I received a box of vintage photos for Christmas last year.
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Book Giveaway, Day #2!
Lately I’ve been doing a slew of radio interviews to help promote “The Art of Silliness.” They’ve been lots of fun, and it got me to thinking that it’s time to give away some copies of the book!
“The Art of Silliness” is a workbook-style book that you can draw right into…click here if you’d like to preview some inside pages.
I’m giving away five books this week! International entries welcome. Just leave a comment for a chance to win a copy (and come back each day this week for four more chances!). I’ll pick each today’s random winner at noon PST Wednesday (4/17).
And please, tell your friends!
To win a copy, leave a comment now!
(And thanks to Perigee Books for providing the giveaway copies!)
Karen Bowers said:
Your giraffe series has inspired me to create my own. I’m in a mixed media swap and all 21 of my pages have a giraffe with “up my game” going up her neck!
*****TODAY’s Random Winner*****
Karen Bower!
“Your giraffe series has inspired me to create my own. I’m in a mixed media swap and all 21 of my pages have a giraffe with “up my game” going up her neck!”
Love your bat girl photo! What a fun box that must be to paw through…
PICK ME !
I would love love love to win a book of silliness!
Batgirl is too funny!! That book looks like a winner!!! I would love to win a copy! I searched inside on Amazon and it looks fab!
Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! 😉
I’m thinking “BatGiraffe”
I love to win
I would love to win a copy for my son, JB. 🙂
What an awesome gift! Where does one get a box of vintage photos?
Isn’t she funny? Let’s draw her!
bat giraffes anyone?!!!
Silliness is a necessity!…especially during tax time!
ended up drooling over this book on Amazon after seeing your post yesterday! Resisted ordering a copy just in case I win one ;)4
Doodle therapy…would love to learn the Art of Silliness : )
Hey, I have a dress just like that!
I like your Drawing Lab book.
So this one should also be fun!
Greetz from the Netherlands 😉
I love these vintage photos! And I would really like a copy of your book! 🙂
OMG! I would love to win this book Carla! What fun to try and it looks like a lot of silly fun!
“I feel silly…oh so silly…I feel silly and willy and Hey…
it’d be dilly if I won your silly book tooooooodaaaaay.”
(sung to West Side Story tune)
I love Silly!
Pick me! Pick me! OK, I was just being silly. Thanks for a fun opportunity:-)
Thank you for the giveaway, Carla! I’d love to win your book.
Well, of course I am going to leave a comment on the website of my favourite art teacher!
Of course I love all your classes I have taken and books I have bought! The Art of Silliness is one book I have to purchase yet… Maybe I’ll get lucky? ❤Thanks for the giveaway!
I am ready for this book….need to be silly once in a while.
Love the postcards. Entering to win!
love the bat girl…i wonder what the story is behind that photo 🙂
Carla, I’m so glad you’re having fun with this. Joyce
Carla I just love all your books & your beautiful & fun giraffe images
thank you for this wonderful opportunity
Silly is sadly missing from our dreary daily life. Every husband should be silly, and so should every wife. Children should have silly time, each and every day. When you make time for being silly, you can’t help but be okay!
I would love to win your book of amazing silliness 🙂
Would *love* a silly book…
Love the batgirl photo! Wonder if she was in a show. The sample pages of your book are quite intriguing. I’m off to try drawing lots and lots of birds! 🙂 Thanks for another chance to win.
I would love a copy of your book!
Love your drawing inspirations. I shared your blobs with my colleagues at work and they took them home to their children. Drawing is such fun!
Twinkle twinkle little bat……would love a copy:)
Love silly!
I love you pictures, and would be very happy if win one of your book.
Otherwise this old picture with the “batwoman” is awesome!
Your giraffe series has inspired me to create my own. I’m in a mixed media swap and all 21 of my pages have a giraffe with “up my game” going up her neck!
Should I draw some silly,
I would see a bit of me
before I learnt the rules.
[ I’m an artist. Not a poet. But it’s still true. 😉 ]
Wishing me much luck. 🙂
Lol. Still trying to wrap my mind around batgirl up there. Was this a fashion statement of the time? Seems like it might be trouble in a high wind.
I want this book and would LOVE to win a copy. Thank you!
There once was a girl who thought she was a bat
Whom forgot to feed the cat
The cat got a hat to help catch a rat
And the girl found she was actually an acrobat!
I’ll keep trying Carla!
So love this!
Love your artwork – Like everyone else leaving a comment, I hope you pick me to get your book!
