Mai Autumn

25% off this weekend - a new season

with the new season, come some new ideas and a special surprise for you! this weekend, enjoy 25% off the whole shop with code AUTUMN. the code is valid until 11:59pm EST on sunday, september 30th.

above, you'll see my newest illustration (that i am kind of smitten with). the color palette is a bit different from my usual bright hues, but i really think i might run with this. if you check out the page where this little beauty is for sale, you'll also see that, amongst the leaves, i have accented the piece with this amazing metallic silver and pewter acrylic, so the original changes in different lights - so neat! i have lots of ideas where this might go, so hopefully you'll be seeing some new pretty things soon! :)

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as september comes to a close, i'm realizing time seems to be speeding up and slowing down at the same time. i came across an article that made me feel quite nostalgic, and i thought i'd pop in to share.

a short little article was posted over on zatista a few weeks ago about back to school art supplies. all the talk about crayons got me to remembering that my absolute favorite crayon was always cerulean. i loved it so much that i would use up the whole crayon before any of the others, (and i have to admit, i think i might have stolen a few replacement cerulean crayons in times of need!)

upon realizing this, it dawned on me that quite a bit of my work as an adult centers around shades of this exotic color! it's funny when you notice your favorites still ring true, even through all the chaos of growing up and entering "the real world".

so, in honor of remembering my favorite childhood hue, here are some lovely cerulean sights :)

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