Saturday, December 29, 2018
Thursday, December 20, 2018
Sunday, December 16, 2018
December's Nibblefest Theme: Snowmen!
"It is snowing still, but still we must
Raise something up, a man of snow
In image of a man of dust"
~Cedric Whitman, Snowman
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Art by Tammy Gulat |
The start of our next round of Nibblefest begins on Thursday, December 20th!
This month's theme is...
~ SNOWMEN ~
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Art by Janelle Dixon |
"Make an angel out of snow or even an entire man
and enjoy the winter as long as you can."
~Umi: Winter
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Art by Leola Goldsmith Walker |
"As our feet sink in the snow
We build a snowman no one will know
For the snow will melt away
As night turns into day."
~Lanie Harper, Snowman
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Art by Vicky Knowles |
"My snowman has a noble head,
he's broader than he's tall,
his ears are tin, his eyes are coal,
he has no neck at all."
~Jack Prelutsky, My Snowman has a Noble Head
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Art by Tammy Gulat |
"Snow woman, snow woman,
Do you like your hat?
You sit so quiet
And comfortable and fat."
~Nancy Dingman Watson, Snow Woman
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Art by Penny Stewart |
"If we play Ring-a-Roses,
Then all our friends join in!
But when the game is "Statues",
He always knows he'll win!"
~Unknown, My Snowman Friend
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Art by Donna Bickley |
"Mounds of snow roll into position,
birthing a corpulent man
donning a tattered scarf with
a faded top hat rooted firmly
on his bleached head."
~Joseph Kushnir, The Frosted Cycle Spins the Frozen Spoke

Art by Leola Goldsmith Walker

"If you meet a snowman
Out your window,
and he offers you a ride,
Don't accept it."
~Kaito Potapov, Imaginaerum Poem

Art by Penny Stewart

"Outside Mr. Snowman was waiting
For all the girls and boys
To whisk them away on a merry ride
To the land of toys."
~Gary Wayne Hill, My Snowman Adventure
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Art by Tammy Gulat |
"So, mightily did we toil
outside in sunny cold.
When we were all done with it,
we had our snowman bold."
~Terry Hoffman, Building a Snowman
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Art by Donna Bickley |
"Snowflakes falling
Thick and Fast
Build a snowman
Make him last"
~Helen H. Moore, Snowman
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Art by Janelle Dixon |
"Still he'll stand
sentry tall,
keeping night-watch
over all."
~Kate Monroe, Snow Sentry
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Art by Leola Goldsmith Walker |
So won't you join us for this month's Nibblefest Art Contest?
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Art by Vicky Knowles |
When starting on December 20th, artists near and far will gather on eBay to present their unique and one-of-a-kind interpretations of the theme:
~ Snowmen ~
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Art by Penny Stewart |
All Nibblefest art auctions will have a starting bid of 99 cents!
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Art by Barbara Donati |
Please visit our Nibblefest Facebook Page for more information
or check out the info on the right side of this blog.
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Art by Donna Bickley |
(Please note: the art featured in this post may represent past portfolio works and not necessarily current Nibblefest entries).
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Art by Jayne Vanessa Carle |
Happy Nibblefesting!
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Monday, November 19, 2018
November 2018's Theme: Winter!
"Pale snow drifts in frosted ripples,
Surrounding the birch cabin"
~Joseph Kushnir, A Winter Night in the Snowy Cabin
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Art by Penny Stewart |
The start of our next round of Nibblefest begins on Tuesday, November 20th!
This month's theme is...
~ WINTER ~
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Art by Donna Bickley |
"No cloud above, no earth below-
a universe of sky and snow!"
~John Greenleaf Whittier, Snowbound: A Winter Idyl
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Art by Tammy Gulat |
"But winter has yet brighter scenes-
he boasts splendors beyond what gorgeous summer knows."
~William Cullen Bryant, A Winter Piece
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Art by Leola Goldsmith Walker |
"Tell yourself
as it gets cold and gray falls from the air
that you will go on
walking, hearing
the same tune no matter where you find yourself"
~Mark Strand, Lines for Winter
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Art by Eliza Sol |
"...the very birds are mute;
Or if they sing, 'tis with so dull a cheer
That leaves look pale, dreading the winter's near."
~William Shakespeare, How Like a Winter Hath My Absence Been
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Art by Diane Ursin |
"A simmering of trees, a dark moiling
a winter weight
a mid-shimmering of heat distorted things"
~Emily Wilson, Winter Journal: Disseminate Birds Over Water
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Art by Patricia Ann Rizzo |
"That pale haze of stars goes on and on,
like laughter that has found a final, silent shape..."
~Larry Levis, Winter Stars
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Art by Karen Vesk |
"Thus have prepared their buds
against a sure winter
the wise trees
stand sleeping in the cold."
~William Carlos Williams, Winter Trees
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Art by Christine E. S. Code |
"The wintry west extends its blast
and hail and rain does blaw;
or, the stormy north sends driving forth
The blinding sleet and snaw."
~Robert Burns, Winter: A Dirge
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Art by Shelia Cameron |
"Over a still world, a bird calls
Walking solitary among black boughs."
~Louise Gluck, End of Winter
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Art by Eliza Sol |
"In my coat I sit
at the window sill
Wintering with snow
That did not melt
It fell long ago
At night, by stealth
I was where I am
When the snow began."
~Samuel Menashe, The Dead of Winter
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Art by Heather Sims |
"Its falling still, but still we must
raise something up, a man of snow
In image of a man of dust."
~Cedric Whitman, Snowman
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Art by Tammy Gulat |
So won't you join us for this month's Nibblefest Art Contest?
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Art by Penny Stewart |
When starting on November 20th, artists near and far will gather on eBay to present their unique and one-of-a-kind interpretations of the theme:
~ Winter ~
![]() |
Art by Christine E. S. Code |
All Nibblefest art auctions will have a starting bid of 99 cents!
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Art by Donna Bickley |
Please visit our Nibblefest Facebook Page for more information
or check out the info on the right side of this blog.
(Please note: the art featured in this post may represent past portfolio works and not necessarily current Nibblefest entries).
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Art by Leola Goldsmith Walker |
Happy Nibblefesting!
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