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Celebrating 1000 with Giveaways Galore

998… 999… 1000.

I’ve been watching my WordPress dashboard slowly inch toward 1,000 posts. One Thousand. Today.

For some reason, this seems like a pretty big milestone. Maybe it’s because I’m a numbers kind of girl, and I’ve just reached the threshold of 4 digits. Maybe it’s just because it highlights the enormity of how much I’ve shared here – one word, one image, one blog post at a time.

As a milestone, it causes me to pause and look at what this blog meant to me. This blog has become an important part of my creative process. Choosing an image and writing is something I do real time, each day, after I’m done journaling. It’s where the ideas that came out unfiltered in my morning pages start to shape up. It’s where my vision (photography) and voice (writing) converge. It tracks my progress and journey in a visible way.

The blog was started in late summer of 2008, when I found out I got the job that would take us to Italy. I thought it would be a good way to keep family and friends updated on the whole adventure. It’s become more. So much more. It’s been the place that I’ve slowly uncovered the layers of myself. Finding the color and texture that live underneath the dull gray exterior. Finding myself as an artist and as an imperfect human being. Being ok with who I am.

Peeling back the layers

And then add to that the connections… Wow. Incredible friends made around the world. People who are my kindred spirits and who get me at a soul level. It’s different kind of connection than I’ve experienced before.

I asked myself this week, as I watched the numbers change, “Can a blog change a life?” Yes, absolutely, it can. I’m in a incredibly different place today than I would have been, if I had not started this little blog 1000 posts ago. So much of what I have now, do now, am now, is because of what emerged here, one post at a time.

So… we are celebrating! Celebrating 1000 posts. Celebrating every comment and connection. Every image and discovery. Celebrating and thanking YOU for being with me along this incredible journey through life.

1000th Post Giveaway Galore

The numbers girl in me would love to give away 1000 things but that’s just too much! I’ve come up with a great list of things to give away though. Things that evolved from this blog; that matter to me and I want to share with you…

  • Grand Prize (1 winner): A class of your choice in 2013. Will you choose a Find Your Eye class or A Sense of Place? Or something new I’m adding in 2013? It’s up to you!
  • First Prize (5 winners): A matted print. You choose your favorite image of mine! It will come beautifully printed, signed and ready to frame – straight from my heart and hands to yours.
  • Third Prize (10 winners): A set of 3 printed postcards from my stash. You can keep them or share them with friends. You know I love postcards! Liberate that art!

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this blog post by the end of the day on Thursday, 1 November. That’s it! I’ll draw and notify the winners on Friday, 2 November.

Thank you so, so much for being here and for being part of this journey. It’s been an amazing experience getting to 1000 posts. Here’s to the next 1000!

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  2. Kat! Congratulations! Wow, 1000 posts! Having a blog myself I know how much work has gone into those 1000 posts! So happy for you, and so happy to follow along as you continue on this journey. I would love love love to win one of your prizes! Thanks Kat, and I look forward to 1000 more from you!
    Judy Salcedo

  6. Wow, 1000 posts is amazing, I’ve got to just over 300 so far in 2.5 years. Congrats on reaching this milestone, but more congratulations on being able to define so well what it actually means, the growth it represents.
    And what a generous giveaway to celebrate as well. Thank you, for all the posts and the opportunity to win.

  10. Congrats! 1000 posts, what an achievement. Keep up the good work, I enjoy reading your posts and your photos.
    Have a wonderful day.

    Nellies

  12. Congrats on 1000! I came across your blog a few months ago, and I’ve really been enjoying your Exploring with a Camera series–very thought provoking. My photos tend more towards ‘pretty’ than ‘thoughtful’, so you’ve been giving me that extra shove to put a little more thought and planning into them. Thanks for all your sharing!

  15. yay!! congratulations and lucky us you’ve been sharing your eye here. you’re an inspiration and a great tutor 🙂 I’m glad I meet you dear Kat and to learn from all your challenges. I’m a numbers girl too so it’s really a big yay!! of hapiness 🙂 xxo

  16. Congratulations on your 1000 posts milestone. I recently found your blog and participated in Liberate Your Art this year. I for one am glad you have been posting all this time or I would have missed out on a growing experience. Thank you for your diligence.

  17. Congratulations Kat…. that’s such a milestone. Happy to see you are more settled in your ‘home’ than when you first returned from Italy.

  18. Congratulations! I’m so happy I’ve found your blog and -ecourses.
    Your blogsposts are among the most inspiring and useful I’ve ever seen.

  19. Kat, congratulations on your 1,000th post. Not only has your life changed but you are changing the life of so many others in such a positive way. I feel blessed to have found your blog. Sure hope we get to meet some day in person. Liberating Your Art was the beginning of a new path for me. I’ll always be thankful to you for that. Looking forward to liberating more art in 2013. Keep up the inspiring work. Here’s to another 1,000 blog posts.

