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2018 Year in Review
Phew, what a year. I am not even sure what order things happened in, it is all a jumble. I could cruise through my Instagram and order...
ArtbyCarissa
Jan 5, 20191 min read


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


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


August in Review
I want to say August was my recovery month, it was not really. I did do quite a few paintings and one event. August art includes: King...
ArtbyCarissa
Sep 11, 20182 min read


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


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


Music & Art in Wright Park Review
I have not done much new art the past week. It it time for a recharge of my creative juices. That means I will be (have been) reading a...
ArtbyCarissa
Aug 14, 20182 min read


July in Review
Every time I do one of these month in review's I forget most of what I accomplished the previous month. I usually end up refering to my...
ArtbyCarissa
Aug 7, 20182 min read


Moving Right Along
This year seems to be moving so fast. Maybe it is because I have had a full schedule and am creating lots of art. This week was no...
ArtbyCarissa
Jul 31, 20183 min read


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


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


June in Review
June is already over, and I am not sure what I did! I do not feel that I have been busy. I was not working (day job) and I am not sure...
ArtbyCarissa
Jul 3, 20182 min read


Tuesday, the Least Liked Day of the Week?
For some reason I have a great dislike for Tuesdays. I have though about it a lot and I have come up with a random reason why I do not...
ArtbyCarissa
Jun 26, 20181 min read


Half Way Point
We are just over half way through June and 2018. Plus we are also two and a half weeks until Dark in the Park. Ahhhhhhh! I am so...
ArtbyCarissa
Jun 20, 20182 min read


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


May In Review
Wow, we are already in June! May was really busy. I created 10 new paintings this May, plus a bunch of experiments. Most of these...
ArtbyCarissa
Jun 5, 20181 min read


April in Review... Quite Late I know
Kind of late to do this in the middle of March, but I want to keep track of my progress as the months go on. Looking back I see that I...
ArtbyCarissa
May 15, 20182 min read


Crypticon, A Contest, and Joy
Happy day! First I must welcome all my new friends and subscribers from Crypticon. I only had ONE postcard left for new subscribers when...
ArtbyCarissa
May 8, 20182 min read


Un-Motivated Monday
I am working today (Tuesday) so I am writing this on Monday. I am not really motivated to do much today. If I could have I would have...
ArtbyCarissa
Apr 17, 20182 min read


Given Time, Everything Can Change
Is that a catchy title or what? It does have meaning though. Last week I had plenty of time to write a blog post, but I did not. It is a...
ArtbyCarissa
Apr 10, 20182 min read
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