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Anthology
/in Infrequent Ramblings /by adminDetails of how my anthology began and a preview of some of the content.
Discovering 3D Book Mock-ups
/in Infrequent Ramblings /by adminDiscovering 3D mockups and their use in self-published book promotion.
Rabbit Vision
/in Infrequent Ramblings /by adminThe process and obsession behind illustrating Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit by Molly Meador.
Rebranding – Power in a Name
/in Infrequent Ramblings /by adminThe inspiration and journey behind changing my branding from Lauren Crest Illustration to 9 Sirens Creative.
It’s Been a Bit
/in Infrequent Ramblings /by adminHonesty time. I’ve been MIA on social media for a while now. I’ve made and broken promises to post more. I’ve made goals to do art and fallen short of them. Mostly I’ve struggled with how open and vulnerable to be with myself and my audience. This lead to me defaulting to posting nothing but […]
Art Project 2016 Review
/in Infrequent Ramblings /by adminChildren’s Book Illustrations In the beginning of 2016 I dabbled with children’s illustrations. I was pregnant and wanted to see if that was a route I wanted to take with my art. Though it was fun experimenting with different styles, I definitely don’t see myself sticking with children’s illustrations. My dark heart can’t take that […]
Creating Art with a Newborn
/in Infrequent Ramblings /by adminWhat most people said: I was trolling the interwebs when I found this article today. It really hit home. Over the course of my pregnancy I was frequently told by friends, some family members, and other artists that I wouldn’t be able to do art anymore when my turtle baby was born. I’m fairly (okay, extremely) […]
Seeing Your Art in a New Perspective
/in Infrequent Ramblings /by adminLast week I posted about Getting Feedback on Your Art. While getting feedback is essential to artist growth, it isn’t always a possibility. This week I’m going to cover what you can do to improve your art if you know something is off but either don’t have the time or ability to reach out to get […]
Getting Feedback on Your Art
/in Infrequent Ramblings /by adminAs you may have seen a few weeks ago on my Instagram feed, my husband spotted an error in one of my pieces. Thankfully he caught it in time and I was able to fix it before it became a more difficult problem. This is one of the reasons that I LOVE frequent peer reviews and critiques. […]
Weekend Card Designing
/in Infrequent Ramblings /by adminThis weekend I ended up creating 5 cards of various forms. 4 of them were hand made cards (you can see the cover of one here and its inside here) that centered around simple inked designs with watercolor accents. One was digitally designed and later printed. I hadn’t expected to work on any cards at all so doing […]