I would love to win your silly book! Thanks for the chance.
Just shared on fb: Great! Sharing of course… because I know I am creative and silly at times… and I know some people out there also are! Viva El Arte de la Tontería!! ;D
Interesting outfit! My daughter would love it.
i want that dress! and your book, of course. pleeeeeeease!
Your posts are always so cheerful and inspiring. Thank you.
I love that batgirl photo! And I’d love to win a copy of the book too. 🙂
Everyone should experience silliness. Thanks for the chance to win a book.
i love this bat girl!!
wishing you wonderfual sucess with your book!
thank you for the chance to win one!
I wish I could win your book-it would be a great way to lessen my every single day over load of stress!!! Please and thanks!!!
Thank you for ther chance to add more silliness to each day! I love your work and your books have helped me to create the art that is in me.
Nice girl ;-). I love your work very much, so I would be happy to win the book.
Jorin
Thanks for a chance at the give away.
my twin girls now want me to make them a batgirl dress each just like in the photo! silly of me to show them the pic really. I would love to win a copy of your book as I think i will need the doodle therapy to help get over the extreme dressmaking I’m going to have to do!!
I love your art Carla and really need some silliness right now. Thanks for this fab give away.
No, pick me 🙂
I love how approachable you make art. I would love to work through this workbook.
Yesterday I was about to order a replacement copy for the one I left in Florida. Now I would love to win but I don’t mind if other people do. Thanks for giving them away!
Verla
Please, please, pick me 🙂
Just received your book on Drawing Imaginary Animals. Can’t wait to delve into it! We all need a little silliness in this world.
A super silly gift for my birthday ?
My kiddos at school love silly! Would love to win and share with them!
I lost my daughter Oct 2011, and April 19 was her birthday. I would love to win a copy of this book to be silly for her.
I love Batgirll, and I’d love a copy of your book!
I would love one 🙂 so would Madi 🙂
Where would I be without Carla’s gentle nudging and inspiration?
Love all of your work Carla. I just finished your flower crazy class and I’m going to do it all over again. I also want to thank you for the sidewalk cracks, they are so fun!
My grandson and I would love to receive a copy of your new book, something we can enjoy together.
Thanks for the chance to win. Cheers. Mary.
Sent from my iPad
I’d love to win a copy, thanks!
Love the bat girl and really, really love vintage photos. Thank you again for day two’s generous giveaway.
Hi Carla…Silliness looks like too much fun!
Love the way you bring out our inner child 🙂 You are so uplifting !
Thank you for these opportunities – always love a chance to share your work!
I would so love to win one of your books. I have purchased one that is so neat.
“Silliness here I come”
I’m in Australia and I’d like to win the book. Gonna share this on my facebook page too – this of course makes me the most deserving winner! grin.
Just love your work and am looking forward to partaking of our silliness. I loved yesterday’s giraffe drawing.
I’d love a copy of your book. It sounds like a book that would really help me think outside the box.
What a quirky outfit – a fashion diva of her day!
Love all of your quirky work too Carla 🙂
Carla, I would love to win your book! Thanks for this generous giveaway. – Heidi
What’s better than giraffes and batgirls? A book give away! Love the sillies, Carla!
I can’t believe I missed my chance to enter yesterday. Does the house really need to be cleaned everyday? Here’s my entry for today. I’ve got my fingers crossed!
Your drawings remind me of Where the Wild Things Are! And I think we all need more silliness to stay sane!
I Dream of getting a box of old photos.. my neighbour was going to throw away(!!!) a suitcase full of old photos when his parents passed away..He said no one knows who they are. Stop ! I said lets have a look.. and found one of his Father as a baby holding hands with his twin brother.. easily recognised..So he took them home for a closer look. I have a copy of the picture.Very sweet. quite unlike the irascible old man we had known..Heres todays entry.
I’ve checked your book out from the library, but couldn’t really make the silliness in a library book. I would love to own a copy!
“a comment”. 😛 xoxo
I agree with Carroll, it should be batgiraffe. Would love to see more of your vintage pictures. Love to win too. Have a good one!
Oh, here I am again… Try #2… How I would LOVE to WIN one of your books!!! I would be honored!!!!! Please….. Let this entry be lucky…..
Holy Batgirl, Carla! I’m in for a chance at a book!
I’d love to win a copy of your book!
love, love the bat girl photo. brings back memories of ballet when a child
I would really love to win your book! 🙂
I would love to win that book so much!! Your bat girl is marvy!!
I would love some Silliness!
