Have you seen my art licensing story? I submitted it to Artist Tara Reed’s Art Licensing Story Contest. I’m amazed that as of right now, it’s been viewed over 200 times!
Your comments and questions are always welcome! Enjoy!
*Coming soon to Spoonflower
Available as a card on Cafepress and as a print on Etsy.
I could definitely be persuaded to update the colorways on these for specific uses. Talk to me.
FTC disclosure: if you buy my stuff, I make money. 
I’ve been working on several things, and not blogging (obviously). I hear different takes on this: work, don’t blog; blog, don’t work. So I’m kind of in the middleville, working more than blogging, but still blogging. I guess.
I have been pleased as punch to be more involved with other artists lately. It’s super self-affirming, and it makes me proud to be an artist. I’m signed up for Surtex, booked tickets, and am super excited about the mass of artists that will converge in NY in May. That should be amazing. If you’re going, let me know.
Here’s something I drew the other day that my Marketing Goddess said is “too happy”. I get it. I’ll use the font somewhere else. But here’s what happened:
So I posted it for sale on Cafepress. We shall see. Maybe other people get lost in images and curls when they’re sad, too? I did send one to the person I was thinking about. What do you think? Too happy to be sad?
Did you know LU Graphics has a LU shop on Cafepress? Many, many ways to invite Pearce into your world.
I also have great things happening here for Valentine’s Day. I’ll post links when I can!
NEW! Fabric on Spoonflower! Pearce the Elephant now available for all your quilting and pajama-making needs!
Fabric should be available the first week of February. Meanwhile, check out my other Spoonflower fabric!
Meet Pearce, the Elephant! He’s the first in a series of cursive-inspired animals that will find their way onto prints and fabric.
Pearce is far from your average elephant. With his delicate loops and curls, he’d much rather attend a tea party than muddy himself with the rest of the herd. A whimsical addition for a nursery or for the elephant lover in your life, Charming Pearce is sure to please.
The wallpaper craft is finished! Yipee! And I have the pictures to walk you through the steps.
(*NOTE: I am not a photographer. I apologize for this in advance.)
1. Buy nine – 1 foot square frames and spray paint them black.
I modified this step. I bought 32′ of 1×2 and mitered the ends to create 8 1′ frames, and spray painted the sides black. The reasons were cost and functionality. Frames can be expensive, and finding eight with flat faces was going to be costly and difficult. When you can’t find what you want, make it yourself, I say!
2. Carefully cut out a bunch of 1-foot x 1-foot squares of wallpaper – it’s ideal because you don’t need to trim or break the pattern.
I modified this step as well. It made more sense to me to paint the design on the front of the paper and then cut the squares. Thank you, thank you to Design Hole and Alluminare for the wallpaper! The paper is really strong and durable – believe me, I’m clumsy and I didn’t even nick it! – and the surface texture is great for painting.
3. Tack the squares to the front of the frames (and only the fronts, no wrap-around).
I used Tacky Glue. I love it! It is super strong and dries clear. I just like the stuff – no kickback for me if you buy it because of this site.
4. Arrange the frames into a 3-foot × 3-foot grid and secure them together (temporarily, carefully). Find a simple, graphic design and paint it in white across all the pieces.
Modified: see above.
5. Separate the pieces, affix to the wall in the same grid order, but about 1 to 2 inches apart on all sides.
(This is where my sucky photog skills really show off.)
And wah-lah! Wallart.
What’s that you say? Where’s the rest of the wallpaper? I’m glad you asked!
I had some leftover wallpaper, so I decided to use it in this china cabinet spruce-up.
Even put crushed velvet on the doors. Now, all those heirlooms have a proper place!
Lots of buzz about yours truly online today (very exciting!!). Alluminare’s been awfully busy, redesigning pages, creating widgets, and…interviewing moi! Tres chic!
Click here for my very own profile on Alluminare.com. You can see my latest work (created exclusively for Alluminare’s products, which are FABULOUS), read a little bio, and even grab a widget for your own use (feel free!). Oh and feel free to get some Christmas shopping out of your system while you’re there. 
Also – TA DA! – read my interview with Alluminare and hear about inspiration, colors, and see some of my favorite colorways and pattern swatches.
Thanks bunches to the amazing team at Alluminare for all your hard work (the site looks great!) and for creating some buzz about yours truly! Tootin’ your own horn is one thing; when someone grabs the horn and starts playing it for you is another thing entirely. Thanks a million, guys. You’re awesome.
I just received my wallpaper from Alluminare (thanks to Design Hole). Thank goodness the FedEx guy didn’t leave it in our soggy, snowy bushes (like the mailman did with my new coat – grr!). It came all nicely packaged in a HUGE cardboard tube.
I opened the tube, and inside was a plastic sleeve, housing the wallpaper roll.
I like the colors I chose against my dark purple walls. I think the project will turn out really well!
(No, the pillows are not staying. Yes, there will be a piano along that wall. Stay tuned!)
Check out my interview on sparkyfirepants.com! Fun questions, fun answers, and my very own recipe for the *perfect* PB&J.
Thanks, David, for a super-fun conversation!