My job as an artist
Back in 2013, I opened my Etsy shop to sell postcards featuring my art, which was, at that time, little more than stick figures, drawn with Sharpies to express funny, sweet sentiments of love and friendship. That was all I knew how to draw back then, but I wasn’t overly worried about it. If you’d…
Read MoreOnline courses are here!
I’m super excited to launch my first online courses! In these classes, I’ll be using a variety of mediums – chalk, watercolor, ink, and digital – to teach techniques in lettering and illustration, but always with a fun, whimsical, nontraditional twist. As important as the techniques themselves, I want to give people permission to play and experiment.…
Read MoreDwelling in possibility
If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you know that I love working with chalk and chalkboards. I turn song lyrics (and poetry, and quotes) into fun, decorative boards all the time. Sometimes I turn my own illustrations into chalkboard art. Here’s one of my illustrations printed over multiple pages and taped together to fit…
Read More5 Ways To Get The Most From Your However-Many-Day Challenge
I’ve signed up for a lot of challenges – 10-day, 30-day, 60-day challenges. I’ve also created many of my own. Years ago, I overcame my fear of watercolors by committing to paint every single day for 30 days. I once spent a summer doing push ups every morning. In 2011, I launched a year-long fearless…
Read MoreMy #100DayChallenge
For a couple of years, I’ve seen The 100 Day Project hashtag coming and going in my Instagram feed. Each time, I’ve been curious, but too busy to find out what it was all about. This year, an artist I follow posted about her decision to participate on the very same day that I finished…
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