I had the honor of being on my friend's very first podcast episode! Her name is Karinna (or @peachfetti), and she interviewed me to talk about art, business and life ๐
Some topics we chatted about include:
It was a lot of fun and I hope you like the episode!
2021-05-04 16:29:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Last month went by so fast and I didn't properly prepare. Suddenly it's May!
I've decided last minute to do a shop update tomorrow with some new items :)
Hey everyone ๐ You may have noticed there was no new video today, but that's because I'm busy prepping new merch! I'm making the first ever acrylic keychains and here are some of the designs that are coming. I couldn't decide which guinea pig design to do - so... I made four ๐
I've really been loving the motivational quotes because I feel like it's a type of reminder I constantly need to give myself. So I thought keychains would be perfect.
Should I get these as pins as well? I'm on the fence since all of my pins so far hav...
2021-04-29 18:34:47 +0000 UTC View Post
In last week's video, I shared my art from 10 years ago! I happened to find some more stuff from that time period and I'd share ๐ Enjoy!
2021-04-26 20:40:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Let's talk art style! What is it? How do you find it? I thought it'd be fun to take a look at my old art and reflect on how (and if) I've changed that much. I got out some of my old sketchbooks for the first time in years to share them with you.
I also want to talk about art style as it was a thing that I struggled a lot with in college. I always wanted to find my art style, but at the time I didn't know what it was. But looking back, I think it's become pretty clear to me now :)
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2021-04-22 14:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Yaaaaas it's spring! Here are some of the sketches and doodles I've made recently. The last few sketches were seen in previous videos and were made a few weeks back.
As usual - my sketches are all over the places and are mainly just a way for me to scribble down ideas. I made these sketches in different sketchbooks or random pieces of paper ๐
Also been scribbling ideas for new clay pots!
2021-04-17 13:02:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Yay! I'm finally doing ceramics again and this studio vlog features my first week back. There's some wheel throwing, sculpting, painting - it's a very exciting and re-opening of an old chapter for me. Enjoy!
2021-04-15 14:35:00 +0000 UTC View PostI've started up doing ceramics again and will have some new pots to turn into new animal friends! So I need some help deciding what to make - what animal pot friend would you like to see?
Select as many as you like!
Feel free to comment with other things you'd like to see too!
2021-04-10 12:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Yayy it's spring! It's been a cozy Easter weekend with some flower drawings and prepping merch. This vlog's got a bit of everything - easter shenanigans, painting, packing, cooking, getting outside - I even got some time to get out and do a little spring shopping for Shrimp.
If you don't have time to watch the whole vid, I highly recommend at least watching at 2:27 to see Shrimp be the best Easter cat you've ev...
2021-04-08 14:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! I hope you've all had a lovely Easter ๐๐
This week, I want to share with you the process of how I made this month's birb print with watercolors ๐
1. Start with a sketch
I start by doing some small sketches until I get something I like. You can see the one to the left that I abandoned. What I'm trying to do at this stage is test out the composition and colors and by working small yo...
2021-04-06 16:52:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! This month's Patreon rewards will include a matte sticker sheet and a little bird print!
I think this is the first time I've made the rewards using watercolor rather than digitally with Procreate. Let me know if you like this style as I've been thinking about doing more stickers with traditional media ๐
These will be mailed out next Friday, April 9!
2021-04-02 15:37:43 +0000 UTC View Post
A new chatty studio vlog! Most of this takes places over the weekend as I prep for a small shop update. It's a chill, lazy weekend as I get some new prints ready, unbox some new packaging and... mess up my newsletter ๐คฆโโ๏ธ At least we get some painting done in this one!
2021-04-01 14:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Finally got around to making that Silhouette vs Cricut video this week! You've already seen my post about why I switched, but I go into a lot more detail in this vid and also talk about the other benefits of the Silhouette :D
Feel free to ask me any questions too if I missed anything! Enjoy!
2021-03-25 15:35:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Your birthday mail and stickers are on the way! I just dropped them off to the post โบ๏ธ
Thanks for your patience in me getting them ready this month - it took longer than I thought! But I hope you'll like them ๐ It will include:
I'm gonna start sketching out the Patreon rewards for April this weekend so I can get a head start. April's theme is gonna be something floral and... springy. I'm not sure yet - but it's gonna be good and I'm excited ๐
... 2021-03-19 16:30:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Another busy week doing all the things! This time with LOTS of drawing and things that aren't shipping/packaging for once! I've had a growing list of art to do, and it was finally time to get around to them.
In this vlog:
I'm slowly working on getting the new merch ready for a little shop update next weekend!
There will be chickens, rainbow pigeons and spring stationery coming! The guinea pig notepads have been ordered and are on the way, hopefully arriving by early next week. I got the pink ones this time - thank you everyone who voted!
