Window Window

Yesterday at Cracker Jax I got to decorate my first window! I'm so lucky to have two bosses that let me be creative all the time. I have to admit I was really nervous before doing it.  It seemed like a very overwhelming task but once I got going it all felt very natural.  I worked the whole day on it, wishing for more hours so I could keep going.  Now that I'm done I can't quit looking at it, which means I'm nitpicking it to death!! Today I want to address a couple of small areas but after that I will leave it alone!  Here are eight million pics of it!

Last night I was still feeling very creative so I curated another treasury.  This one shows off my love of sea urchins.  Click the image to see more details. If you like it, click the admire button. Maybe it will make the front page!

Have a super great Thursday!

What's Happening

Yesterday I got a few more animal jars listed in my shop.  

 You can hid your treasures in the cat feather jar here.

 Or decorate a space with the mossy dog jar here.

 Or store some goodies in the dinosaur glitter jar here.

 And some other things around my place:

My dearest boyfriend made his specialty the other night, spring rolls! They are our favorite but we don't get them often because they take so long to make.  I'm trying to find simpler recipes because I could eat them every day.

 Recently at work I got to redo our register display case. I love doing this. It's like making mini installations.  Tomorrow I get to do my first window. I'm way mega nervous but I've been thinking a lot about it and have a basic idea to start. I'm excited to see how it goes.  If you are in the are check out Cracker Jax. It's the dreamiest store in the world!

This Again

I feel like I am having a little bit of an art crisis... (who me? No.....) Ugh!

Today I was going through work in my studio and I'm seeing stuff that I have to admit I'm really really happy with but I feel like I'm in this weird limbo with my work and I don't know what to do with it (longest sentence ever). The most logical thing is to show it, right? I just don't know what that venue would be for my work. I could apply to shows but what shows? Most of the shows that come through my email seem quite academic. My work crosses the academic line. So where does that leave me? I have no idea.

I used to put my work on Etsy but I think it's so super duper hard to sell art online. Can I just tell you for the millionth time it's hard to be making art outside of school. Only for me the problem is not the making. It's the showing. I make work all the time. I have some pieces for sale at Cracker Jax and I adore having my work in that venue but I would really love to try to get it into shows and traveling.

Please is there anyone out there with advice for a girl who just wants to draw hearts all day and then hang them in a gallery?

Arts For Sale!

I recently hung some of my artwork up at Cracker Jax. It's really exciting to see it all hung up together. If you live in the area I hope you'll stop by and see it. My new work is part of the collection as well. Yay art!

Some Things To Look At

Good morning! First of all, thank you so much for all the sweet comments on my new work! I'm pretty excited and inspired right now so it's nice to hear I'm doing okay. Here are some (mostly) non-are related things around my place.

I got a "grow your own crystals" kit and I grew my own crystals! It actually worked! Science is so magical.

This pile of crepe paper is waiting to be turned into a pinata. I'm waiting to figure out what kind of pinata I want to make. The possibilities are endless.

I hung these scarves on my window in my studio. I can't quit looking at them.

This is my current favorite little collection. Those are snow globe frames from a craft store. I want to fill my house with snow globe ladies.

These next two pics are just artsy and this is an artsy blog so...

Celebrations are in order! The bathroom at work got cleaned out which means all new stuff at Cracker Jax!! If you're in the area stop by this weekend for the Holiday Open House!

Happy Middle of the Week!

My New Job!

I mentioned last week that I have a new job. I feel like I have won the job lottery. I was hired to work at a beautiful boutique called Cracker Jax. If you're from the area I'm sure you've heard of it. Cracker Jax is a mixture of new and old and all things magical. From the moment you walk in every sense is put to use. Candles and incense are burning and creating a wonderful scent that spills out into the streets. There is enough jewelry to make my heart skip a beat. Every corner you look there is something wonderful. It's fun for me because each day I discover new things. It's the kind of store you could come to every day and still not see it all. I'm feeling very lucky and inspired. The aesthetics there are really going to wake me up in my studio practices. This is the change I needed. It's going to be interesting to see what direction my work starts going in. Click here to check out Cracker Jax on facebook and click here to like the shop. Enjoy all the photos!