Ferntree Studio

Welcome 2012

2012-01-11T17:39:00.000-08:00

I have to admit, I'm not really fully present in 2012 just yet. I'm still hanging out in good 'ole 2011. Maybe it's because I just got back into town and the house is still a mess. Perhaps it's because I'm busy filling orders from December that I received while I was gone for the holidays. It could also be that the crazy fatigue (can we say daily 2 hour naps anyone?!) and nausea are keeping me cloudy... oh yeah, I almost forgot about my 'very good reason' for being MIA on the blog here...
I'M PREGNANT! :) Our little man is 2.5, almost 3 now and if we want him to have any siblings that he'll be close to we decided we better get busy. So, in true Traunig style, we got to work and were IMMEDIATELY pregnant. LOL (you can visualize an image of my husband making 'I'm the man!' poses here)
So, since around Thanksgiving I've been super exhausted and nauseas. I, luckily, don't ever actually get morning sickness, but I do have to deal with an almost constant sick feeling. I should be over the first trimester hump by early February, and until then I just keep checking the fetal development calendar to see what important milestone I'm paying the price for! It makes it all that much easier to put up with.
We will know the sex by mid February and the baby is due at the end of July. So my last few months will most likely be spent in giant sundresses instead of giant sweaters like my last pregnancy. Yay!

My Kickstarter Project

2011-11-22T09:46:00.001-08:00

My Kickstarter project is officially underway! I'm calling it A Year In Pattern of course. And the goal is to raise enough funds to be able to hire a part time studio assistant and make this 52 week commitment a REALITY!
Things are going smashingly well so far and I'm really feeling the love. :) Please check it out and be sure to watch the videos for a good giggle. (I am definitely not a filmmaker!)
Back me if you can and you will get to follow along with secret peeks at all my patterns and trials and triumphs! Even if you can't back the project, be sure to grab a link or button and put me out into the world wide web. Facebook it, tweet it and blog about it. Let's make this happen! I can't do it without you. We have 24 more days to get full funding or nothing goes through. So shout it from the rooftops people! :)
Oh, and happy Thanksgiving!

a fun new pattern I just finished inspired by all my backers!

Please right click and take a button! :)

It's 90% Customer Service

2011-11-04T10:04:00.001-07:00

Running your own business really is at least 90% about customer service. You could have the most amazing widget in the world, but if you don't handle your business properly people won't care. Another thing that is a somewhat icky side affect of running a business is that occasionally you are going to have unhappy customers.
Now, let me turn that around a bit and tell you all that I love my 'unhappy' customers!
I know that sounds weird, but I've been in some form of customer service since I started working at 17, and I can tell you that a mistake or mishap is a HUGE opportunity to make a life-long and very vocally positive customer!

Of course I hate for anyone to not be happy with their purchase, but if it takes a reasonable loss on my part to make it right then that is what I do. And if they choose to leave nasty feedback anyway then that's a reflection on their character, not my service. It almost NEVER happens if you do what you are supposed to ethically.

And if you fix the problem then not only do they like your artwork, but they TRUST you as a person and business owner and you can't get that from a perfect transaction!
Just a little business 411 for ya! :) Have a fantabulous weekend.

2012 Illustrated Calendars

2011-10-13T14:37:00.000-07:00

The 2012 Ferntree Studio calendars are now live on Etsy! I created 2 different calendars, one Knobby Knee version with all the fun characters, and a Floral version for a more adult (but still super fun!) feel. Enjoy!

Fall Family Time

2011-10-12T08:17:00.001-07:00

We took Little Man and went into the north GA mountains this past weekend. First we visited Helen, which is a very surreal recreated Bavarian village, complete with German residents! I've been going there since I was a kid, and it's somewhat of a tradition. I wish I could show you pics of the village, but since I was looking for photos that included my family there really aren't any gratuitous building shots. You can see it here though. What I did get was a great family photo (well except for the photographer, as per usual!) and a few cute pics of a cockatoo that a street performer had.

This is one of my favorites. It's call 'get down off my daddy!'.

Once we left Helen, we went up to Burt's Pumpkin Farm; another tradition. Oh my did he have fun running around and trying to push these huge pumpkins!

'Help push me pumpkin Daddy!'

A perfect fall family outing!