  21. Oh, yes please, I’d love to win any of those things!
    Well done on making 1,000 posts- I always look forward to reading your posts & always feel inspired & encouraged when i do!

  25. Kat,

    Congrats on your success. I think you are such an inspiration. Thanks for your generous giveaway.

  26. Congratulations on 1000 posts. Your photograph here is a perfect image for your post. As are all of them. I’ve learned a lot in the classes I’ve taken and I want to let you know how your writing. You are so open and real and honest about your process. It’s inspiring. Thanks for being you.
    at is an inspiration to me.

  27. Congratulations Kat ! That’s an awesome accomplishment and I am very impressed by you and all of your followers that blog. I wish I could do that but I don’t think I have much to say that anyone would find of interest. So I am in awe of YOU!!! Well done.

    Stephanie

  28. Congratulations on your 1,000th post !! I am also a believer that a blog can change your life, I know that blogging has impacted mine.

  29. oh my goodness… I wonder if I’ll ever reach that mark!?? I enjoy your posts, the way you share tips, and your honesty in sharing personal thoughts behind your photos. As several others have mentioned, you’ve changed the way I look at photo opportunities. Congrats! I look forward to many more posts from you!

  30. So cool…1000 posts! I’ve been reading your blog for a long time and enjoying it. Love your photos and even purchased several….I’ve also taken your classes. So you see I’m a fan. Thanks for sharing your creativity. Keep posting and I’ll keep reading! Congrats!
    Angela Vular

  32. Congrats! 1000 – wow that’s a lot! And we have all been the beneficiaries of your generosity. : )

  33. Kat – wow, congratulations! 1000 posts is an amazing milestone. To think of how this started for you and where the journey has taken you… incredible in and of itself. I’m excited to say that I have followed you for maybe half this journey and am excited to think about the next 1000 posts to come. You are so inspirational and I am so happy to come along for the ride into the future. BTW – keep painting my friend 🙂
    xo……………M

  34. What a beautiful post. I think this is my favorite image of all time! And, they are all gorgeous and moving. I think this post could definitely be in Artful Blogging. Please submit it if you haven’t already!!!! It is incredibly touching and a perfect fit for their magazine! XO, Carrie

  35. Hello Kat,
    Well done for reaching the 1000 posts milestone. It’s great that this blog has changed your life in a positive way and that you have felt yourself evolve both artistically and as a human-being.
    You always go into things so thoroughly and doing a course with you allows me to go deeper and to connect to photography with all my senses and emotions and not just visually.
    Having a blog has brought changes in my own life too and I especially love interacting with kindred spirits from all over the world and even becoming e-friends with some of them. So enriching!
    Sandra

  38. Way to go Kat . . . what a great milestone. I can completely relate to how I wouldn’t be who I am today if I hadn’t blogged. The growth, direction and opportunities that have come from it have been amazing and I’ve got to meet some incredible people and artists along the way.

  39. Congratulations Kat! What a milestone. I have to agree with you – blogging changed my life too. I now feel a part of a huge global tribe of like-minded souls who have encouraged my creativity and helped me grow. Here’s to the Tribe!

  43. I’ve loved following along with your blog and seeing you grow. You really have made a huge success of it and congratulations on your 1000th! I’m always inspired by your posts and can think of nothing better than joining one of your courses in 2013. Except of course, not having to pay 🙂

  44. Congratulations on 1000 posts! I’ve been following along for about two years now. Thanks for sharing with all of us!

  47. The rewards of maintaining a blog are many, but not many of us have experienced the transformation you have. Congrats on 1,000 posts! It took me nearly seven years to hit that number.

  48. Kat, it makes me teary-eyed to read of your enormous accomplishment! Warmest, warmest cobgratulations! You have created and shared so much beauty here on your blog. What a gift it is…to so many, including me, to see your work – your vision and voice. Thanks, Kat, for all! Sending lots of love, and raising a glass to you here in Toronto! xoxo

  49. Wow 1000 posts, I love what you wrote about your journey and finding more of yourself through your creative adventures

  50. Many, many congrats from this long-time follower! I’ve enjoyed getting to know you and learn about photography through your wonderful blog! You have shared so much here…..about finding one’s eye and finding one’s way. 1000 does have a nice round look to it, doesn’t it? xo Gina

  51. Kat
    I have watched and feel involved with and touched by your journey and feel this is a milestone and something you can be really proud of.Also be proud of your bravery and spirit and the determination and commitment you have shown over the past year.Go Kat! xx
    Jules

  54. this month I lost my mother to cancer, and a part of me died too. She was an artist and now I feel her creative energy inside my own heart – awakening.
    although I only use my Iphone for taking pictures, it has transformed my everyday life.
    Shootng away is healing! And I am so glad I found You!

