Posted by Nancy Tobin on Feb 27, 2009 in
Shows 
Here I am with students Henrietta Harmon & Deshon Greene (both seniors). Photo credit - W. S. Hughes 2009
Even though my feet ache, my voice is a bit horse and my eyelids feel heavier than usual, I’m feeling energized and joyful.
I spent the entire day, yesterday, at Columbia High School. The School hours were spent giving art classes (and whoever happened to drop in) a tour of the show that I have mounted in their Domareki Gallery; Bits and Pieces. Then, from 3 to 5 PM I held a reception for anyone who was interested in stopping by.
I was delighted with the amount of people coming. I met a lot of new friends and visited with many old.
One new friend I met for the first time in person was W. Hughes.
W Hughes is the master-mind behind a blog called Perfectly Planned. It’s a great resource for the community here in the Maplewood-South Orange area, and is packed with helpful information for high school students.
W. has written a lovely piece about my show, as well as a follow-up! Check it out!
Tags: Bits and Pieces, Columbia High School, Domareki Gallery, Perfectly Planned, W. Hughes
Posted by Nancy Tobin on Feb 25, 2009 in
Profiles 
Who is Holly? Holly Becker run’s the wildly popular, incredibly inspiring and deliciously designed blog Decor8.
If you haven’t already, you need to check it out. Although I warn you; it’s so jam-packed with smart writing, mouth watering design, interviews, yummy photographs and art that makes me a little green with envy, that you may find you’ve forgotten to pick the kids up and make supper!
I’m pleased as punch that she wrote about me and my new Web site in her blog yesterday! And as always, it brought loads of new friends here to Running With Scissors.
So if you like all things gorgeous, and talented please stop by Decor8. Go to the Faves page (it’s my Fave!)
Tags: Decor8, Holly Becker
Posted by Nancy Tobin on Feb 16, 2009 in
Shows 
Bubble Thanka (detail) ©Nancy Tobin
I was delighted when Larry McKim asked me to mount a show at the Domareki Gallery at Columbia High School here in Maplewood, N.J. Larry is one of the many incredible art teachers at the school, and we had met at a show we were both in recently at Rupert Ravens Gallery.
I thought this would be a nice opportunity to show the students how an artist’s work can transition and evolve. So the show is set up in a chronological order, showing where I started to where I’m headed!
I’m excited about spending some time with the students there, talking about my work. I’m hoping it will give me a chance to meet a lot of the new talent around the corner.
I’ll be having a closing reception as well. I’m hoping to see a lot of new and familiar faces there!
The gallery is open for all to view on any school day.
Domareki Art Gallery
Columbia High School
Bits and Pieces
February 9 – 27, 2009
17 Parker Avenue,
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Closing reception:
Thursday, February 26, 3-5 PM
Tags: Bits and Pieces, Columbia High School, Domarecki Art Gallery, Larry McKim, rupert ravens
Posted by Nancy Tobin on Feb 14, 2009 in
Giveaways!
- Biotic Fizz (detail) ©Nancy Tobin
Yeah! It’s a giveaway!
To celebrate the birth of my bouncing baby website, I’m giving away two 8 x 10 inch prints your choice of image. Here’s how to play: just go visit my new website at www.nancytobin.com and leave me a message, telling me what you think of it. You can leave the comment either on my sites guestbook, or back here at my blog. All the folks who leave comments from now until the end of February will be in a drawing on March 1st for two 8 x 10 prints of your choice!
Good luck. xo Nancy
Tags: Giveaway, nancytobin.com, Prints
Posted by Nancy Tobin on Feb 10, 2009 in
Giveaways! 
My Etsy print shop is featured in a new venue this month: it’s called Paper n Stitch!
It’s a juried shop, with just a handful-and-a-half of really cute shops. I’m honored and delighted to be included. (Click on the picture above or on the link to the upper right to be taken there.)
Here’s where YOU come in! They are having a competition to see which shop gets the most people clicking on the “favorites” heart. The winner gets a free month’s subscription, and $150. Yee Haw! If you go and click on my heart* & leave me a comment saying you did & and I win I’ll send you a free 8 x 10 print of your choice! Yee Haw-De-Haw-Haw! The more hearts and comments I get, the more free prints I’ll have to give away it’ll be like Christmas in February!
Thanks for playing!
xo Nancy
*You do have to login into their site to do these things, but trust me, it’s quick, easy and painless!
Tags: Giveaway, Paper n Stitch
