A Passion for Fantasy Art - February Studio Notes

IT'S THE PERFECT TIME OF YEAR TO INDULGE IN YOUR PASSIONS, AND THAT MEANS NEW FANTASY ART GIFTS! February is a month of love with Valentine's Day coming up. My husband is going to surprise me with a night out, but he's not telling me the details. This issue includes What's
New, What's Hot, and an Upcoming Show!

What's
New in the Gift Shop

Blue Dragon Sweatshirt	The workshop was sadly lacking something, something big and blue that breathes fire. So here he is, Eurus the dragon of the East Wind. Wrap yourself up in this warm hooded sweatshirt while you curl up with your favorite dragon book.
Blue Dragon Pillow	Come to think of it, I never curl up without a nice comfy pillow when I read. So I just HAD to add Eurus to one of these wonderful throw pillows. Now you can be completely surrounded in warm dragon goodness!

What's Hot

Lira the Faery of Water	Is winter getting a little too long for you? How about a nice trip to the beach with a cool mermaid journal. This little beauty has been the best seller recently, so what's hot is keeping cool in the sun with Lira - The Faery of Water. Write about your winter vacation, or sketch your dreams on the blank pages of this journal.
The Queen of Annwyn	Goth and gorgeous, The Queen of Annwyn is sure to please any lover of dark fantasy art. New last month, this keepsake box is already going to hold someone's trinkets and treasures. They say you can't take it with you, but maybe the Welsh Queen of the Dead will let you pass with whatever's in this box.

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Marscon 10

I have pre-registered for Marscon 10 and plan on attending, having fun, and hanging some stuff in
the artshow to pay for my fun. I hope to see you there!

MarsCon 2008 / Feb 29th—Mar 2nd

Holiday Inn Select / Bloomington,MN

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Thanks
for taking the time to read my newsletter, I hope it inspires you
to continue in your passion for fantasy in all areas of you life!
;)

Brightly
Woven,

~ Beth

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©
2008 Beth Hansen-Buth. All Rights Reserved.

http://www.wyrdhaven.com

May Wyrdhaven Studio Notes

This month I'm making it short and sweet. I have five paintings in progress, a portrait and a website to complete for some of my fellow Ren Fest Merchants. Spring has sprung complete with dandylions! To celebrate the golden blooms you have a golden opportunity to save on any of my prints or original paintings, this includes my Oh So Popular Castle Canvas prints!

Spring Sale
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15% off prints, cards and originals through the end of May!!

Life is a Popularity Contest
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The most popular page on my website is the free goodies page, where you can download backgrounds for your desktop. All I ask is a donation on an honor basis in order to make it worth my time to make more. Sadly, nobody is making donations, so I may have to eliminate this feature on my website...but...you can change my mind by donating via the paypal button on the page.

If I get $50.00 in donations over the next month the page stays and I'll make more desktop backgrounds. If not, it goes away.

Originals Lost or Stolen
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Late last fall, one of my biggest collectors of my original paintings purchased both my dragons. "The Gift" and "Eurus" were packed up and insured and mailed to Arizona to their new home. Unfortunately they never arrived...there's no record of them ever leaving Minnesota. The insurance claim was filed and was eventually paid, so my collector got her money back. But the paintings were never found. :(

So I've been reluctant to add any originals for sale to the site, but they're not doing anyone any good sitting in the closet. It's time to let them find new homes, so that page will be growing over the next few months.

Upcoming Shows
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I will be doing Faery Oracle and Tarot Readings at the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community Psychic Fair on May 19th & 20th

So that's what's up for May!