Hello Tuesday!

I have to say, I'm rocking this Tuesday.

My to-do list in nearly finished, I've got some new prints hanging out in my Etsy shop and my show is up and running at Crafty Wonderland! Here's a little blog post where you can read about it and see it!

http://craftywonderland.com/2013/08/august-artist-of-the-month-michele-maule/

Cathy Pitters and Torie Nguyen, who run the shop, did an amazing job setting it up! I love how it looks. If you're in downtown Portland this month, go see it!

Pygmy Rabbit

I've got some prints of some of those painting in my Etsy shop right now, and I'm slowly adding more this week. I'm realizing that now that this series is over, I need a new series to work on. I was thinking about maybe focusing on people for the next round... Or I could finish the series I started working on last year that I never finished. So many ideas and so very little time to get them all done.

Sasquatch!

It's been a great Tuesday so far, hope your Tuesday is going well too! Also, tomorrow is my birthday! So hooray to that!

American Pika

Oregon Animals

I've been working on putting the final touches on my pieces for the Crafty Wonderland show that will be hanging up for the month of August. You can see all the pieces over on my Facebook page.

This is usually my least favorite day of putting a show together. Something always seems to go wrong. Usually I've overlooked an important detail, like oh I don't know, labels/artist statement/wire to hang the pieces. This time it seems as though I've got everything I need, and it's going surprisingly well. Let's hope I'm not totally jinxing myself here. fingers crossed.

I'm dropping this work off tomorrow and then I begin to put together another show for September. The next one will be at the Hillsdale Art Supply Store. This will be my 6th show this year and I think it might be the last until next year. I have a lot of new card ideas and the holidays to get ready for, and it's challenging when you've got another job and shows to get ready for. Yes, I just said the holidays. Crazy. Would you believe me if I told you that I checked in Halloween merchandise last week? Here it comes...

I was really hoping to leave the old day job by my birthday, but it doesn't look like that's going to happen. Especially since my birthday is next week. I'm not ready to quit and frankly, it terrifies me...

My income situation is still not stable and I am so afraid of failing. I feel like I am definitely getting somewhere with my little wholesale card business, but I still have a way to go.

I'm going to keep hoping to quit my day job soon, but for the moment, I'm going to keep plugging along.

New Prints!

Good grief, it's been forever since I last posted new items in my Etsy shop.

Grey Wolves.

This summer has been so busy for me, that I've been neglecting my little online store. I've added three new prints and I'm hoping to add a couple of new cards by the end of next week.

Grey Fox

The fox print and the wolf print are part of a native, Oregon, wildlife series I've been working on. The originals will be downtown at the Crafty Wonderland shop next month! I'm almost done with these pieces and I'm really excited to show them in person.

You can find the Grey fox here and the grey wolf here.


The crane print is part of a custom piece I did a couple of months ago. I liked it so much I thought I'd list it on Etsy.

Blue Crane

It's warm here. It's probably very warm where you are too. Stay cool, friends.

Some New Things

I've been working on some new pieces for my featured artist of the month spot at Crafty Wonderland next month.This new series focuses on native Oregon animals and insects.

So far my list includes:
Red Vole
North American Pica
Pygmy Rabbit
Grey Wolf
Grey Fox
White Tail Deer
Leona's Little Blue Butterfly (I love that name!)
Western Meadow Lark
Spotted Owl
Sasquatch (of course!)

I think I'm almost done with this series. I just have to wait for some paint to dry, and then I'm hoping to make some prints of these pieces.

If you happen to be in Portland for the month of August, you should stop by the Crafty Wonderland shop! They sell mostly local artists and there are some seriously cute, and awesome, things there. They're located at 808 SW 10th Ave, right across from the library.

In other news it's really hot here. 92 degrees. Good for quickly drying paint. Not so great for sleeping. Here's hoping to a break in the heatwave soon!