Unsettled and That's Okay

2011-10-10T12:54:00.000-07:00

I can only speak for myself really, but I don't think for one minute that I'm the only artist out there that goes through this. That feeling of being unsettled. Maybe it's an Aries thing. We are forever the starters who never feel like finishing. I have gone through dozens of projects that get to a certain point of 'finished' where I realize that I have somewhat mastered a new skill, and then I put them away or toss them aside because that was all I was really after. The knowledge that I could do that new thing, not that I really wanted to do it. And perhaps that's what's going on now. That feeling of needing to not really DO everything, but know that I CAN. When I see another artist's fantastic new work or exciting new medium, and I feel inadequate or unaccomplished because it's not ME. It's not me that knows how to invoke deep feelings in the viewer, it's not me who's getting that big licensing deal, it's not me every single freakin time. That's where I realize how stupid this is, because I'm not everybody for cryin' out loud, I'm just one person. But I think I know that I have the capability to do these things, and I either don't have the interest or the time or even the thought of them until I see someone else do it first. And then I'm like 'damn it'. Anybody got a brick wall I can bang my head against?

And then I get unsettled. All of the sudden (well that's relative since it happens quite often) what I am doing, what I am GOOD at, isn't what I want any more. Not that I don't still love it, but I feel like I should also be doing something else, or something more. I must conquer all! Ooo, how very old European dictator of me. Ha! Sometimes I follow this urge to do something more or be some other kind of artist, and I spend an afternoon creating a new kind of art. Usually I really like the result, but very rarely do I feel like I want to do it again tomorrow. I always seem to circle back around to my illustrations. Clean, hand drawn, colorful and humorous. They make me smile every single time. And the funny thing is that they aren't even the kind of art that I choose to decorate my home with. I am drawn to things with texture and age and intricate complexity. But when I create the art, it's always the simple things that burst out of my veins. Empty space and a quiet moment put to paper. Pure color and slightly off kilter lines. An honesty that isn't hidden amongst layers and layers of stain and scratches. I'm not sure what that says about me. Ah well, I have 50 odd years to think on that and still never figure it out.

So, I guess I'm okay with being unsettled. I guess I'm okay with being inspired by the jealous feelings I get when I see another artist's beautiful gift. Because ultimately, it all helps to reassure me that what comes out of my hands is truly mine.

Tutorial - Mixed Media and Collage

2011-01-25T10:59:00.000-08:00

I am officially migrating over to my very own website... www.FerntreeStudio.com

Today I have a special tutorial for you on a mixed media / collage piece I created. Please hop on over and enjoy! Make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed at the new site so you can continue receiving my blog posts!!! :)

Thanks,

angie

Sweet Sunday Mornings

2011-01-23T10:38:00.000-08:00

I awoke this morning to the sound of little feet. Richard, my almost 2 year old, came running in the bedroom and threw his arms up in the air for me to hoist him into bed with me. There we lay for probably most of an hour, safe under the billowing white duvet, tucked in between the flannel sheets, curled up together. Well, me, him, teddy and a sippy cup of milk, but whatever. :)

Even though his eyes were closed, every once and a while I would hear a whisper... 'Mama?' I'd softly reply...'Richard.' He'd smile every time, little eyes still shut tight.

Best. Morning. Ever.

Nosegays - Foerever Flowers for Your Forever Sweetheart

2011-01-21T09:48:00.000-08:00

I love creating flowers for weddings, but Valentine's Day offers inspiration for another wonderful paper flower item, Nosegays! They're mini bouquets; 3-4 flowers each.

I've taken them over to the Beehive here in Atlanta as part of my Valentine's Day setup. I think these are fabulous for those of us who aren't fond of fresh flowers for one reason or another. These flowers are forever!

What I love the most are the whimsical touches I was able to add to the ribbon wrapped stems. I wrapped them with satin ribbons in hues of red, olive green, cornflower blue, or black and then I went rummaging through my stash of lace, trims and rikrak I got from my grandmother. Each nosegay has a carefully selected piece of romantic trim, and a few were even lucky enough to be adorned with a whimsical bumble bee, white dove or glittery butterfly. They all turned out just fall-over adorable. Love!

Obsessed with Mixed Media

2011-01-13T08:59:00.000-08:00

Okay, so here's yet another new mixed media original. I'm in Christmas present overload. I was able to get some really fantastic new art supplies (read 'toys'!) with money and gift cards for Christmas and I am just having way too much fun! I have been wanting to go a different direction with my artwork (not that I'm abandoning my usual modern cartoony style, hells no!), just to grow and learn and add some texture and layers to what I do. I'm not 100% there yet, but I'll know it when I hit on what feels like 'me'. For now though, I think this ain't half bad!

