Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 161
Posted on May 30, 2025
Isobel Harvey
I am in LOVE with the quirkiness of the work by this artist. Her funky birds are my favorite, of course!!!
Jessie Mordine
I find the ongoing explorations of color and texture by this artist extremely inspiring. You have to check out her feed!
2 SPOTS opened up!!!
Due to family issues… a couple spots are now open for my France retreat this Fall!! I’m heading back to Perigord in the Dordogne area!! I cannot wait to teach here again!!! Want to come join me??
The Live Courageously:Rebloom Retreat
The first women’s conference was a HUGE success!!! Heartfelt thank you to all who attended. Thank you to my wonderful co-hosts, Cara Fox and Colleen Sutton. And thank you to our sponsors… Demdaco, Gudrun Sjoden, MSA Design, Visit Madison, Jefferson County board of Tourism, and The Rebloom podcast. Already planning for next year!!
Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 46
Posted on May 26, 2025
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Serious art is born from serious play.”
— Julia Cameron
Inspirational Artist of the week… Megan Bogonovich
Based in Norwich, Vermont, Bogonovich recognizes nature’s immense capability for adaptation and strength in seemingly inhospitable spaces. “The whole dandelion growing out of a pavement crack thing,” she says. Her works embody transformation and abundant growth, and unusual colors, shapes, and textures arise in surreal combinations. With bulbous bases, spiked protrusions, and interlocked petals, the works imagine “the batty possibilities of what could be growing in the universe or what might be the first thing to sprout up after an environmental disaster.”
Rooted in play and the “ceaseless goofiness” of reproduction, the sculptures evolve throughout a lengthy process. Bogonovich begins by hand-building small geometric and organic forms like cones, tubes, ovoids, and textured patches made with drilled holes, cuts, and everyday objects like buttons, which she then casts in plaster to make a mold. “If I cast 30 molds one day, by the next day I have a set of slip-cast tinkertoy-type parts that I can alter and bend or duplicate. It’s a lot of labored build-up to get to a point where I can work spontaneously and impulsively with a material that would otherwise want planning,” she says.
Hand lettering inspiration of the week… Rachel Castle
Rachel Castle loves having a bit of fun. She loves words and flowers and hearts and spots and sunshine and sausage dogs and all the colours of the rainbow. She loves making accessible art and beautiful bedlinen and sweaters to make you laugh.
Her artworks are hand sewn, screen printed and painted in her Sydney studio. Rachel has spent the past 30 years in the homeware industry both in Australia and the UK. Founded in 2008, the CASTLE brand has become a haven for lovers of all things sunny.
Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 160
Posted on May 23, 2025
2 SPOTS have opened up!!!
I’m heading back to the Dordogne region of France this Aug. 26-Sept. 4. I have taught here before and it is WONDERFUL!!! Art making and trips to neighboring villages! Dreamy!!
6 SPOTS LEFT!! For my Mexico City retreat next Feb. 26-Mar. 1
I CANNOT WAIT to head back to colorful Mexico!!! AND to visit the Frida Kahlo museum!!! Yay. I’ll be sharing travel journal techniques. Want to join??
Alice Kettle
LOVING how this artist creates imagery with stitching. Love her vibrant color use and the texture the stitch work adds to her work.
Ivanka Home
The magic this artist creates in her home totally grabbed my eye. So intriguing to see how she brings very unique playfulness and whimsy to everything she creates.
Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 45
Posted on May 19, 2025
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
-George Bernard Shaw
Inspiration of the week… Farm Rio
FARM Rio is a Brazilian fashion brand founded in 1997 by Kátia Barros and Marcello Bastos. The brand is known for its vibrant, nature-inspired prints and designs that reflect the culture and beauty of Rio de Janeiro. FARM Rio started as a small booth at an independent market in Rio and has since grown into a global brand with stores in the US and Europe.
Handlettering inspiration of the week: Fraktur
Four Findings for Curious Creatives-Issue 159
Posted on May 16, 2025
Jules Vissers
I have a thing for texture. I came across the work by this fiber artist and was VERY INSPIRED!! I adore the dimension and beautiful use of color.
Étoile series
I just binged this series and was bummed when it ended. I LOVED it. Much of it is set in Paris, my favorite, so that was fun to see. Loved the quirkiness of the characters.
Junk Assemblage retreat in Vermont
I still have spots open for my retreat at the Smiley Manse this July 7-11. We will visit the BEST antique mall and create assemblage pieces using our finds!! Eeeee!!!!!
Nic & Liv
Every time one of their posts shows up it makes me smile. Their feed is an explosion of fun and pattern and color. Dopamine dressing… YES!!!!
Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 44
Posted on May 12, 2025
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“The closer we get to the freedom of childlike creative expression, the better the art gets.”
—Rick Rubin
Inspirational Artist of the week… Jesús Cisneros
Handlettering inspiration of the week…Platt Rogers Spencer
Platt Rogers Spencer (also Platt R. Spencer) (November 7, 1800 – May 16, 1864) was the originator of Spencerian penmanship, a popular system of cursive handwriting. He was a teacher and active in the business school movement.
I LOVE MEXICO… it is SO INSPIRING!!
Posted on May 9, 2025
Creative Escape to Mexico City
February 26 – March 1, 2026
4 Days, 4 Nights of Color, Culture & Creative Joy!
Only $1999
Ready to escape the ordinary and dive into an unforgettable creative adventure? Join me in Mexico City for a vibrant getaway filled with inspiration, journaling, tacos, and unforgettable memories!
