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I've posted a great deal of art on Dabbled--watercolors, cartoons, and of course, lots of robots! You can always pop over to my art portfolio (nancydorsner.com) site to see it, but here's where it's been blogged.

Crafty Cthulhu Says: “Stop SOPA”!

January 19, 2012 | Also posted in Topic: Announcement
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Sorry for the inconvenience of no Dabbled yesterday, but I feel very strongly that we need to get the word out to stop the SOPA and PIPA proposals, so we joined with many other sites to go dark to highlight the problem. More info: Internet blackout day is over, but we still need to stop SOPA. Yesterday I posted this to Twitter, but since we’re back up today, I’m sharing it here too! Feel free to pirate this image for use in getting the word out!

Awesome Retro Social Media posters

August 5, 2011 | Also posted in Topic: featured
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My sweet friend Aaron (aka Skullx for the old Sluggite crowd) has been posting these on his google+, and they just keep getting better.  You can purchase them in his etsy shop! My favorite are the Twitter ones, but they are all a bunch of fun. While we are on the subject of social media, i might as well plug my own!:
  • I’m enjoying checking out Google+, though I’m not really sure I have the hang of it yet…  If you want to find me there you can find me at
… Read on...

Illustration Friday: Launch (Rooster Sketch)

June 17, 2011 | Also posted in Topic: Illustration Friday, my art, Robots
Illustration Friday: Launch (Rooster Sketch)
And I’m back from my art hiatus with an Illustration Friday!! Really, I have been so busy with web design stuff, that I haven’t taken the time to draw, and that’s just sad.  So I’ve had this robotic rooster in my head (he’s eventually going to be a big piece) and here’s my first attempt at a sketch of him.  Doesn’t it look like he’s just launched a football into the air?   I really like this sketch so much I don’t want to mess it up by adding more…  but alas I… Read on...

Love this upcycled art sculpture!

March 22, 2011 | Also posted in Topic: inspirations
Love this upcycled art sculpture!
I spotted this at Eric Barclay’s blog last week, and figured you guys would love it…  His art is always fun, but I thought this one deserved extra mention for it’s creativity :) Mrs. Olafsen and her dog, Hercules (he made it from from  the McDonald’s Happy Meal milk bottle and a light bulb-pictured at the link.)    

Goodbye Tumblr as a Portfolio Platform

March 1, 2011 | Also posted in Topic: my art, website design
Goodbye Tumblr as a Portfolio Platform
…and hello WordPress! Several years ago I created a portfolio site for my art on Tumblr.  I wrote up the how-to here, and it’s been a very popular post–and still quite valid for using Tumblr for this purpose.   However, I’ve decided to move on now.  I design most everything in WordPress these days, and it’s so much more flexible and powerful.  And although Tumblr is free, hosting is dirt cheap these days, and you can host multiple sites on the same account, so having another WordPress site on my account doesn’t cost anything.… Read on...

Super Punch Tarot Show

February 28, 2011 | Also posted in Topic: Featured Art, my art
Super Punch Tarot Show
The show for the Super Punch Tarot cards is coming up – and I’m excited to have a piece in it! The Super Punch Tarot
On exhibit: March 5 – April 23, 2011 If you’re in South Florida, be sure to stop by and check it out! This is the piece that I have in the show Curated by Super Punch‘s John Struan! Artwork by an international group of super punchy artists:
Aaron Miller; Adam Koford; Bethalynne Bajema; Brent Engstrom; Brent Nolasco; Brigid Ashwood; Britt Wilson; Casey Weldon; Chris Booker; Daniel… Read on...

Sketch Day – Knight and Dragon

February 15, 2011 | Also posted in Topic: my art, Robots
Sketch Day – Knight and Dragon
Today’s ‘really, dot still does draw’ sketch… a knight and his foe. I think the tiny dragon is so cute. :)

2 Waiting Robots

February 4, 2011 | Also posted in Topic: Illustration Friday, my art, Robots
2 Waiting Robots
I love the personalities… almost like one is the reverse of the other! I decided to do thing-a-day this month, and I’ve already missed a day and it’s only day 4. I’ll do a makeup day for day 2 at some point. So this is my thing-a-day, and also my illustration friday, the first one I’ve managed to do this year. Oh, and if you missed it, be sure to check out the ‘how to make octopus cookies’ from yesterday! I finally got the tutorial up…

Squid Love – The Tentacle hugs valentine day card printable

January 24, 2011 | Also posted in Topic: my art, Seasonal/Holiday
Squid Love – The Tentacle hugs valentine day card printable
Already thinking about Valentine’s Day? Here’s last year’s popular vday card printable, Tentacles are for Hugging!
Snag the downloadable files here: http://dabbled.org/2010/01/tentacle-hugs-valentine-day-card-printable.html And there’s also a quick tutorial there on how to make cute matching envelopes using scrapbook papers. Enjoy!

The Boy’s latest Robot drawing

January 19, 2011 |
The Boy’s latest Robot drawing
The best ideas are scribbled on a napkin, right? This little robot was drawn by The Boy at lunch this weekend. Cute, no? I think it’s pretty good for 5 1/2!