The Art Marketer

Coloring Pages & Posters from April Dippy Design

I absolutely Love these! My friend, April Dippy, a Graphic Designer and a young mother, created these designs for parents, home schoolers, teachers, librarians and children of all ages to enjoy a little creative family time together.

Works well for solo adults too! 

Available as:

Dry Erase Coloring Posters in Fathead material
Easy floor, window or wall application (LOW TACK, so very movable and durable)

$30 each 24x24" or $100 for your choice of 4 mix & match.

There are 25 designs available for all different ages. 

No contact local pickup (Chicago area) -OR- shipping available ($5-$10)

Electronic Payments accepted. 

Also available as PDF's. 

For more information & a selection of other available designs: email [email protected].

 

*All rights reserved on images & content. Permission must be granted to reproduce either or both. 

Happy BIrthday to my Dad in Heaven

Happy BIrthday to my Dad in Heaven. Born 12.12.1914. Today marks your 105th Birthday. Sadly, you passed away nearly 39 years ago on January 2nd 1981 shortly after your 66th birthday as we entered that New Year. New Years has never been the same for me.

You have been gone for more years than I had you here in my life. Yet, there isn't a day that has passed that I haven't felt your presence, your influence, your guidance, your wisdom and your love.

Grateful for the luck of the draw I had in having you as my Dad. Grateful for the time we did have together. Grateful for the memories, the lessons learned, the love we shared, the positive influence I could see you had on so many others who were equally blessed to have you in their lives. You live forever in my heart and will forever be a part of my soul. Thinking of you today and always. Until we meet again <3

Fun fact, today also marks the birthday of Frank Sinatra, born a year after my Dad, on 12.12.1915 (died 05.14.1998) Which has me singing, appropriately enough, 'Thanks for the Memories'! 

On a side note, and as it also happens, I recently shared a story about you with a friend of mine who writes for Newsday. Valerie Kellogg's article on Collectibles includes that story about a treasured collectible I have from your estate, which coincidently enough, is in this week's paper. One of many memories and keepsakes I have of you and Mom. Now to organize all the photos & clippings! 

Harry Freedman & The Ultimate Tribute Video

 

 My brother, Harry Freedman, recently  launched a brilliant  new Company entitled,  The Ultimate Tribute Video  http://theultimatetributevideo.com/.  

No stranger to the Entertainment Industry,  Harry has channeled his research, comedic,  MC, roasting, toasting, reporting, film-making,  screenwriting and storytelling skills into a  business making each of his clients the star of their own show for any special event they may have upcoming.

 

The idea is especially effective for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Sweet 16's, weddings, Corporate and/or retirement parties, milestone birthdays, anniversaries; but it could equally be applied to artist events, book signings, new business or product launches, fundraisers, honorary dinners, roasts or any other celebration where a little ingenious comic relief may be incorporated to educate, entertain and enlighten your party with an element of fun and surprise honoring the star of the event.

Harry takes the time to get to know each of his subjects, interviewing their families and colleagues, adding his own humorous take on their stories and finding the appropriate sound effects and music to create a personal, heart-warming and funny video celebrating their life, their loved ones and their special event, thereby preserving the moment in time in a film that your guests will enjoy during the event and for years to come. My words alone can't describe his talent in creating this. 

 

Take a look at the following clip and judge for yourself: 

 The Ultimate Tribute Video - Year of Tom

 

For more information or a consultation for your own event, contact: [email protected].

 

Tell him Lisa sent you!

 

Happy Mother's Day!

The Freedman Family, c1965 - The Author (far right) with her mom, dad, brothers & pet miniature french poodle

It is fitting that I am starting my first blog on Mother's Day Weekend... the inspiration suddenly came to me as I was driving home from a client. In the business of helping others market themselves, I suddenly realized I had let my own PR efforts fall by the wayside and knew instinctively I had to do something about that. I have long thought about starting a blog, but the question always arose, where do I begin? And what do I write about? I don't want my blog to be all business-like. I have a website and a newsletter to do that. Yet, I don't want to get too personal, lest I let down my professional guard. So I hope to combine the best of both worlds here in my blog as they both integrate with one another to create the person that I am, and continue to evolve to be. It fits that my first blog should be a tribute to my mother, with whom it all started.

It was my mother who inspired so much of my creativity from such a young age. My mother created a safe and loving home for my father, my two older brothers and me. We had a comfortable lifestyle in the suburbs of Long Island with the close proximity of New York City just a train ride away. Mother taught me how to bake cookies, entertain, shop, paint, cross-stitch and do other forms of needlepoint. She afforded me lessons in: art, ballet, clarinet, piano, horse-back riding and she created the best birthday parties ever! She had a sense of style and grace that friends and family say I carry with me to this day. More importantly, she had integrity, intelligence, perception and a warm heart that lives within each of the lives she touched and will forever live within me.

Mother was only with us for a very short time. She was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was twelve years old and died three years later - shortly before my Sweet Sixteen. The year was 1972. And even though that was over thirty years ago and I have since become a mother myself, I continue to be grateful for the foundation she laid for myself and my brothers, the example she set for me to follow in my own parenting, and her passion for the Arts that she so generously shared.

Here's to you Mom, and to all the Mother's of the World, who may not always get the Recognition and the Appreciation that they so deserve.