The T-shirts are coming along nicely. It has been a steep learning curve, but the nice thing about screen printing is that you get pretty fast results. I have been taking an ‘intuitive’ approach to my printing: just going with the flow, printing a bit, standing back to look at the results, then adding something else. …
Domesticity and the artist
Pictures of my house being slowly overtaken by printing madness. Â It has been a productive day so far. The T-shirts are coming along nicely, but I fear the house may be swallowed up in the process. The upside?? I’ve become much better at doing the dishes on time, now that I need the sink to …
Juggler extraordinaire
I have made no bones about the fact that this blog is all about juggling.Juggling ideas, juggling roles, keeping all those balls up in the air at the same time and not losing your balance. Take today for example. I dropped the kids off at school, came back and made these prints:  I quite like …
A story about confidence or ‘The Ambassador of Artistan’
This morning, after dropping my son off at day care, I decided to pick up my groceries before getting to work. There is an old man at the grocery store, who is particularly fond of my kids and always stops to say hello to me. “Hello” said the man looking at me in a concerned …
The Kiss of Life
Last Friday during my Big Cleaning Frenzy, I came across an old project drooping in a corner feeling sorry for itself. I’ll tell you more about this precious discovery a little bit later… First I want to talk about unfinished projects. They take up a lot of space, but they can be a good thing. …
Take a break
Why wait until the end of a project to take a break? I find taking a break right in the middle really helps with my productivity, and I often do. These mini-breaks are times for me to reorganize, and wind down for a bit, before I plunge right back into the deep end again. …
Taking advice from a five year old
I showed my recent mono-print experiments to my 5 year old. “What do you think?” I asked waving the images in front of her face. She looked up from her My Little Pony coloring book and gazed critically at the work for a good minute, no expression on her face. Then she cocked her head …
Tiny Acts of Bravery
I have burnt a small hole in my credit card while shopping for printable t-shirts today, but I will be brave about it. It is a little scary being a small time Designer and Crafter, and starting a business from scratch. Every day I have a tiny panic attack about where all of this is …
Just monkeying around…
I went to the animal fair, the birds and the beasts were there.The big baboon by the light of the moon was combing his auburn hair…  No post about artistic endeavors today folks.I have just returned from a field trip to the National Zoo with 30 bloodthirsty kindergartners, and need time to recover. Sometimes the switch …
Brilliant Buddies who Blog
I have a lot of friends who are talented. Very talented. I know that I am biased, but I really do know some amazingly creative individuals. After all, that is the legacy a good art college leaves you with. Some are well established designers, and some are just starting out. But if you are interested …
