Warratahstree Art and Creative Inspiration

Ok it is 3 more weeks before my first market stall and I am starting to wonder if I have enough stock, am I reaching my audience correctly, will people like my items. Nerves aside I have to admit I am having fun and really enjoying allowing the right brain creative side of my brain time to play and have fun. Being a Geologist, Scientist by training, right brain thinking is not as easy as it sounds. I must admit 12 years of painting folkart for relaxation helped train the left brain to switch off and let the right brain have a little fun. LOL Last year at about this time, due to health reasons, I decided to take time off to focus on my art, re-evalutate what was important for me and spend time with my family. My youngest son and his family moved here to Melbourne last year and his wife was expecting their 4th child. (I still can't believe I have 4 grandkids!!) I wanted to spend some time with my two sons and their partners and the extended family of 3 grandkids at that time, no...

Great Inspiring Article about making letter writing fun and leaving your day job   Sometimes what you started out selling online, is not what is a successfull.  This is a really good article about one Etsy seller who ended up making their interest of letter writing to friends a successful online business.  "Think of each sale as an advertisement for your product." http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2013/quit-your-day-job-the-paris-letters-by-janiceartship/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Internal&utm_campaign=EtsySuccess_theparisletters

Spending the next 3 weeks preparing for a school fair.  I made this card with a book theme using Stampin Up! Owl punch