I have some wonderful & exciting news! Tamara Laporte from Willowing Arts has written a 2nd book! It is called Ever After: Create Fairy Tale-Inspired Mixed-Media Art Projects to Develop Your Personal Artistic Style and I get to give away a copy! Yay. I am so excited, and not only because I can give away one Book to one of you, my lovely Readers, but also because I got the Chance to be Part of Tams Book again . . . YAY! I contributed a Project inspired by the Fairytale of The Little Mermaid and I am so excited to be able to share it with you!
Let me tell you a bit more about Tams new book in case you have not heard about it yet! Let the wisdom and enchantment of timeless fables and fiction help you achieve your creative goals! From celebrated mixed-media artist and author of Create Your Life Book Tamara Laporte, Ever After is a rich collection of step-by-step mixed-media art lessons inspired by fairy tales, folk tales, and classic fiction.
Based on one of Tamaras popular series of online classes, Ever After addresses the most frequently asked question she receives from her students: How do I develop my own creative style? In addition to the beautiful art lessons created especially for this book by Tamara and eight other noted mixed-media artists, each chapter offers creative exercises that invite readers to explore stories, their symbolism, and a specific aspect of style development as they work toward and ultimately achieve their artistic goals.
-The Story of You. Explore the experiences, feelings, and ideas that stir your passion, and how to adapt and change motifs and other visual elements to make them your own.
-Inspiration: How to Find It, How to Use It. Examine how to stay open to inspiration, incorporate it into your art practice, and integrate it into your artwork.
-Comfort Zones and Productivity. Learn strategies for working through your fear and dedicating time to your artmaking.
-Dealing with Challenges and Deepening Your Voice. Find guidance for starting a mindfulness practice to help you deal with harsh feedback, and for allowing yourself the joy of continually evolving your story, your message, and your style.
Ever After will teach you to tell your own unique stories through artmaking so that your wish . . . to become the artist you have always wanted to be . . . is sure to come true!
Guest Teachers
Includes lessons and tips from these renowned mixed-media artists:
Kara Bullock
Lucy Chen
Danita Art
Andrea Gomoll
Annie Hamman
Marielle Stolp
Effy Wild
Micki Wilde
Fairy Tales, Fables and Fiction
Featured stories include:
Alices Adventures in Wonderland
Bambi
Beauty & the Beast
Goldilocks & the Three Bears
Mulan
Peter Pan
Sleeping Beauty
The Little Mermaid
The book is now out (yay!) and can be ordered in the following places:
US: Amazon | Barns & Noble | Indie Bound
UK: Amazon
CA: Amazon | Indigo
AU: Booktopia
Germany: Amazon
If you want a signed copy you can order it off Tams site directly here
Now then, onto the give-away and blog hop! I can give away 1 copy of Tams book to 1 lucky winner, yay! And if you follow the blog hop (see below for links and dates) you can up your chances of winning by entering all the other give-aways also!
EDIT: The Winner has been drawn . . . congratulations Chantelle Venter! Thanks everybody for playing along!
How to enter the Giveaway
a) Share this Giveaway on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
b) Sign up to my Newsletter
c) Leave a comment below letting us know why you would love to get a copy of Tams book!
I will announce the winner on August 30th here on the Blog and in my Newsletter.
Here is the list of the other people on Tams Book Launch Blog Hop . . . they too will be giving away a copy of Tams book so go check them out and enter their give-aways!
August 14th Tamara Laporte
–> August 15th Andrea Gomoll
August 16th Carla Sonheim
August 17th Danita Art
August 18th Effy Wild
August 19th Kara Bullock
August 20th Lucy Chen
August 21st Marielle Stolp
August 22nd Mick Wilde
August 23th Toni Burt
August 24th Jane Davenport
August 25th Marieke Blokland
August 26th Cinnamon Cooney
August 27th Pamela Vosseller
August 28th Galia Alena
August 29th Annie Hamman
Tamara’s books are GORGEOUS!!!!
I love Tam’s work and books my art has improved so much since subscribing and doing her course Yes I would love a book
I’m so excited about Tam’s new book!! Having a copy of my own would be magical and oh so “fableicious” ✨
1-Signed up for your newsletter 2- posted a link to your blog in my FB page 3-commented here
Squeeee!!! I would love to win Ever After!!
I would love to win a copy if the book so l can keep it forever.
I have the 1st Tams book and this would make a beautiful addition to my collection. I ❤ and adore Tams work xxx
I just love Tam s artwork and her first book which is just full of inspiring artists .I only have to look through the book to feel uplifted . It just makes me happy .
Yay! I shared this blogpost and really, really want to win a copy of Tam’s book. I have learned zo much from her and all of the other teachers,You’re all GREAT!!!
