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And the winner is…

May 16, 2011 by Claudine Intner

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

And now for the winner of my first Mother’s Day Blog Hop giveaway… There were 60 comments on the giveaway post. I used random.org for the winner selection and…

The lucky winner is comment number 53 which is upstatelisa! YEAH! Congratulations to Lisa! I will be packaging up the collage to send to her. I truly appreciate everyone’s interest and participation and will definitely be doing giveaways again in the future. Random

Thank you again to all of the wonderful artists who participated in the blog hop and to my wonderful readers! Thank you for making these two weeks so much fun.

#FF : Happy Blog Stuff

May 7, 2011 by Claudine Intner

New Look by Claudine Intner. Mixed media collage on board. 10 x 8 inches. © 2011. Available in shop.

Are you enjoying the Mother’s Day Blog Hop? I hope so! There are a lot of great posts with lots more coming up next week. I thought for this week’s Follow Friday I would highlight some helpful blogging links.

As you know, I am doing my first giveaway and I found a bunch of blog giveaway sites. You can list your own giveaway or peruse the listings and enter giveaways all over the blogosphere!
– Blog Giveaway Directory
– Blog Giveaways
– Etsy Giveaways
Do you read a lot of blogs? Are you clicking through a bunch of blog links? If so, it is time to use an RSS feed reader! My favorite is Google Reader. I subscribe to a VERY LONG list of blogs, and the Google Reader is perfect for keeping up. Plus you can access the Reader through the Google app on your phone. Go check out the Google Reader Tour for more information.
Got spam? I had an increase in blog comment spam over the past month or so. It was making me crazy because I had to keep deleting it. I am not sure how they got easily past the captcha. I prefer not to hold every comment in moderation as it really does decrease the discussion. So the answer I found was Akismet! This plugin filters through your comments and magically snags the spam. I have no idea how it works, but it does! I love that I could get rid of the annoying captcha, too!
Don’t have a blog? Maybe you need one. Read Alyson Stanfield’s post on Why Artists Should Have Blogs.

Now let’s get back to the Mother’s Day Blog Hop! Have you read all of this week’s posts?

May 1st – Claudine Intner – Giveaway!
May 2nd – Melissa Liban
May 3rd – Lynn Krawczyk – Giveaway!
May 4th – Ishita Bandyo
May 5th – Jeri Greenberg
May 6th – Kathleen Mattox

Here is the line up for the rest of the hop.

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

And don’t forget to enter to win my gerber daisy collage!

Keep Going!

May 4, 2011 by Claudine Intner

Panic has set in! The kids only have 6 weeks left of school before summer vacation so I am arting it like crazy! I am sure my studio hours will be less regular once the herd is home. Here are three pieces on my varnishing table. More are on the way! I am starting to look for a local shop/gallery to sell my stuff so if you have any thoughts let me know.

This week in cute… My five year old is determined to open his own Etsy shop and keeps bringing me collages he wants to list. I can’t decide how to handle this. Do you think it is worth the 20 cent listing? I suppose he could guilt grandparents into buying his work.

Yeah for the Mother’s Day Blog Hop! I am loving all of the great posts so far and look forward to seeing more. Don’t forget to enter my giveaway for one of my gerber daisy collages. Also – Lynn Krawczyk has created a giveaway for the hop, too!

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

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

May 1, 2011 by Claudine Intner

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

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!