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About Me
- Martha Lever
- Jacksonville, FL, United States
- I am a lettering artist, calligrapher, mixed-media artist, painter and teacher. I love to create. It is a driving force that brings me joy and passion. I don't just create art... art creates me.
Creative Workshops
Italic Calligraphy
My Online Class--Learn the right foundation for Italic Calligraphy
Click here for my Calligra-Fun Workshop
Click here FOR THE CREATIVE WORKSHOPS SITE. Scroll down and you will see CALLIGRA-FUN!
Find me on YouTube
LetterLAB
Online Class by Lori Vliegen
Supplies Me Online Class by Jane Davenport
Welcome to Art du Jour by Martha Lever
MY WEB SITE
My Blog List
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The Olde Curiosity Shoppe - I really enjoy painting the way I do, but I get bored easily, and I have to keep changing things up all the time. And Graphic 45...
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Bonus Free Style Cobblestone Blocks - While sewing a small quilt for the Neonatal Unit recently, I created these Free Style Cobblestone blocks on strip at a time between rows of the small quilt....
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Pincushion Tutorial Round Up - A recent search on Pinterest and came up with more than 100 boards on pincushions. And why not? Pincushions invite whimsy. They are useful soft sculptures an...
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A Quick Card Post - Here's a little card I made the other day. I've been experimenting with different card shapes. I can't for the life of me remember what you call this sha...
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The Journey of a Painting - I am trying to find my personal painting style. And it's a process. That's too kind. It's a struggle. But the other day I finished this painting... ...and it...
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#323 - Backroad Shed - 5" x 7" oil on hardboard $85 It's strange how relative color is, especially local color. The shed on the road out back behind my place is lavender,...
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creativity with crayons! - [image: IMG_3225 copy] Think crayons are for kids? Think again! There are all sorts of great ways to use a box of crayons in your art- here are a few ideas....
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JANE AUSTEN DRAWING IN STONE - A few hours ago I was inspired to pick up my drawing pens and work on this drawing of Jane Austen. I played with lines and hatching to bring out wha...
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Journal Class Countdown - Gently nudging myself forward; getting used to being home again with all the familiar sights and diversions. Daffodils greeted me on my morning stroll; ...
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Moving Forward - Hello everyone, I hope you're having a good week. I finished a large client project yesterday and to celebrate I gave myself some time off. So far, I'm kee...
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Going Dylusional ... - *Inks by Dylusions for Ranger - Bubblegum Pink, Squeezed Orange* *Stamps by Dylusions: Inbetweenies,Bits of this, Bordering on the Edge, Word Love* *Stenci...
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Songs of My Heart -- Abstract #5 - Songs of My Heart, Abstract #5, 21" x 27" © 2012 Fannie Narte "Songs of My Heart" was made using two pieces of Neocolor II painted fabrics. The leaf lines...
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here i am... - hey there bloggers! just wanted to share a quick post with you of how i spent my leap year...at the happiest place on earth. i know many of you might remembe...
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Calling all Angels and the 2012 Right Brainers in Business Video Summit - Yesterday Mr. G was off work taking it easy after putting his back out – well he really wasn’t taking it easy he was doing computer work. We decided to go ...
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Announcing New Hands and Heart Prints! - "Beautiful Spring" is the name of this cute mixed media work, I did it on my current altered book which is a big encyclopedia! If you don`t know what an al...
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Collection - [image: Nature Collection] [image: Pod] Treasures found on my walks, or given to me by friends who know me well.
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Verbesina Occidentalis - (Lyric here) I'm working on a wonderful project sponsored in part by the Professional Art Quilter's Alliance - South called "Narrative Threads." The exhibit...
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more vines and layers - [image: layers] [image: layers] [image: layers] [image: layers] more vines. [image: more vines ~ in progress] [image: more vines ~ in progress] [image...
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Baby Wipe Containers - Have you ever wondered what you could do with all of those empty containers that held all of those Baby Wipes? I have a container fetish and can hardl...
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Breaking out of the Box - I have been working on this studio piece for a few weeks. I wanted to combine offhand flourishing, Enchanted Letters, Gilding, Persian illumination and eve...
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Love Bird Card - Hi friends! It's Ashley here to share a card with you today. It's a fun spring card to get you in the mood for spring. For this card I used the Light Pink ...
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All Aboard for An Imaginary Trip To Greece! - The first *Imaginary Trip to Greece* is scheduled to begin on *April 26th*and *registration is now open!* I hope you'll come and enjoy this beautiful cou...
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inspiration monday - here's an easy way to create a fun little storage container for your studio, using just a few supplies! choose a mini tote bag in your favorite color...
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20 Minutes In A Coffee Shop (My Reason For NOT Joining Pinterest) - [image: Coffee with - POD -] Photo by Hallbadorn Hansel had an early Friday morning breakfast meeting for his work--and I decided to tag along to go hang...
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Pan Pastels on Fabric - I have spent the weekend continuing my love affair with Pan Pastels. I did a very impromptu video of what I discovered when using Pan Pastels with fabric...
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Crackers or She Lived or Us - *She Lived* *She Lived*. That was easy, I so enjoyed your comments and thoughts about naming your paintings. And I was so tempted to call this one "Cracker...
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At Field's Edge... 12"x 24" oil - Starting a new one...another whitetail narrative. The initial blocking in of masses, values and color for me is like the purest art of the art. Here the ...
