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Rainbow Wolfpack Night Market Pop-Up | April 5

March 19, 2019 • esoteric virginia beach • hampton roads art show 2019 • hampton roads craft show 2019 • vibe creative district 2019 • virginia beach art show • virginia beach craft show 2019 • virginia beach market 2019 • virginia beach night life 2019

My next show is going to be a first for me! Our little artist group, the "Rainbow Wolfpack," is putting together a pop-up show Friday night at Esoteric in Virginia Beach. I’ve never done a night market before and am really excited about it. I feel like it’ll be so laid back and fun- you can enjoy your dinner, snack, shop with drink in hand- this is definitely my kind of show! As a "Norfolkian" (lol are we called this?), I rarely ever go to the VB oceanfront so this will be a nice outing for me. Let's be honest, I'm also...

Focusing and Refocusing

March 18, 2019

My husband and I are rarely able to take big vacations, so we've been looking forward to our Utah snowboard trip for quite a while. And it didn't disappoint!! From March 7th to the 13th we enjoyed snowboarding on epic powder at several ski resorts, exploring the local breweries in Salt Lake City, and traveling to Park City for a day. We stayed in an airbnb with about twenty of our friends and fam who traveled out for vacation, too, so it was a blast. I made a tiny rule with myself to stay unplugged, but one morning I decided to check...

2018 Thoughts and Plans for Next Year

December 18, 2018 • 757 artist • hampton roads artist • norfolk merdogs • norfolk va artist • Shlii News • shliikawaii

2018 Highlights I made over twelve new or variant plush designs this year in addition to a set of new enamel pin designs! The enamel pins were graciously funded by my amazing Kickstarter backers. I also vended in twelve shows this year! I think that’s a new record for me! 2019 Business Plans There are […]

Hampton Comicon Rolling In Fast!

October 11, 2018 • artist alley • Events • Hampton Comicon • Hampton Comicon 2018 • shlii kawaii • Shlii News

My plate is overflowing a bit right now, but so far I am on schedule with all shop orders and the Sweet Tooth Bat Kickstarter. In fact, the pins are scheduled to arrive today!! I’ve already put together the majority of Backer packages. The last to go out will be the Cute Bat Club tier, […]

How to Print Your Own Artwork

October 04, 2018 • Artist Alley tips • Artist Alley tutorials • how to print art • make your own art prints • print your own art prints • Shlii News • Tutorial

The last few years I’ve been doing more with my artwork instead of just sewing plush. I’ve really enjoyed this transition and hope to continue with it! When I first started doing digital art (and wanting to make prints of my traditional work) I really had no idea how to go about it. This post […]