Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Monday, December 6, 2021
Give a gift for the Holidays! -
- - - and it's FREE to you.
Autumn Brilliance's special winter holiday issue from 2020, "We Wish You A SCARY Christmas," is the perfect virtual stocking stuffer for all among us who are Halloween-inclined, even during the holidays.
We happily present this delightfully dark and vividly colorful digital issue for you to marvel at! Full of the best holiday artists including Audrey Swarz, Karen Peterson Steinkraus, Nicole Johnson, Jacqueline Patrick Rueff, Susie Marks Krichbaum, Mandy Palumbo, Ethan Black and more. You can read about the origins of Wassail, and learn of the many odd Christmas time traditions around the globe (such as the spooky Mari Lwyd and, of course, Krampus) and even about the Icelandic Elf School by Kristen Stafford (creator of the wonderful Halloween Art & Travel Podcast).
Get your FREE copy by clicking this link:
https://online.flipbuilder.com/pour/nwji/mobile/index.html
Get yours by clicking this link:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1059433256/autumn-brilliance-magazine-fall-2021?ref=shop_home_feat_1
Give the gift of Art to yourself, and to your loved ones. Both of these timeless magazines are presented in a super fun and easy to use digital "flip book" styled format, which works on any computer or phone screen.
Happy Holidays to all!!!
Friday, October 29, 2021
Happy Halloween to all! -
Another year has passed... the earth has completed another journey around the sun. We're enjoying the beautiful autumn and all that the harvest has provided. Gathering around the bonfire with our loved ones, singing songs and telling spooky stories with abundant food and drink, as the subtle wistfulness creeps in ... we mutually know that this shall pass sooner than we like. It's important to stay happy and positive.
We look forward to making next year, 2022, filled with more love and overall abundance to share with each other. Thank you to everyone who was a part of Fall 2021 AUTUMN BRILLIANCE!
The Halloween Tree
(Story by Ray Bradbury - Painting by Mike Hoffman)
(Credit to Artist)
Have a very Happy Halloween!
Blessed Samhain!
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Thank you to all!
The journey ain't over yet, folks!
I have nothing but the good feels from the loving support everyone showed during the production and subsequent launch of our second issue of AUTUMN BRILLIANCE. It was four-plus months of diligent work at my computer with the design and layout, but it would have been nothing had it not been for the PHENOMENAL ARTISTS who participated.
It is to them that I say, my deepest THANK YOU.
Thank you to:
Dolly Parton
Vance Nichols
Marguerite Surich Noschese
Bob Lizarraga
Ray Villafane
Kevin Buntin
Sam Keck
Carolee Clark
Jacqueline Patrick
Sharon Bloom
Becky Peterson
Kira O'Keefe
Pam Wood
Helen Dorn
Samantha Secor
Meri Wiley
Lisa Haxmeier
Amy Beeler
Denise Cocchiare
Nicole Lubbers
Susie Krichbaum
Debb George
Lisa Ammerman
Donna Antonucci
Kim Sherrod
Jeanne LeGrand
Dustin Bailard
Kristen Stafford
John Davis
The staff of Gardner Village
The Saturday Evening Post
Bob Bergen
The late Billie Hayes
And to EVERYONE who supported this and cheered me on with their love, their encouragement, their friendship.
Especially my beloved husband, Mark
For those who would like to purchase a copy of the latest issue, please click on the following link to take you to the AUTUMN BRILLIANCE Etsy shop!
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AutumnBrilliance
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
It's almost time! -
Our next issue will be published September 1, 2021.
This season's offering is positively packed full of delightfully witchy content! Our readers rose to the challenge, and sent in so much amazing artistry for this edition's theme.
We're proud to present so many astonishing artists in this issue, beginning with Marguerite Surich Noschese, our esteemed Spotlight Profile. If you haven't yet seen Marguerite's wonderful, eccentric, lifelike "witchy woman" sculptures, hold on to your witch hats, folks, because her artistry is really going to knock you off your broomstick!
