Measured Monday

So school is taking over my life once again. I have three projects due at once so it's very crazy. I'm posting to notify y'all of new items I will post in my shop starting next week. I made cameos, more strawberry necklaces, erasers, a little fairy boy, and my favorite, pop-tab bracelets with buttons sewn on. I made myself one too and I wear it everywhere. It slips over the hand and is sized for the average wrist. I'm also thinking of making a listing for a custom pop-tab bracelet with buttons so people can choose the colors of the buttons. Well that's all for now. I have to run to class.

Measured Monday

So I know I haven't been on in forever. I was taking advantage of my vacation. Now I'm back at school and I'm determined to get my dream job. So I'm going to start up a sketch blog soon. When I do I'll send a link. It's only going to feature my art. Some may be sold on my Etsy, but it's mostly like a "in-process-online-portfolio".

How is everyone? Missed me much or not at all? :) I have made new items for my Etsy so you should check out my shop. I'm selling some of my life studies I've done. I've only sold two items since I opened the shop in Jan online and outside of the shop I've sold about 8 items. So it's not bad, but it's not great. I've taken to making a birthday presents for friends so they have free items and get word about my shop through them. I've also made myself a shirt that I hand drew my art on with my shop url on. I'll post a picture of it soon. So this blog is just a quick catch up of what has happened and such.

Since I'll be busy, this may turn into a bi-weekly blog where I may only post twice a week. It would be easier on me. I kind of rambled when I posted once a day anyways. Yea so that's it for today. Bye guys.

Whimisical Wednesday including Interview with mytangiblepeace

Today is a special day because my blog has an interview with Etsy artist mytangiblepeace. So let's get to know her!

Jenn, known on Etsy as mytangiblepeace, is an Emergency Services Social worker, wife, artist, friend, and mother of four. (The baby should be born this week I believe. How exciting!) She has my BA in psychology. She loves being outside yet can find peace and balance just chilling out in a local coffee shop. In the summer she enjoys rollerblading and long walks with the family. In the winter she skis, snowshoe and sled with the kids. She's an optimist and outgoing people person. She lives in rural VT in the foothills of Mt Mansfield. (That's a lot!)
She actually started to sculpt her amazing babies as her way to find her own tangible peace. She lost her first born daughter to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) on October 8, 2000. Like for every mother that loses a child, it was devastating for her. She bounced back and forth from immense grief to being able to deal with her grief for the longest time. On the 5th anniversary of her child's death, the grief once again overwhelmed her and she did everything to try to deal with the grief.
Her friend emailed her an email on hand sculpted "marzipan babies", but Jenn found out the babies were made out of polymer clay instead of marzipan. She wanted to learn. Inspired by the "marzipan babies" and Canadian Artist Camille Allen, she learned how to move and transform the clay along with how to move and transform her grief. Now she spends hours upon hours on her sculptures because they are very therapeutic for her. It was a way for her to heal. Now she sculpts to hopefully help others' find their tangible peace with a lost child.
She's an amazing artist and great person. She wants to remind everyone that "one never overcomes or is able to heal their grief, but it is possible to learn how to live with it". Her sculptures are her way of helping.

How amazing! Go congratulate her on her new child and check out her sculptures. You will not be unimpressed.
I learned more about SIDS here.
Jenn's own blog on what exactly happened and what she went through is here.
Her shop is here.

Tickled Tuesday

I know I haven't posted in a long while so I'm sorry for that. I just don't know. I guess I was too lazy to post. Well, a quick update on everything.

I finished the Mother Mary painting and made a digital collage of my next painting. I finished my animation project and now I have to fix it and a video for my animation class before it ends in three weeks. That's right. Three weeks of school left in the semester so that's three weeks for me to work on a big painting and animations. It's going to be hectic, but I'm excited.

I've posted some of the animation stills for sale on both Zibbet and Etsy. I also listed some new prints.

I'm being interviewed today around five for my school newspaper. I'm really excited and nervous at the same time. I've never been interviewed. So hopefully that turns out well.

There's not much else to say. So here's a funny episode of Mameshiba. You should watch them all. They're really funny.

Thirsty Thursday

Hello everyone! It's been so long since I've posted. I had been studying like crazy for a test and then when it was over I just crashed. I've been battling with a fever also so all I've been doing is sleeping and classes. I have been doing some crafting though so it's all good. I made a rose necklace, drew a portrait, and have been working on my oil painting. So on the left is all that I worked on on Tuesday and on the right is what I finished today. Now all I got to do is paint the rose and then I'll be done. I got to tell you though, the face really frustrated me to no end. I was ready to give up.

Measured Monday

wollfrauke is the winner of the giveaway (obviously). Well it was fun. Tell me how to send you the earrings and i will. :)

Sleepy Sunday featuring Last Day

Last Day for the Giveaway! Happy Easter! Enjoy the bunny.