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Shea'la Finch and Jon Buonaccorsi are self-described "nerds and knuckleheads." But don't let them fool you. In 2005, these two dreamers from Rhode Island hatched a plan to make art more accessible to the non-gallery-attending populace.

Tiny Showcase is the fruit of their furtive planning, and the site's goal hasn't changed in the three years of operation. Their mission? Offer up a tiny limited-run print each week for art enthusiasts to "take home...for around the same price as a CD, book or record..."

We've been fans of the Showcase since it started and were lucky enough to score a conversation with the enchanting Ms. Finch. She's one half of the titanic Tiny Showcase empire and her thoughtful answers demonstrate the colorful spirit behind this arty adventure...

Hey Shea'la, what was the impetus behind the creation of Tiny Showcase (TS)?

We were born to out-idea each other. Your typical idea freestyle session can happen anywhere, anytime, and normally begins, "What if we..."

The ideas are normally outlandish, ridiculous, and seemingly impossible. Read the full profile...

The Web hosts a treasure trove of online stuff-a-day: jokes, photos, words, hacks, and games, to name a few. Until we view them on a regular timetable, we don't even realize that our lives are missing them. Let the chores wait, right? This site neatly fills the void and provides that necessary, even lifesaving, skull-a-day. Boo! From the first one rendered in orange paper to a fiery sparkler, from a spooky cloud to a pile of veggies, from tea leaves to flower petals—the sometimes eerie begins to look almost commonplace. Even simple, everyday plastic items can be transformed into cranial art. Tiptoe through and find your favorite, or suggest one of your own. Before you know it, you'll be looking for them everywhere, and might even think they're cute.

In the artist's dream, the muse appears at the perfect moment with the right material. But waiting for inspiration can take longer than we think, and in the meantime, the mortgage is due. Through inspiring conversations with clowns, poets, comics, painters, screenwriters, authors, and web phenoms, this site shares the techniques that artists use to help drive their creativity. From establishing daily habits, just "going to work," offering yourself a prize for a goal, or merely taking the time to be happy—the tricks they share remind us that our challenges are not unique. One points out that going for a walk in the afternoon doesn't have to mean you've stopped working. Another advises us how to react when inspiration shows up at 6:30 a.m. Just try walking away without finding enlightenment about your own creative projects.