  56. Wow, this is certainly a number that calls for celebration and I congratulate you for it. I love reading your posts as the wisdom you share with us really is priceless. I definitely started to look different at postcards because of you and my photography as well 🙂

    So, thank You for everything.

    ♥

  58. Congratulations on your 1000 post! I love your blog and I’ve so enjoyed taking your e-courses. Everything you do is top-notch! Your enthusiasm for and knowledge of photography are so inspiring to me as I work to build my own photography skills. Keep it up! =)

  60. Your blog and your generosity is inspiring. You have such an eloquent way with words and the colours of your images are magical.

  61. Congratutions on your accomplishments (all of them)! I check your blog daily so I don’t miss the new posts. I just published my 100th blog post this past week – so I’m way behind you, but still feel it is a milestone for myself (especially cosindering that I’m still figuring out where I want to go with my blog). I’ve discovered David Duchemin through you & enjoyed the monthly photo challenges – even if I’m not always able to particlpate.

  62. I’m so impressed with your growth and accomplishment with your blog and classes and Photo Heart … and also inspired! 🙂 Thanks for the opportunity to win something fun with your 1000th celebration!

  63. I’ve learned so much from you! Though there are a couple of classes I’ve not yet finished, I’m working my way through them so that I can take even more!

  64. I have just recently found your blog and classes. Just finished the first of Finding Your Eye and really looking forward to to continuing. Congratulations on 1000. I have also just started blogging so 1000 posts in incredible to me.

  65. Congratulations on being determined, confident and persistent in pursuing your art. Thanks for sharing and inspiring others to do the same.

  66. A big congratulations Kat. I so admire you, your photography skills and your writing style. Let’s make a toast to the next 1000 posts.

  67. Congrats on your milestone! I adore your photos and yes, you are making a difference. bravo to you!!

  68. I am leaving my first comment on what turns out to be your 1000th post! And it comes about because I enjoy your work here (or is that ‘play’?). It’s great to see where blogs come from and appreciate how they evolve. I think it sends a great message that putting your inspiration out to world like through blogging, brings a happiness and growth not only to you, but to anyone who happens by here. Cheers to 1000 times that you shared your love of life! Glad I was here 🙂

  71. BIg milestone! I’m just finishing up my first “366” project and mulling over whether or not to dive in again next year, so you’re inspiring me here…

  73. Congratulations, Kat, on what you have achieved and also what you have contributed to the rest of us with your passion for photography. As a former student of yours and a follower of your great newsletter and blog, I wish you joy and more great things for the future.

  74. congratulations on your 1000th! That’s quite an accomplishment. Yes, Italy is lovely. So is the food. My pasta sauce with beef and Italian sausage patties is bubbling away as I write this. Ciao! Mange!

  77. Congratulations! I’m really happy you started this blog becasue I love your posts I found Liberate your Art postcard swap through it!

  80. I am so happy to have been here on this day worth marking and celebrating! You already know what Liberate Your Art swap meant to me – it set me free and I haven’t stopped taking photos and creating since. Than you for being here, Kat! You have inspired this old Kat so much 🙂
    Kat in Appalachia

  81. I’m so thankful to have found your blog! 1000 posts is a lot of connections made with people who appreciate you and your work; congrats! I’d so love to win a class-thanks for providing this opportunity!

    Shine on!
    Kelley

  83. I love it! It’s all part of the process of creating our lives. Acknowledging and celebrating your blog is a wonderful show of appreciation for all parts of the process! Thanks for the opportunity to win a giveaway!

  85. Oh… I so love this post. I can relate to your feelings about your blog, maybe because my blog have really changed my life. I was here trying to string together the thoughts that I have written down about this question (today I will post the last entry of my 365 days project ) when I came across your newsletter and saw you were reaching this amazing milestone. Coincidence? I don´t think so… somehow your words echo my own feelings.

    I am so glad to have found you and your wonderful project. Your words and images, your vision, have a great impact on me. You are making a difference. Sincere congrats!… and thanks so much xx

  89. Congratulations on your 1000th blog post! You are such an inspiration to this kindred spirit, here’s to another 1000 posts! 🙂

  90. Congratulations Kat! A great example of enjoying the journey and where it takes you. Thank you for the inspiration that you are.

    Polly

  92. Dear Kat,

    There is something about a woman who steps up and into her quietly, evolving Life and have the outcome be something more brilliant than she ever could have imagined! Much happiness and best wishes on your continued journey and vision.
    Linda Maria

  93. Congrats on reaching an important milestone! Love your blog and your photos. Your work inspires me to keep going and keep learning. I’ve only just begun my photographic journey

  94. Kat congratulations on your milestone! Thank you for sharing so much of your knowledge and beautiful photography with the world. A special thank you for your generous give-away offer! I would love the opportunity to be a part of one of your classes! Have a lovely week!

