Seth Apter's Blog, page 47

IO Giveaway

I am holding a giveaway to celebrate the release of my newest collection of stamps from Impression Obsession. Two people will win their choice of the following six sets:

Alphabet Scramble
 ConText
 Journal Coins
 Journal Frames
Extras
Roundabouts
To be eligible to win, please leave a comment stating which stamp set you would like to win. Entries close end of day on Saturday 1/30. Everybody is eligible-- yes even the Internationals out there! The random number table will choose two winners. Please be sure that I have your email to contact you in case you are one of the lucky winners.

Art Revealed: 3

This is the last of three posts sharing recent artwork that I created using my new lines of products from both Spellbinders and Impression Obsession. Prior to the recent CHA show where I unveiled my new lines, I could only show you glimpses and peeks:



Happy to be able to share it all with you. You can see the first grouping of artwork here and the second here. A number of the pieces are also available for purchase in my online shop  where you will find detailed descriptions and additional photos.
Dream Catcher
Dream Catcher: detail
Extras
 Extras: detail


Story Book
 Story Book - detail
  Story Book - detail
Descriptio
Descriptio

The Week Links: 86

Join me every Sunday when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. Earlier posts in the series can be found here.

And here is Week 86...
1. Color wheels throughout history.



2. Trend Bible shares a preview of home trends in 2016, one of which is weathered.



3. Nathalie Kalbach takes us to the Picasso sculpture exhibit at MoMA, which the NY Times describes as a once-in-a-lifetime show.


4. A look inside Louise Bourgeois's home, just how she left it.

5. Nobody knows who the Philadelphia Wireman is. Read the mysterious story here.


6. 2,500 pigment samples are on view in Harvard's lab.

7. Want to see a little bit more from the CHA Conference & Trade Show from earlier this month? Check out Marjie Kemper's Periscopes.

Love My Memories+

I am so very excited to be in Japan. Well...to have my picture in Japan that is. 

The most recent issue of Love My Memories+, a Japanese craft magazine, includes a page on male designers. I am happy to be featured along side of Tim Holtz, Frank Garcia, Ken Oliver and Richard Garay.

While I cannot read any of it, I still want to thank Margie Higuchi for including me!

Art Revealed: 2

Now that my new product lines have been unveiled at the CHA Trade & Conference Show, I can show you the artwork that I created using my new products. Before the show, I was only able to share glimpses -- such as this: 

An earlier post showed 7 artworks and this post, the second of three, reveals more. Many are available for purchase in my online shop.

Faded Memories
Faded Memories: detail
Tumbling Squares
Tumbling Squares: detail
Pastime
Pastime: detail
Pocket PlaySold - Thank You
Pocket Play: detail
Pocket Play: detail
Practical Purpose
Practical Purpose: detail
Be
Be: detail

CHA: Spellbinders

I had much to celebrate at CHA with the debut of my first line of products with Spellbinders. The products will be available to order in February, quite a quick turn-around for new items exhibited at the show.

I created 15+ artworks using my new line to display, alongside some very cool props, in my section of the booth.





I had a chance to demo throughout the show and share my products and techniques with everybody. You can watch part of a demo here thanks to Marjie Kemper and her Periscope.

My first Spellbinders release consists of dies, stamps, embossing folders and a book kit -- all of which I will be highlighting on posts in the coming month.








 This year, Spellbinders is featuring a highly diverse group of designers whose styles range all the way from classic to grunge. And everything in between.
Stacey Caron
Becca Feeken
Donna Salazar
Debi Adams
Tammy Tutterow
Stay tuned. I will be sure to post when the products are available online and in stores.

Art Revealed: 1

In the weeks leading up to the release of my product line with Spellbinders and Impression Obsession, I was only able to share glimpses of the artwork I made using the different dies, stamps and embossing folders. This pic may be familiar for example:

Happily, now that the lines have been exhibited at the CHA Trade & Conference Show last week in California, I can reveal all. Stay tuned for a series of upcoming posts with my newest artwork, much of which is available for purchase in my online shop.
Memory Keeper: outside
Memory Keeper: inside
Memory Keeper: detail
Memory Keeper: detail
Aviator
Aviator: detail
Day Timer
Day Timer: detail
Time Will Tell
Time Will Tell: detail
Story
Story: detail
Timeless
Timeless: detail
Soar
Soar: detail

The Week Links: 85

Join me every Sunday when I share some of my favorite links I discovered in the previous week. Earlier posts in the series can be found here.

And here is Week 85...


1. Victoria Wagner paints reclaimed wood to resemble sliced gemstones. First seen here on This is Colossal.


2. Mesmerized by the mood and mystery of this encaustic piece from Bridgette Guerzon Mills, 1 of 5 that are currently on exhibit in Kentucky.


3. In love with the textile art that Helen Terry creates. Inspiration awaits in her Instagram Gallery as well. 



4. Are you familiar with the "What's in Your Toolbox" series from Design Sponge?

5. Wonderful paintings from Dina Wakley.


6. Love the rhythm that Eric Adama created in this series.

7. Holly Becker over at decor8 wants you to bring your voice back to blogging.

Live Action Demo

One of the most popular apps in use at CHA was Periscope, an interactive video platform. Happily, the wonderful Marjie Kemper took the time to Periscope one of my demos at the Spellbinders booth and upload it to YouTube. In the video, Marjie seems to be talking to people that are not there. That is because the live text messages that she is seeing on Periscope do not migrate with the video when uploaded. If that doesn't make sense to you, stay tuned...I will be posting more about the app soon.

Have a look to see my booth and some of my new products. And follow along with the demo to learn about some of my techniques for layering in mixed media art.


Follow Marjie on Periscope
Follow me on Periscope

CHA: The Workshops

A big part of CHA is education, both throughout the year and during the Conference & Trade Show. Two full days are dedicated to workshops and seminars even before the show floor opens. The educational opportunities then continue throughout the show.
I taught two classes. The first was called Mixed Media Mashup and was all about layers and layers. And layers. Two hours long and filled with 50 people, the experience was a lot of fun. I even used (or tried to use) a selfie stick for the first (and last) time.









Mixed Media Mashup will be going into my 2016 rotation of classes and may visit a venue near you!
My second workshop was a part of Spellbinders and included all the other SB designers as well: Stacey Caron, Becca Feeken, Tammy Tutterow, Donna Salazar and Debi Adams. The participants had  a chance to work with all of us on 6 different projects, each lasting 15 minutes. Somehow I ended up with exactly zero pictures from this workshop - except for the line of participants waiting to get in:

My workshop sample:
Frosted Flakes