A Little Birdie Told Me...

I've been totally in love with working on these journal pages lately...

I feel like they 

are a 

thread, 

tying parts of my art life together

weaving in and out

from page to page

leaving me with 

a road map of ideas

to 

turn into 

big colorful art.

I'm amazed at what this process has been growing... 

I find it not only a way 

to explore my paint process, 

but to think about words

and have some fun 

with the pages I pulled out from the book.

Oh the possibilities!!

So... I'm whispering now...come close... 

I've gotten a huge response to my journal postings 

and have been asked by some 

to teach an ecourse on watercolor. 

It's on my radar, and I am working out the details.

If you think you'd be interested in an online class

feel free to drop me a comment with any thoughts,

request's etc. 

Also, I am getting close to launching an official website.

Woo! Hoo!  It's been in the works, 

and getting closer to complete.

And finally... tomorrow... Sunday...

I am officially introducing art prints to my etsy store!

These prints are made from my journal artwork in limited editions.

The colors are vibrant and a true match to the originals.

Printed with a Canon Pro 9000 printer 

using Epson Ultra Premium Matte Paper

 created. 

 a lovely reproduction.

I am offering a 20% discount to all you lovelies that visit here. 

I am forever grateful for 

your kindness, encouragement and support.

Mention the discount code: BLOOM when ordering.

Only one coupon code per order.

Linking up to Jennifer and the lovelies over at  StudioJRU 

Come on over and have a peek!

Seeds of G R O W T H... and a G I V E A W A Y!

"We come from the earth, 

we return to the earth, 

and in between we

 g a r d e n."

anonymous

So, for the past year, I've been planting some seeds. 

I've been working the soil of my creative journey. 

Some days turning the dirt and adding lots of nutrients, 

and other days just looking at the soil, 

pulling some weeds, 

and wondering when the sprouts are going to shoot up.

Lately, I've been seeing some sprouts. 

I am starting to see a few glimmers of those colorful flowers 

that I so desperately want to grow.

 I do  b e l i e v e  

the flowers 

are really, really starting to grow!

... and I am encouraged.

a list of my  s p r o u t  sightings...

~ I'm seeing some increase in my etsy sales

(Every time an order comes through, I'm like a child at Christmas- 

the sales seem like they are creeping in slowly, but creeping in, is good. 

I feel a lot like a snail in the soil sometimes!

I've started to "renew" and add items more often- as well as join a couple of etsy teams,

which I think is another contributing factor to the visibility. 

Meeting new people on a team, and supporting each other through team treasuries, 

giveaways, & team blogs, I think has definitely been a boost. 

I am sooo thankful to the people that have included me in a treasury, or a feature, or their blog. )

~ I'm seeing increased visibility

(I'm starting to notice that my work is being recognized at shows, the more I attend repeatedly- 

I had a couple of people looking for me- yea!

Also I am noticing that the wonderful connections and friendships from ecourses, blogging, blog hops, 

giveaways, and social networks that have been continually taking root. 

This is the most wonderful area in this crazy journey of creating art. 

I cherish each and every connection that has been made, and am trying to recognize and support 

each and every sweet person that is on their own creative journey beside me.

It's amazing to see some who have arrived to the place of enormous growth- completely in B L O O M.

It inspires and encourages me always. 

It's amazing to see some who are on a parallel path and others who are just getting started. 

I am inspired by and in awe of each and every one!)

~I'm starting to approach shops  and bigger shows

(Finally being B R A V E and approaching a few shops to see if I can get 

any of my work in another venue- got a couple of consignments started. 

Also doing a show in a couple of weeks that is a much larger venue than I am used to...  

Patchwork Indie Arts & Crafts Show. 

Talk about butterflies and preparation! yikes!

Hey if any of you are in So. Cal and are attending, 

or are exhibiting there- give me a shout out in the comments- I'd love to meet you. ) 

~I'm starting to see a path

(As I am starting to see a path, it feels right, to acknowledge this grateful list of sprouts. 

There is so much soil I want to cultivate, and yet sometimes 

it's good to just stop, 

look for the growth, 

and see the colors as they start to reveal themselves.)

what is on your "sprout list" ?

what new things are happening for you?

Feel free to leave a comment today and I will enter you into my giveaway 

to  C E L E B R A T E  

s  e e d s   o f   g r o w t h

s p r i n g

&  g r a t e f u l n e s s

To enter to win (one of my little birdie houses shown above)

Leave a comment on my blog~ it's as simple as that!

Drawing will be on Friday!

2 entries if you are already a follower or if you become a blog follower.

Thank-you faithful followers!