  96. Congratulations on your milestone or 1000 posts. Your blog is informative AND inspirational. I look forward to following your blog for quite some time! How sweet of you to offer give-aways to your blogging friends…I would LOVE to participate in one of your classes. *wink*

  98. Congrats on the 1000th post. What a milestone! I am a latecomer to your blog, having only discovered it last summer, but I am thoroughly enjoying it.

  100. You’ve so inspired me over the last few years, that I finally have my own blog! Now I just have to find something to post about…… Congratulations!

  102. Congratulations to you Kat!

    What a journey it has been. I hadn’t thought to check on the stats – but I’m 6 posts behind you! Yikes!

    Thanks for this great opportunity!

    Cheers to you!

  103. Kat – many, many congrats on reaching this incredible milestone. It has been a true pleasure for me to learn from you and your journey. Your classes and your images have always provided food for thought and creative inspiration. I am so very glad that our paths have crossed here in blog land.

    To 1000 more!

  105. WOW Kat! I’m impressed with your great writing as always, and that four digits figure. I would love to win any of them, just super awesome. I love your photography as well as you writing!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

  106. Congratulations!
    Meeting people from around the world broadens ones mind and soul. We are never the same. Enjoy your expanded horizons.

  107. Kat,
    A big congrats to you!!! Wow, 1000 posts……I think that you love to write as much as create photos 🙂 You’re a wonderful inspiration to everyone. Keep it up!

  109. Well, I was gonna post no matter what but then I saw your fun contest and then, a numbers gal, too, I saw that I just *had* to be your 100th post to your 1000th blog! 😉

    Huge congratulations to you, Kat! You HAVE shared so much! And GROWN so much! SO much of being an artist is being vulnerable, putting yourself out there. Also, doing the work – the morning pages, experimenting, seeing how your various media loves and topical fascinations converge; traveling, meeting people – and incorporating all of that into your work.

    You should be very proud. This is a huge accomplishment. Not only the 1,000th, which is a quantifiable figure, but the “coming out” 😉 as an artist, the honoring of that, the daily PRACTICE of that, the sharing, the getting better – getting ASTOUNDING! 😉

    You should be very very proud.

    Your whole family sure is!

    😉

  110. Congratulations on your 1000th post! Wow, what an accomplishment!! I am not sure I have made it to 100.

    I love your newsletter and am always happy when I find it in my in box!!

    My best to you.

  112. Congrats to you!! I enjoy your newsletter and hope to learn a lot from you! Keep up the good work!

  115. Your blog post and reading Blogging for Bliss this week have reignited a flame that went out some time ago. I am now inspired to blog again and be open to the path unfolding because of it. Thank you.

  116. Congratulations on your 1000th blog post! I always enjoy reading about your photographic journey and life. I’d love to win something (anything)! Thanks for the opportunity.

  117. I’m so glad I found your blog. I love reading your words of inspiration and the view (photos) is always lovely. Thanks.

  118. 1000 posts is a very big number, Kat, and an achievement worth celebrating. Congratulations! My own blog is a direct result of yours, and taking your Finding Your Eye courses. It’s been a joy to connect with you and other kindred spirits on the journey, and a privilege to witness the growth of your art and of your own lovely self. Here’s to the next 1000!

  121. Congratulations Kat!!! this is exciting news! I’ve loved following along on your journey through your newsletters! I know I don’t comment much, but I am listening and reading and enjoying your journey 🙂

  122. What an achievement, Katrina! It’s really a great pleasure to read your posts and see your amazing photos. Congratulations!

  125. Wonderful! Think of how much joy you bring to each of us. I feel much the same about my blog… It’s given me a whole new adventure.

  127. Congratulations, that is an incredible milestone! Love the peeling back the layers image you’ve chosen to go with it – perfect! I love how you talk about the progress of your blog – I’m finding exactly the same thing though am still a long way off 1000 posts! For me too the connections are fantastic and I’m very glad to have met you through blogland. Here’s to the next 1000. 🙂

  128. Kat,

    You never cease to inspire and amaze me! You’re such an inspiration and I am so in awe of everything you’ve done up until now – I can hardly wait to see what come next! Congrats my dear! xx

  129. The drawing is complete! Any comments after this point have missed the giveaway drawing. I would still love to hear from you though!

  130. Congratulations Kat on your 1000th post! That is an amazing accomplishment! You have committed to a really big thing. Your on-line classes are no small feat – and I found the quality of them to be more than I ever would have been expected from an on-line class – your presence and involvement is/was commendable and appreciated.
    I have sort of taken the year off due to more than normal family events and have missed posting on my blog and working with my . You do have a class I’ve wanted to take but just couldn’t commit to but think I could handle it in the coming year.
    Again, congratulations and hope to make more of an appearance in 2013.

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