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I’ve never had a sale of this proportion before.. and I don’t plan on doing it again any time soon. So take advantage before I come to my senses. :)
To celebrate DSD take 40% off my entire store from November 6-9th.
.. and in other news. Look for a Christmas Collab between me and the lovely Flergs!! Coming soon! I’m so excited for this one.
Hooray! I finally got my new site up and running. It’s not fully complete, but it’s good enough to launch. Tyrone took Kieran out on Saturday, armed with two bottles, so I had a whole glorious day to work undistracted! Motherhood sure makes you value free time. Please check it out.. complete with a flash gallery! Woo!
..and because everyone likes photos of cute babies, here’s another one of Kieran. :)
I’m feeling a little overwhelmed over here. I’ve got so many things on my plate right now, and so little time to do them in. Here is a shot of a painting I’m working on for a Rock and Roll Poster show I’ll be in next month. It’s quite a bit more theatrical than the usual “silk screened” look for rock posters, but I figured I would do something in my style. It’s inspired by the music of Neko Case. If you’ve never heard of her I highly recommend checking her out.
On top of that I’ve been commissioned by a friend to paint a cute portrait of her daughter and dog. I’ve only started sketches so far, but it’s going to be great fun. She’s got such a good imagination for creative projects. Her last commission involved her puffy white doggy at a tea party. In this current painting her daughter and the same dog will be Sherlock and Watson searching for a lost soother. Needless to say, I love painting for her.
I’m also trying to plan out a redesign of AlanaLand.com to go along with a bunch of illustration promotion I’m doing. Detaching myself from my work and editing down my portfolio is one of the hardest things for me to do.
Along with this redesign I wanted to get my store fully functional. Currently I sell prints of my artwork but want to add fine art giclees and originals as well. I’ve also been looking in to setting up a zazzle.com store and am slowly experimenting with creating t-shirts and even cute onezies with my robot designs on them.
I send out a newsletter to my scrapbook design fans but I’ve got to get one going for my illustration clients.
So much to think about!
I’m a downtown Mommy, which comes with some interesting walks. Most of them end up with me eating or drinking coffee.. there are just way too many tempting cafes. And I find it really hard to take a walk without having a destination. Somewhere to sit down, take a break, and then turn around and head back. It’s funny how interesting the city becomes once you have a baby. I’ve had countless random conversations with strangers on the subway. People are always offering me their seat, or helping me carry the stroller down the stairs. Babies are the ultimate icebreaker. Kieran has been making the rounds to local art shows and he’s a great conversation piece.
Most surprising to me has been the city’s homeless. There is a man in the park that we frequent. He sits on a bench bedecked in a stethoscope or playing a harmonica. As we pass by he makes the sign of the cross in the air and says “Bless you mommy and baby, have a nice day!” It always puts a smile to my face. I usually thank him and keep walking by. I know he has mental issues, but what a positive way to express them.
Other homeless people have put down their change cups and take a moment to make faces at Kieran. Or one man, who wanted to sit on the bench I was occupying first asked my permission.. then spotted Kieran in the stroller and said “Oh no, I wanted to have a cigarette, but it’s too close to the baby” and then kept walking on. It’s really nice to see some humanity in a city which can sometimes be so stone cold.
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It’s that time of year, my favorite holiday has come around with all it’s scary fun. This kit was so much fun to work on, hope you enjoy it too!
Spooky delights and ghostly frights! Ghosts drift by, owls hoot, and cats arch their backs. Monsters wave their tentacles hoping to capture another bit of candy, or is it a trick-or-treater they're aiming for? Watch out for those twisted trees with their claw like branches! And what really goes on in that old house on the hill? This Halloween kit includes everything you need to capture your scary memories of this fun holiday.
Click right here to get 20% off this creepy kit until next Sunday.
Layouts by Juliegoodgirl, Bebimora, Mumure and Mendy
My own layout, also available as a free quick page treat for those who are subscribed to my newsletter.
Click right here to get 20% off this creepy kit until next Sunday.
Happy Halloween!
- Alana
Boo!
Oooh, I love Halloween! This year is extra exciting because it’s Kieran’s first. Plus, we finally have a new porch built, perfect for some creepy themed decorating.
I’m just putting the finishing touches on the packaging for a painted Halloween Kit. My wonderful creative team is working away at their layouts and I’ll be launching it all very soon.
For now I went back in time to visit a Halloween past. Here is a layout featuring my nephew. It will be available as a free quickpage for all newsletter subscribers.
Enjoy!
So I finally have a new blinkie, courtesy of the talented Alice Che! Check out her fabulous gallery at DST.
Please feel free to grab and display if you enjoy my work.
Get the kits that started it all. My first three kits – Robotic, Feline fun and the very popular Sand Under My Toes – for only $5.00! If you bought these separately it would cost you $22.50, that’s a savings of over 78%!
That’s a whopping 121 elements and word art, 49 papers and 2 custom alphas!
This is a limited time offer, so get it while it lasts here at my Studio.
Enjoy,
-Alana
Hello out there! With all the piracy going on these days, making it harder and harder to survive in this industry, I thought I should say thanks to my loyal customers. You help keep Kieran in diapers and food on the table. So here’s a 20% off coupon for my newsletter subscribers.
I’ll send out the newsletter again this Sunday, so feel free to sign up before then. Also, if the form to the left is weird for you (I’m still trying to figure out how to resize it) feel free to write me an email and I’ll add you to the list.
.. and again, thank you!
- Alana
