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Blossom Maiden - 'Musicaltree' The Art of Audre Schantz

Blossom Maiden - 'Musicaltree' The Art of Audre Schantz



Sorry i have not be on in soooooooooooooooooooooo long. I'm back!

Anime Girls I have painted

Hi people. It has been a long time. I miss blogging. Sorta. I never do it anymore. I made a facebook page and I have been updating my website. Oh well. Anyhow, I do like writing and I need to keep doing it!!! I was in a TVAA show here in Dallas and I made paintings for that...learned how fun acrylics can be when you know all about blender mediums and gloss. I also was in Sakura Exhibition 2012 which went through Japan, USA, and UK. Here are some of the works that have been displayed. First 2 were TVAA. Last 1 is Sakura Exhibition. Lets see...... that's all the art news.

About Me - "Musicaltree" The Art of Audre Schantz

About Me - "Musicaltree" The Art of Audre Schantz

Check out my website! New shows are coming up, including Sakura Exhibition 2012!

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Please play a puzzle

Please play this puzzle with my artwork. It is quite fun. I used to have this on my website but now I am trying to tiddy it up to make it look like more of an online gallery :)

Mobile

I am testing blogging from my itouch, hi!!

Honey & Clover

I finished watching the anime Honey & Clover. I cried a lot. OMG.

Not "musicaltree" anymore ?

Today, without much forewarning, I changed my website name to audreschantz.webs.com
For a while I had had "Musicaltree" for everything, but that name is more of a username and not the name I want to be known by as I start to share my artwork and publish books. I also changed my twitter account- which is also art related. It is scary I think. But I want a more profession presence to show publishers and galleries. I have dedicated my art website and twitter account to my art career and the same is somewhat true here. Everything else is still musicaltree. As there may be other people who use "musicaltree" as their name, you will always know that I use the same profile picture on all my sites. So if you don't see the cute girl in the corner, then don't assume its me. This is another reason I changed my website and twitter : I don't want to be confused with anyone else and my artwork has nothing to do with the term "musicaltree"- it has more to do with drawing kittens and girls and such.......
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UPDATE: I changed back to musicaltree for my webs.com site. What I am going to do is to buy a custom domain name and attach it to my site that way both it AND the musicaltree URL/link will work. I get to keep them both and not loose anyone on the way! This will probably happen at the end of September.

Etsy Etsy Etsy

I put my etsy shop on vacation again..... The visibility for my stuff is not there. Also, I am more of a fine artist or designer than a crafter- except when I make presents. Heck, I get more pleasure out of giving my stuff away or sharing images of what I do than selling. An exception would be a craft fair, such things are fun when  can interact with people. Again, I do not know why. In the coming months I am going to be taking part in exhibitions and sending my illustration stuff to publishers, so if you are reading my blog stay tuned here, twitter, and my website. That is what I will focus on. I wonder if I should sell prints on Redbubble? I have heard that it is better than etsy for fine art and such, but web markets are saturated if they are well known and nigh-invisible if they are not. Sigh......

Paper Doll Collage Kittens Need Good Home

These are some of the Paper doll, collage, mixed media kittens I have made. They are all originals, and need good loving homes ;) They would make good paper dolls, wall decorations, or cards. Please recommend them to anyone who loves kitties.

Re-opening etsy shop with kittens and paper dolls

I spent all of Friday scanning and tweeking every completed book I have drawn. I have to admit that I love making these books; but etsy doesn't seem like the place for them. I intend to start sending tear-sheets to children's book publishers this next week. When I look at Kitty Crayons and Pusheens, I think to myself how much I have neglected sharing my art these last three years since graduation... I am glad to have a nice website and gallery, I also realize I want to blog more. Speaking of etsy, there are two books I am thinking of selling on there as printable pdf files. One is a "How to make a Dress" coloring book. The other is a Paper doll book with 40 outfits. Please enjoy these samples.

