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Exciting Secrets Revealed!
At last I may share details about the tools that I was testing when I participated in a small-scale market for employees only at Etsy HQ! That clever, crafty company now has their own credit card reader for in-person sales. The timing couldn’t be better for me, since I am just beginning to get out…
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Foodietoos
I came up with Foodietoos after thinking about how my friends and family really love good food and how that feeling is similar, in a way, to the passion people have about choosing permanent tattoos. Since I’m not a tattoo artist, I went with the temporary format; it’s more fun and changeable. I am also…
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Gifts
My yoga teacher shared something with me before class on Wednesday that really made my week! First, let me explain that earlier this year I came up with an experiment to leave copies of my artwork in public for strangers to find as a nice surprise. I printed my email address and website on the…
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September Craft Show Wrap-up Part 2
If you’ve read the first installment of my September Craft Show Wrap-up, you already know that I enjoyed my first craft show experience! I didn’t want that post to get too long so here is a second one to describe more about gathering and creating my table display. When I was thinking about how to…
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September Craft Show Wrap-up Part 1
Nuggets of Joy Back in August I decided to give myself a new challenge and bring The Nancydraws Shop to a craft show. Over past year a few friends and fellow artists I’d met suggested that I give that venue a try. My friend Janet had put the Ridgewood Market on my radar. It takes…
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This Sunday: See you at Ridgewood Market!
A quick post to remind you that if you are in the New York City area this Sunday, September 21, I hope you’ll be able to stop by the Ridgewood Market in Queens. I will be there selling items from The Nancydraws Shop: Foodietoos, greeting cards, prints and original art from my “Love, New York”…
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Book Review: “Show Your Work” by Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work, is a great follow up to his highly successful Steal Like an Artist; once you have been inspired and created work, you need to share your efforts with the world. Show Your Work is very simply written, using bold statements, art/poetry, quotes, and hand-drawn charts to elaborate on the author’s ideas.…
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I am claiming my Blog on Bloglovin!
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Hand-Lettering Project Update, June 4, 2014
As I mentioned in my last post, I joined an online class at Skillshare to learn about hand-lettering. I had some time to begin the class this week and I’d like to share what I have so far. Our instructor, Mary Kate McDevitt hs structured the class project around hand-lettering a brief quote. I have…
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I love Pinterest!
I began using Pinterest last year as an experiment to showcase my artwork and my illustrated characters’ lives as well as images or subjects that inspire my creativity. I have recently found it useful as a way to collect images for research related to my illustration projects. I am taking part in an online Skillshare…
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