Busy as a Bee

I always heard from fellow ETSY sellers that after the first of the year sales dropped off. I was expecting to take a nice vacation.  Play with my 4 year old a bit.  Not be slammed! I have a wait list...a wait list! My Memory Illustrations have hit the scene so to speak, and I cannot keep up! I had to turn away 2 orders this week. That is amazing and sad...because I hate to disappoint and turn people away.  (They needed them asap) boo!

 

These are the gems that are popular in my shop at the moment! This is a Memory Illustration. I take all things important, fabulous, funny, meaningful  and shape them into a historic illustration of someone's life. I am quite proud of these. The happiness that people seem to have when one is complete is unbeatable! 

This one was big...for a family of 5 too.  Lots of neat stories and memories that made up this young families time together. 

And another.  I love the black and whites...the dark and lights all over the page. 

This was a smaller 8 x 10...done for a couple getting married this year! How neat is that- that I made something they will have from the very start of their marriage...remembering how they came to be! Love it!

 

Finally- I wanted to share my work space as it sits today.  It actually isn't that crazy. It has been much, MUCH worse! hehehe

Cheers! 

~Casey

Tuscan love

 I am loving this little painting! I just picked up these odd little canvas' last weekend and as soon as I saw them I thought of the trees in Tuscany.  Granted, it's not your typical scene from the hills of Italy...but it is in my world! :)

love the colors

I just wanted to brag a little...

OK- two more canvas' to go...I feel a series coming on!

so cute!

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

~Casey

Papernstitch spotlight

WooHoo-

Luckii Arts has an exhibition this month on the Papernstitch website! Pretty neat to be included with all of those other great artists and artisans! I have just found out that this Sunday...today...I am the Shop Of The Day too! Excellent!!!
So if you are in the mood to web-shop and see some very nifty stuff...please go take a peek at Paper N Stitch.  I promise you will not be disappointed with the cool stuff on the site!
Happy Sunday everyone! :)
~Casey

Being Three

So my littlest one is coloring today- singing to himself- and making all of these dots all over his paper- very strategic in placement...I did not bother him- but rather left him to his work.  When he was finished he showed it to me- saying he was proud of his art, because it was all of his friends.  I told him it was a super drawing...but what exactly is Mommy looking at???

He said- "These are the footprints Mommy- of me and all of my friends- all over the place that we have been, EVER!"

Gotta love a child's mind!

I am a selling artist!

Holy cow! What is more exciting than actually selling your artwork??? I mean- really- think about someone in England with a little frame up on the wall with a sweet little black and white drawing...a friend walks by and says- oh, that's cute...who's the artist.....THAT'S ME! So cool! And I am selling T-shirts and iphone covers on  Society6. I mean, people are buying them! 

I am so happy! For anyone out there that is an artist who is trying to get established- I hope that this little post might serve as some inspiration! It does happen...and when it does- it feels GREAT! Good Luck to all you art, craft and creative people out there! The world can always use more art!
Cheers!

mini art

I have been working on the mini canvas' again. Did a few gifts and am now working on new one's for the ETSY shop.  Jaffe (my kitty) made the cut- as she is one of the new one's...she stays as still as Vampires (yes- I am a Twilight fan) and I am having lots of fun incorporating the blocky NW art style into my little animals. So here are a few new one's...what do u think?