That warm, fuzzy feeling.
Yes, the warm weather has arrived. Some may say it's muggy, but it really does give me a fuzzy wuzzy feeling inside. I was clearly meant to be born south of the equator. Cold weather and me are oil and...
View ArticleBeautiful things.
To preface, I am home today with a terrible face rash. I don't know where it came from, but it's itchy, painful, and make's me look like an ogre's bride. Not too happy about the rash. Anyway, to make...
View ArticleHitting the ground running.
Good morning!One more day until I celebrate Canada's birthday. I am heading to our nation's capital, Ottawa, for some royal watching. My goal is to be able to add Kate Middleton as a friend on my...
View ArticleIllustration Mondays.
It's Tuesday!Today is a vacation day for me. A little relaxation in the hazy summer is an okay thing. After nearly a week off of day job tomorrow will be a bit of a downer. I still have this whole day...
View ArticleBiking in the city, Claire style.
Have you melted yet? For goodness sake- go get yourself a popsicle or something before you read this post!Okay- cooling device in hand? Let's continue. So, new work! I was asked to create a piece for...
View ArticleBunny love.
That's right. I'm in love. With a bunny. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to take a visit to the ever popular Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. It happens every year during the second weekend in...
View ArticleTaking the good with a healthy dose of bad.
Hello folks! It's been a while, no? Well, I have apologize for that. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind. I was fortunate enough to return to the Printsource show with my day job at the beginning...
View ArticleClaire DOES NOT Love... rashes.
Well, here I am, over a week since my last post, with another sad post. I have been fighting a bacterial infection called cellulitis in my leg that sent me to the hospitalfor three days last week. This...
View ArticleBefore and after.
Here I am, a week before the big Sunnyside Art Show weekend. It's also the first week of September. It's been the fastest summer on record for me. I say this mostly because I lost August for the most...
View ArticleC'mon down to the lake!
I have been a busy bee preparing to show my wares at the upcoming Sunnyside Juried Art Show this weekend and I am getting excited thinking it's only a few days away! Of course, if you are in Toronto,...
View ArticleCatch up.
Well, hello there. It's now officially fall. Here in Toronto it couldn't be more beautiful. The Sunnyside Pavilion art show was a wonderful weekend. The three day show was full of lots of friendly...
View ArticleBack to school.
That's right, kids. I'm about to start some learning. Tomorrow night I start an eight class workshop called From Maker to Making a Living put on by the ever wonderful Ontario Craft Council. The...
View ArticleFrom Maker to Making a Living, class #1: same problem, different boats.
Wow! What a great start to a month of learning! I know for sure that signing up for this workshop series was a great idea. Jacqueline is even more amazing in real life than she is on paper (or web...
View ArticleFrom Maker to Making a Living, class #2: just say yes.
I've had a day to digest my second class in the workshop series I'm going to be taking for this month. I think I needed it, as last night was a tough one, for me and a lot of my classmates too....
View ArticleGot my balls in the air.
I live my life open to imagination and happinessthrough my unique view of the world.I am fearless, optimistic, and take on any challenge,always growing, learning, and bettering myself.I wear my heart...
View ArticlePaint, stitch, ink, repeat.
I am busy. You may have guessed that by my lack of presence on this blog. Though I have been neglectful I do have some news and work to share with you. As I've been mentioning, I have been working on...
View ArticleGone so long.
Yes, yes, I know. We have to stop meeting this way, right? One of these days I will finally learn how to blog whist maintaining a busy schedule.... or will I? That's for me and you BOTH to find...
View ArticleRamping up.
Ronaldo said to me this week "You should write your blog". I said, "I do". He said, "do you write it more than a few times a week?". I said, "no". "Why not?""I have nothing important to write.""How do...
View ArticleA dead job.
A short post. I was asked to submit a proposal for a HUGE illustration job. At this point, I'm pretty sure I didn't get it. I could be wrong. Anyway, I did up a sample illo as a part of the proposal...
View ArticleA cocky promotion.
What the what?I bet you were expecting another post in, say, 90 days or so. April fools! Here I am again!I thought I'd share some more new work. I took a course on Thursday last week about the theory...
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