New tiny stationery sets –with stickers!!!— are finally finished and available in my shop. It took many months, but so many great things came of it. First of all: stickers!!! Secondly: two more sticker designs to seal each stationery set in a little square package, 4.5-inch square to be exact. They take some time toContinue reading “tiny cats, tiny owls, big excitement”
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you can do this with one hand tied behind your back
This is the second time I’ve done The 100 Day Project. Two times now, I’ve drawn every single day for 100 days straight. Just take a minute to count to 100. I mean, seriously: 100 days in a row! Am I glad I did it? Is it worth it? Should you do it? What didContinue reading “you can do this with one hand tied behind your back”
creating my own path
Things are moving along slowly but steadily here at Carrot Condo. I’m starting to accept this snail’s pace because I’m noticing that a little effort every day builds faster and faster the longer I stay with it. In other words–exciting stuff is happening, but I have nothing–yet–to show you. Four projects are in the works,Continue reading “creating my own path”
a cliff, some cats, and domestic artifacts
I’m happy to report that things are humming along at Carrot Condo in spite of The Rest Of My Life interrupting every which way it can. This seems to be one facet of living a creative life–the rest of life gets jealous and pushes back, frequently and rather roughly. Again and again, I’m forced toContinue reading “a cliff, some cats, and domestic artifacts”
she flies with her own wings
My good friend inspired this card because of the hard work she devotes to making life better for everyone she meets. I’ve become convinced that our daily actions contribute as much to the world as the Big Actions reported in the news, and I wanted a card that acknowledges this. March is women’s history month,Continue reading “she flies with her own wings”
i lava you a lot
It all started when my kiddo gave me a homework assignment: After drawing a lava monster, he set out paper and a crayon on my desk for me to draw my own. As usual, I was focused on the tasks I wanted to accomplish that day, but something made me slow down enough to appreciateContinue reading “i lava you a lot”
tell me what’s ahead
Happy new year to you. I hope 2019 is off to a good start. Do you celebrate the new year? Make resolutions? Or is the 1st just another day? Sometimes the new year doesn’t feel like anything special to me. Other times, it feels good to step forward into something new. This year I’m feelingContinue reading “tell me what’s ahead”
a flood of books
On Sunday, December 30th, at Nordic Northwest in SW Portland, I will have a table of Carrot Condo creations at Portland’s first “Jolabokaflod,” which means: Yule Book Flood. Margaret Pinard organized the event and explains that Jolabokaflod is an “Icelandic national holiday where people exchange books as gifts on Christmas Eve then spend all nightContinue reading “a flood of books”
introverted monster sells crafts
It’s craft-show season for me at Carrot Condo! The next one is: Llewellyn Holiday Market on Saturday, November 10th from 10am-5pm at 6301 SE 14th Avenue in Portland. Then, on Saturday, December 1, from 10am-3pm I’ll be at the Lewis Holiday Bazaar and Tree Sale at 4401 SE Evergreen Street in Portland. Last weekend’s bazaarContinue reading “introverted monster sells crafts”
tweet-size stationery: hoot hoot!
A collection of empty Altoid tins inspired the most painstaking and rewarding project I’ve made yet: tweet-sized stationery. These tins are too sturdy and useful to send straight to recycling, so how could I re-purpose them? I attended a meeting of the PDX Correspondence Coop, a group of people who gather every month to revereContinue reading “tweet-size stationery: hoot hoot!”
