FlyTribe

Love of Art Blog Party

2012-02-13T19:04:00.000-06:00

As you may have heard, the Fly Tribe sent out invitations earlier this month to two other groups of artists/creative biz owners to have them join us in exploring what we all love about art. We are thrilled today to welcome to the party members of the 2010 Flying Lessons class as well as the participants in Hello Soul Hello Business.

If you are one of our readers, we would also be delighted if you would add to our party by writing a post about what YOU love about art and use the linky below to join in. But even if you don't, we hope you will receive the gifts this party offers. Many of us believe that the very individuals who are tucked in and among the bloggers/artists in this collection will be the next wave of inspiration in the world of creativity. They will be offering wisdom for the spirit and a good amount of eye candy, so get ready for a charge to both body and soul.

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Directions: Please Read

If you are joining the blog party, please copy the address for the blog post you want us to read. Be aware that a year from now, someone might happen upon this and want to read your post. If you have only included your blog address, they will not be able to find this specific post buried in all the other awesome posts you write. So make sure you copy the actual post address. Then, please also make sure your post has a link to this post so when folks read what you wrote, they can easily find the party. The linky will be open for one week. We would also like to invite you to join our site so that you can keep informed about other blog parties we will be hosting (we would love for you to come back again and again. If you have any questions, you can email party organizer Rachél Payne for more information, rae@creativitytribe.com)

Cordially Invited to Party

2012-02-03T14:28:00.002-06:00

You know when you meet a few new friends and realize you have a lot in common? Well, it just seems that sparks begin to fly! And before you know it, someone says, "We should get together!"

The Fly Tribe's FB Group (which was designed as an incubation station for all the dreams we hoped to hatch through Kelly Rae Roberts' Flying Lessons e-course) is a tight knitted group. We have each other's back in building our art businesses , as well as for the ups and downs of life. But we have been enjoying making new friends around the art community, spreading our wings, so to speak.

Recently, the FT has been chirping with excitement over a project Kelly Rae was offering with a member of her first Flying Lessons group, Beth Nicholls. Hello Soul Hello Business (which is now in its third week) offers a revolutionary way of approaching business. It has given some of us the opportunity to get to know the Fly Alumni from the first group who are taking HBHS and to meet up-n-coming movers and shakers in the creative biz arena. So we decided to reach out to its members, as well as members of the first Flying Lessons group and, well, have a good ole fashioned get together!

It is in that spirit that the Fly Tribe has designed and is hosting the Love of Art Blog Party.

The Invitation

Drop by and visit us on Saint Valentine's Day for an event guaranteed to inspire the artist in you. If you are a Fly Alumni member from either of Kelly Rae's classes or are currently taking the Hello Soul Hello Business's Business Soul Sessions, we want to offer a special invitation to visit us and leave a link to a post about your Love of Art. As always, our readers are welcomed to the party (start thinking about what you want to write about...or what bit of art you might like to share). So, spread the word, the more the merrier!

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A Bit of Business

If you are planning to participate in the Love of Art Blog Party, we would love for you to grab our blog party button (code is below). The party post will be published at midnight Coordinated Universal Time and will stay open for submissions for one week. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rachél Payne: rae@creativitytribe.com

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WordHop 2012

2012-01-08T16:17:00.000-06:00

The FlyTribe is excited to share another blog hop with you. Around the end of last year, several Fliers began sharing the words they had chosen as their guiding word for the new year. As artists and creatives, we work together to inspire each other, so organizing a blog party around the words we were choosing to be our teachers for 2012 just felt right.

Choosing a word to lead you through your year became a trend in blogging several years ago when Ali Edwards began sharing her One Little Word journey through out the year. She found that it is a simple but powerful way to bring meaning to your life. Her one little word has now taken off and grown into a movement, a movement we are excited to take part in.

Below is a list of posts by FlyTribe members and our guests who are creating their lives with their own little words. We hope you will join us as we adventure through the landscape of the web to support the writers' journeys and to be inspired by them. You can expect that over the course of the year these artist/blogger might share posts that follow the insights offered by their word, including works of art that specifically explore what their word has come to mean to them.

If you would like to claim your own word for 2012, leave it in the comments below. If you have a blog post that features your own little word, feel free to join the hop!

The FlyTribe will be creating a collaborative art piece with the words left in the comments, along with our own, to be shared at the end of the year. The proceeds of sales from the piece will go to charity.

We would also like the thank Ali Edwards for inspiring us and creating a space for us to grow as individuals and to come together as a Tribe. Thanks, Ali!

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WordHop 2012
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Bit of History

2012-01-04T14:40:00.000-06:00

One of the first collaborations the FlyTribe did together was to have a blog hop. We decided to do it around a subject we were all passionate about... you got it, flying. It was a great way for our individual blog readers to get a peek into our special circle. We didn't have a collaborative blog at the time, but now that we do, we would love to share that hop and all the artists involved with you!

