Love is in the air.

So I am putting together a little show of love for Valentines. There will be little works of art starting at just $3 for my little hand drawn and hand painted valentines. I have seen the originals Annette Wimmer has made for the show and they are amazing and amazingly inexpensive. So mark your calendars and make a stop at Persimmons for the opening Friday February 12th with your sweetie. We will have a meet the artist and goodies reception from 6-9.
I am taking orders now for personalized valentines so email me at gkgeiser@yahoo.com, go to my etsy shop or stop in when you see the open sign on!

A cool contest for cool moms

So I found this great contest on the Storque on Etsy recently. While I highly doubt my little design will be picked I thought why not make a little foodie doodle just for this great little contest put on by the cool mom's at the Cool Mom Picks blog. If you are into drawing hurry up and enter. Deadline for this fun little contest is January 22nd!

A new year a new calendar....

So I made my annual trip to the Dollar Tree this morning...no it wasn't the only time I go all year just talking about the trip to get my calendar/planner. Lord knows I will spend much time and many dollars over the course of the year there. But back to the calendar. They are super cheap...$1 and they are just as good as the day whatevers you get at the office stores for 20 times as much. After all you just need space to mark it up anyhow. Well this year I was super excited because they had them with plastic sleeves. The instant I saw it I thought oh the possibilities. It would also be a great way to work on one of my goals for the year to create something just for me. So I did a little pasting, and drawing and painting and have my 2010 calendar with a little bit of flair. It will make me happy every time I have to schedule a meeting (snore). I drew one of my girls who is supposed to look like me but she is much cuter than I and surrounded her with goals for the year to remind me of what I should be doing. So if you haven't gotten around to getting your planner yet run to the dollar store now!

Oh my calendar is nested in a lovely display of wallets from my pal at Gracie Designs. Check her stuff out. It is sweet.

Living creatively.

You don't have to be an artist to live creatively. Fill empty spaces with a little whimsy. Tuck forgotten little pieces of silliness in your bookshelves or maybe a little porcelain gnome next to your toothbrush. It will make you smile every single morning....I promise.

Paint colorful squares or other shapes on your walls. Don't be scared. It is just paint.

Or better yet fill your home with art you love. Of course painting a great color like turquoise doesn't hurt matters much. All these things inspire happiness and will make you think a little on the crazy side to bring out that creative genius living in each and every one of us!

I love my dog.

That's all....just took this picture and wanted to share. How could you not love this face?

Happy 2010!!!

This year has been such a great year for me, my family and my artistic growth. I have been blessed to not only meet and become friends with so many talented artists online but right in my own community as well.

I enjoyed the honor of being published about a half a dozen times this year in some of my favorite magazines like Somerset Studio and Bead Unique. I have also enjoyed teaching at art nights at Persimmons, at Assemblage Studio in DePere and a couple of classes at the Rahr West Museum. Selling my work on consignment and wholesale to fabulous little stores like Anthology in Madison, Weathered Goods in Green Bay, The French Flea in Neenah and Something Fishy in Egg Harbor have also been very rewarding.

All of these wonderful experiences have lead me to a transformation that I knew would one day come. I started the redo of my shop into my open studio/classroom space a couple of weeks before Christmas and officially ended my retail space on Christmas Eve. While I will still open up when I can my hours will no longer be regular or posted. I will be working on my strengthening my online presence, wholesale accounts, getting published (fingers crossed) and teaching more both at Persimmons and elsewhere.

I just feel like it is time for me to be an artist and really let that take me where it will. The store is fun but being tied down 60+ hours a week can really drain the creativity and family time and I am ready.

Fortunately I am blessed with an incredible building that allows me to do so thanks to my fabulous husband Glenn. Without his constant love and support of me and my craziness I would never ever be where I am today. Not many husbands would put up with the hoarding that has made the organizing of my new space take weeks and maybe even months. I love him.

So to all of you looking to make some changes in the upcoming year I wish you much success! Follow those big big dreams with confidence and they will come true!