MAY
I was honored to post a guest article on the Color Magazine blog - that article is HERE. I shared a bit of the heart behind creating commissioned portraits.
JUNEMy work was in a virtual exhibit on the University of Central Missouri website - it's still available to view HERE! I finished this colored pencil piece just in time for the show!
JULYIn July I started messing around with polymer clay - a medium I had been avoiding because I knew I would love it and get obsessed. Right as usual. 😀 I have really enjoyed the process, and it's refreshing to be a learner instead of an educator in this medium. I love incorporating these new skills and products into projects that incorporate paper beads and stamps as well.
Fall/Winter 2020 stamps were released in July - as usual the designs (which had been submitted in February) were strangely appropriate for the cultural climate we found ourselves in. I hope these stamps have been a blessing.
AUGUST
My Bel Air Reflections drawing was published in Color Magazine - this is a back cover feature.
SEPTEMBER
September was full of art show prep - the show we began to plan in January was rescheduled twice and finally moved online! I took the task of coordinating the setup of the show behind the scenes, setting up a website and the show itself. I was honored to have 3 ribbon winners in the show as well! You can still view the show HERE.
OCTOBER
I completed my 100th portrait commission in October! Here are the first 100, in order! It's fun to see the progress in my work.
NOVEMBER
Our annual Falliday Fest event over at Splitcoaststampers was a hit, a much needed community event and a good time to prepare for the holidays. I coordinated the tutorial entries and provided a challenge and tutorial for the event. Here's one of my challenge samples!
DECEMBER
I treated myself to an online beading retreat and fully enjoyed it - it provided me lots of skills and ideas for taking off in my own direction with jewelry designs! Still working to either build or settle into one style, and so many things I still want to try! Here are the beads I made during the retreat, and a few I made with the techniques I learned.
Upcoming changes:--I decided to step down from the Spellbinders club kit team, though I'll still showcase occasional releases.
--Impression Obsession is moving to a monthly release model, which means some structural changes behind the scenes - 2 art deadlines for me instead of 4, and more focused collections. I have submitted 3 smaller collections for this 6 month period, so you won't see artwork from me every month, but when you do, I hope you'll love it! February is my next release and it is some of my favorite artwork ever.
Plans are beginning to stir for 2021 art events, and I'm excited and hesitant at the same time, not knowing how things will unfold in the new year... I know we're all collectively moving ahead with great and hopeful uncertainty. I hope my creative efforts have brought a little comfort and light into your world - I know that I have appreciated your visits and kind words here in this little space of mine!
All the best to you in 2021. Thank you for looking back with me!
