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Last Post on this Blog
Today is the last post that will be on this website. There are two reasons for this. One is financial. I am not making enough on the...

Carissa C.
Jan 24, 20211 min read
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Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month
September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month. I am not going to bust out the stats on this topic. It is enough to know that there...
ArtbyCarissa
Sep 18, 20193 min read
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Still No Art!
The well has been dry for over two months. I have tried many times to get something on paper, canvas, digitally, and even some words....
ArtbyCarissa
Sep 5, 20191 min read
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Blessings and Curses
I want to let everyone know what time consuming things are going on lately. I have worked on art for maybe two hours over the past two...
ArtbyCarissa
Jun 5, 20193 min read
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Happy 2nd Anniversary ArtByCarissaC!
I consider May 12th the anniversary of several things. First is I made art my focus, second I moved my needs to the front of the line...
ArtbyCarissa
May 13, 20192 min read
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Art from Years Past: How Art Saved Me
Today Facebook reminded me that it has been four years since I drew "Chained." This art work came from a time when I was not in a good...
ArtbyCarissa
Mar 21, 20193 min read
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January in Review: Part 2
This is part two of my January 2019. In my previous post I went over most of the important art businessy stuff. It is the previous post...
ArtbyCarissa
Feb 14, 20193 min read
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Happenings in My World
Hello Everyone! Things have been busy. Sadly, not on the art front. I had to be a responsible adult and get a full time job for a few...
ArtbyCarissa
Dec 16, 20183 min read
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Black Friday Haul Finally Arrived!
The last box of my VistaPrint Black Friday purchase arrived on Wedensday. I was so excited! Here is the video of me unboxing everything....
ArtbyCarissa
Dec 6, 20182 min read
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I'm Baaack!
Inktober is finally over! This means I have a few minutes to write a blog post! Still not enought time to edit a video for this week...
ArtbyCarissa
Nov 6, 20181 min read
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Not Enough Hours in a Day...
I apologize for not posting anything last week. My schedule has been really tight. As I stated in my prevoius blog post, I am working...
ArtbyCarissa
Oct 9, 20182 min read
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To Busy to Art?!
This past week has been a slow one for art. I am working more hours at the job that pays the bills. That leaves less energy and less...
ArtbyCarissa
Sep 25, 20182 min read
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If I was Smarter...
If I was smarter I would have used my time off last week wisely. I did not. I lazed around and did not do much of anything. I feel...
ArtbyCarissa
Sep 18, 20182 min read
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Getting Back into It
I am slowly getting back into creating art. My brain is still not quite recovered from my last batch of work, but it will get with the...
ArtbyCarissa
Aug 28, 20182 min read
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Break Time
I am taking a "vacation" from art, social media, but not chores! Two or three times a year I need to take a break from pushing myself to...
ArtbyCarissa
Aug 21, 20182 min read
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Self Care
July has been quite busy for me. I found a nice part time job, traveled to Houston Texas to help a friend, talked to said friend every...
ArtbyCarissa
Jul 24, 20183 min read
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Dark in the Park Review
July has been a crazy month so far. The highlight as been the Dark in the Park event. Dark in the Park coencided with Friday the 13th...
ArtbyCarissa
Jul 17, 20183 min read
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What's Up?!
The past week was pretty busy. I got two music themed skulls done, Country music and Classical music (attached image. The music notes...
ArtbyCarissa
Jun 12, 20182 min read
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A Productive Week
The end of April and the begining of May was not very productive for me. I was not in a productive head space. The past two weeks have...
ArtbyCarissa
May 29, 20183 min read
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Arrgh, Freaking Video Editing....
I have been trying to edit video for the past few days. I enjoy sharing them and even watching them once I put them up. The process,...
ArtbyCarissa
May 22, 20182 min read
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