitation
Hsinping writes:
“I got married this May and would like to share my wedding invitation with you.
My husband and I often hang out at a small hill with some funny lambs sculptures on it. So I thought it would be fun to add them in the invitaions.
I made 2 color tones for the invitation, one is green and one is red. In the end I decided to print the red one. Because red is the traditional color for wedding in Taiwan. I am glad that it comes out well.:)
Here are my thank you card and a small logo.
Hope you like it
Thank you!”
Three free quilt patterns using Susy Pilgrim Waters’ fabric from P&B
Using Susy’s Always Blooming collection, three designers came up with these 3 free quilt patterns found here at P&B Fabrics (scroll down to the bottom 1/4 of page). You can purchase Susy’s fabric online here and here.