And Now For Something Totally Different

2011-01-11T12:06:00.000-08:00

I've been going through some mixed media magazines, websites, etc this past couple weeks and got inspired to create this piece. A big departure from my usual work. I like it!

Snow Day!

2011-01-10T08:06:00.000-08:00

Here in Atlanta we have 5 inches of snow this morning!

On Seeking Out Others Like Me

2011-01-09T09:15:00.000-08:00

I've recently started reading Kelly Rae Robert's E-book, Flying Lessons. I believe it's important to study or learn from other people that are a bit ahead of you in the journey you have chosen to take. I know some artists that fear losing their own identity by absorbing and somehow copying another artist just because they wanted to learn from them. I think that's total hogwash. Now I'm not saying there aren't copiers out there, because there are. Like, serious Xerox copiers. But they know who they are, and if you have the conscience enough to be concerned about being one, then you aren't. Everyone struggles to find their own voice or style. Even the master painters studied and learned by 'copying' the masters that came before them. In the end they found their own style and only incorporated the lessons learned from others that spoke to them and helped them to grow. So, that being said, I have a handful of blogs I follow that I read almost every day and just soak soak soak up everything they have to put out into the world. I am a total sponge and love finding inspiration in other creatives that have had success at this whole crazy artist thing.

Here are my favorite blogs...

http://www.kellyraeroberts.blogspot.com/

http://jennihorne.blogspot.com/

http://stephaniefizer.com/

http://www.jessicaswift.com/treasuring/

http://www.timssally.com/journal/

http://www.theblackapple.typepad.com/

Oh, and here's that fantastic E-book I told you about...

http://kellyraeroberts.com/flying-lessons-the-whole-shabang/

Giveaway at Adventures In Love And Happiness

2011-01-07T07:42:00.001-08:00

Just a big FYI that Nicole over at Adventures In Love And Happiness is running a giveaway this week for 2 of my inspirational pieces!

Good luck!

New Prints and Valentine's

2011-01-05T08:06:00.000-08:00

I've been creating away like a little artist worker bee (don't let me fool you I LOVE it). Here are some new Valentine's related pieces, plus my first ever kid's Valentine's cards! These are the cute little ones you remember giving away to your classmates as a child. Oh, the anticipation of opening up that bedazzled shoebox to see who wanted you to be their Valentine! :)

Valentine's Day Prints and Cards

2010-12-30T07:29:00.000-08:00

I know, I know, it isn't even January yet. But here's the thing...it's really only 6 weeks until Valentine's day. If you are planning on ordering online (hello gentlemen!) then you've got a few weeks to look and order, especially if you want something custom made. I am working on small 'nosegay' sized paper flower bouquets for those ladies that dislike watching their beautiful flowers die (these will be precious forever!). I'm also planning on a serious of smallish 4x4" wood block collage pieces with hearts, etc. I may be covering those in encaustic wax (ooo...romantic!) instead of varnish.

Here are some things I have already ready for you though!... (I also do custom quotes all the time)

Prints...

Mr. Darcy's famous quote from Pride and Prejudice

You Are My Sunshine (available in other colors)

Love You SO Much (also available in other colors)

There are other prints too, like "You Fill Up My Heart" and "You ROCK My World". And all my prints are available in multiple colors and custom colors. Or, if you are feeling creative, tell me what you want to say and I will work up a custom piece just for your special someone!

Cards...

Bookmarks...

So there's some ideas for you for now. I'll be sure to post later when I have the flower bouquets and art pieces finished. Viva amor!

angie

Christmas and the Aftermath

2010-12-28T14:11:00.000-08:00

Christmas was freakin' fantastic at our house this year! Richard actually understood what presents were for the first time and absolutely loved every thing he received. He walked out into the living room at 7am to find an already set up basketball goal and ball. He is STILL carrying around a basketball everywhere he goes; this includes to bed and also while brushing his teeth. I made him leave it in the car when I dropped him off at daycare this morning and I thought he was going to kill me. Ha. Not to worry, it will be waiting on him when he gets home!

Here's an overview of the tree and presents before they got ravaged...