This 4-night, 3-day experience is designed to help you capture your travels in a beautiful, expressive art journal, surrounded by the energy and color of one of the world’s most inspiring cities.
What’s Included:
- Daily creative sessions—art journaling techniques made easy & fun
- Entry to top cultural sites (including the Frida Kahlo Museum!)
- A mezcal mixology experience + taco tastings
- Guided walks through vibrant markets & historic neighborhoods
- A supportive, welcoming creative community
- Surprises & thoughtful touches throughout the trip!
All for just $1999
(That’s a full retreat experience, thoughtfully curated, at an amazing value.)
Whether you’re new to art journaling or looking to deepen your practice, this trip is all about play, exploration, and creative freedom—with Mexico City as your muse.
Limited spots available!
Click below to grab yours and start packing those pens and paints!
Just a handful of spots left!!!!
Posted on May 7, 2025
What a PERFECT Mother’s Day or just a CELEBRATE YOU gift idea!!!!
Let’s go on an unforgettable adventure to Mexico City—Feb 26 to March 1! Join me for 4 wildly inspiring days filled with color, creativity, culture, and, of course, tacos!
We’ll be diving into the magic of art journaling—capturing your experiences, your days, and the beauty around you through vibrant pages you’ll treasure forever. And what better muse than Mexico City? With its bold street art, lively markets, stunning architecture, and endless bursts of color, this city is a feast for the senses.
We’ll walk in the footsteps of icons like Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, mix up some mezcal magic, roam historic neighborhoods, and eat all the tacos. This trip is the perfect blend of creative play, cultural discovery, and spontaneous joy.
Whether you’re a seasoned traveler or it’s your first time in CDMX, get ready to laugh, create, explore, and fall in love with this incredible city.
Are you in?
Words and Wildflowers Creative Prompts – Issue 43
Posted on May 5, 2025
We LOVE research and learning as a way to get inspired and boost ideas and creativity!! So, Kenzie and I are going to be sharing the inspiration that we collect here in our second newsletter…. once a week!!!
Here’s how it works:
We provide the inspiration. You interpret it however you wish… any medium, any size. It is meant to inspire lettering and floral art combined together. But, you can:
- Just do the florals, just do the lettering, or combine them together.
- Use the provided quote for your piece or select your own.
- Use colors from one of the inspiration images or select your own favorites
- Create the floral art… as a still life in a vase, a single flower, a border, a pattern, a bouquet
Hope you will create with us and post your work at #wordsandwildflowers2024 and tag @lorisiebert.studio and @snippetsofwhimsy
Quote of the week…
“Your heart knows the way, run in that direction.”
-Rumi
Inspirational Artist of the week… Beatriz Milhazes
Beatriz Milhazes (born 1960) is a Brazilian artist. She is known for her work juxtaposing Brazilian cultural imagery and references to western Modernist painting. Milhazes is a Brazilian-born collage artist and painter known for her large-scale works and vibrant colors. She has been called “Brazil’s most successful contemporary painter.”
Beatriz Milhazes’s practice includes painting, drawing and collage. Characterized by vibrant colours, optical movement and energetic visual cadences, her abstract work fuses a diverse repertoire of images and forms, combining elements from her native Brazilian context with European abstraction.
As a painter, Beatriz Milhazes uses a unique transfer technique, first painting on plastic sheets before peeling away the dried shapes and collaging them onto the canvas. When she peels the plastic away, the resulting image is superimposed onto the canvas. For these paintings, as well as her collages, prints, and installations, Milhazes draws on a wide range of aesthetic traditions, including folk and decorative art, European modernism, and Antropofagia, a movement founded in the late 1920s that proposed “cannibalizing” the supposedly high-minded European traditions to create a distinctly Brazilian Culture.
Handlettering inspiration of the week… Stefani Pedruzzi
Italian lettering artist Stefano Pedruzzi was born in Bergamo, and he used the walls of his hometown as canvases for his early artistic experiments.
Beginning with graffiti at 13, he quickly learned valuable lessons in design, proportion, and the importance of manual skill. After earning a degree in Communication Design from the Politecnico di Milano, Stefano continued to explore and experiment with letters, applying his art across a wide range of surfaces and contexts, from hand lettering to the digital world and even skin, with the art of tattooing.
He has recently published a book, Don’t Underestimate the Power of Letters, which is the culmination of his artistic journey. The book serves as an indispensable guide for anyone fascinated by the world of lettering.
I’m teaching in the Colori Flori On-line Summit!!!
Posted on May 2, 2025
I created a fun video where I share how I made a 3-d bouquet and vase inspired by a beautiful painting by Vanessa Bell!! AND a bunch of my friends and my daughter, Kenzie, are also part of this summit!!
Early Bird price available until May 12
when the summit launches!!
Summit Live 12-25 May
Take advantage of a $20 early bird discount for all registrations prior to Monday 12 May when the summit formally begins. You’ll also be straight in the loop and will know about the kickoff sessions happening in the run up to the summit.
With fourteen curated artists taking part, each with a lesson exclusive to Colori Flori, pricing works out to as little as $5.57 per lesson. And you don’t have to choose which ones to watch, you get access to them all! Watch as many times as you want at your own pace.
The Early Bird offer
The Colori Flori Summit is suitable for all creatives regardless of prior experience. Early bird registration opened on 26 April so you’ll be able to register for the summit for only $78! Once the summit begins, it’ll be priced at $98 (12-25 May). When the summit ends, registration closes altogether. You will have life long access to all fourteen lessons and bonus summit content, this really is fantastic value.
Lori Siebert & Co. 