Tim Holtz

a wicked weekend...

hope everyone had a great july 4th weekend!  headed down to phoenix with friends for the day to see "wicked".  i absolutely love this show, the story, the music, the costumes, everything!  i highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a very entertaining show.  this is my third time seeing it, twice in chicago and now once here in arizona - it's just a cool show.  just wanted to share about our sunday event - if you want to have some fun, do a few google searches for some "wicked" sites and some great youtube videos.  right now, i'm defying gravity and still on a high from the show - amazing...t!m

happy 4th of july...

hey bloggers!  just wanting to wish everyone a happy independence day!  my thoughts and prayers go out to our troops and their families - thank you.  hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend -  i'm looking forward to great bbq and mojitos today!  it's been a busy week working on kits, and even a few surprises i have planned for you next week (you won't want to miss it).  so today be sure to surround yourself with the people you appreciate the most, be safe, and have a happy 4th...t!m

final store booked for the year...

 hey bloggers!  don't you just love the feeling when there's something you can check off of the proverbial daily check list?  well today i've booked my last store visit for the year!  woo-hoo!  it's been a crazy whirl-wind this year and i am so blessed to be living my dream, but i have to be honest, i've put on a lot of miles so far and still quite a few more trips to go.  i have a total of 3 more store visits for the year if you're interested in taking a workshop here are the details i hope to see some of you there - and remember i always have the dates posted on my website calendar...

JULY 25th: Ruban Rouge (palm harbor, fl.)
-idea-ology intrigue *SOLD OUT
-patchwork pandemonium *a few seats left

AUGUST 15th-16th: The Queen's Ink (savage, md.)
-idea-ology intrigue *SOLD OUT
-nostalgic metal memoirs *a few seats left
-assemblage of flight *SOLD OUT
-patchwork pandemonium *SOLD OUT

SEPTEMBER 11th-12th: Ink About It (westford, mass.)
*sign-ups for this final store visit starts tuesday, july 14th at 5pm EST.
-exploring alcohol inks
-nostalgic metal memoirs
-idea-ology intrigue
-patchwork pandemonium

...of course i'll still be seeing many of you at:
- Carson Rubber Stamp Show in july (we have some cool things planned for this)
- CKU-Provo in august (you still have one week left to sign up for the FINAL ONE!!!)
- Creative Escape in august
- CKU-Japan in september
- and of course, my big event for the year, the creative mecca, the infiltration of inspiration, an Artful Journey to Mexico cruise with myself and good friend wendy vecchi.  i can't wait for this adventure on the high seas - surprises galore!

alright it's time for me to get back to sample making, kit prepping, and idea thinking - oh how i love being home in the studio....t!m

the ten seconds event....

hey bloggers!  getting everything unpacked here and happy to be home for the next week and a half!  can you believe it?  lots of things to still do around here though with deadlines, project plans, etc., but still home no matter what.  so i wanted to share some pics from the ten seconds studio event cheryl, megan, and i did on sunday.  what a great turn out - 103 sold out seats to some very excited students.  thank you to those of you who attended the event, put up with the texas heat (and it was hot!), crafted your little fingers off and yes everyone left with a finished project...everyone!

the event was split into two 2 hour segments where cheryl dazzled one group of half students with her metal working skills using ten seconds molds, tools, and colorful metals to decorate the outside of this shadow box.  at the same time i taught my group of the other half of students several inking, painting, grunging, and collage techniques to create 5 mini canvas pieces for the inside of the shadow box.  we then switched groups and by the end of it, they assembled their "curio of creativity".  i have to say it was quite the challenge to design a project to coordinate with another portion of the project taught by someone else without using any part of theirs for the finished project - make sense?  anyways, it was a blast.  we had a morning group of 52 students and then did it all over again for our afternoon group of 51 students so all in all we taught it 4 times in one day - whew!!!

so thank you to megan and cheryl for inviting me to do this event with you guys, thanks to mario and michele for your flawless kitting and help with this project, and thank you to everyone who attended the event - it wouldn't have been anything at all without  you there to share in the fun!...t!m




 

heading home...

thank you TEXAS!  we're just sitting at the airport in dallas and had to share this with all of you bloggers...  the very talented, funny, and "sweet as tea" melody who works at stamp asylum created this hysterical photo of mario and i.  how cool is this???  there was a poster of this photo in the store, and this photo was on everyone's name badge for the "holtz texas hoedown".  we had a great time and melody just made me laugh out loud every time i saw it - thank you melody, donna, and our good friend monica for the true texas hospitality...

i'll be posting about our adventures at ten seconds studio tomorrow - stay tuned...t!m