lisa barbero :: handmade art {giveaway}

I love art. I love the way an artist takes a little piece of herself and chooses a medium on which to display it to the world. While I am not super artistically inclined, I enjoy having art around me -- especially artwork that has a special meaning or story to tell.

As a mother I hope to pass my appreciation for the arts on to my son. One of the ways I do that is to make sure there is always something interesting to look at on our walls. Well I have found a wonderful artist who has great meaning and stories behind her artwork. Lisa Barbero makes artwork from her heart and always shares her fresh perspective on the world around her.

With playful but purposeful statements like, "Do it as if there was fire in your skin." and optimistic visuals , like a beverage glass with the statement "half full," you come away from each piece of her artwork with a sense of empowerment intertwined with a bit of whimsy.

The two prints I have, "A Beautiful Thing" and "I Love You In Germany No.6," absolutely spoke to me when I first saw them, and I knew they would have special meaning to my family as well. With another family trip to Germany scheduled for the fall I love the idea of capturing our love for the country through a print on our wall. And the statement "A beautiful thing is never perfect" is an Egyptian proverb that stands as a gentle and happy reminder that life is full of imperfections -- and that makes it even more wonderful.

Lisa has a wonderful Etsy store where you can peruse and purchase her affordable handmade artwork.

Lisa Barbero 8X10 prints :: $20.00 :: printed on premium paper using fine art giclee printing

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A SIMPLE GIVEAWAY!
One SIMPLE reader will win a free 8X10 of your choice from the great current prints in Lisa Barbero's Etsy store (Print can be chosen from one of Lisa's many $20 or less artwork pieces). Here are the many ways you can enter:

• Visit the Lisa Barbero Etsy store and come back to comment on which piece of artwork you would choose for your home. (Required)


• "Like" Lisa Barbero and SIMPLE on Facebook. Come back and tell me in a comment. (Required)


• Post a status on your Facebook hyper linking SIMPLE and Lisa Barbero. In order to hyperlink, you need to be following both companies you will be hyper linking. Then enter the "@" symbol and start typing the name you want to hyperlink and choose it from the drop down that will pop up. Make sure to come back here and tell me in a comment.


• Follow @simplereviews on Twitter and send some twitter love. Tweet this (daily tweets allowed) :: Enter to win an 8X10 Lisa Barbero print over at @simplereviews: http://tinyurl.com/6kwp23z Please RT! -- then come back to tell me in a comment.


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Winner will be randomly chosen on May 11, 2011. Please reference Giveaway Rules at the top of the page before entering. Good luck!

*I was provided with the artwork shown above to conduct this review using personal experience. The opinions expressed are my own.*