Classic Amy Joanne

STUDIO

  • Hoot 2015 DP Convention – It’s a comin’….

    I get excited this time of year…..we are one week away from the Decorative Painting HOOT Convention 2015 in Columbus Ohio!  Woo-Hoot! Looking forward to seeing ol’ friends, taking classes, enjoying the open air farm market, viewing all the Art… Continue reading

    Hoot 2015 DP Convention – It’s a comin’….

  • ‘MARKETing’ Tote

    I enjoy Marketing and Branding almost as much as I enjoy creating art and re-designing my home. In the late 1990’s I worked as a Manager at Bath and Body Works. What I loved most was the shop marketing, product branding… Continue reading

  • Star Struck

    I’ve been star struck before….. I was in Junior High (possibly younger) and my best friend Sharon and I were to meet John Schneider of the Dukes of Hazzard at a county fair…….the General Lee (car) might have interested most, but we could… Continue reading

  • The Making of a Pattern Packet 2

    The Making of a Pattern Packet ….take 2. Since the posting of Pattern Packet…take 1 (here), I have had many questions and comments about the checklist I have created for myself to ‘create’ the pattern packet and packet contents. Since… Continue reading

  • The Making of a Pattern Packet

    The making of a pattern packet…take 1. Long before designing for the Decorative Arts, I painted and painted and painted from many patterns and books…never really putting much thought into how they were created…not that I did not appreciate the… Continue reading

  • Santa and His Reindeer

    Mike, a good friend, approached me in October 2013 with a photo of an ol’ vintage outdoor Santa and Reindeer he found on Craigslist/Ebay, it reminded him of days gone by, a memory of the same Santa and Reindeer from his… Continue reading

    Santa and His Reindeer

  • Attention to Detail

    It’s in the Details…. Whether it is creating my creative business or designing a painting, I love details! If you notice on my booth display the colors are similar, along with my branding, even the font I use is the… Continue reading

  • Pixelated Palette

    If you can’t beat em’, join em’ ! We, The Decorative Painting community sure do miss our PaintWorks magazine!  But don’t fret….we have a new magazine delivered in a new way….. to our in-box! Pixelated Palette…won’t you join us?  Click on… Continue reading

  • Finding your Maxine….

    Please don’t gasp when you look at these books and think they have been mistreated….but look at them as they have been treated with much love! ♥♥♥ Continue reading

  • In the News….Decorative Art

    Making Headlines Decorative Art offered at our local Community Art Center in the news!  The article is about the workshops I teach at our local community art center and have gained a few Decorative Artists by doing so.  I introduce… Continue reading