I'm also working on adding more prints to the shop, including an A4 size of the Birbfest print and a new "This is Fine" print. I'm also going to add it as a sticker (maybe a clear sticker?). Looking now, it would ...
2021-03-16 19:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm working on these new guinea pig notepads and need some help choosing the bg color! Which one do you like more?
2021-03-13 19:06:20 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a while since I've done a studio vlog! It's been a pretty busy week with the shop update and general shipping/packaging.
In this vlog: typos are my enemy, a mini tutorial about how to plan and schedule your Instagram posts, using pick lists to speed up the packaging/shipping process and reviewing some stickers I ordered.
It's a chatty one again! So grab some drawing stuffs and come hang out with me :D
2021-03-11 15:35:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Iโve always found drawing outside a bit uncomfortable (and frankly still do sometimes). It always comes down to questions of, โWhich materials should I bring? Do I really need to bring this much stuff? What if I get tired of carrying this much stuff? Should I bring less stuff? But what if I want it later and I donโt have it with me?!โ
Weโve all been stuck inside a lot this past year, but when I'm able to travel again I want to start ...
2021-03-09 18:38:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This shop update comes a week late, but with lots of new bird pins and earrings! There is also the return of some old sticker designs and I will also be listing the original paintings I have made in some past videos ๐
The shop update will be on March 6, 18:00 CEST (UTC +2)
2021-03-04 15:35:59 +0000 UTC View Post
We're already going into our third month of the year?? Time flies! And it just so happens to be my birthday month too!
So, I thought it could be fun to do something birthday themed this month for the Patreon rewards. Maybe some birthday themed stickers and a birthday postcard/card? I think it could be kinda fun to send you a birthday card for my birthday ๐๐
I'm also planning out some other content this month to tal...
2021-03-01 22:20:59 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm planning out more content for next month and need your help! What kinds of content do you like? What do you want to see more of? :D Let me know!
2021-02-28 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Shop update next weekend, March 6! I had to push it one week since I'm still waiting for a few things and also wanted to prep more stuff.
BUT I do want to give you a preview of the things that will be coming!
There will be pins and earrings from birb fest (more than pictured here, I'm still photographing them), but I will ALSO be listing the original wooden paintings from my videos.
If all goes to planned, I may have some other things coming too but that's if I get them done tomorrow ๐
2021-02-27 17:57:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Halloo! Thursday means a new video! And today we're talking about how to choose packaging supplies ๐ I'm going to go through how to package different kinds of items and also talk about eco-friendly alternatives. Enjoy!
2021-02-25 15:38:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Hallo everyone! I stayed up late last night and finished up this month's Patreon rewards! ๐ Here's a sneaky peak of what will be coming in the mail to you in a few weeks: a set of transparent stickers and a little print featuring this adorbs little baking kitty!
These rewards will be available all month for the Nestling tier ๐
I'm super tempted to put this character onto some little notepads cause I just love it so much. She was also heavily inspired by my kitty Shrimpette and her big eyes ๐
2021-02-22 16:39:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Sunday everyone! I've been drawing so much baking stuff recently, that I thought it'd be fun to include these little baking cards as digital downloads!
There are two different colors and I've provided printable versions for both A4 and Letter size paper ๐
Also, I finally have the long awaited ...
2021-02-21 14:12:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a chatty little vlog that I made to be almost like a podcast (with painting in the background!) I painted a bunch of wooden slices with some little motivational quotes on them ๐
I will probably make some more this weekend. I am thinking about doing a smaller February shop update including these little wooden slices. I'm starting to have a little collection of them and think they'd be better off in new homes where others can ap...
2021-02-18 15:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Running a small business isn't just fun and games and I really learned that this past week. I've run into a series of issues - just one after the other. Problems with just processes, shipping, new mail regulations, my machines all going on strike... yeah it's been a thing.
I highly considered just not doing a vlog today but I felt it'd be a little dishonest ignoring how difficult the past week has been. There was a lot I didn't end up filming actually because I was so wound up with everything else going on that I forgot to film it. So ...
2021-02-11 16:31:34 +0000 UTC View Post
So I've gotten a lot of questions about which machine to use for making stickers at home. If you didn't know, I recently bought a Silhouette Cameo 4 after having used my Cricut Explore Air 2 for the past year and a half.
Why the change suddenly? I'll tell you right away because it's pretty simple - you can cut more stickers per sheet using the Silhouette rather than the Cricut.
Both Silhouette and Cricut come with their own software that you have to use to set up your stickers. To make sticker sheets in either pr...
2021-02-09 23:03:43 +0000 UTC View PostHiii everyone! So this month's happy mail theme will be Baking (with cats) ๐ธ๐ช๐ธ
I thought it'd be fun to include a little recipe print, but I can't decide which one to do. These are three of my favorite recipes that I frequently make and I love all of them!
Soo help me decide - which recipe do you want?!
2021-02-06 18:30:59 +0000 UTC View Post
