Arts and Crafts

October 5th 2020 Artists of the week

Published

4 years ago

October 5, 2020

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Good evening Beartaria Creatives! We had an astounding selection of creatives who sent in their portfolios this week! We are truly amazed by the visual creative talent our community has to offer. This week we see a little more from the professionals in the digital creative side, graphic design, as well as some seasoned Bears who go way back! Please enjoy.

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Please send all Artists of the Week submissions directly to arts@beartariatimes.com. Include a short bio, piece title, piece description, and social links.

Below are October 5th, 2020 Artists of the week!

Sean Mohler | OFB/Ohio Fire Bear

Ohio Fire Bear’s Intagram | Sean’s Art Instagram

My name is Sean Mohler also known as OFB/Ohio Fire Bear, I am a Christian artist from Cleveland Ohio. I have been painting for 15 years and specialize in the genre of abstract psychedelia. Colors, shapes and layering are my niche. It takes a long time to create a piece up to month at a time. No piece I ever do is complete I could keep working on it forever, but at a certain point it becomes good enough and I call it quits.

Ty Mittelsteadt

Ty’s Instagram

Ty Mittelsteadt is a digital artist from Colorado and Chief Creative for Nakoma Creative

‘Explore’ is a work based on the Cold War era (and a design contest finalist).
‘Mech’ is a work about the future of the military and combat (if we continue the grabbling).
‘Excess’ is a work about breaking society’s porn and vanity addiction.

Jessica Lynn Giroux | Lil’ Doodle Bear (unbearified)

Jessie’s Instagram

I am a soon to be mother of 3, specializing in watercolor, ink and pen drawings, papercraft and graphic design. I have been painting primarily with watercolor for the last two years and have taught myself graphic design for a marketing position I held at my previous job.

Art has always been part of my life in some form or another, as a child I loved to draw though I struggled with confidence in my ability and put it on the back burner through my college years. I picked it up again with card making/paper crafting especially after having children and have created handmade decorations and invitations for birthdays.

I started selling my paintings, drawings and cards after the advice and encouragement of my husband (Camera Bear). Together we have sold our artwork at local craft fairs and have had some commissions. What’s better is that I get to share my love of art with my children. Getting to watch them grow and flourish as budding artists in their own creative way is a blessing.

Manuel Guzman | Lolo

Lolosart.com | In Search of Sacha

I’ve been a bear since before Owen Benjamin tweeted to James Dunn that he’s a child abuser for putting his son on hormone blockers. I’m so happy to see how he and the community he formed has grown so much. Let’s keep crushing.

Onward to Beartaria!

Thanks to hundreds of backers I held a successful crowdfunding campaign to complete my first book. Please be sure to check out In Search of Sacha, my fully illustrated fantasy storybook available now. Thank you!

Anthony Clark | Daydream Bear

Anthony’s Instagram | Anthony’s Comic Book Series Kickstarter

I’m a comic book artist that just launched a Kickstarter for the second volume of my series! SEASONS Volume 2: Summer is a fine piece of work, not suitable for young children, but has a good message. It’s been independently made and has been my main focus since 2017. This book really exemplifies how far I’ve come as an artist

I don’t know what you would call a professional comic book artist but it has been my profession for over five years now. Haven’t worked for any of the major publishers so I guess I’m just considered independent. I’ve lived my whole life in San Fernando Valley California. I have no formal training. Drawing has always been something I have enjoyed doing.

As a kid I would get comic books and just enjoy the art. Eventually, I would read the stories associated with the art and realized my future as a storyteller. Movies played a big role and how I would visualize a panel. Especially Korean cinema. So everything I’ve learned I’ve learned through trial and error. No school. No college. Just experimentation.

I hope to one day make my own truly independent comics full time. My wife and I, along with our newborn son, are in the process of getting a house outside of Babylon. If God wills it, we can pursue a homesteading lifestyle.

Thank you to all the creatives who submitted their portfolios this week!

We look forward to seeing everyone’s visual creativity! Continue to create and seek the Good, the Beautiful, and the True. Onward to Beartaria!

You can find out more about the Artists of the Week here.

Sincerely,
MC-Bear

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Dreaming Of A Winter Wonderland – Fun In The Cold

Winter offers the perfect opportunity to explore fun and creative activities.

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3 weeks ago

November 2, 2024

The Beartaria Times

Preparing for winter requires all the necessities: fuel to stay warm, layers to stay warm—strategies to stay warm! But winter also offers the perfect opportunity to explore fun and creative activities that transform the snowy, frosty landscape into a wonderland of outdoor art and play.

Imagine transforming your yard into a canvas with snow painting. Spray bottles filled with food coloring allow you to add vivid bursts of color across fresh snow, turning winter’s blank slate into a temporary outdoor masterpiece.

If you want to bring a natural, decorative touch to your space, ice sun catchers made by freezing leaves, berries, and pine needles in shallow containers offer a beautiful way to catch the sunlight and sparkle.

