Here is a fun and beautiful signature tag that you can make to help you welcome in the new year.

Om Shanti,
Hafapea
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We are excited to announce the third annual national juried art show, Wide Open 3, opening March 18, 2012. And once again we are fortunate to be joined by a very prestigious juror—Charlotta Kotik, Curator Emerita of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. With her direction, we look forward to a really awesome show.

Ours is a truly unique gallery—a massive Civil War-era warehouse on the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn, NY. Its enormous space affords us the opportunity to exhibit really huge work, and we welcome it. We will be using 8,000 square feet for this show, and look forward to exhibiting artist's work from all around the country, work in all sizes, subjects, and media, except film (it's almost completely wide open).

CALL TO ARTISTS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline for submissions
Early Bird: January 4, 2012 or Final Application Deadline, January 23, 2012
Gallery Exhibition Dates: March 18 – April 1, 2012 weekends 12-5:00 PM
Opening Reception: Sunday, March 18, 2011 from 12-5:00 PM

Awards | $2950 in Cash Awards
BEST of SHOW: $1000.00
At the Opening Reception, the artist whose work is juried as 'Best of Show' by Charlotta Kotik will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership.

PEOPLES' CHOICE: $500.00
The artist whose work is voted 'Best' by attendees at the Show Opening will receive a $500 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership.

CURATORS' CHOICE: $250.00
The artist whose work the Show Curators choose for excellence will receive a $250.00 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership.

BEST IN CATEGORY: $1200
$100 each in the following twelve categories: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Film Photography, Digital Photography, Classical Pastel/Drawing/Print/Graphics, Computer-aided Pastel/ Drawing/Print/Graphics, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Assemblage, Installation, Fabric. All selections will be made by the juror, Charlotta Kotik. Bonus Offer
Artists accepted into Wide Open can also send one additional work that will be exhibited in our Affordable Art area. All works must be smaller than 12" x 16" and must be priced for sale at $500 or under.

Enter today!

Om Shanti,
Hafapea
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Just in time for Christmas, a beautiful signature tag that you can make to sign your messages with! It would also make a great gift for all of your online Christian friends. Don't use sig tags? Me either. These tutorials are a great way to learn how to use Paint Shop Pro. I made Websets and sigtags for years so I could learn :).

Om Shanti,
Hafapea
Designs by Hafapea Gift Shop

If money is no object, then anyone of these pieces would make a terrific gift. If they are a bit out of your price range, then you could just use them as inspiration for finding a great knock off!
Om Shanti,
Hafapea
Designs by Hafapea Gift Shop

Another gorgeous sigtag tutorial for you :). Signature tags make great gifts for online friends. All they cost is a little of your time to let that special internet friend know how much you care. They also lend an extra bit of personality to your own messages, making them a great gift for yourself as well :).

Om Shanti,
Hafapea
Designs by Hafapea Gift Shop