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Has Meta gone crazy?
Empowering Messages Marenthe Otten 6/9/24 Empowering Messages Marenthe Otten 6/9/24

Has Meta gone crazy?

Meta recently announced that all images AND texts on Instagram and Facebook are now free game for AI training purposes.

WHAT. THE. HELL.

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The Call of the Inner Voice
Empowering Messages Marenthe Otten 5/7/24 Empowering Messages Marenthe Otten 5/7/24

The Call of the Inner Voice

It strains to hear you over your screams, your clashes. It bears witness to your struggles, your stumbles, your silent surrenders, feeling every tremor of doubt, every ripple of fear.

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Egyptian Blue
Brainwave Bonanza Marenthe Otten 4/14/24 Brainwave Bonanza Marenthe Otten 4/14/24

Egyptian Blue

For the ancient Egyptians, blue wasn’t just another color

It was a symbol of the cosmos, creation, and fertility, deeply linked with the heavens and the Nile.

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The last true gondola-riding icon
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The last true gondola-riding icon

Peggy wasn’t an average heiress. She was a bohemian, a mystery, and yes, a kind of lonely, but living a life that was one big, shimmering adventure.

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Barcelona for the soul
Marenthe's Super-Startists Marenthe Otten 7/20/23 Marenthe's Super-Startists Marenthe Otten 7/20/23

Barcelona for the soul

Art, made by my Super-Startists for the dramatic tragedy in Ukraine.

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Blushing clouds are real
Maison d'Inspiration Marenthe Otten 11/9/22 Maison d'Inspiration Marenthe Otten 11/9/22

Blushing clouds are real

Wait. Couldn’t they see what was going on outside? This traveling theater starring super-enthusiastic clouds?
Freaky.
Inspiration was right above our heads. But no one was seeing it.

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Sneak preview: the making of Marenthe’s world
Marenthe's Odyssee Marenthe Otten 10/30/22 Marenthe's Odyssee Marenthe Otten 10/30/22

Sneak preview: the making of Marenthe’s world

When I was 26, I worked as an emerging art director in Brussels for magazines such as Marie Claire and Elle Decoration.

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The fairytale shop in Lisbon
Marenthe's inspirational adventures Marenthe Otten 10/23/22 Marenthe's inspirational adventures Marenthe Otten 10/23/22

The fairytale shop in Lisbon

I once had a lover who jumped into skips. Madly in love, our hands intertwined, we strolled through the mystical twilight streets of The Hague.

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How Passion is related to Lassie
Marenthe's inspirational adventures Marenthe Otten 10/17/22 Marenthe's inspirational adventures Marenthe Otten 10/17/22

How Passion is related to Lassie

A truck looms up in front of me, showing an image of a cool guy with a dog, standing in a designer living room. The guy stares at me with an intense look.

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Dior, Designer of Dreams
Maison d'Inspiration Marenthe Otten 10/10/22 Maison d'Inspiration Marenthe Otten 10/10/22

Dior, Designer of Dreams

Women don’t flinch at spending five thousand dollars on a coquettish handbag, crafted in black lambskin with Cannage stitching, dangling from their gold-braceleted, bronzed arm.

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Triple your creativity
Empowering Messages Marenthe Otten 10/3/22 Empowering Messages Marenthe Otten 10/3/22

Triple your creativity

Most artists are busy looking for their creative voice. Forget that. You don’t have to look for your creative voice because you never lost it.

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Pony or unicorn?
Empowering Messages Marenthe Otten 9/26/22 Empowering Messages Marenthe Otten 9/26/22

Pony or unicorn?

Dragons are real.
Heroes are real, too.
We all have dragons, but we’re not all heroes.

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The eggs of Fabergé
Marenthe's Super-Startists Marenthe Otten 4/17/22 Marenthe's Super-Startists Marenthe Otten 4/17/22

The eggs of Fabergé

One-hundred thirty-six years ago, Tsar Alexander III of Russia commissioned Peter Carl Fabergé to create a jeweled egg as an Easter gift for his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna…

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Art for Ukrain
Marenthe's Super-Startists Marenthe Otten 3/12/22 Marenthe's Super-Startists Marenthe Otten 3/12/22

Art for Ukrain

Art, made by my Super-Startists for the dramatic tragedy in Ukraine.

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Find the diamond in the dust
Maison d'Inspiration Marenthe Otten 1/29/22 Maison d'Inspiration Marenthe Otten 1/29/22

Find the diamond in the dust

Creative, talented people often worry a lot about things like:
Is my art good enough? Am I good enough? Am I an artist anyway or just a creative mess-maker?

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Creative Marketing Director
Marenthe's Super-Startists Marenthe Otten 1/9/22 Marenthe's Super-Startists Marenthe Otten 1/9/22

Creative Marketing Director

She worked at a bank. She loved the business side of the job, but the creative side was lacking. So she took an online drawing class…

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Very Important Animal Room🦆
Maison d'Inspiration Marenthe Otten 12/26/21 Maison d'Inspiration Marenthe Otten 12/26/21

Very Important Animal Room🦆

Have you ever seen ducks waddling down a red carpet in a hotel lobby?

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Scholarships
Sparkling Art Beat News Marenthe Otten 12/1/21 Sparkling Art Beat News Marenthe Otten 12/1/21

Scholarships

We are giving away 2 scholarships for Art Journal Cabaret.

Update: entries are closed.

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The Art Beat Planner 2022 is here!
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The Art Beat Planner 2022 is here!

Pop the Champagne, because we have fantastic news!

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Barbara, queen of kitsch
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Barbara, queen of kitsch

I once worked on the editorial board of a fancy glossy magazine…

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