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Kreativ Blogger Award nominated by Jen Goode

Posted by: Cherish Flieder | Comments (2)
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Kreativ BloggerI never expected my blog to be nominated for an award. I am honored to accept the Kreativ Blogger award from fellow art licensing artist, internet guru and renowned penguin artist, Jen Goode – jgoode.com.

The Kreativ Blogger award originated in May 2008 in a post by Huldas Verden, a blogger from Norway. This award comes with the following requirements.

The Rules

  1. You must thank the person who has given you the award.
  2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
  3. Link the person who has nominated you for the award.
  4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.
  5. Nominate 7 other Kreativ Bloggers.
  6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.
  7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs to let them know they have been nominated. (Note – like Jen I used other social media methods to notify each person since it doesn’t make sense to post something this cool as a plain old comment on an unrelated blog post.)

7 things of Interest About Me

  1. I am inspired by Art Deco, Art Nouveau and the Red Rose Girls of early American illustration history.
  2. I knew I wanted to be a professional artist since I was 12 years old and took my first college art classes when I was 16.
  3. Hiking to beautiful places and painting en plein air with my little set of watercolors is a great joy.
  4. I am super inspired by many mediums and constantly experiment with new approaches to image making.
  5. I enjoy problem solving, it keeps me up late at night sometimes, but I love the thrill of putting it all together.
  6. Swing dancing is a favorite past time. My first date was Swing dancing with my sweetheart, now husband, Benjamin Hummel. We have no plans to stop dancing any time soon.
  7. I am enthusiastic about meeting new artists and getting them “linked in” with great educational information and resources. I guess this is why I like to teach at Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design too!

My Kreativ Blogger Nominations

Drumroll please … I would like to nominate (in alphabetical order) the following artist bloggers for their creative contributions to the arts, licensing and the blogosphere.

Brenda Pinnick – designer and color expert – brendapinnick.com/blog
Carol Eldridge – illustrator and designer – caroleldridge.typepad.com
Claudine Hellmuth – collage artist and illustrator – claudinehellmuth.blogspot.com
Diane Knott – watercolor artist and designer – dianeknottsmusings.blogspot.com
Gwenda Kaczor – digital illustrator – gwendakaczor.blogspot.com
Paulette Insall – mixed media artist – pauletteinsall.typepad.com
Priscilla Burris – children’s book illustrator – burrisdraw.blogspot.com

Congratulations to all the nominees. I look forward to your award posts.

Jen, thanks again. I am touched and honored to be recognized for my service to many artists who are on their path to success!

Categories : About Cherish, Artists, Publications/Websites/Blogs
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My Art Licensing Story Video

Posted by: Cherish Flieder | Comments (2)
Friday, March 12th, 2010

A short while back art licensing artist and educator Tara Reed encouraged us artists to make a video of our art licensing story to share on online. Now, I am a little camera shy, but decided to give that web cam a try after a little more prompting from Tara and my art licensing friend Jen Goode. I am also very blessed to have a husband and business partner, Benjamin Hummel who thought the idea of animating my fireflies would be a fun project. He stayed with his vision and directed and edited the whole thing for me. So in short, this fun little video came together and is now LIVE on my YouTube channel for your viewing pleasure.

Something to Cherish Watercolor Embroidery Art Licensing Border

Categories : About Cherish, Art Licensing, Artists, CHA, Children's Books, Copyright, Trademarks & Legal Stuff, Inspiration/Motivation, Multimedia, Process, Resources
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Mark’s Top 10 Proverbs of Freelancing

Posted by: Cherish Flieder | Comments (0)
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

It is a privilege to be a part of such a creative community. The first creative organization I had the privilege of joining over a decade ago was the Colorado Alliance of Illustrators. It was a part of this group’s meetings and gallery shows  I eventually developed a respect and friendship with the talented illustrator and art licensor, Mark Bowers. Mark is a fellow Coloradoan artist who is celebrating his 10th anniversary as a freelancer after 16 years designing and illustrating at Current, Inc. To celebrate the occasion he wrote his “Top 10 Proverbs of Freelancing” of things he has learned along the way. He generously gave me permission to share them here with you.

“Top 10 Proverbs of Freelancing”

  1. When the client needs the work ASAP, he is really asking you to save the day. Do it and make him look great!
  2. Act like a business or you will look like a hobby.
  3. Your unique gifts are your unique solutions to the client’s unique problems.
  4. If you sell out on your values, the client won’t respect you in the morning.
  5. Persistence means to take longer than you thought and go through more obstacles than you imagined.
  6. Creativity embraces change. Change embraces creativity.
  7. Always start with a pencil and paper. If you start on the computer, your imagination will be stuck in a box.
  8. True success is rarely measured by the dollar, but seeking the dollar can provide immeasurable personal success.
  9. Perfect balance in life is difficult even for a scale. It’s ok, what is on it is always changing. Be glad about the right things on your scale and scrape off the dead weight.
  10. Be thankful to the One who gave you the talent and the guts to create something beautiful from nothing.

