BLOG TOPIC #12: 

Challenge: Spontaneous Collaboration

The Artella Staff has voted on their choices for the winners in Blog Contest #12, and has seleted two winners -- a non-staff winner and an "in-house" staff winner.

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/billizettis_world/archive/2008/04/15/storms-rolls-across-desert.aspx

Here are some comments about Billizetti's post:

"Bill nailed Constance's artwork with his words."
"Yay! God's power...love it! I would like to know how Constance did the art work (what medium)."
"Both Constance's art and Bill's poem are powerful pieces. I want to return to it over and over again."
"This contest was practically impossible to vote on, because they were all so brilliant! But I love how Bill picked up on such small details in Constance's artwork and incorporated them into his writing. It is a very synergistic collaboration!"

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The Staff winner of Blog Topic #12 is harqn2 (Lori) with this post:

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/hark_hark_the_dogs_do_bark/archive/2008/04/24/it-only-takes-a-spark.aspx

Here are some comments about harqn2's post:

Thanks to everyone who blogged on this topic!  It was a great topic, and the collaborations were incredible!

Here's my entry.  I actually copied the piece of artwork into my blog.  I hope that's alright!

The artwork is by Constance Bates.

http://artellacafe.com/photos/bates_motella_gallery/picture12543.aspx 

William J. Charlebois

Billizetti's World

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/billizettis_world/archive/2008/04/15/storms-rolls-across-desert.aspx

Bill --

Copying the artwork into your blog is just fine, but it would be helpful to us (the staff) if you would also include the URL of the original.  OK?

Thanks, and hugs, and I love your poem!  Isaiah 40:31 is one of my absolute favorite verses!

 I added the link to Constance's picture above in my first post. 

copper cat

There's Always Hope

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/theres_always_hope/archive/2008/04/16/harmony.aspx

http://artellacafe.com/photos/creative_sparks/picture11424.aspx

 Cassandra

Ophelia Blooming

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/ophelia_blooming/archive/2008/04/16/faeries-blog-topic-of-the-week.aspx

http://artellacafe.com/photos/isabellas_playroom/picture12521.aspx 

sooz willa muse

my blog:  http://artellacafe.com/blogs/soozviews/default.aspx

my contest entry:  http://artellacafe.com/blogs/soozviews/archive/2008/04/17/12678.aspx

 my collaborating artwork:  http://artellacafe.com/photos/annies_joy/picture7962.aspx

I'm enjoying this challenge so much that I'm making another entry. My thanks and appreciation to "Annie's Joy" gallery; I found lots of stuff that "spoke" to me in her gallery. Thank you, Annie!  I love collage.  Yours look to me like you've worked with SoulCollage; have you?  I'm very interested in trying that.  Here is my second entry:

 sooz willa muse

my blog:  http://artellacafe.com/blogs/soozviews/default.aspx

 my entry:  http://artellacafe.com/blogs/soozviews/archive/2008/04/18/12732.aspx

 artwork:  http://artellacafe.com/photos/annies_joy/picture7957.aspx 

Lori Minick  a/k/a  harqn2

Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark…

Isabella

Snippets of Sanity

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/snippets_of_sanity/archive/2008/04/24/13046.aspx

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/poetic_java/archive/2008/03/27/home.aspx

Julie

My Blog: Conundrum

My Entry: http://artellacafe.com/blogs/conundrum/archive/2008/04/17/spontaneous-collaboration.aspx

The artwork was taken from A Mouse in a Pear Tree, by Donna: http://artellacafe.com/photos/a_mouse_in_a_pear_tree/picture2951.aspx

Hello, all you Bloggers -- remember that TOMORROW, Sunday, April 27, at midnight is the very last time you can post an entry to this Blog contest.  It's SUCH a neat topic -- there are SO MANY pictures and works of art that you can respond to -- don't miss this neat opportunity.

Hugs ~~  Aunt Bobby

Here's my addition, better late than never!  http://artellacafe.com/blogs/hollys_morphing_and/archive/2008/04/27/inspired.aspx

I was inspired by Ari's Vision http://artellacafe.com/photos/aris_visions/default.aspx

and her work "Autumn Crow Design"  

http://artellacafe.com/photos/aris_visions/picture2684.aspx

I still haven't figured out how to get these to come up as a direct link, sorry.   

I was inspired by ALL of Julie Burger's animated smileys.  See some of them, and the poem I wrote to her, at:

Aunt Bobby's Miscellaney

http://artellacafe.com/blogs/aunt_bobbys_miscellany/archive/2008/04/27/spontaneous-collaboration.aspx

The references to the smileys are too numerous to post -- just look ANYWHERE for a post by Julie, and there they are!