Cupcakes and podcasts

Right now I’m working on posting my very first podcast. I did it late last night and I’m surprised that my voice doesn’t sound entirely dorky. While I figure out what to do with this thing, feast your eyes on these lovely cupcakes I made last night.

I just love cupcakes. They’re so photogenic. Before the [...]

Staying on top with “Childrens Art”

Etsy is a great place for crafters–if you’re a person who makes cool things (be it clothes, paper goods, and anything else) then Etsy is a great place for you. But sometimes it’s really tough to get exposure there, which is unfortunate since it has so much built-in site traffic.

I’ve started a new routine of [...]

Lazy Thursday

In my case, I think that the inevitable result of a few days of compulsive productivity is a day or two to unwind. The freedom to do this is one very cool thing about being a full-time artist–I’ll certainly miss this flexibility when I start my new job in early March. Still, the allure of [...]

New series?

So I just put up a new print of an octopus that I originally created based on a tutorial by Spoon Graphics. I jazzified things a little with a half-tone filter and some texture to get the final product. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. I’m really grateful that I found [...]

Adventures in Print Scanning, Part Trois

So, as some of you may know, I’m no longer relying on my not-so-awesome scanner to create product pics for the prints. Instead, I’ve opted to use the Texturizer filter on Photoshop (or on GIMP) to achieve a similar effect with more true-to-life colors. So far, so good.
But yesterday I wanted to experiment a little [...]

I have a job!

That’s right–I just found out that I now have a real, full-time paying gig. It’s so exciting! It’s my very first post-college job and pretty much the most money that I’ve ever earned in my entire life. It’s cool because the job is in my field of study (Sociology) and I can’t believe that I’ll [...]

New free background

I whipped this little fella up today as my kind of semi-reinterpretation of this cool monster tutorial by Spoon Graphics. My version is a little different from the illustration you would create when strictly following the tutorial… I think I might have a hidden fascination with blue octopusses lurking just beneath the surface.
By the way, [...]

Fun with paper masks

Many thanks to the fabulous Matt Cipov for providing this (and several other) super-cool printable paper masks! I found Matt on Etsy and was so taken in by his unique illustrations that I had to run over to his website and check out the rest of his work. He has a very fun “free stuff”-type [...]