As I begin my eleventh year, I am looking forward to continued growth, and success in many different ways. I hope you are too. And if our paths should cross, may it be a pleasure to grow together.

My best to you,
Mark

www.MarkBowersDesign.com

Categories : Artists, CAI, Resources
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FrameChangers New Artists – Cherish & Benajmin

Posted by: Cherish Flieder | Comments (0)
Monday, January 25th, 2010

For all media inquires please contact FrameChangers Media LLC

FrameChangers Digital Memory Verses

“Inspritational Art
for your digital life!”
~ FrameChangers

FrameChangers Media brings Inspirational Art for your digital life!  Digital art for your home, office and iPhone/iPod Touch by talented Christian artists.  We proudly introduce FrameChanger artists, Cherish Flieder and Benjamin Hummel.

Benjamin and Cherish are a husband and wife artist team who share a common foundation in God’s Word. Their journey together began when they met at a Bible study at art college, over 11 years ago. Since then, the promises in the Bible have brought them through many trials and daily give them a renewed hope in Christ. Together, they have illustrated for an array of children’s books, fine art prints, apparel, greeting cards, and gifts. Cherished Solutions, their design studio, features art styles, Painting for Life™, Been Cherished™ and Something to Cherish®. These collections explore a variety of visual themes with a touch of optimistic realism and playful whimsy. Benjamin and Cherish are excited to share these images digitally with you through FrameChangers.

FrameChangers offers two unique inspirational collections for your home, office and iPhone.

fireflies“Fireflies by Starlight” Collection

Charmingly illustrated by Cherish Flieder in her Something to Cherish® art style. Cherish is an accomplished designer, illustrator and teacher with a deep love for God’s Word. “Fireflies by Starlight” is a unique art collection that is hand-painted with embroidered accents.  Original designs paired with verses that impart the strength of God’s Word and the playful whimsy of glowing fireflies. (Click here to preview the Fireflies iTunes/iPhone app)

growing virtues“Growing Virtues” Collection

Co-illustrated by artists Benjamin Hummel and Cherish Flieder in their Been Cherished art style.  An original painted art collection including images from their co-illustrated children’s book, “Prayer Posies” by Barbee Lux. Original pieces of art with verses that impart the strength of God’s Word and the celebrated joys of childhood. (Click here to preview the Virtues  iTunes/iPhone app)

Both collections of original designs paired with verses are available on a DVD for TVs, a pre-loaded Memory Card for digital picture frames or as inspirational wallpaper for the iPhone/ iPod Touch.

More information available at www.FrameChangers.com or info@FrameChangers.com.

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FrameChangers Media Company Information

After falling into the TV and Computer time-trap, creator and founder Jennifer Cybart needed to surround herself with encouraging words from the Bible in a new way!  The traditional scripture written on note cards got lost and her kids used her Bible as a coloring book.

Inspired to put God’s Word and digital devices together, Jennifer decided to create FrameChangers as scripture art for your TV, Computer, Digital Picture Frames, iPhone and iPod Touch.  There are collections to meet the needs of women, men and kids with verses and art targeted for each individual.

“Seeing God’s Word in an artistic way on digital devices is an emotional and memorable experience,” says Jennifer.  She recruited her engineer husband, Adam, to ensure the highest quality product and with the help of graphic designers, web developers, and many supportive friends, FrameChangers became a reality.

As for the name FrameChangers?  She credits divine inspiration.  God wants to change our frame of mind. (Romans 12:2)

~ Here’s to many renewed minds, one frame at a time.

JenCybart

Jen Cybart, Owner and Founder of FrameChangers

Categories : Art Licensing, Artists, Digital Press Releases, Multimedia, News
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Art Licensing & Artistic Inspiration: Marjolein Bastin

Posted by: Cherish Flieder | Comments (0)
Monday, December 28th, 2009

Marjolein Bastin has been an inspiration to me for years as both a watercolor artist and as an art licensor. If you are not familiar with her name, you most likely have seen her work in the Hallmark products since the 1990′s. She is based in Netherlands, but she paints and draws wonderful imagery from nature stories from all over the world. This is a charming little video that you are sure to enjoy.

A special thanks goes out to Joan Beiriger for sharing a link to this video on her blog.
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