Towanda, Queen beyond compare...

Urban Dictionary definition: 

Towanda

A word used to express extreme excitement while doing something crazy. 

Origin: Used in the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes"
Evelyn: (while intentionally bashing someone's car) TOWANDA!!!!!!!!!!
and if you haven't seen this movie... well you should.

Welcome to the first Towanda Tuesday hosted by yours truly. 

It is my hopes to bring you a short vid of artistic means every Tuesday to inspire.

In true Towanda fashion I have no set direction, just throwing it out there to the 

Queen beyond Compare 

and letting her work her magic on the weekly.

All in unison now...
TOWAAANDAAA!!!!!

Spectrum: BLOG-HOP GIVEAWAY !

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 IM TEACHING IN SPECTRUM  

And I'm giving away a free spot... woohoo Blog Hop Giveaway !!!!

Spectrum is an online Holistic-Creative workshop going on its third year, and organized by Hali Karla of Hali Karla Arts. Spectrum 2016 will be guided by 20 NEW featured teachers and more than 20 returning contributors offering a variety of workshops, inspiration and invitations - all intended to empower, nurture and celebrate your innate creative expression, healing journey, and personal development!

What I am Offering this year in Spectrum...

Good Medicine: The Art of Falling Apart

<>Come get Good Medicine with me while we explore the art of falling apart into the bones of a deliciously messy, inky, drippy art journal page. Starry eyed with song lyric and lines that tear at our insides only to medicate us back together again. Charting territories of emotion where words pull & tug at you, and where line and color caress & lighthouse you home.
Come fall apart with me.<>

 Here is how to enter my give-away:

1. Follow me on instagram: kitty_o_hello 
2. Post a picture of yourself with a caption of your favorite lyric from a favorite song & note the band! Want to elaborate on why this lyric does it for you.. go for it! I wanna know! Simple or artsy/filtered however you want to do it up is up to you! You can layer the lyric over your picture or put it in your post description!
3. Hashtag : #kittysbloghop and make sure you tag me @kitty_o_hello

Not on Instagram?

Share this blog post on any social media platform & leave me a comment here and tell me a favorite lyric & note the band! Want to elaborate and tell me why you love this lyric so much.. go for it! I wanna know! 

I will announce the winner of my free Spectrum pass here on February 1, 2016 - the same day pre-registration opens for Spectrum 2016!

Pre-registration for Spectrum 2016 officially opens on February 1, 2016 (and the program will begin on May 2). So be sure to bookmark this page (or link) - so that you can check back to see if you win the giveaway here or sign up just as soon as it goes on sale.

About the Give-Away:

All of the new teachers are playing along - and quite a few of the returning contributors volunteered to join in the fun, too - so there are over 30 chances to win a free pass!

13 January:
Hali Karla http://www.halikarla.com/blog/

14 January:
Andrea Schroeder http://www.creativedreamincubator.com/blog                

Angelique Arroyo http://schoolformedicinewomyn.com/

15 January:
Bebe Butler http://www.bebebutler.com/

Beth Morey http://www.sheofthewild.com/

16 January:
Briana Goetzen http://www.orangespiralarts.com/

Carissa Paige http://carissapaige.blogspot.com/

17 January:
Cat Caracelo http://catcaracelo.com/

Catherine Anderson http://catherineandersonstudio.blogspot.com/

18 January:
Chris Zydel http://creativejuicesarts.com/

Effy Wild http://effybird.com/

19 January:
Elloa Atkinson http://www.elloaatkinson.com/

Grace Howes   http://www.redbarn-studios.com/

20 January:
Gretchen Miller http://www.gretchenmiller.wordpress.com/

Kara LC Jones http://motherhenna.blogspot.com/

21 January:
Kelly Johnson http://www.wingswormsandwonder.com/

YOU ARE HERE >>> Kitty Oppegard http://handoverheartstudios.blogspot.com/  

22 January:
Kristal Norton http://kristalnorton.com/

Lisa Hofmann http://dandelionseedsanddreams.blogspot.com/

23 January:
Lisa Wilson http://www.beingbreath.com/

Lucy Pearce http://dreamingaloud.net/

24 January:
Malini Parker http://www.maliniparker.com/

Meghan Genge http://www.meghangenge.com/

25 January:
Melissa Harris http://www.melissaharris.com/

Michelle Turbide http://michelleturbidestudios.com/

26 January:
Petrea Hansen-Adamidis http://www.arttherapist.ca/blog

Rachael Rice http://rachaelrice.com/

27 January:
Robin Hallett http://www.robinhallett.com/

Shelley Klammer http://intuitivecreativity.typepad.com/

28 January:
Suki Ciappara Ka'Pinao http://sukihealingarts.com/

Tara Leaver http://taraleaver.com/

To learn more about the details, including all of the contributors and workshop offerings for this course CLICK RIGHT HERE. 

