Earlier this year, I was contacted by the organizers of Texas Corgi Roundup and had the opportunity to support their group and charities as a sponsoring artist. Of course, I said yes…how can I turn down corgis?
Read MoreHow to Make Your Own Lapel Pins (+ Ink It Labs review)
Lapel pins are a hot ticket item right now, but traditional enamel pins can be really costly to produce. Wood pins are a unique alternative to their more pricey counterparts. Recently, I dove into pin making and designed my first ever pin! It was a learning experience and I wanted to share my experience with it!
Read MoreDo's and Don't of Artists' Alley (+ My First Time Tabling!)
I'm back from the dead! Earlier this year I had my first artists' alley experience at a nearby fan convention. I prepped for months, creating new pieces of art specifically for the convention, making new products, and generally trying to keep it together until then. It was a great first experience, and I have some definite take-aways!
Read MorePlanning A New Year
Whenever December rolls around, I get a burst of motivation. A new year and a fresh start is right around the corner! I tend to look ahead more than look back during this time, and start making goal lists and plans for what I'd like to do in the new year.
Read MoreInktober : A Challenge
Inktober is a popular artist challenge that takes place during the month of October. It's free to participate in, and you can follow along on Instagram or Twitter at @inktober, #inktober, or #inktober2017, to name a few hashtags and accounts. The intent is to build good drawing habits and to become more proficient with ink (no easy task, for me at least).
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