Snow candles create an enchanting atmosphere for those who love a warm glow on cold nights. By making small molds in the snow and pouring in melted wax, you can craft unique candles to set outside, casting a gentle, inviting light in the winter dusk.

Frozen bubbles are another magical option. On the chilliest days, simply blowing bubbles outdoors lets you watch them freeze midair into delicate, frosty shapes.

Colored ice blocks bring a playful twist to winter. By freezing colored water in small containers, you can build vibrant structures or sculptures in the snow.

Natural frozen leaf and pine needle ornaments, made by freezing bits of nature into icy shapes, make stunning hanging decorations that highlight the beauty of winter’s simplicity.

Snow luminaries offer another touch of warmth. Created by freezing containers of colored water and adding a candle in the center, they glow softly as dusk settles, adding a magical touch to snowy evenings.

For one final burst of color, try ice marbles. By freezing water balloons filled with food coloring, you can create bold splashes of color to scatter across the snow.

Each activity brings its own magic to winter, blending the season’s beauty with creativity and fun. So start dreaming Beartarians!

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If you’re willing to share yours, send them by e-mail to editor@beartariatimes.com or by tagging @Editorial Staff in the App when you post.

Arts and Crafts

Announcement: Beartaria Times National Festival Poster Contest

We want to announce a fun and friendly contest for a poster design for our National Festival this year.

Published

1 year ago

August 14, 2023

The Beartaria Times

Calling All Artists!

We want to announce a fun and friendly contest hosted by BudBear, for a poster design for the Beartaria Times National Festival this year.

BudBear will accept submissions until August 24th.

Twelve finalists will be selected, and their designs will be printed and sold at the festival. Whoever sells out of 100 copies or sells the most by the end of the festival will be the grand prize winner with bragging rights and could allegedly receive a copy of their design signed by the Big Bear himself.

Designs should be digital renderings, 12×18 inches vertical, and 300 dpi. As always, please keep it to the clean and family-friendly standards of The Beartaria Times Community.

All proceeds will be donated to Beartaria Ozark Campground at BeartariaCampgrounds.com

Poster designs can be submitted to bearposters33@gmail.com for consideration.

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Too Many Mittens

My mom has always loved seeing her children be creative, so she was thrilled when I showed interest in learning how to make mittens. So, in 2016, she taught me how to make wool sweater mittens.

Published

2 years ago

January 1, 2023

Guest Writer

By: Charity (@trailerparkgirl on BTA)

My mom started making wool sweater mittens sometime around 2014. She got the idea from visiting a local Mennonite-owned store. She found patterns online and started out just making them for the family. We’re a family of ten, so there are plenty of us to make mittens for.

In 2015, at eighteen, I became her right-hand businesswoman and began photographing her mittens and selling them on Etsy. My younger sister, Madeline, drew the mitten in the shop logo.

My mom called her shop “Too Many Mittens.” She may or may not have gotten the idea for the name from the 1958 children’s book “Too Many Mittens.”

It’s one of a few books she remembers from her childhood. My mom grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and the story takes place in Michigan.

My mom has always loved seeing her children be creative, so she was thrilled when I showed interest in learning how to make mittens. So, in 2016, she taught me how to make wool sweater mittens. I found them to be pretty simple to make. Very fun, too. I already had some experience with sewing, so it didn’t take long to get the hang of mitten-making. The excitement of pairing different wool sweater fabrics together and adding cool buttons to the cuffs was enough to get me hooked.

We make the mittens out of wool sweaters from thrift shops. And we line the mittens with fleece. My mom and I have had a blast sifting through thrift shop clothes racks in search of funky wool sweaters. We’ve gone through hundreds of wool sweaters in the past several years. Sometimes I see a sweater that I love so much that I’m tempted to keep it for myself to wear. But then I think, “Nah, that’ll make some really cool mittens.”

A few years ago, I invested in an embroidery sewing machine and lots of machine-embroidery thread. It’s been lots of fun to play around with different designs on mittens. They really give mittens extra character. The machine was definitely worth it. And it was fairly affordable. I use a Brother SE625.

Now, in 2022, my mom is far too busy for making mittens. She’s focused on helping raise some of her grandchildren. So, my mom decided to let me take over Too Many Mittens. I’m planning on adding other handcrafted goods to our shop in the future, like cold-process soap. I’ve been playing around with soap-making since 2018. I’m currently working on perfecting recipes. My goal is to have soap available by Spring 2023. I’m even trying to get my younger sister to design the labels for the soap. After all, it is tradition.

One day, I hope my mom will have some extra time on her hands so that she can get back into making mittens. She really enjoyed it, just like I do. Together, we have sold over 350 pairs of mittens. I’m grateful for the time we’ve been able to bond because of our mutual love of mitten-making. If I ever have a daughter of my own, I plan to teach her how to make wool sweater mittens and so many other wonderful things.

Visit my Etsy shop, Too Many Mittens, Here!

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