Friday, May 18, 2012

Running Around in Circles while Rambling.

Ah you guys! I'm in an odd mood lately, nothing negative, just...odd. I have tons of stuff that I could and want to talk or write about, but as soon as I sit down to write a post, I tend to wander away with my mind and I end up doodling something or just doing other stuff. I have a bunch of drafts now. So instead of coming with one of the many ideas that I have floating in mind for a post...I will just ramble and show you pictures ^_^.
So what have I been up to? Well, last few weeks have been crazy with arranging commissions. I say arranging as I need to keep my admin aspect in mind as well. Then I also have to actually work on them as well, but that is the fun part haha. You can still commission me though! Just e-mail me if you want to have more information. Next to that, I'm also working on my own little projects and seeing what direction I will head in for now. I'm dabbling in Fashion illustrations...dabbling in kiddies illustrations, cupcakes and monsters and I don't know what else. Have to say that the monsters and cupcakes got a life of their own and I'm working on something that I don't want to share just yet, need to think a few things through hehe.

But I do have to say that I feel...a tad all over the place at the moment. With the art fund being completely discarded, I started to re-think a lot of things and doing a lot of things. So many things, that I kinda lost track of what I want to do. So I took a few days where I was less behind my laptop and did some thinking as I definitely need a focus point for myself. I can't completely stop networking or sharing my doodle peeks (I'm addicted to my doodle peeks on Facebook). Let me just tell you that this...is...difficult. Most of you know that I love to do so many things *head desk*. And as much as I love to aimlessly wander around, this is not realistic. But I do have a better insight in what I want now, but times like this where I simply want to sit in a corner and stare are a tad annoying. However I'd annoy myself even more if I did nothing though.


Funny thing about the ink I used for the inky ladies. I absolutely disliked the fact it wasn't waterproof, while it says so on the bottle. After playing around with it for a while, I love the way it "bleeds". It creates an instant depth, so I don't need to mess around with washes of grey. Only thing is, I can't add a whole lot of color as the lines will bleed again if I add too many washes and the painting can result in a piece of...ehm...annoyance.

Can't curse as I probably scare people away.

And you know what else? I've been postponing the giveaway as I wanted to ponder a bit longer about the price and now my 3rd Blogoversary is almost here! Can you believe it? The third year will start soon. Never thought I'd be rambling to the World for three years in a row now hehe. The regular readers knoooooow that I always do a giveaway, so I'll wait a bit longer and do a giveaway in June ^_^.

Ah Pirate Cupcakes. How I love theeeee!!

I'll end my rambling now. Till next time everyone!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

TJ's Shop: New goodies all around!

Hey Everyone!

It is...ETSY time ^_^  If you want to do a dramatic drop to the floor, because you think you missed your chance to tell me how you eat your cupcake...do not fear. You can still tell me how you eat your cupcake...

I have finally started to add new items to my shop and there will be more new items, TJ originals, soon. I'd really love to see them in a new home as they only collect dust in my folder. Here's a peek at some prints...


All prints are ready to be framed and signed by me and because I truly want to make an effort with my Etsy shop this time...I'll start it off with a fancy coupon: 15% off your order if you enter MAGICCUPCAKE upon check out. I gotta stay in the cupcake theme you know...

I haven't uploaded the originals yet as I had to wait for my fixative to arrive. They will be in my shop in the upcoming days. Here's a peek at them. Please excuse the crappy camera picture.


Please keep in mind that everything is limited (especially the originals hehe) and I only have 5 or less per item. So don't wait too long and get what you want now for presents, Mothers day, just because gifts, for yourself and so on. I really want all my prints and originals gone, so I can stock up on new things. However, if I get lots of messages about a particular print, I may stock up again.

Don't hesitate if you have questions about originals and prints okay? Also, if you know someone who would like this, feel free to pass it along.

That is it! You may start browsing now and I'll shall continue creating new work ^_^. A lot of the doodles you see on my Facebook page are for my portfolio and practicing new techniques. It's a lot of fun to see how you all respond to them and just want to say BIG THANK YOU for the support I get every single day!

Here's a peek at a new painting that I was working on. It's finished now.

Enjoy your day and till next time!!

*waves, waves*