Well, I must be doing a craft fair in t-minus 3 days because my anxiety is through the roof this morning. I was worried that maybe I won't sell anything for about a week now, but now I'm worrying that maybe I'll get really sick the day before. I'm also worried that maybe they're will be a terrible earthquake while I'm there. Not...

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Crafty Wonderland prep is in full swing! So much to do and such little time to do it! I made these sweet little circle banners today. They really add a little something to my craft fair table. It's funny how little details like this can really spruce up a table. Amid the prep I managed to finally get this little abstract painting listed...

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My booth last winter. I have a little bowl of Hershy Kisses as a little treat for my buyers. They love it! It's a really busy time of year for most of us. My blogging has become pretty non-existent so far this month. I've been getting ready for one of the only Crafty Wonderland, one of the only craft fairs that I do...

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It's here! One of the few sales I do in my Etsy shop has arrived! From now until Monday at midnight, my entire shop is 35% off. I'm also offering free shipping on prints! Hooray! My next sale won't be until March of 2016 so now is the time to scoop up those original illustrations and stock up on cards! I hope everyone...

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Happy Thanksgiving, friends! I have so much to be thankful for, I don't even know where to start. I'm so lucky to have the life I live and I do try to remember that everyday.  I tried narrowing down my list of things I'm grateful for to just 3 things but that's really impossible because there are just too many people and too...

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Chloe and Nate. My little family <3 Whoa. It just came up on me with such a quickness. Thanksgiving is the week!! How did that even happen?! And so begins the holiday season. I love this time of year, but like a lot of people, it can sometimes be kind of a difficult time of year. Growing up, my mom always made the...

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Last week I added a few new pieces to my shop! These goats are now available as an 8x10" print as well as a blank greeting card. I also added these raccoons, available in an 8x10" print as well. I received a special request from a shop to carry my Polar Bear print as a card as well as the Two Wolves print....

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I haven't been ignoring my blog this week, I promise. After what happened in Paris on Friday I just wasn't really sure what to write about. I felt silly writing about the work I was making and I just couldn't seem to write anything about the attacks that I felt okay about. It's a complicated subject and the complications are such that they...

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I've been listening to a lot of Taylor Swift today. Say what you want about pop music, but it's hard to deny that her album 1989 is super catchy. I really like it. Give it a listen. I bet you'll find at least one song that you'll like.  I've had a busy week packing orders and making new art for my Etsy shop....

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This is a picture of my dad and I. I think it was taken sometime in 1987 or 1988, making me about seven or eight. I'm pretty sure he had just come back from being out to sea for a 6 month tour. That was about the only time my sisters and I would get dressed up to go see our dad. It...

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I got two new books a couple of weeks ago. I've been re-reading a lot of books that I already own and I had a good sales month last month, so I treated myself to two new books. I finished Station Eleven a few days ago and it's one of my favorite books. It's about a flu pandemic that wipes out civilization as...

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More new pieces! I'm on a roll this week!  The ol' Etsy shop is getting stocked up! I'll be having another Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale in a few weeks. It's one of the only sales I have all year. I'll be announcing it here as well as Facebook and Twitter, so stay tuned! Thursday is my Friday so have a good weekend, friends! ...

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It's early morning and I'm sipping on a nice cup of coffee. Early start this morning because there's a lot to do today! First thing on my to-do list was listing these two new mini watercolor paintings. I'm trying really hard to get my shop stocked full of original art for the holidays. I can't believe that Thanksgiving is 23 days away! Then...

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New things are happening in my Etsy shop today! Hooray!  I'm really liking these two new pieces. I'll be posting a couple more different pieces tomorrow. In other news, it's been a little over a month since I've had any ankle pain! I've been running a couple of days a week, 3 slow miles. I'm hoping my Achilles are 100% better, and that...

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Hope everyone had a great Halloween weekend! It poured buckets here in Portland. Many areas were actually flooded and we didn't get many trick or treaters. That's okay, more candy for us! I wasn't really sure where to start today. I had a lot of ideas but just didn't seem to go through with any of them. So, instead I just found some...

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I finished up these two cuties on Saturday. I'll be making some prints and a new card design with them. I think they're pretty cute! I'm hoping to have prints of them by the end of the week! I'm also slowly adding some new versions of some of my prints to my Etsy shop. These are giclee prints printed on canvas and stretched...

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You made it! It's Friday! Whoohoo! Here are the things I've been working on this week. First my friend Tony's portrait.  This is the photo I'm working from. So far, I really like how it's turning out! I also completed this raccoon watercolor painting a couple of days ago. I'm trying to work on both my personal work as well as cute animal...

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I've been dreaming about having my own amazing studio space for the past week. If there were any a time for me to dream big, this is the time.  I had a studio space that I shared with a number of other artists a few years ago. It was great. There were a few drawbacks but being able to get out of the...

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Nate and I went to Sauvies Island to pick out some pumpkins on Sunday. As we were driving home, we came upon this field full of geese. There must have been thousands. People were pulled over on the side of the road videotaping them. It was beautiful and very loud. We're so lucky to live in such a beautiful area. Sometimes I forget...

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I started the sketch for a new painting yesterday. This is my friend Tony. He really wants a paisley background so that's what I'm going to attempt to paint! This background is going to take A LOT of time. I hope it's worth it! I'm really looking forward to painting people again. This summer was really too hot to work in the garage,...

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There's a new bridge in town! Tilikum Crossing opened last month as Portland's newest bridge. It's a pedestrian, bike and public transportation bridge only. No cars are allowed.  So naturally I had to make a new postcard of it! Before the bridge had a name, Tri-Met asked the people of Portland for suggestions. There were quite a few but one of my favorites...

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Chloe was part of my inspiration yesterday when I started drawing this little bat. Her ears look like little bat wings sometimes. I also saw a picture of this little bat and thought it looked really cute.  Bat! Also, it's October!! Halloween month! I love October and I really love Halloween. I don't really like getting dressed up because I always run out...

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I think one of the questions and issues that I most struggle with is finding inspiration and creativity. It's not really something that you can turn on and off. Some days it comes pretty easy. Some days it's really hard to find. Today it's been rather difficult to find, for myself. A few weeks ago I was watching our local news and they...

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