Lisa Myers Bulmash 4/7/15 Lisa Myers Bulmash 4/7/15

Book release: A "World" of big news!

Guess what? The book to which I contributed an art journal page is ABOUT TO DROP!

A World of Artist Journal Pages, curated by Dawn DeVries Sokol, will hit store bookshelves on April 21st. And yes, it's now available for pre-order on Amazon.com! Here's a snippet of my contribution...

Want to see more? You'll have to buy the book... — *Want to see more? You'll have to buy the book...*

My page was one selected for Dawn's new book (she also wrote the hugely popular 1000 Artist Journals). More than a thousand artists from all around the world are featured in this new release. They've submitted their innermost thoughts, doodles and paintings to this new book.

Rumor has it Powell's Books in Portland already has copies. If you grab a copy, post a photo of yourself holding the book to my Facebook page -- I'd love to see it!

Lisa Myers Bulmash 4/3/15 Lisa Myers Bulmash 4/3/15

"Black Lives Matter" in Seattle

As I said to a friend a little while ago: "I'm really not angry all the time!" But you know... the summer of 2014 really made me worry about my children's safety once they're no longer little and cute. It just all hangs over my head... but fortunately, I'm not alone in my concern.

This altered book, "A Terrible Dream," grew out of that simmering anxiety and frustration. So when I found out about "Black Lives Matter: Humanity Not Negotiable," I leaped at the chance to submit some of my work. I'm proud to say the jurors chose two -- the one above, and "Janus: Restless."

I'd love to see you at the reception of this exhibit, if you're in Seattle. Details:

Yes, this exhibit is about serious ideas, but don't let that scare you off. Think of it as the opportunity for a thoughtful conversation, a chance to get out of your own head, and into someone else's for a while.

Lisa Myers Bulmash 3/13/15 Lisa Myers Bulmash 3/13/15

Experimenting with intoxicating art substances

I've been experimenting with some addictive substances:

StencilGirl stencils. Don't judge.

*Credit: College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI*

Full disclosure: I've been friends with the StencilGirl herself, MaryBeth Shaw, since LK Ludwig introduced us back in 2010 at an art retreat dance party. (Hence the blackmail photo below.)

*Gettin' down with LK Ludwig (center) and MaryBeth Shaw (right) at Artfest 2010.*

So I felt I could ask her to let me take a couple of stencils for test runs. I ended up making three new pieces, two of which you'll find on the StencilGirl Talk blog on Thursday, March 19th. Bonus: using my new stencils turned out to be so much fun, I accidentally got some WORK done in the process.

This piece (which you'll also see in my guest blog post) has been accepted into an upcoming exhibit: "Black Lives Matter" at Columbia City Gallery! The show opens April 18th. More details to come...