So many wonderful artists in 1 book with so much knowlege I can learn How exciting I could create lots of new art.
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would like to win a copy of this book because it looks amazing. It’s not only
about Tamara’s gorgeous art and techniques but also includes lessons and tips
from all you awesome and generous artists?! So yummy! Love…Love…Love!
I would love to have a copy of Tams second book, I have the first which I love and I know the second is gonna be great too
I would love to win this book. I have her first book, but the ever after one I have been waiting for. Love the fairytale theme. This would.make me happy ever after
I have already her first book and I love her arts and the way it is done.
Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy of this wonderful book…. so many fantastic teachers!!! I love Ever After the class and know this book will be super !! I shared on FB and am already signed up for your newsletter! Thanks again!
I’m in a crafty lull. I can’t get back into my groove for some reason but your are Andrea has always inspired me and the number of different artists here is fantastic! Maybe it will be just what I need? Thanks for the chance to win it! Sorry we never met at CHA while we were both designing with LDRS! Maybe some time in the future, we will get another opportunity?
Hoping,
Tammy louise
Oh wow! The Little Mermaid … my favourite fairytale! I’d love love love to win a copy of Tam’s latest book – not only because I love her work (& have taken many of her online courses) but because my niece is over here staying with us at the moment, and I’d love to see her inspired to create artsy magic! x
What fairy tale did you contribute on in this book, Andrea? I am curious to find out – loved your take on Frau Holle! So I would really like to win Tam’s second book!
Oops, didn’t read your blog thoroughly. The second time made me wonder why I missed it as your picture even shows: you’re contributing The Little Mermaid. Looks wonderful.
It’s a beautiful book so it would be great to have it just for that but I have been working on my style and could sure use the guidance
So much wonderfulness in Tam’s new book. Excited that you and other wonderful artists are also included inside.
It is such a cherry on the pie this book. Having participated in all 4 magical years of Ever After this would be a great closure. Shared on Facebook.
I would learn so much from the book if I won it!!!
It would really bean inspiration to win Tams new book!. Shared on Facebook
I loved Tam’s first book! Would love to win her new book as I took a lot of Tam’s courses years ago and have been following her ever since.
Wowsers! Life Book 2019 has been art changing and I am constantly learning new techniques and getting braver!
I have a 3 year old who loves to do art time with mommy- but she’s skipped right over crayola and wants moms nice art supplies to do art and fairytales with her would be so fun!
I had so much fun in Lifebook2018 and would love to have a copy of Tams new book!
i love all of the beautiful art.
I really would love the book as I enjoy Ever After courses. I hope to see your project of the Little Mermaid (my favorite) in my permanent book collection.
I originally bought Tam’s book not knowing what I was getting in to. Shortly after I was addicted and joined Lifebook 2019. Her books, and art lessons have literally changed my life. I never knew how much you can heal through art.
Shared ofcourse. And I would love to win this book to have a little
glimps on what the Ever After is all about. I can’t afford to enroll in
the class so by participating through this book would be awesome. And
the first book was fabulous so can’t wait to see how this one is. And
last there are some awesome guest teacher participating that I really
admire.
I love Tam’s style and approach! ❤️ I WOULD LOVE to win a copy!
I love your art and would love to have a book for inspiration
This book looks so lovely and sounds like just what I need to figure out my style!
Love this style.
So inspired.
Thank you for the opportunity..
I joined Ever After this year and had so much fun doing your lesson!!!! Tam is my art guru, I love her so much!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
I would love Tam’s book ! Thank you for a chance =)
I LOVE Tam’s books!
Always love your work, and I’d love this compilation to work with. THanks so much!
I love Tamara’s art and her friends art. I have her first book and love it! I also have taken 3 of her Ever After courses. I’d love to win a copy of this new book. Thanks!
Can’t wait to see the inside!
I just love all this beautiful inspiration! Will share with my classes!
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I’d love to win the book! All of the art is great and I am trying to do it too.
Tam is one of my most favorite artists and I learn from her and her guests all the time. I would be nothing without their expertise and generosity in sharing their knowledge and techniques. Makes me smile all over!
I love her work and would like to win a copy.
Sharing on FB and I’m already on your newsletter list. I’d love to win Tamara’s book as I’m struggling to find my own style.
I would be very happy to get the 2nd one, because i have the first book and i’m lovin it! Wishes from Austria 😉
I love Tam’s work and would love to have this book.
I bought the book for myself but I’d love to gift a copy to a friend of mine.
I have learned so much from lifebook, having a copy of the book for reference would be wonderful !
I would love to see your lesson in the book Andrea I am ordering… Traveling & not able to complete the order yet Good luck every one And thank you for the chance.
Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy. It would mean the world to me. I’m trying to find my own style at the moment between being a mom and working full time from home. Being able to have a coot of the book means I can spend some time in my downtime to get to myself and all the amazing artists in the book. Looking forward to seeing what you have to offer in these beautiful pages. Much love from South Africa xxx
Thank you for this opportunity! Your style is so clean and real, I am so glad you are a teacher in this course/book. It would be so motivating and inspiring to hold the book and see the art work so as to have inspiration at any time. Also, it would be great to do the lesson with a friend. Thanks. You are so generous!
Dear Andrea, I’d love to win a copy of Tma’s book because I love all your work, and the themes of the everafter. and I love dragons or fairy tales. Thank you for this chance!!!
Tamara is a wonderful writer and teacher. I am learning so much while participating In lifebook 2019. I would love a copy of her book
Loved tams first book. I am a mom of an autistic daughter and we do art together. I would love to share this book with her. She loves the lil mermaid and all things fairytale!
Would love to have this in my library.
I enjoyed doing Ever After twice and would love to have the book too. Thanks for the chance. Shared on FB and getting the newsletter.
I love the EverAfter course and would love to pass it along to my eldest, who works better with books. I’m so excited Tam is offering bits and pieces in print form!
I would love to get a copy of Tams book!
I’ve been a big fan of Tam for many years. Also love the different teachers’ lessons that she shares.
Would love to share her work with my daughter in law as I bought this as soon as I saw it!!
I love Everafter and all things Tam
I just love Tamara’s Whimsical Paintings along with her raw ,open manner and great teaching style. I would love to have her book with all the great artists inside to read over and over again at my leisure!
WOW! I love art books, and would love so much to win Tamara’s Ever After Book. I haven’t created for a while and would love a kick start . I can think of no better way then to have all these lovely artists to encourage me along the artist path.
I absolutely love Tam and her fantasy so i know i would love to have a copy of this along will your contribution to it.
I have been a recipient of your newsletter for years now, but signed up again “just in case”. I also shared this on my FB page as well as Pinterest. I love, love, love Tam’s art, personality, being, everything and all her wonderful friends (like you) who consistenly contribute to her wonderful classes. Thank you.
I’m so excited for all the new artists I’ve found thru Tam and would love to own a copy of her book.
Shared on FB… already subscribed…
Lots of my favourite artists all in one place!! YESS!! 🙂
I’ve really enjoyed seeing the Ever After artwork from previous classes. Would love to have this book to improve my skills.
I totally enjoyed her Life Book and just hoped to see more!
Since I don’t do the others, I shared on Pinterest and signed up for your newsletter. I would love to win a copy of Tam’s book because I love her art and I love art books…the best of both worlds.
I love your art style Andrea – and Tamara’s so coincidentally I saw your blog and Tamara’s new Book same day. Your techniques on symbolism and developing our own style have opened up a new outlook for me xx
I’m dieing to get my hands on this book. I bought her first book and absolutely loved it. Love the course too of course. I’ve been wanting to do Ever After and what a great way to do so with this book!!
I am new to this art style but just loving it so much. Would love to have a copy of this book to explore more playful art.
Well I think I’m #77 You my dear Are my all time favorite( sorry, not sorry) but….. I sooooo love her work to because the two of you produce the kind of art I’d LOVE to be great at. Here’s hoping
I love Tams work of art and inspiration I was gifted the first book on my birthday of last year.. I will be happy and honor to get the second one too…!! Keep up the bless work you do…
I would love to win the ever after book by Tam and all the other awesome instructors that have contributed
I love the idea of exploring the old fairy tales and building on that in my art practice. The whimsical style is refreshing, uplifting, and always makes me smile I have Tamara’s Create Your Life Book and it’s wonderful!!
What an amazing opportunity to find other inspiring artists! I love the bubbling up of excitement when I think about creating art, and Tam’s book will make that cup bubble over!!
I would love to win a copy of this book!! Thank you!!!
I’d love a copy of Tam’s book because I love Tam’s teaching and her style. Thanks.
Thanks so much for this opportunity! Shared on Twitter and would love this book so much! Wasn’t able to sign up for the last class, but love all the lessons! ❤️
Thanks so much, shared on Twitter and would love a copy of this beautiful art!
I am a Jane Davenport supplies user, a (RAOK) Random Act of Kindness gift, rock painter Artist, with hopes and dreams of crossing over to journals and keeping some personal sketches safe in my place for me to remember and know why I do the RAOK for Others..
I love Tamara’s whimsical style and the fact that she teaches us how to feel better about ourselves. I can’t wait to get my hands on this book because I am especially interested in finding my own style.