I would so love to have this book and I would so love to take an on-line class with you. Your work are very inspiring.
i’d love to win a book carla, i think your work is incredible!
A stylish Bat girl
never “caves in” to fashion
that is fly-by night
That is quite the photo! I wonder what that outfit was all about… What a box of treasures!
What a fun image of a “bat girl”. I love old photo cards, and also love your Silly classes. So of course, I’d love to win your book. 🙂
I would be so excited to win your new book. I took your sillies class on line awhile ago and it was really fun!
Love the title and would absolutely love to win a copy of it. 🙂
oo what a treat!! I hope i get lucky!! 🙂
You’ve become my artistic muse in the past few months–sort of a Super Artist rather than a Bat Girl. You’re helping me feel more creative and maybe lucky enough to win a book.
I loved your animal book Carla. This one should be fun too!
Maybe your book could come to Brazil in the wings of that sweet batgirl 😀 I can assure you it would be very welcome 😀
Batgirl? She gets my vote
Hey… my grandma had an outfit just like that ; ) but seriously I must have your book… pick me… pick me
Would love to own your book on the Art of Silliness!! And be able to doodle right inside. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
Please save me Bat Girl, bring me Carla’s book! I have enjoyed Drawing Lab and would love some new inspiration!
Still crossing my fingers that I win a copy of your wonderful book!
Imagine drawing IN your book!!!!!!
Charming little batgirl. Wonder if it for fun or an early Halloween Costume. Phyllis Galembo has a photo book called Dressed To Kill of children/people in some of the first Halloween Coatumes ever made. Rock on Carla.
Bat girl is charming…crossing my fingers I win today that you’ll pick me…silly fun and nonsense me….:) x
What fun!
I cross my fingers! Second day, second chance!
You are such a silly and generous person. Thanks. 😉
Thank you for doing this giveaway! I would love a copy of your book.
she doesn’t look silly…she looks batty !!!! 🙂
I’ve been eyeballing your amazing book for a while now and winning it would make the perfect birthday present for the big 3 – 0
I’d love to receive a copy of your book – what a fun & pressure-less way to entice me to practice my drawing.
What a great gift you received!
I have been on one of your online curses
in sillines, and I have had a lot of fun.
Please Pick me.
The Art of Sillyness was my first encounter with drawing, painting and beein silly since I went to school a hundred years ago. It changed my way of looking at art and I have never looked back.
Greetings from switzerland
waltraut
The art of silliness is an inspiration to just having fun, I would love to win the book to be able to play, but if not I can always go buy it…thanks for all your creative inspirations.
The characters you draw are so amazing…I carefully go over each detail…I love how perfect they seem and yet they aren’t perfect. I love The detao; and the silliness…I’d llove one of your books!
Bonjour, I enjoy verymuch your blog et le reste. You are an inspiration.
Merci
If there was more silliness in the world we would all be joyful and happy. I vote for silliness.
I follow your blog attentively and would love to hold a copy of your book in my hands.
Greetings from Germany – Cologne
Great photo! Wonderful gift!!!
Love the photo. Hope you pick me.
Yay! I would love to win!
Still needing more silliness in tax season. This would be such a great win.
Wonderful photo. Love all your silliness!
I could use some silliness!
Would love to win a copy! My daughter and I love your books! 🙂
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Love your ART of Silliness! !!! Great fun….xoxox from Italy
Would love to have another one of your books! I loved drawing lab!
I think my time is earlier that PST sooooo I might just sneak in under the wire. Maybe it’s meant to be. : ) I would LOVE to win this book!
I love your bat girl photo!
Thanks for another chance!
Your drawings always make me smile
I am a single mom who really NEEDS a creative outlet. I have been doing some acrylic work and can feel the stress level diminish when I am in that “space”. I would love a copy of this book to help foster my artistic exploration and assist in maintaining my sanity. Thanks!
oooh, I have Drawing Lab and Imaginary Animals…wouldn’t this one make a complete Carla Sonheim set? 🙂 Thank you for this chance…your books are lovely, and your art is carefree and happy…we need more of that in the world!
Silly zilly tilly! Yippee!
Hi Carla, I love your books, and of course would love a chance to win your new one. My summer always includes a workshop with you…..thanks for your talent and sharing! xo. Joanie
I would just adore to win this book. It’s a really stunning tribute to your talent and it would cheer up my day more than you know! 🙂
Signing in … hopefully for a winning comment. love your artwork & blog. Thanks
This is so cool!! Thanks for the chance to win your book.
