Art, Etsy, Tarot... and a Children's Book??
I have been busy.
Hello friends!
It has been a while. I warned you that my posts will be sporadic! No daily newsletter for me. Life has been busy. Let me catch you up!
My dissertation is finally completely done, approved, and published! I’m just waiting for my degree in the mail. I am now officially Dr. Shannan Belden. School ended early in June. I have been planning out my weeks with a schedule to help me structure to focus, and get my art biz stuff done. The first thing on my agenda was getting these art reference packs done.
I’ve been working on creating photo reference packs for artists and creatives, and I’m finally done!! I have four different packs: botanical, landscape, food, and a very special one of Caleb. The packs have hundreds of photos that can be used for a variety of creative projects.
The reference pack of Caleb includes pictures of his entire life, from infancy to 21. I made this pack to honor him and his memory. 20% of the Caleb packs that are sold will be donated to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
If you would like more info or to purchase one or all of them, you can find them here.
I have also been working hard on my tarot deck. I love how it’s coming along. I have the majors mostly sketched out. I have the fool through the hermit completely done!
Last week, I was procrastinating and got sidetracked, so I wrote out drafts for 4 children’s books. One in particular is my favorite. I have started to work on planning it out and refining it. It deals with an issue that is currently not found in children’s books, so there is a market for it! I’d like to find an agent and get that published traditionally. Otherwise, I have been working on my sketch books and random other art projects.
The family vacation is next week. I will be taking some art supplies. We shall see how much I can do. I will be taking lots of pictures to use as references. I plan to keep adding to the reference packs!
Last but definitely not least. I have a friend who has put together a list of resistance resources for people who need them. You can find those here! It gets updated fairly regularly.
I love you all!!
Remember that YOU MATTER!
Shannan aka HippieDarkArts