I am still new to Etsy, how things run there and all it’s glory. I received a message today from a fellow Etsian letting me know they included me in their treasury. What I understand about these treasuries is that they are a list of items a user compiles that shares some sort of theme, [...]

I am ecstatic to share that “Flock” designed for Red Spruce is in the Autumn 2009 issue of Modern Carpets and Textiles Magazine! View the project on my portfolio site.

Breaking Into Freelance Illustration: a guide for artists, designers & illustrators.
By Holly DeWolf
If you have ever had even the slightest interest in learning about becoming an illustrator this book is a must read. The author of the book, a grad from NSCAD University, has been working as an illustrator for years. The book offers loads [...]

The second annual Nocturne Festival is this Saturday (October 17) evening from 6pm onwards. Most of the art galleries, studios and associations are taking part and should be quite the night! I personally am looking forward to it and will have art in two locations! Briana from Union Studio in Dartmouth has offered to host [...]

Great news for a cold rainy day. My Holiday Greeting cards mentioned in the below post are currently featured in the Etsy Gift Guide and were also featured on the Etsy homepage on Monday, October 12. Sweet!

For the last couple of years I had been planning to make cards and this year it finally materialized! These were a big hit at the show last week and I just added them to the shop, selling in sets of four. View shop listing.

Thanks to all of you who entered your email address for the print draw! The print is my new one colour print titled “Canadiana” The winner of the draw is… Whitney Gilliland! (Whitney – I will be sending you an email today to coordinate pic up of your new print.)

I couldn’t be happier with my first solo show. I had a good crowd for the first 2 hours with lots of wonderful feedback and a few sales. It was rewarding to see all my latest work and a few oldies all up together. Some good friends I hadn’t seen in a few years came [...]