“Courage” » watercolor & ink » 8×10 (sold) » prints available

Do you ever feel like you’re lacking courage? This kitten may look like a little scaredy cat, but his reflection reveals his true spirit. May you find your courage. And when you do, it will be where you least expected. Within yourself, of course, because it was just hiding there all along.

Yes, I can get cheesier than that.

Courage is a new limited edition print. I only made 20 and they’re available in the store.

Also, Afterglow prints are finally available in the store, too.

“Inc” » watercolor & ink » 8×10 framed

I make lots of mistakes. Sometimes, when I’m painting, like the other day. I was working on this piece and listening to music.

But my mind must have been consumed by something else because it wasn’t paying attention when my hand picked up the ink bottle and tilted it too much while I also had an ink brush in the same hand.

Oops. Undo! Undo! Wait, can’t. This is real life. So much for multitasking.

So, the inky clouds weren’t part of the original plan but I really think it made the illustration more intense. Why didn’t I think of this before? Or maybe I did, subconsciously.

Shit happens even while you’re not paying attention. The sooner you realize your mistake and do something about it, the sooner you can improve. Take what you’ve got and do what you can. And although we’ve learned these lessons before, why do we keep making the same mistakes over and over?

“Pink Freud” » watercolor & ink » 8″x10″ framed

Reception:
Friday, June 26
5pm - 7pm

Q’s Cafe
319 E. Main Street
Galesburg, IL 61401

Exhibit runs:
June 12 - July 31

This is my setup from last weekend’s Peoria fair. It was a really good show and everyone was very nice. Met some interesting people and parted with quite a few pieces.

On top of everything, I won an award. Award of Excellence.. does that mean an honorable mention? See that yellow ribbon? The yellow ribbon means I can buy a new tent! Yeah.. my tent has seen better days and I will need to get a replacement sometime. I’m excited for the next few art fairs I have coming soon.

Peoria Art Guild’s 4th Annual
Fine Art Fair at Junction City

June 6 & 7
10 am - 4 pm

Booth #29

5901 N Prospect Rd
Peoria, IL 61614
(map)

I’m hoping for really nice weather this weekend because I’m taking Razorberries to Peoria for the first time. There will be prints, cards, and quite a few new original watercolor & ink pieces. I hope they like us, training wheels and all..

Electropus
5″x7″ (8×10 framed)
watercolor & ink

What could happen if you plug in too many things at once? There could be a short and your appliances or light bulbs might blow up. Or you’ll lose power. Plus, you might have a really high electric bill if you use a lot of power.

Electricity is so powerful, beautiful, unpredictable and benefits us very well when used carefully and treated with respect. That bolt of lightning that rips through the sky and can split a tree in half straight down the middle (or light up half of the town while I pretend it’s daylight for that split second) is the same electricity contained within your 65 watt light bulb.

So, maybe it’s a good idea to unplug everything unnecessary before the light bulb burns out. Or before I trip over all of those chords..

Four new handmade pieces of jewelry are now available in the store. And because I love spring, I wanted to do some kind of sale. Type in RAZOR15 at checkout by May 31st to get 15% off entire order.

I’m not sure which is more fun: making them, photographing them, or packing them and shipping them in the mail.. I just love doing everything.

My lovely sister Anya is the model in the photo. Thanks Anya, it looks good on ya. Her birthday is tomorrow. Happy birthday, Onion! Haha, this will never get old..

All this new bad-ass awesomeness and more can be seen at my booth at a new fair this weekend near the GCAC, 114 E. Main St, Galesburg, IL. New necklaces, earrings, magnets, and prints.

Saturday, April 25 • Laughing Corn Art Walk • 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. • Downtown Galesburg

And this is what it looks like when you step back a little.

Click for notes and stuff.

Guess what, “awesomeness” is a real word. I just learned this.

I was lucky enough to be able to participate in a new project by Pikaland called Good To Know.

“The Good to Know project is full of advice + inspiration from artists/illustrators/designers on creativity, business and life. You can read what the participants wrote in full glory, but I’ve also printed zines that would make reading much easier if you’re into touching paper, which you can purchase over in Pikaland’s Etsy shop.” ~ Amy from Pikaland

Amy was also featured in Etsy’s Virtual Labs webcast recently, but I missed it. Thankfully she has made a recap list of the event - Inspiring Creativity, 9 Tips to be More Creative.

5″x7″
watercolor & ink

He made this little paper boat all by himself. The idea of making it float seemed easy but after several attempts, somehow, the boat ended up under the water.

He could:

a. Keep trying to make the soaking wet boat float.

b. Wait until the boat is dry and try again.

c. Build a new boat and start all over.

d. All of the above.

Who knew paper boats required so much patience?