feedback

Thanks so much for all the great feedback on my site! Hearing it all makes me so cheerful :D

For those who asked, having no link to my blog IS an intentional decision. One I still doubt from time to time, but overall, I would still prefer to keep my blog private from my real life. Thanks for picking it up though, very astute of you :)

fresh faced

Well, it has been months in the making, but I finally have a lovely new website!

At the beginning of each year something odd happens. I seem to see things through brand new eyes, namely my portfolio site. And these brand new eyes tell me "Good God Girl! What were you thinking? That design is horrid. Fix it. Fix it quick!"

So each year I rush to quickly come up with a new skin for my site that pleases my eyes somewhat... for the time being.

This year I put in much more effort, much more time, and have completely redesigned my site. What's even better is the backend (that's "code", etc, for those unfamiliar to the lingo... not to be confused with my rear-end, which, come to think of it wouldn't do too badly in having a rebuild itself...but I digress) has been completely rebuilt by my super-most-awesome in-house I.T. boy - Mr You.

I've updated my Etsy header to match, and I'm in the process of designing new business cards too.

Ahhh, a new dress makes this gal happy happy. Lets hope my eyes agree... at least for a bit longer this year.


Please go visit, let me know what you think. Tell me if you spot any typo's too ;)

adrift

My attempt at "adrift" for Illustration Friday.


I was looking for a new desktop wallpaper for my computer this week, and was having trouble finding something I like. I prefer hand painted pictures, of a contemporary illustration style (offered by the artist, not nicked)... I ended up with something renaissancey for the time being, but if you know of any, please let me know.

In the meantime I thought this illo might make a nice desktop, so I've done my part, and turned it into one for YOU to download!
(Please be nice, only use it for your own personal use, don't reproduce it.)

Get The Desktop Here: 1280x1024 OR 1680x1050
PC: To set this image as your Desktop Wallpaper, right-click on the image and choose from the menus “Set as Wallpaper” or “Set as Background” (depending on your browser's options);
Mac: Save the image then right click on it and “Set Desktop Picture"

Let me know what you think!

muddy

My attempt at "muddy" for Illustration Friday.

(Would have submitted this sooner, but my upload took all day long. I think, fingers crossed, the internet guy just fixed our connection at the exchange, after a few weeks and a few visits back and forth. Hoo-f-ing-ray!)

find your wild side

Whilst doing some "professional research" today I came across this fun little time waster:
BuiLD YouR WiLD SeLF

So so fun! Go spend some time "researching" for yourself! ;)

focused

My attempt at "focused" for Illustration Friday.

postponed

I had planned to kickstart "Wedding Wednesday" back up today and start a show and tell of our wedding (since so many of you have emailed me begging to see something). BUT, our internet connection has turned itself into a barely alive ghastly-slow-slug-of-snot and will not stay online for longer than 4 seconds (that is not an exaggeration), it took me from 10:30 am until 5:30 pm on Saturday to list one single item on ETSY. Uploads are nothing short of impossible, and I'm sorry to say I do not have the patience to sit through uploading wedding pics for you until this issue is sorted out.

Sorry. :(

Perhaps I will set the scene with some words, then follow it up with pics later?

P.S. Lots of people have mentioned bad internet over the last week. What's happened? Have Russian hackers droned us all?