After many, many hours of endless play and eating of junk, this was the result at our house (that's Grandma)...

Today I had the task (oh, darn) of going to Anthropologie to return a shirt my loving husband gifted me that was a bit too baggy. Ladies, they are having a mega sale. If you are an Anthro girl like me, run, don't walk to your local store. I got all this stuff for under $230 including tax!

The thing I love most about Anthro clothes is the attention to details and the fabrics. Look at all these yummy colors and textures...

YAY CHRISTMAS!!

On the Ferntree front...I'm working on a new project...coloring books! These will have black and white drawings of mine and will actually be purse size (like 4x5") and will include a box of half size colored pencils in an adorable ribbon closed pouch. I'm thinking of these more for adults or teens that like to doodle/color when they are bored standing in line, or at lunch or on the train or something. What do you think?

Weddings

2010-12-09T07:33:00.000-08:00

I'm beginning work on a wedding scheduled for this summer. The bride contacted me back in the fall and I sent her out a few individual flower samples. Now, she's ready to move forward on designing the centerpieces. I've done up a handful of samples to show her some of the different 'casual' styles we could work with.

This is the most fun part of creating flowers for weddings. I love getting creative with my brides, and helping them make their special day as perfect as it can possibly be. Since I can use absolutely any papers, we can use favorite old photos, their wedding invitation or really gorgeous scrapbook papers like you see here. Every wedding is unique to the couple. And since I can do the work months in advance, by the time wedding day rolls around, everything will be perfect. Making people happy is a fabulous gift and the best part of this job. :)

angie

Intestinal Fortitude

2010-12-02T15:56:00.000-08:00

So the last of the day job paychecks has come and gone. I'm kind of waiting for the other shoe to drop. But nothing tragic is happening yet. No huge bills left unpaid, no bank account with zero money. I can't help thinking the day will come though. Perhaps it's just a part of being your own boss. The stressors are definitely not what they were at a day job. No fear of the mundane. No dread of the endless red tape. No sadness in the face of the day to day. But rest assured that there is still stress. Did I make the right choice? Can I succeed? Am I good enough? Am I worthy of a blessed life? Is this fair to my loved ones? Will this ever feel comfortable? Damn gremlins.

But, you get up every morning, kiss your baby goodbye at daycare and you work your ass off all day so there is no question that you are giving it your all. You remember that your husband did support you when the time came to make that critical decision to jump. You remember that your son will draw from this that life involves risks and intestinal fortitude and success and failure, but most importantly he will learn that life is made up of the choices we make.

And you look forward to the day, be he 25 or 52, that he realizes that what he wanted to be when was just 10 years old is quite possibly the best thing he will ever be.

I wanted to draw.

Appreciate The Slow Days

2010-11-28T13:27:00.000-08:00

We're sick here at the Traunig household. We're all headaches and boogie noses.

But, this has afforded me the opportunity for paper garlands, all day pajamas and unnecessary cookies.

I'm so 'go go go' with my work all the time, just thinking that if I slow down I might miss out on some networking opportunity or let a great idea disappear into the ether.

Sometimes you've gotta stop and smell the roses, or in our case, eat the cookies.

Happy Turkey Day!

2010-11-24T09:48:00.000-08:00

I know it's tomorrow, but I ain't gonna be on here tomorrow y'all! (Yes, my father would be very disappointed in my poor use of the English language.)

Since the holiday art shows are now over for me, I've been focusing on rearranging (new furniture, yay!) and cleaning up. Mostly I'm just trying to unearth my dining room table for our meal tomorrow. Good Lord, I have a lot of crap! All work related mind you; and totally justified. :)

Once we get done with Thanksgiving, I'll be working some of these...

Crazy Busy Holiday Time!

2010-11-10T09:50:00.000-08:00

I'm in the middle of creating like a crazy lady right now. I'm trying to get my stock up and new gift options ready for 2 big shows I have this weekend and next weekend. Here's some of what I'm up to...

That was a long tease!

2010-08-04T15:40:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I kinda forgot to come back and post the real pictures of my newest creation! I have started making mobiles out of my paper flowers, and I have to say they are lovely. Very ethereal. Perfect for babies or for whimsical wedding decor!

Teaser!

2010-07-29T10:53:00.000-07:00

I'm off to get better pictures outside...

Rock Lobster!

