Scratching the Creative Itch
So as I’ve mentioned before, I really don’t have a lot of free time anymore. With a lot of changes going on at work and work responsibilities, and my other job - Ben, there’s not a lot of time for me to do…stuff. Actually, I have no idea what I really do with whatever time I have left over. Wash dishes, do laundry, pick up toys, cool meals…mom stuff. After that, the rest of my time is spent on my laptop, goofing around.
As I mentioned eons ago, I’ve been really wanting to be artsy again. I had always loved art as a kid, drawing, coloring, etc. So much that I wanted to be a fashion designer when I was in 8th grade. Anyway, one thing I have been making more time for is creating art on my computer. I’ve got a sketchpad, eracers, charcoal and pencils taht have been sitting my my garage, ready for me to use, but that will have to wait another time. Right now, I’ve been playing around with Inkscape, the poor man’s equivalent of Adobe Illustrator. I gave in and actually bought Adobe Photoshop, not ready to buy Illustrator yet.
So I’ve been playing around with graphics…getting some stuff together to create an Etsy shop together…once I make more sales and have more graphics together, I’ll share the shop address. Anyway, here’s a taste of what I’ve been doing…
Nice artwork! I really like the cats. Those are some cool effects with the circles too. You’ve definitely got some talent with that. Keep the creative juices flowing.
out of curiousity, would you be interested in a “side gig”? i was just talking to one of my classmates who also is spearheading this online thingy, and she was mentioning that she was shopping around for a graphic designer… if you’re interested, i can toos your name her way
This is very creative ,very colorful, and very cool! The cats and the cocktail! Haha C’s galore in my comment
but really I would say that you did a great job with the illustrations!
Till then,
Jean
I SO understand the need to find your creative self amongst the day job and mommy stuff. I am exactly in that spot too. I Decided recently to start writing a novel, so I”m glad to see you’re carving out time for your art too, that is awesome!!!