More Embossed Ornaments (I really have been busy!), a new packet on my Shaded Wash Technique titled Blue Toile Tulips, a limited supply of lovely white porcelain ornaments that can be decorated with all mediums including embossing. I was also able to get a Special Purchase on some really nice porcelain boxes in round, oval and rectangle shapes and will have them for sale for as long as I can get them. I also have ornament caps for sale for those of you who like to create your own embossed ornaments.

The photos of the First Annual Art Experience are up!  Look over to the left and click on Art Experience and you will see the first ever MAEV’s (Margot’s Art Experience Veteran) and see them hard at work. I have another Art Experience scheduled for September 14 – 19, 2008 and the same projects will be taught as in February’s classes. I have one space left to stay in my home (or two people who want to share a room) and one space for someone to come in on a daily basis. Another Art Experience is scheduled for February 15-20, 2009 and all the projects in that one will be new. There are three spaces for in home and one daily still available. Both are listed under Shop then under Art Experience to pay the required deposit.

Coming Soon! The new book “Celebrate St. Nicholas” that has my Russian Santa in it will be released at the end of May and I will have copies available in June. There are two versions, one in hardcover that retails for 34.95 and one in softcover that retails for 23.95.

I am teaching at the Society of Decorative Painters Conference in Tampa at the end of  May, the Artist Expo in Houston in July and Heart of Ohio Tole (HOOT) in August, the Genesee Decorative Painters in New York in September, the Brevard Brushstrokes in Florida in October and the Manatee Haven Decorative Artists, also in Florida in November. All the photos of classes and class info are located in Seminars under Schedule. Check Seminars for my Seminar Schedule and Available Seminars to see what I am teaching and if I will be teaching in your area and come join us!

The scrolling What’s New is always a good place to see what is new at a glance.

Check out Specials and Close-Outs for some very interesting items and special pricing.

Click on Magazines to see my latest articles and columns.

To help navigate my website:

On the bar above is Home which is where we are now. New is where all the good, new stuff is shown, then Shop to view and purchase all the items I have for sale. Search allows you to find specific information, View Cart will show you what is in your shopping cart and that information is also show over to the left of your screen. Check Out for when you are ready to purchase all your “goodies” and if you need or want to get in touch with me there is Contact.

Over to the left is a lot of information. About Me is, well, all about me!  Seminars show Available Artwork I am offering for teaching seminars and my Seminar Schedule lists all my scheduled seminars through 2009.  Magazines is a chronological showing of all the magazine articles I have written over the past few years. Techniques explains in detail all the techniques I use most often. Tips has information on loading my Margot’s Miracle Brush, working with a Masterson’s Sta-Wet Palette, floating/glazing color, wood preparation and dry brushing. Gallery has two sections, Art Gallery and Favorites. Links are to a few places I thought you might like to visit and of course, last but not least is Shop which will take you to everything I have available for sale and also allows you to check the status of your order by clicking on “View Order Status” and entering your email address and order number. I accept VISA, MasterCard, Discover, PayPal and checks and my shopping cart system is secure.

On a personal note...

...I continue to do just fine after battling breast cancer twice in four years. I am still adding to my BC Journals or “How Humor Got Me Through It” which is the ongoing story of my journey through breast cancer and its aftermath. You can get to the Journals by clicking About Me and then on Personal or clicking on Personal (BC Journals) at the bottom of this page or on this hyperlink – www.margotclark.com/BC

Margot