I would love to win Tam’s new book…it looks wonderful!!!
This is my first year participating in Ever After. I have only completed Pete’s Dragon and Frau Holle. Thank you Andrea for a wonderful lesson. I enjoy mixed media. However, Frau Holle was my first experience with wet on wet watercolor. I must say my Frau Holle looked a bit like you I would be honored to receive a book to further my developing skills and help me find my style.
seria fantastico poder ver y disfrutar uno de sus libros
I took her ever after course and was so touched by heart felt kindness to have this book would be a very special gift thank you .
I would love to win Tamara’s new book as I already have her first and would be nice to add her 2nd to my collection ❤
I love Tam and her work!
I would love a copy because I love all the artist’s work!
I absolutely love Tam’s style. I would love to win a copy of her book to hug, hold & learn!
amaria poder tenerlo
Thank you for this awesome opportunity Love. It’s exciting to know that there are so many techniques to expand ones creative expression all wrapped up in one book. What an awesome learning opportunity held between the covers. Blessed be
I’d love an opportunity to win this book. Artist interpretations of beloved fairy tales is something I’d really enjoy.
I would adore winning a copy because I’d love to learn from such a diverse group of mixed media artists, and having “instructions”- at least the first time I try a technique- is so helpful to me. Thank you for the chance!
I was over the moon with Tam’s first book so I’d love to win the second one!
I am taking life book year course, finally after 3 years of saving up. . Would love to be able to get more out of it with Access to this book!
Well, first, this is the most beautiful book I’ve ever seen. Second, thank you so much for your contribution to it and for the giveaway opportunity! Much more importantly, Tamara is such an inspiration to me and her spiritual-creative approach to art has helped me, as a disabled artist, branch out and explore new areas of creative expression after losing many outlets due to illness. It’s like therapy to help me manage my pain and all the emotional consequences of living with chronic illness. I’m learning to reconnect with that wounded part of me so that I can constructively and healthfully work through it all, and I’m eternally grateful. I would adore a copy of my very own. My medical expenses are intense, so this would be truly the greatest gift. This book is the one thing that can help me do better at dealing with my feelings. The lessons will help me find my voice and feel whole within my creative self, and I really need help with that. I fell in in love with with mixed media and I love all things magical and fantastical, and I think fairytales are a perfect way for me to regain my confidence and find joy! I’m ready to be free of the obstacles and physical limitations that make their way into my mind and, far too often, nearly convince me that I won’t be able to do this, either. I know this book can help me! It’s come at the perfect time. Thank you again!
I “met” many of these artists through Sketchbook Revival or Artbundle for Good. Amazing artists and humans. I would be honored to receive a book featuring all of them and I know my artwork would improve immensely!
Love that shot of the mermaid painting!I would love a copy of this book because of its brilliant idea of combining symbolism storytelling, art and psychology to a wonderful and fun healing modality. I find Tamara’s work directly work with my wounds.Now this book is also introducing me to more number of artists!I would love to win a copy of this book as mixed media and whimsical art are out of my comfortzone.
I would love to win a copy as i love painting fairy tales and story art! Ever After is an amazing course and I still have my Beauty and the Beast painting on my wall. Thankyou for the opportunity!! <3
Shared in FB. I have taken lessons or courses with Tam, Kara, Lucy and Andrea: beauty is granteed.
I would love to win because I would love to improve my artwork! I strive to be better.
Tamara’s books are awesome!
First time I’ve heard of this and am certainly ready for some magic in my life!
I’m new to this whole beautiful world you have all created! I would like the book out of curiosity really and who doesn’t want to find the outlet to be the best you, um plus it’s fairytales…. And I love fairytales, twisted fairytales, original tales, Disney tales, mermaid tales and crazy about unicorns! This book seems like just what I need to get creatively through my empty nesting stage and explore the next chapter in my fairytale!
I would love to have her book because I’m still a noob with painting. I haven’t found my style yet. Thanks ^_^
This book seems great. I would like to have it. I posted in FB. thanks
Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy. It would mean the world to me. I’m trying to find my own style at the moment between being a mom and working full time from home. Being able to have a copy of the book means I can spend some time in my downtime to get to myself and all the amazing artists in the book. Looking forward to seeing what you have to offer in these beautiful pages. Much love from South Africa xxx
Congratulations Chantelle – you are the Winner of the Book – YAY! Please check your eMail for further Information and send your Postal Address to me at info@cre8tivecre8tionsart.com – thank you so much!
Tamara is such a huge influence in my art journey. I’m so happy to have found her. Thank you for joining her celebration, collaboration. I really enjoy your work too. I would love to have this book, to learn more and more!!