See below posts by the artist on the creative process! Approximately one post will be made every week.
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The last checks
This morning I had to do my last checks in prep for the Queen West Art Crawl. It always paid to double check things rather than assume things were set up properly as I had left them from my last art show. This morning, I discovered my Square reader didn’t seem to turn on. I…
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New things to think about for an outdoor art exhibit
I finally finished up my last prints and cards for my upcoming Queen West Art Crawl 2025 exhibit. I’ve previously written about all the takeaways from my first exhibit here and there are things I’ve thought about the second time around that are changes from my previous time. So there you have it, the next…
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Ergonomics of Doing Art
While doing the arduous task of cutting around 60 matboards for my limited edition prints and original works, I thought about little tweaks to make it slightly less taxing on the body. Putting items at waist height so I wouldn’t be bending over, or being mindful of where I was putting my clamps every time…
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Setting up a Small Art Business
Last weekend, I discovered that I was unable to use the online print functions at where I would usually do my limited edition prints. It meant a bit of panicking and then finding a new place for printing. Fortunately, I got my prints I intended to make, and in fact at a lower cost, so…
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GIMP Frustrations
I realized this morning that I had not sent a “Save the date” around yet, and so I decided to open up GIMP and get to it finally. For those who don’t know, GIMP is a free open source software that edits illustrations, like Photoshop. The Queen West Art Crawl sends out their social media…
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Returning to Queen West Art Crawl
I’ll be returning to the Queen West Art Crawl, on Saturday September 20 to Sunday September 21 2025. I exhibited there at back in my first year in 2023. I haven’t received yet the package of where my booth will be but will be very happy to announce it when it comes out. It means…