Love to win! What a fun way to spend the summer, learning the art of sillilness!
What an exciting box to get to go through!
Thank you so much for offering the giveaway, I would just totally love to win a copy!
I sure could use this book, for lots of reasons too numerous to list – thanks!!!
I have your imaginary animals book and would love to experience more of your wonderful inspiration.
So pleased to see you have produced this workbook! I used one of your classes as part of my homeschool art curriculum (there should be more silliness in curriculum I say!) Your classes had a great impact on my daughter! Thank you!
Pick me! Pick me! 🙂 I have your Drawing Lab book and adore it. I would love to add Art of Silliness to my library. Thanks for the opportunity.
Photo is a hoot. Congrats on the book. Silliness abounds.
Love your books and they help me to fight the fear of drawing!
Always need more silliness!
Oh this would be such a treat to win! Eeeee….. cant wait for your Ragamuffin Animal class!
Out of all the people I’ve ever met you are the one who makes me draw silly stuff on my papers….but guess what…I like it…go on girl …I am looking forward to your next book
Would LOVE to win this book!! Thanks so very much for the chance to win! I hope to take one of your classes soon!
Holy Batmobile! Robin, I think I’m in love!!
Batman
I love that photo! Now that you’ve got a few books out, are there any plans to bundle them in a “Complete Sonheim” set?
In desperate need of some silliness!
Me apunto!! Seguro que es un libro genial!!!
I just received your reminder email, thanks, so I hope I’m in time for this great give away!
I collect old photos myself. This one is a great one!
Really enjoy your art plus the books I have I actually use them with my middle School students.. The sidewalk art really helped them be silly but also look for the unexpected in things. Thank you,
Loved Crazy Flowers! Silly Animals seems fitting too! Thanks for the extra email 🙂
I wonder if Bat Girl had a Bat Man? I would love your book! Thanks Carla!
LOVE your books and blog! So inspired!
I am enjoying your blog and especially your book, Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists!! I’m thrilled to see there’s a chance to win your “Art of Silliness” book here – I’m so curious about it and would love a chance to own it. 🙂
Ooo yes please!
Dear Carla,
Inspired by your book “Drawing Lab” me and my friend Karin started an three weekly drawing lab at our house. Everytime we pick an excercise from your book and start doodling. We drink coffee, it makes us relaxed and really touches a new level for our creativity. And we put the result (or process) on my blog: http:www.mieske.nl (search for label “lab”. As a teacher of primary school I see lots of possibilities in my class. Would be nice with your book of Silliness…. 😉
i love your books and ideas! thanks for all you have taught me- mostly that it is ok to mess up and to be free to be me!
Thank you for this exciting giveaway! I am a HUGE fan of all you do…:).
So much competition here, but I’d love to be chosen so I’ll try my luck!!
What greater purpose than to promote silliness and art. Thank you for the chance to enter. (Also I shared this on FB).
Everyone needs more silliness in life today…and love that batgirl photo! Thanks Carla for the inspiration.
We all need more silliness in our lives! Thank you for your inspirational books.
would love this book, thanks for the opportunity
Just LOVE your “Silliness” in online form from a few years ago. Would be thrilled to win the book!
I recently bought your books on imaginary animals. I really enjoy this book and my neice and I are working on creating some of our own. I would love to win your Art of Silliness book. I am a librarian who loves illustrators.
I would love this! I bought the Drawing Lab book about a month ago and really do love it! So sad I missed out on the Year of the Giraffe Class ;(.
Love your artwork!
LOVED your rogue email today! Send them ANYTIME! Hoping to win a little silliness! 🙂
Oh, so excited for your new book. Thanks for a chance to win. Congratulations on your continuing success.
I’m new to your blog but your books drew me in. Would love to win! Thanks.
I have your other two books and am eyeing up the art of silliness as we as a family have had sooo much fun blob hunting and being creative! You have rekindled my love of drawing that has been dormant since graduating university 16 years ago. So if I win a copy of this book or not thank you.
Pick me ☺☺☺, I love to be silly ☺, xxxox Manuela
Oh my gosh – I LOVE your silliness!
I’m sure I’d have lots of fun with your book of sillyness. I have no confidence in my drawing ability, and I do think your book would loosen me up.
I just saw one of your books in “Michaels” this past weekend!
This is JUST what I needed!
Eeep – love that photo! And would love a copy of your book; thanks for the chance!
I have loved the two classes I have taken from you this year!
