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Let's Build a Boat

I thought I would share the two new pieces I was able to finish and get listed this week.

There is this original painting here  and this little watercolor painting here.

I was hoping to get 2 more listed, but I was really struggling this week. I started 3 illustrations and completely overworked all of them.

I'm ususally good at knowing when a piece is finished and I'm able to walk away and start something new. This week I just kept on working them until they really didn't make any sense.

It's okay, it happens. Not everything is going to turn out great all the time. However, it would be nice to get those hours back. 

Half awake (how I feel right now....)

Well, I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Friday!

New illustration in my Etsy shop :) "Come away with Me"

Friday is technically my Thursday, so I don't get that excited when it rolls around, but I do start thinking about what I'd like to do on my day off.

I'm not sure what our plans are for the weekend, but I'm sure it will involve digging in our year. We still have a lot of work to do and we didn't get anything done last weekend.

I also want to get some more work done on my commissioned piece. I'm looking forward to working on it!

also, I thought I would share a little sale that I'm having in my Etsy shop with you. It's buy two 8x10" prints for $30.00.

Well, I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Great Weekend!

Yes. I had a good weekend.

It's always a good weekend when Michael takes both Saturday and Sunday off :)

Saturday we went to the Midwest Boston Terrier Meet Up.
It was really fun. All the little BTs were in costumes, running around like crazy.

We were one of the first to show up, as always, and Chloe was not terribly excited to be there.
She's so shy, and scared, she hid under the chairs for about the first 20 minutes or so...

We tried to her to come out and play, but she'd go and hid under our feet or on my lap.

She eventually got use to being there and was running around, catching the ball, and playing a little bit. One of the best parts of going to meet ups is that she literally passes out for two days. She's even a little sleepy today :)

We also met Brian and his wife and their two cute Bostons Sophie and Zoe.
They're very nice, and I'm glad we got to meet them.

We got home and carved pumpkins. Guess which one is Michael's...

Then yesterday we just hung out. Got some work done, and we watched Before Night Falls. Which is a really great, inspiring movie.

So yeah. Awesome.
Hope everyone had a good weekend too.

Just Another Friday....

Not a lot to say today.

Other than I am really proud of my best friend Kim.
She has been working her ass of the last few years and it's paying off.

She has been going to school full time, working full time, and this last year was the president of the accounting society at San Diego State. This last week she completed 15 hours of interviews, and yesterday got a job offer! She was really worried that she wouldn't be able to get a job, but I knew she would because she is a total rock star! So congrats to you K.Trinks!!
If I lived closer I'd take you out for beers and a basket of tater tots!!

God, I can't imagine what 15 hours of interviews is like...it sounds awful...

Anyway, busy weekend ahead.
Lots of work to do.
Lots of things planned!

Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Be safe!

Yeah.

So I haven't really left the house other than to walk Chloe and to go to the Dairy Queen by our house in about a week...weird...I am not really sure how I feel about that.

Isn't Dairy Queen a really weird name when you think about it? Dairy. Queen. Like the Queen of all Dairies? Hhhmmm...weird.

Anyway, I am leaving the house today! Michael has been teaching this painting class to some high school students the last few weeks. It's like this summer program that Cranbrook offers, which os pretty cool. So tonight they are having a little gallery opening for the students and their paintings. I think that's pretty cute. So I am going to go check it out! yay! I love that kinda thing.

Not a lot going on this weekend. I got my wheat paste and paper yesterday so I will be spending most of my weekend with my press! I might do some screen printing too. We shall see.

Dude! What is up with Etsy sales this month? It's actually really depressing...I am trying to stay positive but it's kinda hard...

I am using this time to get my shop all stocked up and ready for the holidays, and I also have applied to a couple of really big art/craft fairs in the area, so I am trying to get ready for those too. If I am accepted that is...but even though I am really busy, it's hard not to get bummed out about sales...oh well. I am sure things will pick up soon. I KNOW they will!!

Hope everyone has a good weekend!!

Busy Weekend!

Holy cow it was a busy weekend.

I got a lot of homework done, painted, and took Chloe to her first Boston Terrier Meet-Up!

She did really well. She still got sick quite a bit, but there were times that it looked like she was trying to have fun.

Everyone was really nice and understanding about it. No one freaked out like they did at her first doggie meet up. We had a lot of fun. There were so many little Mushy faces!! There were a couple of puppies that were Chloe's age, and a little 9 week old Frenchie!! So freakin' cute!!! Chloe made a couple of friends...but mostly hid in the corners or in between Mikey's feet. We got home and she just passed out on the bed...snoring with her tongue hanging out of her mouth....

It's good for her. Hopefully she'll grow out of this weird little anxiety soon.

I gotta get more homework done...so not a long post tonight.
Hope everyone had a good relaxing weekend. It's almost time for Monday....