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I'm hoping there may be some Italian viewers out there who know something about ArtExpo in Milan. It's during the Universal Expo next year and I've been invited to participate as an artist. I don't know much about it, or the area of the city it's in (Mecenate area in Milan), but if anyone on here has heard of it, I'd love to hear from you!Here's a link to their site: http://www.artexpo2015.com/I hope you're all enjoying a lovely November--we're already getting snow here in Michigan!

If you live in the Great Lakes region of the US, you've probably heard about ArtPrize, a pretty spectacular international art completion held in Grand Rapids, Michigan every fall. If you're planning on visiting this year, be sure to stop by the DeVos Place to say hi! I'm excited to be participating as an artist this year with a brand-new, MASSIVE paper-cut of the night sky, called The Storyteller. Here's a link: http://www.artprize.org/becky-pobst/2014/the-storytellerI'll be there most evenings and weekends, so if you'd like to make sure I'm there when you stop by, send me a message! I'll be posting photos of the piece here at the completi...

I am so blown away by the recent Daily Deviation for my Arabian Nights Remix paper cut! What a wonderful surprise to come back to after a weekend away. I'm so delighted by the kind comments and helpful tips you people have left for me. Big, huge, fat and happy THANK YOU to all of you. Seriously.I often hear from artists, particularly those that are in the early stages of learning their crafts, that they worry they'll never draw well enough or paint well enough or sculpt well enough. They fuss (understandably) over every criticizm. They vow to give up on contests when they don't win. And I have to tell you--your art will never be for everyo...