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Pasticcio 7 is now on sale...

GRAFFITI, ILLUSTRATION, and STENCIL artists take the spotlight in this special Fall edition of Pasticcio. Palais du Art is jam-packed with an abundance of artists old and new. Glean firsthand tips from a celebrated Hollywood caricature artist, read an in-depth interview with Traci Bautista, digest an "editorial" piece by the renowned blogger Seth Apter, and find directions for locating maybe a zillion industrious and influential artists. Pasticcio 7 is 4 pages longer for this go-round but costs no more!

Pasticcio 7 (Fall 2009) has more artists than ever! In it you'll
find art and/or articles by/about the following contributors
(there are also comments and quotes by dozens of others):

Brian Andreas
Seth Apter
Traci Bautista
Bernie Berlin
Virginia Lee Burton
Kelly Feraro
Sheri Gaynor
Dick Gautier
Caterina Giglio
Charley Harper
Susan Hattman
Matthew Howden
Kevin King
Lou McCulloch
NoMonet
Kohime Ohse
Jen Osborn
Shauna Palmer
Nina Perez
Lynne Perrella
Angela Petsis
Julia Pott
Lesley Riley
Vincenzo Rizzo
Lou Robinson
Red Dog Scott
Jann Selleck
Siloette
Deb Silva
CW Slade
Cindy Steiler
Sally Anne Stephen
Sally Turlington
Susan Tuttle
Lunaea Weatherstone
Kim Wlassak
Linda Woods
Tali Yalonetski

Get your copy here.

Sneak Peek and Launch Party announcement

Today is the first day of a new contest. There will be 3 possible ways to win and 3 FABULOUS, YES FABULOUS, prizes given, so listen carefully...above you see 3 images from the soon-to-be-released Pasticcio 7. You will need to keep checking this blog for updates on when it becomes available. Go here to get Issue 5 or Issue 6. Leave me a comment letting me know you have a copy of either 5 or 6, and I will send you 1 question to answer via my email, open book quiz style. A correct answer will give you 5 chances to win. Issue 7 is now available, too, and there will be an extra opportunity given for anyone who lets me know they have that particular issue to answer for 5 more chances, and it's so packed with info and art you won't want to miss it for the world! The second part of the contest involves a clue and a product, and the product might be ANYthing. On the 13th of the month I will give a clue, and again, you will simply leave me a comment letting me know you have the answer, but don't post the answer within your comment! Again, a correct answer to my email will give you 5 chances to win. The 3rd and final way to win is simply to comment on any post within the month. 1 chance to win will be given per comment per post, so if you want more chances, you need to check and see how busy I have been posting. This contest will run each month through the end of 2009. (And I'll make it retroactive for August, so you can comment on earlier posts.) The first set of prizes will include a signed copy of In This Garden and a piece of jewelry from the Designs & Ragtags shop. I'll be waiting to hear from you.

Swell summer reading

Did you miss the 6th (Summer 2009) issue of Pasticcio Quartz?
You can still get it right here!
Inside you will find ---

Art by:
Caroline Douglas
Cindy Couling
Connie Feedman
Cori Dantini
Edith Blackwell Holden
Elaine Pearsons
Elle Moss
John Melville Kelly
Laura Dannhauser
Lia Kent
Marilyn Szabo
Paulette Insall
Sally Turlington
Shariyah
Shirley Ende-Saxe
Shoshanah Jennings
Tawnya Romig-Foster
Wildrose Hamilton
and that's just in Palais du art...
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Articles by:
Cheryl Miller
Cher Lashley
Juliette New
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Sections on:
Claudine Hellmuth's latest products
vegetables you should grow
it's an element, it's a tool, it's TAPE
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Plus:
poetry and quotes to inspire your art journals,
links to all the latest, greatest,
and last but not least,
art by the always inspiring Angela Cartwright, and me

Perfect reading and art inspiration whether you're hangin'
in the hammock or basking at the beach...

Good Dog! Sit, stay, party

Party Animals was Jill Beninato's second project hosted to support A Place To Bark. She invited 20 artists to join her, each to create an original piece of artwork based on the theme, using any medium. She created a zine featuring everyone’s work, along with several fun additions and info about A Place To Bark. The zine is full color, 43 pages printed professionally at lulu.com. Your purchase of Party Animals is tax deductible and 100% of the proceeds go directly to helping the animals at A Place To Bark. So not only do you get a totally cool zine full of Party Animal art, you will have helped a fabulous cause...Order your copy today (and be sure to get a few extras to give as gifts to all the other pet lovers you know).
The original artwork will be auctioned off on ebay on October 15th, 2009. Jill will post additional info about the auction on her blog. A list of the artists whose art will be included in the auction is as follows:

Jill Beninato – sitstaysmile.com

Bernie Berlin - aplacetobark.blogspot.com
Suzi Blu – suziblu.typepad.com
Rebecca Collins – artpaw.com
Wendy Crumbley – 2dogstudio.com
Ingrid Dijkers – ingriddijkers.com
Manon Doyle – hoochiepoochiestudios.com
Sarah Fishburn – sarahfishburn.com
Rice Freeman-Zachery – voodooandzen.com
Heather LaHaise – heatherlahaise.com
Melissa Langer – pugnotes.com
Maija Lepore – maigirlz.typepad.com
Anne Leuck Feldhaus – annesart.com
Tamandra Michaels – heartdogstudios.com
Kim Rae Nugent – kimraenugent.com
Linda O’Neill – abbycreekstudios.com
Nancy Schutt – gooddogart.com
Jill Marie Shulse – jillmarieshulse.blogspot.com
Kelly Snelling – soulhumming.typepad.com
Carla Sonheim – carlasonheim.com
Kathy Weller – wellerwishes.com

Pasticcio 4 is here!

Pasticcio Quartz 4 is hot off the press! We've upped the ante, with a smashing selection of work from new artists (and a few established faves) stretching the walls of our print gallery, a complementary bookshelf brimming over with self-published and handmade volumes to surprise and delight, and some enigmatic words defined. Guest contributors share suggestions, thoughts, and vision. Take a leap into blog land with Lisa Hoffman, consider the demise of the iconic Polaroid with Wally Bock, and attend a summertime chalk art extravaganza with Corina Gerety. Mary Beth Shaw explains why certain images bear repeating, we have a convo with Lou Robinson - art.and.ghosts, and you can digest it all over a slice of delectable Rose Petal Pie. If you're already a Pasticcio fan, issue 4 is indispensable. And if you've just heard about it, you're in for a delicious visual treat. Its pages are filled with art, quotes, and tidbits from all these fascinating artists and writers, and dozens more:

Ann Baldwin
Ruth Bernhard
Jane Cather
Pat Chapman
Angel D'Amico
Bette Davis
Peter Evanchuck
Tara Fortin
Chris Friend
Jennifer Gordon
Ryan Gosling
Venita Hawkins
Aijung Kim
Kelly King
Robin Krieger
Helene Lacelle
Roy Lichtenstein
Lou McCulloch
Deryn Mentock
Heather Miles
Megan Murphy
Jackie Ormes
Jen Osborn
Elizabeth Owen
Karen Owen
Lori Petty
Angie Platten
Pilar Pollock
Bailey Saliwanchik
Roben-Marie Smith
Emmy Tofa
Sally Turlington
John Updike
E.B. White
Virginia Woolf
Andrew Wyeth
Here's where you will find us:
http://stores.lulu.com/cartwrightandfishburn