(gotta love Charlotte’s Web)
So. I would like to start featuring a different artist each month. The feature post will consist of a small interview and a few choice images along with links to the artists websites, shops, etc. I feel like I run out of ideas to write about and feel slightly selfish/egocentric using an entire blog to write about what is going on in my life.
I am looking for submissions from different artists of every kind. May has already been taken by artist Kristina Rolander. I plan to have the post up by May 1st. Artists who would like to be featured on my blog either email me or leave a comment. Please include a link to your work.
Really, it all comes down to supporting each other.
Hope everyone is having a great start to 2009! Mine has been filled with changes. Alot of stuff going on that isn’t necessarily art/design/business related. One thing that has been floating through my head quite a bit is going back to school to get my masters. I am not sure that this degree of education is needed for what I want to do or where I see myself going. It is alot of work and I am a s.ingle mama, so we will see. In other news, it looks like I will be having surgery on my elbow. My right elbow. I am right handed and I depend on my hands for my livelyhood. So this isn’t exactly something I am excited about. The problem lies in my tendon - I have tennis elbow. Tendonitis. I’ve been doing physical therapy, acupuncture, cortisone shot, wearing braces, rest, stretching - nothing has helped. I am going to see another dr. today for a second opinion. So, we will see what comes of this appointment. Overall, I am leaning towards having the surgery. I feel like being out of commission for two months or so is worth having this problem taken care of. It’s very painful and makes everything difficult. Oddly enough, it doesn’t actually bother me when I am typing or working on the computer - but it gets really bad after.
So I would love to hear anyone’s opinions about the surgery. If you have had it or if you know someone else that has had it.
I have a lot of things I need/want to get done before the surgery. This includes, wrapping up some albums that are in limbo, finishing up some artwork, updating my shop, deciding whether or not to apply to school for the fall, and tying up general loose ends.
Whew. Wish me luck!
And just because blog posts are always more fun with pictures, here ya go:
© Lauren Woehler 2009
Just updated my trunkt portfolio with a few new items!
Check it out here!
Lately, I have spent some of my spare time designing cards. I like to work on these because they are small and I am able to flex my designing muscles without having to spend weeks on something. There is a sense of instant gratification to designing these. I can work out some ideas that I have brewing in the back of my head without having to commit to a major project. Plus, they allow me to work with text - which I love to do.
I bought some paper and envelopes in hopes of maybe offering these in my etsy store. I’m not really sure I want to go down that path. Maybe I will just add them to my portfolio. Or better yet, I will send them out to friends. Either way, I have fun with them and sometimes that’s all that matters!
For a while now I have been thinking of separating the wedding album design aspect of my business from the art and design. As of now Leoa Design Studio will only encompass art and design. Elioso Design will be the name of my album design company and my plans are to add a separate blog for this and transfer everything album design related over to that. I am also (still) in the process of creating my websites. Things just seem to take alot longer than I think they will around here. Between actually doing work for clients, painting, raising baby and sometimes sleeping getting my website finished is usually last on the list. It also doesn’t help that I have taken it all on my own - designing and learning dreamweaver as I go along.
In other art related news - I am just about finished with six new paintings that I am very excited about. I can’t wait to show them. I think that I won’t be offering the originals for purchase because I intend to find a gallery at some point to show them. However, I will be offering prints in my etsy shop. Stay tuned!
I haven’t posted in a while! It’s been kind of hectic around here as of late. Finishing up some stuff for the website. That project leaves me feeling rather confused and schizophrenic. I went to make a few changes and just couldn’t stop! If you notice I have redesigned my banner for both my blog and etsy. The redesign is along the lines of those. My goal is to finish that up tonight. For my sanity I really need to have the website checked off of my list of things to do.
Other than that I have been keeping busy with some album designs. Definitely looking forward to having the website up and recruiting some new clients. In fact, once the website is launched I will be having a special- all new clients will receive 15% off of their first album design. Details to follow.
Well, Elliot is currently napping and I am going to take advantage of this and make some headway on a few new paintings. Hopefully, this weekend I will have some to post here and for sale on my etsy site. Lot’s of things going on! Stay tuned!
Just listed in etsy shop!
digital illustration, © Leoa Design Studio 2008
More Than You Know, Digital Illustration, © Leoa Design Studio 2008
After many nights and days going over the pros and cons, and researching like mad I have finally purchased a brand new printer. I am excited to welcome this addition to my studio! I have been also slaving away at new work to add to my etsy shop. Soon I will be having a grand re-opening of my shop. Not that my shop isn’t open now but it will have a complete overhaul of work. Expect some original pieces and lots of prints. (Including the piece “Afterall” that is a few posts down) The prints will be wonderfully archival. In fact, they will outlive you! So stay tuned folks!