2010-07-29T09:20:00.001-07:00

I had a customer inquire about lobster artwork, so I up and did it! I think they go really nicely with my other ocean themed prints; the Crab, Jellyfish and Octopus.

Then I went wackadoo and did a ROCK lobster! :)

Doctors and Slugs

2010-07-26T18:38:00.000-07:00

So I spent all day today going to doctors' offices either for appointments or to pass out my business cards to OB/GYNs. It was a productive, if not long, day. And when I got home, after dinner and playtime, I just had to finish this piece and get him up on Etsy. Slime is the new cute!

Ferntree Flower Bouquets

2010-07-16T13:09:00.000-07:00

Just a couple pics. I finished wrapping the hydrangea stems. It looks really lovely with the simple bow and super long streamers. Apparently this is a big trend right now. It's all over Martha Stewart Weddings, etc.

Christmas in July, sort of

2010-07-14T11:06:00.000-07:00

So I went out and about last week looking at local Atlanta boutique stores. I found 3 I really liked, Beehive Coop, B. Braithwaite, and Young Blood Gallery. I've got some things in the works for the other 2, but right now it looks like I will for sure be at the Beehive Coop starting in August! That means my artwork will have a retail outlet for this year's shopping season. :)

I have to figure out how to merchandise 2, 2 foot square wood tables. I'm thinking I'll take them some bookmarks, cards, prints, some small paintings that can stand up on their own and these collages I've been working on.

Anyway, I'm super excited, but I've got printing to do today, so this is it for this post!

angie

Life and Art Updates

2010-06-30T06:43:00.000-07:00

Well we just got home from 2 weeks visiting my family in Australia. Wow that's a long plane ride with a toddler! He did great, but we are fighting some major jetlag...

Our trip included Richard's first visit to a beach! Does it make me a bad mama that I let my 1 year old eat beach sand because it made a cute picture? He did spit it out after all. It was also a bit windy.

I do have one gorgeous little boy though!

As for my art, I've been busy like always. I've been featured on a couple great websites, including Babble.com's Top 50 Etsy Moms!

I've opened a second Etsy shop called Ferntree Flowers, where I am offering luxury custom handmade paper flowers for weddings, special events or home decor. I'm having a lot of fun with paper and colors and glitter, oh my! :)

Anyways, you can see that I have a LOT going on! I hope to keep you updated more often, but I can't make any promises based on my past inability to blog! ha.

angie

No, I'm Not Dead, Just Busy

2010-01-26T15:14:00.000-08:00

Blah blah blah...it's been 4 months since my last confession.

Okay, so I'm going to make a whole hearted effort at writing on my blog. Really, I am. Between working full time, being a mom to a teething wonder, having dogs and cats begging for my attention and trying to work my husband in there sometimes....Oh, and working full time at my Etsy business creating and selling custom artwork...I WILL BLOG.

The Mama Body

2009-09-06T10:06:00.000-07:00

Okay, so my body has decided it wants to be pregnant shaped. I don't mean, oh she's still a little pudgy from the baby weight, shaped. I mean, full on 3 months pregnant shaped. And I know that it's weird because I really am a stick shaped person with a heck of a pot belly, but isn't there some unwritten, possibly even written, rule about not asking someone if they're pregnant??? Especially when most of these people KNOW ME and KNOW that I have a 4.5 month old baby boy?! It's gotten to the point where I don't even care if they feel bad, they SHOULD feel bad, I just say, 'Nope, I'm just fat.' and walk away while they try to get their humility up off the floor. Go ahead people, go crawl into a box somewhere and hide. Thanks for reminding me (DAILY) that I am now fat. Do you THINK I don't know?! It's not like I go to put clothes on in the morning and think, 'hmm...that's odd, my pants shrunk.' I can't even wear big clothes to hide it; my belly sticks out past my boobs, and all you girls know that your boobs can make a shirt hang just right and cover up any bulges in the belly area. No luck here any more.

Let me preface (well I guess it's too late for that) that I was huge pregnant. I mean, 'are you having twins? (same lady that asked me if I'm pregnant again by the way)', big. I'll include a crappy pic for evidence. And I think that my internal organs are so freakin' happy that they aren't being kicked and squished any more that they are spreading out on lounge chairs in there. I mean moving around and staking claim to new territory like Oklahoma land grabbers. And my stomach muscles are so stretched and just totally worn out and disinterested in their job, that they are doing nothing to help me force things back where they used to be.