Amaranthine Violet: http://magic-gypsy.blogspot.com/

Amy Hillenbrand: http://amyhillenbrand.blogspot.com

Beatriz Peñas B.: http://beatrizbepe.blogspot.com/

Beth Cougler Blom: http://sobliss.wordpress.com/

Carmen Patti: http://carmenpattistudio.com/wordpress/

Carol Bray: http://theredpaintedcottage.blogspot.com

Christina Fajardo: http://christinafajardo.blogspot.com/

Cindy Jones Lantier: http://www.lantier.org

Connie Rawlins : http://www.dabblinginlife.blogspot.com/

Dana Brock: http://www.dzynbydana.blogspot.com

Deborah Velásquez : http://deborahvelasquez.blogspot.com

Elissa Brown: http://thefreckledarmy.blogspot.com

Hillary Courson: http://www.hillarycourson.com

Jacquie Williamson: http://www.jacquiewilliamson.blogspot.com/

Jane Paynting: http://inkspiredwings.wordpress.com

Janet Forrest: http://tatterednworn.wordpress.com/

Jennifer DeVille: http://jenniferdeville.com/blog/

Jill Lambert : http://www.jill-lambert.blogspot.com/

Julie Hamilton: http://spaark.wordpress.com

Kanchan Mahon: http://Kanchan-Mahon.blogspot.com/

Karen Claverie: http://giddyupletsride.blogspot.com

Kari DeSaulnier: http://karidesi.blogspot.com/

Kathleen Conard : http://newfromoldcreations.blogspot.com/

Kathleen McKinnon: http://harmonyschoolhouse.com/expressions-blog.html

Kathy May: http://kathymaydesigns.org

Kelley Miller: http://www.kelleymillerartworks.blogspot.com/

Kelly Corso: http://birdinatreecreations.blogspot.com/

Kelly Hoernig: http://www.kellyhoernig.blogspot.com/

Kim Hyer: http://www.apaperaddict.com/

Kris Lanae Binsfeld: http://cherishdesigns.wordpress.com

Lenore Angela: http://www.lenoreangela.blogspot.com/

Linda Barutha: http://lindabaruthadesigns.blogspot.com

Lisa Michele Products: http://www.lisamicheleproducts.blogspot.com/

Liza Zeni Baker: http://lizazeni.wordpress.com/

Lynn Richards: http://alittlebluesky.blogspot.com

Lori Leissner: http://leissnerart.blogspot.com

Lori Moon: http://lorimoonstudio.blogspot.com

Mary Cottingham: http://www.barnbugstudio.blogspot.com/

Mary Sterk: http://justmarydesigns.wordpress.com

Megan Schmitt: http://www.schmittenwithwords.blogspot.com/

Melanie Douthit: www.douthitgallery.blogspot.com

Michelle Dwyer: http://www.magnetisedbylife.com/

Michelle Reynolds: http://shellsinthebush.blogspot.com/

Rain Hannah: http://honeyandollie.com/

Rhiannon Connelly: http://www.starrybluesky.wordpress.com

Ruth-Mary Smith: http://patchworkfamilieshub.blogspot.com

Sherry Richert Belul: http://simplycelebrate.net/cherry-blossom-soup

Shirley Ann: http://leonardarenaissancewoman.blogspot.com/

Stacey Chadwick Brown: http://staceybrownarts.blogspot.com/

Susan M. Walls-Beverly: http://www.susanscharmingtrinkets.blogspot.com

Teresa Cash-Czech: http://www.asmilemaker.com/

Tina Carlborg: http://www.tinachicky.blogspot.com/

Tonya Love: http://passport2creativity.com/

Ursula Smith: http://www.EasyScraps.com/blog

Zulma Cadena: http://edustory.wordpress.com/

Mary Cottingham http://www.barnbugstudio.blogspot.com

Thanks again for hopping along with us!

Welcome to the FlyTribe

2012-01-04T10:29:00.000-06:00

Hi, my name is Rae Payne, and today I am one voice pulled from a group of 378 creative entrepreneurs who make up the Fly Tribe. This summer something phenomenal happened in our lives. I am sure each of us has our own version of the story and perhaps over time, you will be able to find those stories here, but the most important part of the story is that a lovely artist and creative business luminary, Kelly Rae Roberts, offered an e-course called flying lessons designed for those interested in growing their creative business, and each of us signed up. Before we knew it, as individuals, our businesses were moving forward, and, as a group, we were moving closer together.

We named ourselves the Fly Tribe because we literally had a sense of taking off and flying together. This space is our way of sharing the gift we have been given with the world. We hope to offer glimpses into our experiences as artists and business owners, along with tips, tools, and opportunities to create with us. Welcome to the Fly Tribe, get ready to spread your wings!