Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
Sometimes I feel like I'm stumbling in the dark, but I can honestly say it's all worth it. This year I've done a lot of things outside my comfort zone and I keep moving forward.
I invested a lot of time in making Graduation cards. I used a folding template I found on Pinterest and customized them to local school colors. I also adapted them to have a pocket for a gift card of money. They turned out so cute and have been a popular seller at the gift shop I have my cards in.
April was my first full month of sales at Smiling Moose Gifts, here in our small Alaskan hometown. I sold enough to cover my first two months of booth rent, and while this seems like that wasn't much it was a huge milestone to me. I went way out of my comfort zone to sign a contract and put my handmade cards somewhere other than on my own website. My goal for my first month was to sell enough to cover one month's rent. I doubled that.
There's more to come. Stay tuned!
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