Oww…I never got round to ordering this book, so I’d be thrilled if you picked me….
I loved taking your online Art of Silliness workshop a few years ago..and plan to sign up my 14 yr old grandaughter for the class when she’s here this Summer! We’re just silly girls! 🙂
I’d like to win this and give it to my sister-in-law who is a great artist and has some dimentia. She would love it.
The Art of Silliness gave me courage to draw. I’d love a copy of your book 🙂
I keep “Drawing Lab” & “Imaginary Animals” within arm’s reach, and on Kindle, for an extra dose of inspiration when I need it. Thanks for the opportunity to win the latest!
http://www.gufpaht.com/michaelanthonycarroll/
I would love the book. I would give it to my Mom for Mother’s Day. She has alheimers and this would be perfect for her. Beautiful new baby boy Ethan Carla!
To be, or not to be: THAT is the question!
Pick me! 😀
what fun!
Oh! You are so silly!
Took your class and now I would love to have the book. My ABC book and Imaginary Animals are dog-eared and paint spattered now due to all the playing I do with them by my side!
I am sillier since I’ve been sallying over to Sonheim scribble space…thanks!
What a cool idea for a book!
What a fun gift! I can’t wait to see what you do with those vintage photos! Thanks for giving away copies of your workbook. Happy for the chance to win!!
silly sounds like such good medicine right about now:-))
Getting in there as well..love to insert my own silliness into it Carla.
Please enter me. Congrats on the book. And I so miss Artfest and all the great teachers, like yourself:)
I hope I win!! ( :
I am a high school art teacher and teach your silly style often! i would LOVE to own this book!! Oh, I pray I win!
Fingers crossed!!!!!
How lovely to have the opportunity to have a copy of one of your marvelous books.
You are so very creative and so much fun. Thanks for inspiration.
edith
I need to be silly. I don’t do that nearly enough!
I would love to win a copy. Art is my passion. I love Art History, building things, Photography. Any kind of art and I am drawn in. Thank you for offering this give away.
Would love to win! Thank you for the generous opportunity!! ~H♥~
I want to be silly too!!
Love Bat Girl– we made a costume like that one year for our son. Not so pretty, but it suited a 5 yr old. Love your art, Carla!
WOW it took a long time to scroll down to the end!! I’d love a copy of your silly book!
I’d like to be silly. I am much too serious.
Sign me up for the giveaway!
Melinda
Oh Carla, how generous! As I am silly, I need, need, need to have this book!!
Batgirl! I may need to make myself a new costume!
Would love to win this book!
Am I too late? I’m from Hong Kong….(^Д^)ノ
I was so enchanted by batgirl I left my comment with the giraffe . . . and I bet he didn’t tell you: he looks like the quiet type. I would love, lov, love your book!
wow, you have loads of comments! I would love it. I intend to put it on my birthday wish list in July.
Sandy in the UK
Thanks for the chance to win one of your books! I’ve been having fun with Flower Crazy this spring. 🙂
wow, would be so great to win this awesome book! 🙂
I actually believe she can fly…maybe from Oz?
I hope I win … I love your style of teaching1
I would love one!
Silly you!!! 🙂
Pant, pant….I hope I made it!
I’d love to have a copy of your book–don’t have any of them :o)
Carla – I would absolutely love to win your book! I love everything that you do – it always fun. Jennifer
Carla, thank you for inspiring me, your art is beautiful and I look forward to your newsletters. Such a nice surprise of the rogue email. Sillyness needed, Diane 🙂
Girl, you have me jumping in the air wanting to be picked! Have never won anything on line and would love my first win to be from you!!
Please pick me, pick me, pick me!
I would love to have your book
I could definitely use a touch of “silly” right now! Would be delighted to have your book!
I’d love to get silly in your book! Thanks for the chance to win your book
Carla I would love your new book. I have and use your others and am looking forward to using this one.
I think being silly is way under rated; we should all take time to be silly. And I agree, there is an “art” to being silly.
I already have it and I strongly recommend it to those who don’t! I would be seriously silly not to get silly with the book!
I simply love your silly creatures… I have alot of inspiration now- as I live on a rural high coutnry farm in remote New Zealand. I look at the pig , goat, sheep , deer and chickens and think of all your creatures… I have even stood staring at cow poop cos I swear thanks to you.. I see a creature in it!! Thank you so much for the wonderful fin inspiration. Love from New Zealand
Carla, please pick me!
Carla, My friends have joined me in working our way through Imaginary Animals. Would love the Art of Silliness to share with them.