One of Marguerite's fabulous witchy women
We also are thrilled to welcome Bob Lizarraga, one of the most prolific and amazing monster artists in the world. With a resume that reads like a monster kid's fantasy tour (from MAD Magazine to Warner Brothers to Disney and beyond), Bob's epic caricatures and surrealism is truly mindblowing. We've been a fan of Bob's for a long time now, and are quite proud to own several pieces of his work in our personal collection.
The phenomenal works of Ray Villafane have been seen around the world, on TV, in movies, and magazines. He is a Halloween artist like no other, with his incredible life-like carvings done on pumpkins.
And, we're saving the best for last! - may we now present our very, very special guest, singer/actress/humanitarian Dolly Parton, whose poignant 2002 song 'These Old Bones' off of her 'Halos and Horns' album, will surely move you to laughter and tears. It is a song of love, understanding and ultimate acceptance, wrapped around the life of a simple mountain woman healer that everyone thought was a witchy woman that Dolly once knew as a child. We are so grateful to be able to have our beloved Dolly and her incredible song in this, our second issue, of the magazine.
These are but a teasing few of the many incredible artists we are excited to be able to present to you this year. Keep watching for updates and a full list of the artists in the days and weeks to come!
Like last year's premiere issue, Autumn Brilliance is published as a digital, online magazine, produced in a fun and easy to use 'flip book' format. This way, there are zero carbon emissions, and you can access it anywhere, from any device.
Because we've had an enormous amount of readers requesting a printed copy, we may consider doing a "print on demand" edition, but at the present moment, that is quite costly and we don't want to have to charge anyone a fortune for printing it. But don't lose hope, we are indeed looking into a cost-effective solution, and will let you all know as soon as we have the information to pass along!
In the meantime, please keep watching here and on our Facebook page for further updates on how you can get your very own copy of the Fall 2021 edition of Autumn Brilliance.
In the meantime, don't forget that you can access your FREE copy of last year's debut issue by clicking this link.
https://online.flipbuilder.com/pour/iijy/mobile/index.html
Thursday, July 1, 2021
Well, bless my broomstick! -
Well well well!
I'm blown away by the enormity of response to our search for the best witchy witchiest art to be included in this year's issue of AUTUMN BRILLIANCE magazine!
Photo from 2013 of "Winifred, in her Finery, presents a Pumpkin"
by Ellen Gee of MacabreWeb Studios
Thank you so much to every artist who submitted pieces of their astonishing artistry - each one is unique, and a veritable masterpiece to boot. Seeing the amazing talent you all have, well, it just blew me off my broomstick!
Can't wait to share them all with the whole world on September 1, 2021 - there are many HUGE surprises in store, just you watch, my pretties...
In the meantime, stay creative! HAPPY 4th OF JULY!!!!
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Conjuring up some good stuff! -
HAGAPALOOZA!
The next issue from Autumn Brilliance magazine.
Available September 1, 2021
Want to have your best Witchy art featured in this issue? Email photos of your artistry to
AB_magazine@yahoo.com
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Seeking Artists for HAGAPALOOZA!
Welcome, on this eve of Walpurgisnacht - we are halfway to Halloween!
One of the most favorite characters for Halloween artists to create are witches.
This year, AUTUMN BRILLIANCE celebrates the Wise Woman in all her many forms.
Do you create lovely young witches? Frightening old haggard crones? Show us your best witchy artistry and you may end up in the pages of our Fall 2021 issue.
Send us some good quality, hi-res (300 dpi) photos of your work, or send us a link to your artist website, to AB_magazine@yahoo.com
Deadline for entries is July 2, 2021
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Happy Springtime to Everyone!
Vincent and Esmeralda love Halloween the most, but are quite happy to romp in the clover all spring and summer long.
Most of us are indoors, working on various upcoming Halloween art projects.
You can still access a FREE copy of AUTUMN BRILLIANCE by clicking this link below!
https://online.flipbuilder.com/pour/iijy/mobile/index.html
Look forward to a brand new edition of AUTUMN BRILLIANCE to debut later this fall!
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