SquidCat Thinks — On My Desk

Last year, I was lucky enough to receive the Funds for Artists grant from the Greater Columbus Arts Council. These grants are dedicated to helping artists in the Columbus area to make improvements to their careers, or get the funding necessary to create new work and try something different without having to absorb all the costs by themselves. If you’re an artist/ maker in the Columbus area, you can check out this years requirements here- I highly recommend it!! With the grant money I signed up for an arts focused business class, Leverage Your Art by Stacie Bloomfield, to learn...

It's been a while since I shared a little back story of how my cards get created, so I thought I'd give you a little glimpse into the history of one of my newest cards: the cupcake parade!

If you’ve been with me for a while, you may have observed that I have something of an obsession with art challenges. What you may not know is that I am also obsessed with fairy tales, myths, legends and old traditions! So, what I’ve been getting ready for currently is something called Folk Tale Week. Folk Tale Week is an art challenge that celebrates folktales around the world, and takes place November 23rd-29th! What a great combination of two of my very favorite things! This years prompts are: 1. Birth 2. Ritual 3. Courtship 4. Solstice 5. Death 6. Harvest 7. Dance...

On Halloween last year, my partner and I bought our very first house together. After receiving so many kind and thoughtful notes from friends and family, it got me thinking that I don't have any cards for congratulating people on their new home. So I set out with this thought in mind to remedy the problem.