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,...

A Little Interview

A Little Interview

I was featured on the Make it in Design blog yesterday! So excited that they asked me to talk a bit about myself and my process. Check out the video I made! https://vimeo.com/105514170 To see the full interview, click HERE. Take a look at their courses by clicking...

Back to School

Back to School

Yep, I'm participating in yet another course. Make Art that Sells. I took Part A last year. This year is Part B. Last year Part A was wonderfully draining and exhausting. I did so much great work in 5 weeks! And I met some really fabulous people along the way that...

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...