Newness...

I'll be out at Taste of Whitewater [September 11-12] displaying & selling my art. You should stop out! Tell your family... tell your friends... Come out & support your local artists!!!

Camp Venture Pics!

Thank you to Lori Reed Johnston for taking the pics at Camp Venture!!!

Brody modeling the DOC band

Thanks again Erin, for letting me snag a few of your photos... Brody looks awesome!




Also very cool: received kudos from Karen, at the cranial clinic for my work on Brody's DOC band. We'll see if Jackjack will need one next week!

Camp Venture

I'm currently re-working some scenery that the nice gentlemen attempted to do for my friend Kim, before she called in an emergency to the professional [me]. Should be done by the end of the week. I'll post some pics!

I'll give you a teaser photo... what I've done so far, half-assed stitched together.

*Sidenote: This does actually have trees... and is quite large. I'll take photos all along the way.

New Supplies, New Ideas

My flying companion in my studio, whom I promptly squished. Looked like a small, translucent red ant with wings. Must say the wings were beautiful. Should have taken a shot of them before I squished him. Though most insect wings are beautiful, if you look close enough.



YES!!!!!! New stuff means new ideas. New ideas mean new stuff! I'm so excited!!! Made plans for the 10" x 10" canvases, and also laid out a couple of box arrangement ideas for the "Things I've Broken" series [coming soon!!]. Finished the concept for the East Troy Area Country Campers logo [super cool, coming soon!]

No immediate plans for the paper, though as I type this there are some things brewing!!

Brody's DOC Band

If you don't know what a DOC band is, check out this website. A friend of mine had to get one for her son, because his noggin was misshapen. Well, instead of leaving it white, and open to a lot of unwelcome questions [When did he have brain surgery? Will he be all right? Will his brain contents fall all over the floor if he's not wearing it? -okay, that last one was a little exaggerated, but you get the idea-] she asked if I'd help decorate it when they got it.

3 kids, 1 annoyed husband [due to the screaming of kid #3], 24 hours, and this is what you have.

Before:
After:



Thank you to Paula Strawn for your advice and direction, to Fredward for your assistance and advice, and to the Rogosienski's for giving me the opportunity.

And just when I thought I wasn't doing anything

I looked around and realized, I am. I really am. I started working with the Pink Apostles of East Troy this month. I designed some gear for the Apostles to distinguish themselves at their events or even in daily life. I will be designing a logo next for them, so look for that soon!


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Thanks for reading! Hoping to update again before the month is out!

So, you didn't see my show?!?!? Ugh!! pssh...

Shame on you!!! I know some people live out of state, and others don't realize Mukwonago is actually on a map, but seriously- you should have come to my show. There really is no other excuse. I don't care if your cousins uncles' baby mama was laid up in the hospital with kidney stones and giving birth to some other baby daddy child- you should have been there!!!

OMG!!! Really? You saw the show? Well, then, step up to the plate and TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK!!! I need/crave/want/am practically begging for criticism- of any kind: good, bad or just plain ugly [kind of like your second cousin]. Please feel free to comment, ponder, suggest ideas and tell your friends! All of you know someone whom I don't know... tell them.. spread the word!!!

For you SELECT FEW [hint hint] who did not go and see my show... shame on you! But, since I cannot deprive you from seeing my work, I am posting it for those who didn't get the chance to see it the first time around, and for those who would like to see it again. Just to inform you [you who did not go to my show], I had great reviews, and have been invited to show again. So, when I do.... YOU HAD BETTER COME SEE THE SHOW! dammit!

THANK YOU to all who went out [some went out of their way] to come and see my art. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you... it is because of you, my confidence builds and my skills continue to improve. You are my inspiration to move forward and beyond what I have previously accomplished.

Thank you.

For the rest of you slackers- please see below:












































































































Just an FYI- if you ARE interested in purchasing any of the above art, please email me direct [or call if you have the phone number]. The only one I absolutely cannot sell is this one:



but, I do accept commissions of any shape, size & medium. Thanks for helping to make my art great!

-Jessica