I’m so happy to be cozied up in my yellow armchair this morning, writing to all of you dear people, because today is the day that my art shop is finally open!! This has been such a long time coming. And after years (and years and years) of my art mostly floating in the ethereal, intangible digital space behind a computer screen, to hold these pieces in my hands makes my inner 8-year-old bounce out of me and do a happy “I made a picture!” dance.
So much of the work for my illustrations is hand-done. Every element is hand-carved out of linoleum and hand-printed on paper, but often all those individual pieces come together and find their final forms digitally. So to give each of these pieces a life as a physical object again is pure delight.
Opening my shop online is just step one towards making art tangible. I’m diving into the world of galleries and art fairs this summer/fall, and will be exhibiting in a few places in the coming months. 90% of my work time is spent holed up in my studio, so I’m really over-the-moon to be doing some in-person events. Here’s a list of places I’ll be & if you’re in the area, absolutely come and say hi!
June 20-August 20 | IYKYK! Exhibition, Peel Gallery | Carrboro, NC
June 25-August 25 | Art Is For Everyone: Tiny Work Exhibition, Hillsborough Arts Council | Hillsborough, NC
August 16-17 | Exhibitor at Indie Craft Parade | Greenville, SC
August 30 | Artist Demonstration at Anne & Arthur | Hillsborough, NC
September 28 | Exhibitor at Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors | Winston Salem, NC
I can’t express enough how grateful I am for your support as I’ve gotten my independent art practice up and running. Those of you who have been around a while know that it has been a journey with many twists and turns. I almost certainly would not have made it to where I am now without you dear people cheering me on.
As a big bear-hug THANK YOU, I want to give everyone on my email list a coupon code for $10 off any item in the shop. The code is: THANKYOU and will work for 1 month (through 7/14/24). I’ll also be dropping a little thank you gift into every order that comes in over shop’s first month.
So, here’s a big, warm, official welcome to my shop. 💛
I love you all. I’ll be back to sharing Sketch Stacks next week!
‘til next time,
-agc