As many of you know, March is National Craft Month, so we thought it was great timing for kicking off what we would like to announce as our Mixed-Media Monthly Challenge. Each month, beginning with March, we would like to challenge you with a specific theme. This will be something that will hopefully encourage you to try new things with your art and maybe encourage you to look at something you might not have thought about in the past. For our first month, March, we're going to begin with the topic of Personal Imagery. By that, we mean incorporating your own photos into your work. This can mean portraiture or not--it's up to you. For inspiration, you might want to check out, The Art of Personal Imagery by Corey Moortgat. Very shortly, we'll be sharing more details with you on this month's theme and what fun activities we have planned (including forum discussions, a place for you to share your monthly-challenge images and a book giveaway). This challenge will be good for me personally because I don't normally use much of the way of personal imagery in my work, but I'm ready to try!

Tonia