Summer breeze

I have been feeling very very happy lately.  I absolutely love Milwaukee.  I'm always working on making and strengthening new friendships...I've had to weed through some people that I didn't feel were helping me grow as a person. I am blooming.  Finally starting to navigate through this confusing world and take the reigns on my life. It feels great!

And tonight there is a soft lake breeze that wraps around each of us and gives us a quiet confidence we knew we had all along. :)


Artwork is coming along slowly.  I am trying to take advantage of being outside any and every second that I'm not working.  I think the summer will fly by and I need to enjoy it!  Nevertheless I had my first piece printed last weekend...It looks great and I am so proud of myself :)

Ok ok

I lied.  I will give a preview of what I'm going to be printing..zis is one that I am very excited about.  1000$ to the person who can guess what this picture is of.  Ok not really.  I've been editing my drawings all day and fitting them to common sizes.  Note to self, it's way harder to edit drawings after you do a live paint.  If you release a live paint you also lose all of your line thicknesses, which really sucks because I usually have many lines in my drawings.

On a side note, I can't believe how incredibly crappy the weather has been lately. It's supposed to be summer now.  I had many outdoor activities planned for yesterday, but couldn't really do them because it was in the 40's and raining, ALL day.  I don't understand how humans lived here before homes with  heat.  It's so COLD here!!!

UPdates 5/8/2011

I've been pretty close to my goal of making 5 prints before the summer.  Right now I have 4 completed, a business plan made, and I created a seller's page for Etsy.

I've formed a good habit of coming in every Sunday to one of the 2 coffee shops on my street and trying to complete a print before I leave.  I have done good.  Also, I have a ton of new ideas for more prints..I'm going to do more informative illustration/printing..aka you will learn something when you buy/look at one of my prints.  Unless you are already super smart and knowz it already.  Learning is my favorite thing to do... surely it is others' too.

I don't want to give a sneak preview because I want my release a super surprise.  Hopefully some will like it and see the value in it.  I might be going to some craft fairs or farmers markets this summer if I can get my shit together and enough of it.

Dare I say summer is here?? :)

Back at it

I am back on the prowl. The art prowl. My goal is to get my business going on Etsy by May, and have 5 new prints to sell.  I have 1 print ready to go so far..so I definitely have some work to do.  I have many ideas that I have started but have yet to finish.  I might also scan some of my black & white ink drawings and  digitally color them.

I will be purchasing this printer.  Instead of hassling and paying someone else to print my stuff, I will do it myself.  I read that it's not a good idea to buy expensive equipment right away (not too expensive though, 500-800$).  It's more expensive to have someone else print it out.. It will pay for itself..I have to sell between 25-40 prints @ 20$ each to break even. AKA not too bad.  And I know my artwork will sell. I believe in it.


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