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Inside Designer Minds

Interviews with artists all across the web. If you’d like to share your work and your insight, request an artist interview

Art Licensing: Through the eyes of Joan Beiriger

Joan Beiriger

Joan Beiriger – Artist extraordinare
Website name:Joan Beiriger art for products
Blog: http://joanbeiriger.blogspot.com/

What do you create? I create art especially to be put onto products. My art style varies depending on the product line and manufacturer I am creating the art for but the majority is traditional and realistic looking.
What medium do you enjoy most? I absolutely [...]

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Blessings in Art created by Sharon Fernleaf

Sharon Fernleaf - Celebrate FUrry Blessings

Sharon Fernleaf * Artist
Blessing Art Animals
I have known Sharon for a few years. We met through our work at Cafepress, and the moment I saw her art I fell in love. Sharon has a fabulous sense of peace and wonder that she delightfully shares in every image she creates. We can see how lovely [...]

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Art Squared with Moshe Mikanovsky

Seen by an Angel 1 by Moshe Mikanovsky

Moshe Mikanovsky * Artist
Art by Moshe Mikanovsky
“I have a lot of new ideas for projects, but not enough time! Wish I could discuss all of them, but I know I have to focus on one project at a time…”
Moshe and I connected via Twitter and through an art licensing networking group we both belong to. [...]

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Peter Doyle – Wedding Photography to Inspire

Peter Doyle - Wedding Photographer

Peter Doyle * El Guapo!
Storyboard Life
I met Peter through an online marketing convention in January of 2009. He is one of those people that can increase the joy in a room as soon as he walks in. He emulates happiness, it just glows around him. Little did I know how talented he was to boot. [...]

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Loving the art possibilities – An interview with Annie Lang

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Annie Lang: designer – artist – author
Annie Things Possible
I have never had the pleasure of sitting and chatting with Annie one on one, however I have had the opportunity to exchange ideas via email and I was pleasantly surprised at how quick she was to reply to me. About 2 years ago I was searching [...]

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Meet Leslie Nazarian, Design Maverick Extraordinaire

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Leslie Nazarian – Design Maverick
Lesruba Designs
Leslie and I met about 3 years ago at the one and only conference Cafepress hosted. We immediately hit it off and have been friend ever since. She has an amazing ability to create in a variety of mediums on a variety of subjects… AND she’s always upbeat – definitely [...]

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The Delightful Imagery of Corrie Kuipers

Voodoodle - Neville the Devil by Corrie Kuipers

Corrie Kuipers
Corrieweb – The wonderful world of Corrie Kuipers & Nene Adams
I first saw Corrie’s work on Greeting Card universe where she has an enormous collection of fabulous cards for just about every occasion. I immediately fell in love with her style which is whimsical and lighthearted yet also displays something very ornate and thought [...]

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Bringing Amazing Color to Life: Dave Danchuk

Dave Danchuk

Dave Danchuk – Scrollsaw artist
Amazed Creations
I recently discovered Dave through Facebook. He is active with his Cafepress shop and promotion which is the common thread that connected us through a user group. The first moment I saw Dave’s work I was in awe of both his talent and the work itself. I had never heard [...]

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Little Lizzy Lou and Kate Glenn too

Kate Glenn – Chief Designer
LittleLizzyLou Designs
Kate and I started design and selling at Cafepress right about the same time. I noticed her right away because she had no problem jumping into the forums and asking for feedback on her designs. There’s something truly wonderful about the power of simplicity, and I think that’s where Kate’s [...]

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Photography of Brad Crooks

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Brad Crooks – Photographer
www.SportsMuseums.com
“A Fan’s Guide to Sports Museums and Halls of Fame”

Brad and I met just this past year when I invited a friends over for a summer BBQ. He is an amazingly talented, giving man and also extraordinarily humble about his skills. Viewing his images, it’s almost like he is painting with his [...]

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The Art of Tara Reed

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Tara Reed – Artistic Life Designer
Licensed Artist, illustrator, designer
Tara Reed Designs, Inc.
Art Licensing Information

I’ve recently met Tara through my participation with Twitter. I am still not quite sure how we crossed paths, but I am absolutely delighted we have. Tara is wonderfully upbeat and encouraging. She always seems to have advice and thoughts to share [...]

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A beautiful view of the world: Shawn Ingram

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Shawn Ingram • Photographer
specializing in Nature Photography
Pristine Photography
Shawn and I met through Cafepress and a mutual friend. He and I both dip our toes into programming for our own business use yet we each have our artistic interests as well. We often find ourselves brainstorming in a wide array of topics from life in general [...]

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Visions of wonderment with evisionArts

Mary Ogle • Artist
evisionArts
I met Mary not very long ago, yet I can’t seem to remember how long it’s actually been. Sometimes it seems like we’ve talked for ages and then there are days when I forget what we talked about yesterday. Regardless, we always have wonderful “ah ha!” moments and sessions of dreamy brainstorming.
Mary [...]

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Creative Knots: Kristen Fox, Inspiring through Art

Kristen N. Fox • Conscious CreatorWebsite: Art of FoxVox
I first ran across Kristen’s work about a year and a half ago and have been in awe ever since. Her talents cross over a wide variety of media, yet her heart can be seen in every piece she creates. Kristen’s work has inspired many and her [...]

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I Create: Heidi Panelli, THE BusyBodies pro

Heidi Panelli Wife,Mother,T-Shirt designer, shopkeeper, webmaster, blogger… Sr. Designer/Illustrator
Website: BusyBodies Blog: Creative Gumption

I’ve met Heidi twice now, very short business conferences where we shared insights and ideas for similar industry topics. Not only is she a fantastic designer, but her [...]

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