Things To Do...

My head is filled with things I have to do, things I'd like to do and things I'd like to look into doing. Trouble is I never seem to get any of it done.

First, I'd like to spruce things up around here. Freshen my website and shop, make things cleaner and do some editing (probably the hardest thing for me to do!). That shouldn't be too hard and I've been toying with the idea for too long. After my sale ends on Thursday I will sit down and work on my shop and website. There, I wrote it so now I will do it.

Then there's that little Sculpey cuddly I made the other night. Got 5 times the positive response my latest painting did and I think it's a sign to get moving on figures. Again, this is an idea that I've thought about, researched and gotten overwhelmed by many, many times over the past few years. But how cute would a little Uni Yeti or Sweet Lobotomy with removable head-slice and knife be? I think I have enough characters to work with. I need to stop being afraid of things I want to do and just do them.

Ed and I were talking just yesterday about this very topic. He read this from "For the Benefit of All Beings, His Holiness the Dalai Lama: A Commentary on the Way of the Bodhisattva",

(from Shantideva) "Let me first consider my reserves ----

   To start or not to start accordingly.

   It might be better not to start,

           But once begun, I should not then withdraw.

Before we do anything, we should always ask ourselves whether we will be able to do it properly and complete it. If the answer is no, we should not start. Leaving tasks uncompleted creates a habit for the future. So once we have begun something, we should be sure not to go back on our decision."

I know I can accomplish these things and do them properly. I just ordered our tickets for NYCC and I'm going to email a few people who may have some insight into what I want to do. I am officially beginning something. You're all welcome along for the ride.

:D

Have a great week!

Mutual Admiration

Ed found a tiger moth on our front steps a few weeks ago.

Further research uncovered how unbelievably ornate and fuzzy these moths can be.

(please forgive me, I couldn't find where the above image was from. If you know, I will gladly give credit.)

Ed suggested a moth staring at a light bulb and then it hit me...a lightning bug!

"Mutual Admiration" was born. 7" x 7" acryic on beveled pine plaque.

Summer Sale!

I just updated my shop with not only the new "No S'more" and "Mr. McPrickles" mounted prints but a sale as well!

A couple of prints are going into retirement and that means limited quantities, $10 each and I won't make anymore after August 25th :D There's also a bunch more on sale for $10 off the regular price.

Hope everyone is having a great summer! Thanks again and have fun shopping :D

New Stuff On The Way

I sincerely apologize to all of you for my lack of new work this year. As I mentioned previously, we've been busy with our other company and in between I've been pumping out plaque orders for Shanalogic and Art Star. I've made over a hundred in the past couple months and although I'm itching to get to painting again, I started another batch of new plaques just for you guys!

A small portion of what's on my desk:

The "Mr. McPrickles" and "No S'more" plaques are in the drying stage and they should be ready to go up for sale in my shop in a day or two. The rest will have to wait about a week or so since I've got another batch of work that's needs tending to.

So I'm off to work but keep your eyes peeled as new stuff is on the way!

Thanks for sticking around :D

Please, No S'more!

I apologize for my lack of new work. I honestly thought I'd be pumping out painting after painting this year, but we've been (thankfully) very busy with our animation/ink and paint company. I did find a bit of time for some doodling...

And although I love the Marshy on the right with the cherry on his head, I just couldn't help laughing everytime I saw the Marshy with the chocolate chip on his butt. So I present, "No S'more"

Enjoy!

Mailing List

After getting about ten requests to be put on my mailing list this past week, I figured it was a sign to actually put one together. I found a great site, Mad Mimi, that is just perfect for what I wanted to do. So go ahead, type in your email and when I have an original, new prints, a show or sale, I'll send you a pretty newsletter.

xoxo

Kris

Grampa Hoogly

Ed and I were at the farmer's market the other week and we immediately spotted the Ugli fruit. He wanted to eat it and I wanted to paint it. I glanced to the left and there were perfect, little kumquats. The contrast in size, texture and color made me want to paint even more.

I present "Grampa Hoogly",

 He'll go up for sale Saturday, June 4th at 8pm EDT in my shop.

Criminal

It's tough enough trying to make a living off of your artwork. (I have yet to be able to do it.) Let alone in this shitty economy. And the fact you have to watch your back because people steal ideas all the time. Small people are bad enough, but when it's a big guy, like Urban Outfitters, that sucks even more.

And then the artist's Etsy site with her original work

If you want to buy something, why not click the pic above to go to the original Etsy page. To read more, please visit the artist's tumblr page, i make shiny things.

via supahcute