. . .thanked The Altered Page

for the Arte y Pico Award http://arteypico.blogspot.com/-- my first blog award. Thanks, Seth, at The Altered Page http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/. You have been helpful beyond my wildest dreams.

The following 5 rules are attached to this award:

1. You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and that also contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language.

2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his/her blog to be visited by everyone.

3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her/him the award itself.

4. The Award winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of "Arte Y Pico" blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

5. To show these rules.

Here are five blogs that I won't miss, both for their inspiring content and superb writing:

An Artist's Journal (Martha Marshall) http://artistsjournal.blogspot.com/

Embracing Encaustic http://embracingencaustic.wordpress.com/

Studio 78 Notes http://studio78notes.blogspot.com/

Exploring the Surface http://www.exploringthesurface.com/

Contemplating the Moon http://bgmartjournal.blogspot.com/