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CHA: Maya Road Canvas Bag - Oooh, I loved making this bag for the awesome Maya Road. For the body of the bag, I used Fig Magenta and Lemon Metallic Maya Mist. When they mix, they create...
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Siblings - 18" x 18" mixed media on stretched canvas the text is from an instructional doll making book SOLD~ Thank you!
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a doodled bliss list - Well, it seems that i'm living from little bliss list to little bliss list these days! That's probably a good thing, because it keeps me from making little b...
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Testing another iPhone/ iPad app for blogger - Hello again! 2 blog posts in a day well wowie! I'm hoping to post more often and shorter posts and a blogger app would be useful for that but def don't lik...
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off to florida! - Today I am on my way down to Florida to spend some much needed time with my Dad after his big heart surgery! He's doing amazingly well considering he went...
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Flourish Friday - Riding the Storm Out - I was going to blog about something else, but it is going to have to wait until next week. Instead, here are a couple of photos of a recent commission. ...
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Launch of New Wildman Designs Website! - Hi Friends! Well, now I have a great excuse for not posting here in a while. :-) I've been designing (on and off for the past year-and-a-half !!!!) my new ...
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Runnin' for Carcinoid Cancer Research! - TO MY FAVORITE PEEPS! Yes I am running-well really trotting now-I've done a few 5Ks and now Im going to run for a purpose! Please in no way feel obligated-...
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Project 365: February 22-28 - It's been a difficult week around here between being crazy busy at work and having lots of rain, so I'm going with a rain and water theme for the week. I a...
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journal cover - I was goofing around with the journal cover last night while watching tv and this is what happened.
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New STITCHED instructor: Lynn Krawczyk - I am so excited to announce that starting April 1st, Lynn Krawczyk will be an instructor in STITCHED.She will be teaching an exciting new workshop called T...
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journal ready for binding - I'll be finishing this journal as a demo while teaching in Australia, but wanted to show you the bits and pieces. Still needs some vintage buttons here and t...
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Redbuds Blooming Early! - Happy Sadie Hawkins Day! This is the first day in a while that's been nice when Rob has it off :) We took advantage... Off to the driving range we went. ...
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(mint) tea and sympathy (and deciding to hit pause for a few days) - One of the most difficult things I find with being ill is knowing (and accepting) when it’s time to stop completely and take some time to look after myself...
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Ranger Dabber Paint Love - I made a little series of paintings and videos to show the Ranger Dabbers in action for my store, the Institute of Cute. I am trying to make more videos f...
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Without Rules. . . - From day one I have always said "there are no rules" and I can honestly say that with this "new" art form, it still holds true. I can pretty much do anythin...
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We wait - Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
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Avoiding Deadlines- Technique 872 - I have SO MANY deadlines right now... Do they include reverse applique fingerless gloves? Nope. With beading? Nope. Aren't you ( Carol) supposed to be pa...
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The Scale of the Tiny Universe : Sketching Close Up - It was a small adventure. Really small. It was inspired by the Scale of the UNIVERSE. Planets and star clusters, meet microbes and quantum foam; your bal...
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Valentine Calligraphy - Being one who works with calligraphy and design, pretty much day in and day out, one would think that I would produce the most gorgeous valentine for my lo...
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30% Off in my Etsy Shop! - *30% off EVERYTHING in my Etsy shop this week!* *Yes, that includes the clearance items also.* *Use coupon code BLOWOUT30 at checkout for your instant disco...
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February 6, 2012 - Copperplate Class #4 at Sinai Temple - Today DeAnn demonstrated Copperplate basic formal capitals. The handouts were different versions of more flourished Copperplate capitals. Review of connect...
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Love Letters 2012 - This valentine girl is reaching for her 21st year in the Love Letters business! Happy Valentines Day and consider hiring a Letterist for handlettering for...
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Artist's Cafe'-With One Palette - Stampington is republishing an article I wrote awhile back ago in their current Artists Cafe' Magazine.... Titled "Dirty Pink, Warm Green and Cream", it a ...
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The expressions of water - The dogs and I were happy to have the sun shining down on our morning walk. I wore my brand spankin new pair of boots I bought at the hardware store in Belfa...
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When Gelli Meets MagicStamps™ - *... good things happen. (including a giveaway!)* Maybe you've already discovered some of the amazing things you can do with MagicStamp™ moldable foam sta...
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A Colorful New Year - I hope to achieve some important creative goals this year. Like de-cluttering my studio, hang art around the house (maybe even a mobile or two!), do some b...
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My first Art Exhibition! - WOW its been so long since I posted! I just wanted to let you all know that I have been invited to do my first Art Exhibition! I am so thrilled. I will be a...
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So, There! - I don't know how you are commemorating 9/11 but I am boarding a plane to fly home. It was a little unsettling to think about being on an airplane today, ...
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Bob Introduces The NEW 'Painting Glass' Studio Chart! - Introducing the latest Burridge Studio Chart: Painting the Illusion of Glass Vessels. Imagine having all on one page, every reference you’ll need to help ...
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4 comments:
nice!!
Carolina Artesanías
from Chile
Looks like everyone had a great day!
These are all fun...I especially like "ciao". Cute!
I'll bet you love teaching!
I had a great time in your class with the Scribes. I learned some cool things and will add them to my style. Thanks for sharing.
Rebecca
brrck@yahoo.com
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