Enjoy the blog-hop, good luck on the give-aways, and I hope to see you in Spectrum in a few months!

Audaciously Artsy... what I want outta 2013

Hello yous !
I've been trying to avoid the ol' year in review blog post. Trying not to be cliche... trying to keep quiet a bit..reflect, review, revise, relive.
A week and a half into this new year it's been an emotional one. Personally things are wonderful, goals I've made are coming to fruition, my children are happy and doing well.. my husband is a saint...and my love of mixed media is something I'll be able to share with hundreds in a few short months with
21 secrets 2013 launching.

Here's what I want outta 2013.

I want more moments. Moments where I am not overwhelmed with the tasks of the day, but overwhelmed by a sensory overload. Touch, smell, taste, hear. I want more moments to just sit on my tongue and linger so I can savor every last tid bit morsel.
I want more lingering. More loitering. More meandering. More lollygagging.
More... time to just be and let be. To settle into my skin. Fat, thin.. sagging... firm doesn't matter.
Time to marinate in gratitude. Let it permeate through all things... let my thankfulness for this life just ooze off of me like warm icing on a big cinnamon roll (yum).
More permission to do, feel, say what my heart scratch that what my LION HEART says it wants.
Gettin' down to the nitty gritty. More time to dance, fearless, uninhibited, wildly free.

:WORD OF THE YEAR: 

  Audacious lively; unrestrained; uninhibited:

Oh yeah. Last year was LionHeart so I am thinking this is along the same lines... and I loved loved loved last years word... it seriously brought my back to it so many times over the course of the year...where I had to tap into that word and use it to propel me through.

This year is no exception. And I take with me last years word as well.

Audaciously Lion Hearted.

Share with me on facebook Hand Over Heart Studios fan page would ya? What are gettin' outta 2013?

Join me for 21 Secrets you can sign up now it's open...go! I'll wait..... didja go yet?

21 artists...months and months of artist fun, tempting you, techniquing you, loving you, supporting you? What's not to love my LionHearts? GO!  See you over there!!! I'll be teaching you ((psst click on the link)

{ACCEPT}ional art. The art of Accepting...you. Accepting all of you. Where you are right now. In as is condition. Plus there is a giveaway involved.. couple more days left on that so jump on it :) I'll be sweetening the pot with some art books....oooo secrets OUT!

And there is always room for: 

I stand in awe at the light my life has.  And I am aware of how very blessed I am to have another year for {ACCEPT}ional opportunities to be inspired. 

Heart that matters most. 

Much love Lion Hearts!

ANNOUNCEMENT & GIVEAWAY

 ... ((DRUM ROLL))....

21 SECRETS-2013... WITH ME... 

"{ACCEPT}ional ART" 

My Dear Lion Hearts
COME TAKE A LOOK

IT'S HERE !!! THE NEW 21 SECRETS FOR 2013 !!!

I'M SUPER EXCITED TO BE APART OF THE NEW FACE OF
21 SECRETS hosted by our very own Connie Hozvika of Dirty FootPrints Studio!

AND OH.. THESE AMAZING ARTISTS!!

CURRENT 21 SECRET MEMBERS GET FIRST COME FIRST SERVE TODAY DECEMBER 7TH 2012
YIPPEEEEEE!
DO THE ROBOT!DO THE CABBAGE PATCH!
DO THE ..ok you get the jist.

NEWCOMER? YAY! : 21 SECRETS IS OPEN FOR YOU JANUARY 11TH, 2013!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS, THIS IS GOING TO BE A WORKSHOP THAT YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS! 9 MONTHS WITH 21 DIFFERENT ARTISTS!!
CLICK THE LINK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION!
(pls feel free to participate in The Robot & or the Cabbage Patch circa 1984)

I will get credit for the class if you happen to join by clicking this link! So thank you!!

BUT WAIT... of course what good is an AMAZING announcement without a giveaway?? 
Pray Tell? <--- what does even mean.

In celebration of being able to share my{ACCEPT}ional creative self I want to share a piece of me with one of you Lion Hearts who does the following: 

1. Posts on HAND OVER HEART STUDIOS  FACEBOOK PAGE (this is how I will keep track of who enters the giveaway)

2. FACEBOOK LIKES THIS POST

3. SHARES THIS BLOG POST

if you do this dear participating lion heart, you will be entered to win this paper clay/beeswax art doll:

front says "thing , something else a new story" back says " Lion-Hearts invited to adorn the scene, contagious hysteria of a moment that tickles their lungs" 

contest will end January 15! 

LET THE ROBOT/CABBAGE PATCH COMMENCE!!