Blog and Updates

Today will be another stream-of-conciousness newsletter: I am still pretty engrossed in wedding stuff but have nothing I want to show (yet). However, I'm also getting back in to non-wedding things (what? I have a life and personality outside of my wedding?). Drawing Firstly, I picked up my sketchbook again. I'd been doing portraits for the wedding and haven't drawn or painted anything else recently. But now in my work lunchbreaks I'm back to doodling. These first two pages I

...as in, in my art and on my website. Mentally I'm obviously thinking more about my upcoming wedding (it's in two months, eek!). Now that a lot of that is done, I'm also starting to think about personal stuff for next year - things I need to sort out for my health, around the house, tattoos, hobbies; the list goes on. I guess there is a small part of my brain mentally in my art, as one of the things I've been thinking about for next year is what project(s) I want to start pl

Last newsletter I gave some wedding craft updates and said I would tell you about the Sweet As Hutt Hot Chocolate Challenge as well as some other things. This newsletter, I'm basically going to go through each thing and let you know what's changed! This includes: updates on the portraits and jewellery for the wedding a sneak peak of what I've used the skulls for my thoughts on some hot chocolates. Wedding portraits and jewellery update Last newsletter I posted portrait sketch

I'm enjoying the stuff I'm planning and making for the wedding. I'm doing well at my new job. But I just feel too busy, and I don't have a lot of actual horror stuff to show. I'm itching to paint horror stuff, but I feel like I can't prioritise that right now with the other stuff I have going on. But of course, you'll be the first to hear about it when I have something more to show. What I do have to show is: some sketchy portraits a choker I made skulls! And some very brief

...but don't worry, I'm not sad (about art, or in general)! Setting up the online shop and then processing the orders was A LOT. On top of that, I'm wedding planning, AND I just started a new job. I'm tired. I haven't been doing much art. I HAVE been creative though - continuing crafting and designing for the wedding. But this does mean I don't have anything to show for the newsletter this month. Honestly, I really don't feel like writing anything more. What I would love is s

The shop re-opened last month, which means I can now shut-up about pre-orders and get back to business as usual. This month's business as usual is: a shop update, now that pre-orders are closed a wedding art and craft update things I recently watched and read. Horror Art Shop Update Thank you so much to those who ordered when the shop reopened! Those of you who pre-ordered tote bags and t-shirts are part of an elite group - because these preorders are now CLOSED. It is not cu

I can't believe it! It was a whirlwind of rushing to design merch and set up the shop, but I did it, and now subscribers (in New Zealand) can pre-order! In this newsletter there is more help for subscribers to get first access (if needed), as well as: pre-order timeline and pricing information some thoughts about about how this merch design process has been and how the shop will continue a wedding art and craft update. Troubleshooting subscriber access to the merch shop Pleas

Yup. I keep talking about re-opening the shop "one day", but now I actually am going to do it! However, this will be with limited stock of merch based on my horror art, and I need your help! This will be Aotearoa only (sorry, world!), and suggested prices will be in NZD. If you... are interested in small merch like stickers, badges/pins, patches, and prints, then check out what I'm planning to release NEXT MONTH are interested in larger merch like t-shirts and whatever else,