Even more kitten cuteness

Everyone likes kitties. Kittybblove from etsy makes crayons shaped like kitties.  KITTY CRAYONS!!!!! They are very cute and come in, like, 21 colors. She is currently selling off her current stock to make way for new kitty crayons made of soy and beeswax. Actually,  the best place to go is her website  http://kittybabylove.com  This is where you find the most variety. I ordered some yesterday and can't wait for them to arrive!

New Bike

A used handcycle in need of TLC: $$$
Fabric, Cushion inserts, etc. from Hancock Fabricks: $15
A bunch of reflective stickers from Worldsbestbikestickers : $5
A cute cat bike lock from ToysRus: $7.99
A cool reflective safety flag in peacock blue from Purple Sky Flags: $ 28.95
A floral printed bell w/ built in compass from amazon.com: $4.99
Apple shaped reflector from yabettasupadont on etsy: $25.00



The feel of the wind whipping through my hair: priceless

Hiya!

Hello there, just wanted everyone to know that I am planning some graphic novels and I am also planning on doing more gallery shows in this next year :) Anyways I hope everyone will feel free to comment and tell me what ya think ;)

I dislike tumblr but I LOVE the PUSHEEN

I joined tumblr but I don't like it... I had trouble uploading my photos; I couldn't get my posted links to work on my tumblr blog even though I did it through their system (add custom link option, etc); I had trouble posting/sharing content from other sites that didn't have an automatic "share on tumblr" button. Therefore, I don't think I will use it that much since I love this blog and since I already have a twitter account for sharing (and EVERY site has a "share on twitter" button!). GRRRRRRR I also logged back into my livejournal account and found it ti be even more confusing to navigate....sigh*

Aways , I have recently fallen in love with a webcomic cat called Pusheen. Pusheen is sooooo cute and plump, and I LOVE the animated gifs that the artist, Claire, draws, and the cartoons are cute too, love her &Andrew's sense of humor.
Please look at this link http://everyday-cute.tumblr.com/ and see her Tumblr blog and old comics page links- both are soooooooooooo awesome. You can even see a shop link and buy pusheen jewelry, tees, and plush.

I am uploading the free wallpaper background pic as an example of her cuteness above..
Epic Cuteness!

Pray for Japan

I've been really worried about japan. Luckily, I have been able to find information saying that some of the japanese people I know are ok, including several H!P groups such as morning musume and C-ute. I have not heard from my college friend Yuka, and I am hoping she will update her facebook page and let everyone know she is ok. I'm sure more information will surface after things stabilize but no one really knows what to think. Even from the other side of the earth, it is terrifying to watch. I have a lot of contacts in Japan and people I care about!

eLouai's Candybar 5 FullBody Girl Doll Maker

eLouai's Candybar 5 FullBody Girl Doll Maker

I can not believe it has been so long between postings. I will try to swing back into being artsy again. Recent News: I'm going to start grad school in the spring for a degree in Humanities/Aesthetics. :)

SCBWI

I finally joined "The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators". After hearing soooo many references about it, I figured that it would be a helpful step. I was pleased to learn that, even though the monthly "regional" meeting is somewhat far away, there are many "critique" groups around the metroplex which seem just perfect for me.

The past few months have been a bit busy. I got a position as an Adjunct Developmental Writing Professor at a community college near me. It has really been a new experience, but I feel that I have had great success with my students over the last couple of semesters. I have been looking at graduate schools but nothing seems to fit right for what I desire. I am quite happy in the developmental department, and I like my supervisors a lot. I am still actively drawing though I did take an etsy break as my stuff is more fine art and conceptual than crafty.
Mostly I guess I will just visit the critique groups and prepare some packets for some magazines and publishing houses and/or agents.

I enjoyed my gallery involvement with The Fort Worth Community Art Center, and I will probably do the "9x12" show again next year. "Mail Me Art" is publishing a book and I will be in it (Yeah!) This will be very cool for me - I wish that the "Sketchbook Project" would do the same thing! All in all, I think I did ok. From now on I think I will only do small group shows where the content and quality of the work is somewhat like my own.... ;)