Exciting things are happening in the studio! This blog was on hiatus for several months while I worked hard on writing and illustrating a new devotional colouring book for Christian Art Gifts, which I hope you’ll be able to get your hands on in 2024. Now that I’ve submitted my manuscript and artwork, I’m refreshing my studio, sketching out future project ideas, and organizing my calendar so that I can get back into my long-neglected online art and art business courses.
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the artwork going into the new book:
It’s been a fun surprise to learn that Boutique LocoLocal (a Montreal shop showcasing handmade items by over 120 Quebec artisans) has been selling out my quirky colouring ornament activities! They also sell my giant colouring posters, Christmas cards (available in my shop), and colouring pages (also in my shop). These are product lines I want to add to in 2024.
More exciting news: I will be featured in the Creative Careers section of the December 2023 issue of the drool-worthy Uppercase magazine, to which I’ve had a subscription for over 10 years (you can see a row of them in my studio in the photo above). EEK! One page will highlight my journey as a colouring book illustrator, and the opposite page will feature a custom colouring page I designed for the magazine.
If you’ve come here from there, welcome! I hope you’ll take a few minutes to browse around and look at my work. Please subscribe to my free weekly e-newsletter, Whimsy & Wisdom, which inspires “seriously joyful living” every Monday morning. New subscribers get access to ten of my free colouring pages! Oh, and W&W got a new logo this summer. Isn’t she sweet? 🥰
Friends, my creative energy is at a deliciously high level. The challenge is sorting out what needs my attention right now and what I can put off to the side for a bit later. I have to deal with marketing, social media, bookkeeping, production, and technology, not to mention the realities of everyday life and elderly parents, which means I can’t give 100% of my time to creating. But that’s okay! I’m enjoying the process and trusting God with the results. 🙂 Since I only update this blog now and then, I invite you to follow me on Instagram to see my latest doodles and sketches. Have a fabulous, creative day! ❤️🎨🖍️