My husband and I refer to this character as “AIE,” short for attitude is everything. She almost stayed hidden in my sketchbook rather than becoming a Card You Can Color. I’d intended to draw a serious image of a woman walking through a frightening wilderness using the strength of her inner self to get throughContinue reading “Why We Love “AIE””
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Seize, Rather Than Cease, The Day!
I’ve been feeling glum about Carrot Condo, unable to find time, energy, motivation, inspiration to create. On Wednesday, while on a walk, I considered dropping the whole thing. I could just cook and clean and tend our kiddo while getting my resume in shape for a “real job.” But then something amazing happened. I hadContinue reading “Seize, Rather Than Cease, The Day!”
Trying Too Hard
Argh. It took me a couple of weeks to realize it. I looked through my daily sketches, and with each page, my drawings got tighter, smaller, and more and more scrunched and bland. And then, I let go. I let go of an idea I thought I really wanted to accomplish. But, when I letContinue reading “Trying Too Hard”
Carrot-Paced Creativity
The new year has begun, and slowly but surely, new projects for Carrot Condo have been decided and deadlines penciled into my calendar. Nevertheless, there are so many things I want to create and so little time. Feeling frustrated one day, I grumbled to myself: I should have drawn a slow, slimy slug as myContinue reading “Carrot-Paced Creativity”
#365daysofpractice
I’ve decided to draw every single day for 365 days straight. This article from The Washington Post inspired me. Want to join me? You don’t have to draw; you could commit to doing something else. I started on Monday, December 7, and I’ve already missed one day, but I’ve also created seven pages of drawingsContinue reading “#365daysofpractice”
Carrot Condo’s First Craft Show
I sold my books and cards at the Madeleine Marketplace bazaar yesterday, and it completely exceeded my expectations. I signed up and paid my booth fee with just a few goals, to learn as much as I could about: setting up a nice display, talking about my work, and using Square to accept card payments.Continue reading “Carrot Condo’s First Craft Show”
A Family That Colors Together …
…gets 45 minutes of focused quiet, or learns about making decisions and preparing to win or lose. After the launch party, one family was so excited to color they stopped to buy colored pencils then went straight to their dining room table and colored together for 45 minutes. Try to enlarge the picture of C.,Continue reading “A Family That Colors Together …”
And The Winners Are …
I asked five friends to serve as judges of the coloring contest for Carrot Condo’s launch party because I knew I would not be able to do it. After deliberating among themselves (look how serious they are), Dave Andersen, painter and professor, announced the winners and greeted each one with a fist bump: The firstContinue reading “And The Winners Are …”
The One That Got Away
Before I show you the Coloring Contest results, you have to see the one that got away. When posted on the bulletin board at the launch party with all the other entries, I think it looked like a page nicely colored. When you compare it to my original page, however, you’ll be wowed. Here’s theContinue reading “The One That Got Away”
Carrot Condo almost launched
Prizes are wrapped, cookies and lemon bars are in-the-works, coffee will be brewed, and then … we’ll be ready for for Carrot Condo’s launch party. Just friends and family, but even so, it feels like a big event to me. I’m really looking forward to seeing how people colored the pages for the coloring contest.Continue reading “Carrot Condo almost launched”