Yes, yes, I know...SIT UPS. Evil I tell you! Don't even think it! It's is pure evil wrong that a new mom who is getting up in the middle of the night and then again at 5am to get ready for work, would have to take 10 minutes out of her sleep to do something so horrible as situps. I protest!

*sigh* Damn it, I'm going to have to aren't I...

Measure Twice, Cut 3 Times

2009-08-08T10:07:00.001-07:00

Okay, so as much as I love making things, I suck at measuring. I can do carpentry, sew, create graphics...but every thing I do has to be re-done a dozen times. I'm trying to make business cards. You know, cute little pictures of my work on the front, business info on the back. Well I had 2 problems... the info needed to be flipp-flopped and it was also too close to the top of the card. So what do I do? I bump the text down and then flip the text over. What have I essentially done?...I've made the text go off the top of the card completely! All I did was make it more off center. Argh. Me stupid with layout stuff, go stick head back in sand...pbwft!

Owls are a HOot

2009-08-02T11:43:00.000-07:00

I dunno, the title is retarded, but they are a hoot. lol I just get urges to create artwork. It's not even like I sit down and go through 20 itterations of what I want to do. Usually I just sit down and out it comes. I don't even have much of a choice. If I don't sit down and get it out, it keeps me up at night. Who wants to be kept up by a flock of teeny tiny owls?!

Deep Thinking

2009-07-22T04:17:00.001-07:00

I feel like I'm supposed to be making grand observations about the world and the meaning of life, or something like that. I mean, if people are supposed to read this, isn't it neccessary to be more interesting than the back of a cereal box? Unfortunately I'm just not the existential type. Maybe I was in college. Nah, I think I was past it then...might have to go all the way back to middle school. Before I realized that life is life and thinking about it too darn much didn't change anything. Probably just gave god a good laugh. Oooo...I just got existential! Okay, well now it's time for breakfast and I'm hungry, so unless you want to hear me get all existential about toaster strudels, I'm out.

If the World Could Stop Turning Please!

2009-07-20T20:31:00.000-07:00

I'm soooooooooooo not ready to go back to work. I love watching a thousand little faces light up in my classroom every week, but I have one very important little face at home to think about. It's not even like I enjoy spending all week without a shower and not knowing what the outside world is...I just want to be here for my baby. Maybe etsy is the answer to my prayers. If I could sell $70 a day I wouldn't have to go back to work. My salary (woo teachers) less the cost of daycare is only worth $70 a day. What is wrong with this country? If I lived back home in Australia I'd have been PAID $5,000 to have a baby. If I lived in France, I'd have 2 years time off! Poop on this country. Yeah, yeah, I still live here. I know. Damn it.

Selling

2009-07-18T19:37:00.001-07:00

There's something about selling a piece of artwork that helps to justify your entire existence. Don't get me wrong, I realize I exist outside of my work, but some one likes me, you really like me! The days that drag on, with noone buying, noone nibbling, eat away at your self confidence, your worth and your soul. I know that sounds grandiose, but it's the truth. So when someone lets you know that yes, you are worth 2 hours wages plus shipping, well that's just fun.

My life

2009-07-16T17:47:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my whole world. And in a couple short weeks I'll be leaving him in someone else's hands. Someone else who is going to share all his firsts and spend his days with him and become so important in his life that I fear they will come to replace me in his heart. It's not fair that we have to work to make money to pay someone else to raise our children. It's not fair that at 3 months old, 6 weeks for most parents, my baby will not understand why his mommy isn't holding him when he cries. Work sucks.

My work

2009-07-16T15:22:00.000-07:00

Did I mention I'm an etsy artist? Wow, artist...I don't usually claim that title. It's something I think has to be bestowed upon you, not claimed. I am an art teacher, that's easier to say, and true....but artist? I guess I have been paid for my work before, that makes it official right? *big breath*

http://www.ferntreestudio.etsy.com/

Here we go y'all!

2009-07-16T15:17:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I don't blog. Make that didn't blog. Where on Earth am I supposed to find time to type down my thoughts when I have a 3 month old baby and a job and a studio and, and , and... oh wait, nevermind, the baby sucked all the thought producing ability out of my pretty little head anyway. Phew! Pressure off. Guess all y'all will get is the aimless ramblings between diaper changes and drawing. Should be fun. Or at least, um, interesting.