carrie kim

Shop Update

"Keep it Together!" desktop 
Detroit '08

I just posted this new piece to my Etsy shop :)  I'm really happy with the way it turned out.  I hope it sells soon.  The profits are going to Red Ink Studios in Flint which I think is a terrific cause.  I'm going to see if I can get more photos tomorrow if we have any sunshine.

Do you like all my magazines?  I love love love magazines!  I use this as an excuse to buy way too many.  I just ordered a new magazine called Amelia's Magazine .  It looks so cool.  I have been eagerly checking my mailbox every day hoping to find it. 

Have a good night all :)

Studio Update

I have three pieces in progress right now... I've been working like a busy little bee:)

I thought I'd show you my design sketch for my next piece.  I'm donating the proceeds from this one to Red Ink Studios in Flint.  The photos a little washed out but hey that's why I'm not a photographer. 

I put the final base coat on all three tonight so it won't be long. Yay!
This is my favorite part of the process- the end when it's finally time to paint the design and it all comes together.  Before I had E I would get so caught up in finishing a piece that I would do nothing else until it was done (read no cleaning, sleeping, ect.)  But one of the surprise blessings of motherhood is forced moderation.  Nothing and I mean Nothing can become all consuming any more.  Which is good because it's been my experience that breaks and moderation make everything better.   A little Dr. Seuss and Olivia don't hurt either :)

On that note I'll leave you with a Dr. Seuss quote from the One Fish Two Fish book, our current favorite. :

"And now good night. It is time to sleep... Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. Every day, from here to there, funny things are everywhere."

goodnight :)

Sneak Preview

This is a sneak preview the "Keep it Together!" desktop piece I'm getting ready to post to my Etsy shop.  I named it Simple Lines.  That seems fitting don't you think?

I better keep this short I've got a lot of work planned for tonight.  (Wait! that sounds so uptight!  That's not me. Let me try again)
I better keep this short I have a lot of playing with paints and building fun stuff planned for tonight.  I'm so excited:) 

Black Friday

I wish I could say that I took part in some crazy shopping mayhem today.  But seeing as we already disposed of all of our disposable income I think it's best that I sat this one out. 

Instead E and I visited  Red Ink Studios in Flint.  That place is super cool! Which is a whole level of coolness above just cool:)

Red Ink Studios:  harnessing the power of the arts for economic change   

I've decided to donate the proceeds from one of my "Keep it Together!" desktop pieces to them.  More on that soon.

Well I've got a lot of painting planned for this holiday weekend.  I may put some in-progress photos up, but then again I may not.  We'll see

Have a Happy weekend!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have snow!  Everyone here was thrilled to see the blanket of white outside this morning.  E  didn't remember snow from last winter so she was super excited.  It turns out that watching a two year old hop up and down at the window saying "no no no" (E can't really pronounce s yet:) over and over again is pretty entertaining and she was eager to show Funny Guy the snow - which really cracked us up!

Funny Guy

All in all it was a good day.  We relaxed by the fire, ate good food and I even posted my new piece in my Etsy shop. I wish we could  have gone home and spent the day with family but other than that it was a pretty perfect Thanksgiving.

I hope you all had a pretty perfect Thanksgiving too.