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ArtbyCarissa
Aug 21, 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...
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ArtbyCarissa
Aug 7, 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...
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ArtbyCarissa
Jul 24, 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...
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ArtbyCarissa
Apr 10, 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...
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ArtbyCarissa
Feb 12, 20186 min read
Portfolio Walk-Through
This is a REALLY long post. If you would prefer to watch the video, click here and it will take you to the bottom of the page where the...
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ArtbyCarissa
Dec 14, 20171 min read
Time-Lapse Thursday
I am still not sure about the title. Should I move my video releases to a different day of the week? Here is this weeks video. Rudolph!...
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ArtbyCarissa
Dec 7, 20171 min read
Did I Miss Anything?
I don't think so. A check list might help! I finally have ALL my available Christmas stuff in the store. Even one that got overlooked...
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ArtbyCarissa
Nov 30, 20171 min read
Getting Ready for the Holidays
Yes, I am. To get ready for the holidays that come at the end of the year I am.... ... wait for it.... ... making art. Probably not what...
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ArtbyCarissa
Sep 21, 20172 min read
Knock on Wood
Yesterday (Wednesday) started out pretty well. The good started on Tuesday. I got paid for PAX (earlier than expected -WOOT) and paid...
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ArtbyCarissa
Sep 7, 20172 min read
The Uncertainty Continues
I am in a deep pit of fear right now. There are a lot of things that are uncertain, causing fear. There are a lot of things that will...
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ArtbyCarissa
Aug 7, 20172 min read
End of Summer Sale
The end of summer is close at hand. I am having a "priced to move" sale. If you have read any of my other posts you may know I am in a...
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ArtbyCarissa
Jul 31, 20172 min read
Motivation Monday #7
A late post. I was away from my work-space yesterday and had errands to run today. I did not even think about today’s post until 2pm....
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ArtbyCarissa
Jul 27, 20172 min read
I am Making Videos
For the past two weeks I have been working on getting videos for my YouTube Channel. It is pretty time consuming. Between making sure the...
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ArtbyCarissa
Jul 24, 20172 min read
Clouds
Today I was going to draw something else. Something that was more in my mood. Something NOT motivational. Then I remembered what day it...
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Carissa C.
Jul 17, 20172 min read
Motivational Monday #5
Five weeks of me actually doing a drawing every Monday. I am amazed at my follow through! Today’s quote comes from Rabindranath Tagore,...
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ArtbyCarissa
Jul 13, 20172 min read
Self Love
I find it hard to practice self love. Most of my personal worth is derived from how well an art piece came out or how well I did on my to...
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ArtbyCarissa
Apr 3, 20171 min read
Another in the Bag
Not really a bag, but it is still finished. After the past two weeks of having low motivation it is invigorating to finish something....
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Carissa C.
Feb 14, 20171 min read
I Kind of Won
I recently joined an art themed Facebook Group. They had a valentines day contest. I submitted one of my drawings and it WON! I am so...
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