Art Star Philly Paintings + Show

Whew!  After some seriously crazytown moving times (moving is fun) into my new pad, I am rapidly jumping back on the horse here and riding it to Philly for the Art Star show in a couple of days.  In other awesome Philadelphia news, I recently sent a batch of ten new original paintings to Art Star there.  Stop by the shop to check them out if you are nearby! They live at 623 North 2nd Street.  You can also contact them online for purchase information.

Audience

Candyface

Caravan

Driving Walter Around The Farm

Lost A Slice

Magicflash

Midnight Stroll

The Lion Knows

These Floating Rocks

We'll Keep Each Other Safe

I'll also be at the Art Star Craft Bazaar this Saturday and Sunday (May 12+13) at The Great Plaza at Penn's Landing in Philly, if you'd like to swing by and say hello in person!  I'll have prints, original paintings, and notecards at booth #33... come grab those last-minute Mother's Day cards or, better yet, bring your mama friend with you for a nice day of outdoor shopping on Sunday.  Should be good times, I'm looking forward to a little road-tripping and a weekend of hanging out with my Pennsylvania pals -- hope to see you there!

New Spring Notes!

Mother's Day is around the corner, and Father's Day, and all sorts of days.  I have some friendly new greeting cards available in my etsy shop, to suit your greeting needs.

best mom

mama sloth

bear dad

best dad

happy for you

happy home

happy inside

little llama

i like the way you are (updated version)

Because of my pending move, my packaging & shipping capabilities will be on hold between April 25-May 9, so if you'd like to order mother's day cards, grab them up quick!

studio moving sale!

I am moving in just two short weeks (gulp), so I'm having a sale of some of my original paintings!  Please buy them so that I don't have to put them in boxes and carry them to new places.

(My muscles are not really as big as depicted in the drawing above, so carrying lots of paintings will be hard.)

I have pieces available for $50, $60, and $75 -- check out the listings in my etsy shop, and please feel

free to email me with any questions.  This will likely be the last time many of these are listed for sale online, so snatch them up!  Sale goes until April 25th, and then I will be unplugged and in boxes for several days.

Moving Is Fun!!!

Biting The Bullet

I finally did it.  I bit the bullet and set up a business page on facebook.  I'll be sharing new work and also offer nice things like coupon codes for my etsy shop,  updates on my projects, as well as the old standard facebook activity of sharing things that inspire me and images of baby animals, with an emphasis on sloths.

If you're a facebook member,  please check it out & "like" my page, if you feel so inclined, or pass it along to friends who might enjoy little drawings and reading quotes about being human and videos of cats riding turtles and things of this nature.  I'm offering 15% off in my etsy shop for the rest of the month -- just head over to the FB and like my page to grab the coupon code -- punch it in at the checkout on etsy and you're all set!  

big love to everyone out there today, and thanks for your support.  

Alternatives, Inc benefit gala

away we go

I made this painting to donate to Alternatives for their annual benefit gala, along with ten of my prints that will be part of packages for the silent auction.  The event is happening tomorrow, March 24, at 7pm here in Chicago.  Alternatives is a youth organization that's been around since the seventies, and they help kids with finding jobs, substance abuse issues, violence prevention, academic tutoring, and counseling.  Find out more about them here.  For more information on the benefit event, or if you'd like to purchase tickets, please check out their information page here.

i need to have this kitty in my house.

new print in the shop! :: your soothing rainbow friend

this friend is here to sooth you when you need soothing.

a new print available now in my etsy shop!

ipod / iphone cases + skins featuring this fella are also for sale in my society6 shop.

wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
x, laura