Long Time Gone

Much has happened since my last post! I was able to take a week at the beginning of November to visit a college apartment-mate of mine in Hawaii. It was mind-blowingly beautiful, and I can’t wait until I get to go back someday! After arriving back in cold and rainy Ohio, I put together some Christmasy designs for a holiday craft fair. I printed Christmas cards, a few 8 x 10 prints, and some Santa magnets and pins.

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The fair is this Saturday, so I am getting pretty excited! I’m splitting a booth with a friend of mine who does vinyl designs on t-shirts and such. It should be a good time whether or not we sell much, but I’m really hoping to do well. I’ve never made stock for something like this before, and I came to realize how much it costs just to prepare! I’m hoping to recoup most of it Saturday.

I also finished the horse portrait for my mom! I just got the print today, and I’m in love with it. The print quality is wonderful. I used gicleetoday.com and would be happy to recommend them to anyone looking for high-quality art prints!

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Between the Christmas card designs, the horse portrait, and the label designs for a graphic design client of mine, I haven’t had much time to make art just for me. I was happy to crank out this Christmas piece of my chicken characters I have been trying to develop.

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I have another commissioned portrait on the horizon, but I will be trying to get some more development of these two in the meantime. I hope to have a positive report on the craft fair next time I post, which should be in the next couple weeks as opposed to after the new year!

With A Chick Chick Here…

I completed my first full size chicken portrait this past week! I was quite happy with the results, and was even inspired to open up requests for pet portraits for the gift-giving season coming u. I’ve even had a couple inquiries! Granted, one was from my mom and I’m going to do it as a gift for her for her December birthday, but I’m still going to count it as an inquiry.

So on that note, I am taking requests for commissions, either of pets or of any animal you desire for decor or for gifts! I can do shipping of an archival-quality giclee or delivery of a digital file for you to print as you wish.

I’ll hang up my salesperson hat and put my artist hat back on.

Since my mom has officially said she wants a piece done, I am going to start doing some work on it a bit at a time so I have it in time for her birthday! She wants a piece made with her two horses, Blue and Cree. Blue was a rescue horse that they took in over a year ago. He has improved leaps and bounds! Cree is a retired barrel racing horse who moved in with my parents to live out her golden years just relaxing in some nice fields. Although she grew up on a farm, my mom never kept horses until now, and she has loved taking these horses into her care. I am looking forward to finishing this piece for her!

Have a great week, everyone!