Artwork above (middle) designed by ZNE Fondante Member - Misty Mawn

DECEMBER 2006

An Update from Chel!

Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. ~Pietro Aretino

Happy Holidays ZNE family and friends! I share with you my heartfelt best wishes, with hopes that you those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving feasted well - and with every good thought going out to you and yours for Divali, Kwanza, Hannukah, Christmas and New Years. What a wonderful time of year for us all!

Thank you to all who sent me kind notes and better yet have been so extremely patient as I sort out my incredible backlog of emails and still tinker with getting the ZNE Zine out the door. I am pleased that I can finally say that it appears I am making headway in catching up with both. I am working hard to delegate, cut down, and prioritize all my commitments so that I can spend more concentrated time on my beloved ZNE and all our activities.

ZNE is entering into yet another busy season! We've got contests, activities, workshops, and more for our members. We also have an active ZNE We-Care alert, and we've started a lovely new program - Live Pink - in honor of of our wonderful ZNE member, JoAnnA Pierotti.

Read up, visit our discussion boards, get involved - and always - ENJOY CREATING!

xoxo - Chel

Oooh! Cercles D'Ame is on its way!

Big huge thanks go out to ZNE Member Laurie Blau-Marshall - for coordinating 2007's ZNE Cercles D'Ame projects! Cercles D'Ame is our round robin style circle journal activity. It is open to all ZNE Members, and the next round begins in January of 2007!

We are taking sign ups for this fun project NOW, join in and don't miss out on the fun! Click on the Cercles D'Ame banner above to learn more and sign up!

The ZNE We-Care Program!

The ZNE We-Care program provides a resource for members to use when they themselves, their family members or friends are faced with a life threatening illness or other extremely challenging situation. Members may submit a recipient for the We-Care program by emailing Chel.

When a We-Care recipient is selected, a ZNE Alert is sent to ZNE Members encouraging them to send art, cards, or just plain old well wishes to the We-Care recipient. ZNE is an amazing group comprised of hundreds of generous and creative souls, and this is a wonderful way for us to join together to help cheer on our fellow members, family, and friends - when they are in a time of need.

This month, we have an active We-Care call for cards for our fellow member JoAnnA Pierotti who was diagnosed with Breast Cancer and had surgery on November 22, 2006. To learn more about the ZNE We Care program, visit the ZNE Supporting Member discussion boards - or click on the link below.

LIVE PINK

Another program debuting this past month in honor of JoAnnA is Live Pink, a program that places original and limited edition artwork into the hands of those whose lives have impacted by breast cancer.

Live Pink needs art donations, and we encourage you to register yourself, your family, or friends if they have been directly impacted by a breast cancer diagnosis.

Learn more about Live Pink by clicking below:

ZNE CONTEST NEWS!

First of all, note that Needle in a Haystack and The ZNE Promotional Art Contest are still on hiatus - however, we have a couple of other contests going on this month!

The ZNE Theme Week contest returns this month:

Date for listing: Sunday December 3, 2006

Theme: The Season

Find out all the details by clicking on the Theme Week logo - above!

and The ZNE Theme Week are all on hiatus this month, but will return in December! Watch the Discussion boards or join ZNE Alertz (above) for more info!

COMING SOON! We have several fabulous contests coming soon, so stay posted for fun artsy challenged hosted by ZNE Members, Bella's Beauties Contest, and contests hosted by Hannah Gray, bMuse, and Vintage Paint Works, Co. Again, watch the boards and join ZNE Alertz for up to date news on all contests.

This month, via the ZNE Scene - we are introducing a new monthly contest. It's called:

GUESS THE ZNE ARTIST!

Check out the gorgeous holiday tags below. I love everything this artist creates, and these tags are no exception!

So - can you guess the artist? Have you seen these before or do you just recognize the style?

The first person to send the correct artist name (either name, or eBay id) to me - will win a $10.00 gift certificate in The ZNE Store. Now, just to be fair and make sure that all our members are on their toes - even the actual artist who created this work can play. They just have to get their name to me before anyone else!

The artist's name and the contest winner will be revealed in the next issue of The ZNE Scene, and a new "Guess The ZNE Artist" artwork will be posted. Click here to submit your guess!

Ooh! Look at what Miss Mary

has up her sleeve!!

ZNE Member MissMary.com, a favorite clip art image source for a long time now - has just created a wonderful online digital clip art club. At present she is offering an entire year's membership at the special price of just $99.00, and this gives you access to literally hundreds of images in dozens of categories.

Miss Mary hand selects her images for mixed media artisans and graphic designers. The images are derived from her own private collection of rare vintage source materials, such as antique books, postcards, and ephemera. Images are 300-600 pixels per inch (ppi). Color images and photographs are 300 ppi, and line art, woodcuts and engravings are typically 600 ppi.

New images are being added regularly - and if you would like to have an endless supply of fun graphics for use in your art - be sure and check out Miss Mary's Clip Art club!

(Club member downloads do not include the copyright notice!)

ZNE WORKSHOP NEWS!

Have you you seen what we've been creating in the ZNE K.I.S. Workshop?

A sample from October's Workshop:

Copyright Jane Pierce, 2006

Samples from November's Workshop:

Copyright Sue Clark, 2006

Click the workshop logo banner to get all the details, and join us for an upcoming workshop!

They are free, fun, and fabulous!

And remember, we need ZNE instructors for the K.I.S. workshops! You can guest instruct on a background technique, you can donate a primary image/s for use in the workshop, you can instruct on a embellishment or finishing tequnique. You can take on the whole month's workshop or just one week. You will receive a million thanks, from me personally - so let me know if you are interested, by emailing me at: ZNEMarketing@yahoo.com.

I look forward to hearing from you!

And if you live in Northern California, be sure and sign up to get on the mailing list for the monthly

Altered Everything - Everything Altered Workshop!

Here are some samples from past workshops:

From October:

From September:

So if you live in or are going to be in Northern California anytime in the neart future - be sure and join us! 2007 workshops are scheduled for Pleasanton, San Jose, and Sunnyvale - all in the SF Bay Area! Just click on the Altered Everything ~ Everything Altered square logo, above.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

This issue of The ZNE Zine is sponsored by:

If you are going to be in Northern California on December 2 -

Check out the Pleasanton Craft Mafia Open House and Trunk Sale!

Have a wonderful holiday season! The next ZNE Scene will be coming your way in January 2007. Until then, here are our regular reminders - and I look forward to seeing you all on the boards and joining in on our activities!

REMINDERS:

Are you kept up to date on all of our activities, contests and deadlines? If not, sign up for ZNE Alertz through yahoo groups! We promise you will not be inundated with emails, but you will get an announcement anytime a new ZNE activity, contest, or deadline looms.

Find out more about it by reading the post on the discussion forums. Just click below!

** Clip art on Decorative TItle and Tudor Rose Bar used between segments, copyright MissMary.com