Classic Amy Joanne

STUDIO

  • Chalk and Chew, huh ?!?!?

    If you are my friend on FaceBook, I am positive you have heard me talk about ‘Chalk and Chew’ at the Tamaqua Community Arts Center in Tamaqua Pa and then you scratch your head and wonder, What is this you speak of… Continue reading

  • He laughs at my plans….

    New Year’s arrival is a typical time to create to-do lists, set goals, make plans, set forth to organize and dare to dream a little! We see things that worked, that didn’t work and we can improve on. *** Continue reading

  • Creative Friends ~ Create Ornaments

    ‘Find a Hobby and you will find a Friend’ I have met SO MANY friends thru my passion for Decorative Painting ~ from taking my first painting class, to visiting Decorative Painting shops, to weekly class in Palmerton PA, to taking… Continue reading

  • Miss Abigail’s Toy Duck

    We have a new addition to our family, born September 11, 2015, Miss Abigail Kristine, I am a first time Aunt…… yes, that is so exciting!  I already have her box of crayons ready! Anxiously awaiting Abby’s arrival, my painting wheels started… Continue reading

  • ‘Havtahavs’ -Creative Vintage Finds

    If you have been following my Artful Journey on Facebook (if not, would love your friendship request), you most likely have seen a few posts about ‘Havtahavs’ within the last few months.  This is a collection I created, hoping folks will… Continue reading

  • Decorative Art Friendships…..

    One of the best parts of being a Decorative Artist is the friendships I have made thru Chapters, Seminars, Classes, Conventions; even E-mails and FaceBook Groups over the past 28 years…. lasting wonderful friendships! Lynn of Painting Thyme Needfuls, and I… Continue reading

  • 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