Make Art That Sells-Part 4

This week's project for Make Art That Sells was for "party paper". Paper plates, napkins, cups, stuff for parties. This was my fave project too. The theme was "flora". I decided to aim for a folky feel (but of course!).   I ended up using a combination of some...

Make Art That Sells-Part 3

Make Art That Sells-Part 3

Make Art That Sells, Part 3. Editorial. I was kind of scared of this one! We had to create maps of either where we live, or have lived or visited. They could be done in any way. Some of my friends designed maps of the fabulous restaurants they've visited in a...

Make Art That Sells-Part 2

My next project for Make Art That Sells, Part B, was for the Scrapbooking industry. It was a blast! Our theme was antique/vintage clocks. I had to really think about this one for a while. I finally chose to go with a Steampunk theme and colors. Very different for me!...

Make Art That Sells-Part 1

Hi there! I just wanted to share my latest Make Art That Sells project. Make Art That Sells, by Lilla Rogers, is an online course that I started last week. Lilla is a well-known artist's agent and put together a very inspiring, educational, exhausting, exhilarating,...

Coloring Books?

I've had lots of people tell me that I should make coloring books. Coloring books for adults. Last weekend I had lunch with my longtime friends Louise and her husband, Bruce. Bruce has been really successful doing this, and he shared some tips. They pretty much...

Skully!

A few years ago I entered a contest for a scarf design. The theme was "Skulls". I'm really not into skulls and any kind of "dark" theme, but I always have loved those Sugar Skulls from the Mexican Dia de los Muertos tradition. I ended up being one of the winners! Yay!...

Where did Summer go? Part 3

Where did Summer go? Part 3

The last of my summer school projects from The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design was by far my favorite! Intricate Chaos! Stylesight/WGSN trend agency provided the trend reports that we used as inspiration for our designs. I did a lot of drawings for this...

Where did Summer go? Part 2

This project was for The Art and Business of Surface Pattern Design's free Summer school that I participated in last month. This is the second of three projects. You can read about the first project HERE. "Tribal Collage". Fun! I ended up mixing animal prints with a...

Where did Summer go? Part 1

Where did Summer go? Part 1

I've been busy. REALLY busy. Did I miss Summer? It's gone! Yikers. I've been working really hard on so many design projects. And having a blast! I took a free summer school last month. And I want to show you what I created. I took a course with the wonderful people...