Happy Glittering New Year, dear readers! While 2012 was my year of enormous transition, incredibly humbling support and unbelievable learning from so many amazing teachers, I want to say one thing though, as a creative entrepreneur: keep some discovery for yourself. Save a little bit of getting lost and way-finding sacred because we all need creative challenges to stretch. It’s so …
What I learned from the 30-Day Sketch Challenge
My dear readers, if you’ve missed out on what the 30-day challenge was, here is the original post. You can view the sketches itself here on our Facebook page. Do remember to ‘like’ us if you want to follow future creative challenges that I take on 🙂 Below I’ll be showing you my favorites and wrapping up the MOST important …
Just A Little Daily Experiment: A Sketch A Day
Dear beloved readers, I’ve been on a little change-it-up kick lately, and as part of that, I am embarking on a 30-day sketch a day experiment. Now it is not uncommon for a lot of artists/illustrators to sketch daily, but as a full-time micro-biz entrepreneur juggling business and project management, taking time for activities that feed my creative soul like …
IMPORTANT Studio Announcement!!
Dearest Beloved Readers, After a few months of some insane juggling activity and hair-tearing here at the studio, I finally decided it’s time to seize control of the steering wheel, stop driving at a breakneck speed and a take a little breather at the rest area. In other words, you and me, we need to have a serious discussion 😉 …
Upcoming Launch of Handmade Soap Shop!
Folks! Very excited to share a little teaser (see above) of a project we’ve been working on that we can’t wait to unveil-a new (virtual) home for Lindy LaRoche of Poppy Soap Co. ‘s gorgeous hand-crafted organic soaps with a cause (a bar is donated to a local women’s shelter for each bar purchased), made right here in California! Lindy’s …
Art Gallery Photoshoot with Watercolor Stationery Details!
Photo above by Scott Clark, from Green Wedding Shoes Hello everyone, so very excited to share with you today The TreeSpace Studio’s first conceptual photo shoot with the lovely Katie from Bella Destinee and an amazing assembled team of vendors, see vendor list below. The photo shoot took place a few weeks back in SLS Hotel, Beverly Hills and was …
Little Treat Cards For the Soul
Today is an extra special blog post. I recently picked up Susannah Conway’s (of the popular Unraveling E-Course) brand new book ‘This I Know’, a searingly heart-piercing memoir of personal discovery and soul-healing through grief and art. Susannah’s deeply moving writing peppered with her one of a kind, dreamy, ethereal polaroid photographs makes for an incredibly heartfelt read, every word …
A Keepsake Hand-Painted Wedding Map Gift for the Fiance
Hello everyone! Today I am showing you a delightful project I thoroughly enjoyed, a whimsical keepsake map I painted for Marni as a special surprise gift for her fiance. Marni found me on Etsy and we clicked right away, she was super sweet and wanted something special to give her husband-to-be in anticipation of their upcoming wedding. Marni and Adam …
Featured Project: A Modern Vintage Australian Wedding, Part 2
We previously covered the process behind Sally and Ben’s custom invitation suite here, as our featured project. Now that we’ve shown you the wedding paper we created for them, we are excited to share with you a little glimpse of Sally and Ben’s colorful big day in Australia! This beautifully colorful wedding was featured on Amini Concepts, an events styling company based …
Featured Project: A Modern Vintage Australian Wedding, Part 1
It’s time for another behind-the-scenes peak into another wonderfully fun-to-create custom project! Sally and Ben were looking for a package that would reflect their interests as a couple while incorporating all the elements of a traditional invitation and then some. When I first spoke to Sally, she told me she wanted something ‘modern vintage with bright colors’ and showed me …