Time to Hop – Mother’s Day Blog Hop and Giveaway!

Naptime by Claudine Intner. Mixed media collage on canvas. 10 x 8 inches. © 2011

It’s time to kick-off the Mother’s Day Blog Hop! Join me and my blogging friends for a bunch of mom-related posts through May 15th! I am kicking it off by hosting my first ever blog giveaway so be sure to read all the way through to find out how to be a part!

Red Belly by Claudine Intner. Collage on canvas. 18 x 24 inches. © 2004

So why a Mother’s Day Blog Hop? Because 10 years ago I became a mother for the first time. To say it changed my life is an understatement, and it is hard to remember life before the kids. Motherhood has had a profound influence in my art.

Mother of Three Boys by Claudine Intner. Collage on canvas and frame. 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches. © 2006

Beginning with pregnancy, images of robust pregnant bellies and mothers with children danced through my studio. Some of these earlier pieces incorporated words related to the joys of pregnancy and motherhood. Each one allowed me to express my experiences in ways that words cannot, and I continue to do this through my new work.

Autism Mom by Claudine Intner. Collage on canvas board. 14 x 11 inches. © 2011.

Now let’s get hopping! Each day another blogging artist will add to the Mother’s Day Hop Blog conversation so keep coming back!

May 1st – Claudine Intner
May 2nd – Melissa Liban
May 3rd – Lynn Krawczyk
May 4th – Ishita Bandyo
May 5th – Jeri Greenberg
May 6th – Kathleen Mattox
May 8th – Amanda Ruth
May 9th – Judi Hurwitt
May 10th – Kathleen Murphy
May 11th – Hannah Phelps
May 12th – Helen Hiebert
May 14th – Hannah Klaus Hunter
May 15th – Claudine Intner

Pink Gerber Daisy by Claudine Intner. Mixed media collage on canvas. 6 x 6 inches. © 2011

Let’s spread the fun!
NOW – You have a chance to win one my brand new flower collages! You can win this Pink Gerber Daisy.

How to enter?

Leave a comment on this blog post by May 15th at 12 noon EST. You must include your email with your comment.
Post a link to my giveaway on Facebook, Twitter, or blog and get another chance. Leave a second comment here letting me know where you posted the link.
Follow me through Networked Blogs, Google Friend Connect, fan me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and get another chance. Each time you do one of these additional things just leave another comment.

On Sunday, May 15th the kids and I will randomly pick a commenter and I will post the winner here!