Update - Kickstarter and stuff

So my Kickstarter project completely blew my expectations out of the water. Folks pledged 203% of my goal for total funding of $1,066!!!! Insanity.

I'll be mailing out 42 calendars to backers. If you'd like to get your hands on one or more of my calendars you can purchase them in my Etsy shop!

In other news, I'm trying to decide what to do after my next roadtrip with the Brit. He'll be here the end of October for just over 2 weeks. I'll need to find another job to start right after that which will be no easy feat where I am currently stationed.
I want to get the inside of my minivan sorted out to live in. That way as soon as I can find a workamping position I can hit the road! Hoping for a job out west since I have another trip planned out there in April and will be picking up the Brits in Vegas.

I have a pretty good idea of how I'm going to do the interior - basic kitchen set up with cabinets, and a bed will be the basics. Trying to sort it out as cheap as possible. Ideally I'd like to put a hitch on the back of my Quest and pull a teardrop trailer - just have to save some $$ to buy one!

Lots of craft fairs coming up - most of my weekends are booked til I leave for the roadtrip! If anyone is in East Tennessee and wants to find me at a fair - see my website event page! nubble artnubble lighthouse artnubble light artcape neddick artacoustic artguitar artmusic artacoustic guitar artantiques artold arttennessee landscape artgas station artsan antonio artlondon photosnew jersey artpurple flowers artwestminster arttower bridge london art

Kickstarter 2014

I've launched my Kickstarter project a few days ago, and it's already 51% funded! Granted, it's a small project - but still, I'm impressed! Big thank yous to my backers so far, and future ones. I'm giving out rewards for each pledge level, even $5 gets a reward! If you're a fan of my marshmallow series, consider backing the project! For a $20 pledge you get a calendar - with free shipping if you're in the US! The 2014 Marshmallow Microcosm calendar is gaining in popularity (this is it's 3rd year!)... and I'm doing a bigger print run this year, advertising more, selling it in more places. Hopefully I'll get to 100% funded within the next 25 days or so, and make this happen!

Consider A Pledge!

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Christmas in July!

Time for collecting holiday cards to send this year already? Yes!! I've now got my calendars ready to go, and just made these cards which will be available in my Etsy shop later today :)

Who wouldn't want a marshmallow card and calendar for Christmas???

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View the entire collection of cards.

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Recent Sales

Luckily I've been fortunate enough to have sold a few pieces of work - LARGE pieces, for the most part. A big thank you to the purchases of this art! I'm surviving July because of it.

So English pubs, London panoramics, old Singer sewing machines and cigars... these are actually some of my favorite images in my collection. Glad  others will be enjoying them on their walls!

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Attracting Bad News

I want this so bad I can hardly stand it.

My 2005 Nissan Quest could pull it, just need a hitch. Oh, and the money to buy it and the trailer.

My most recent employer has filed bankruptcy. Once again I find myself needing to find work, NOW. Unfortunately my current city seems to be devoid of jobs unless you've been grandfathered in or something. And nothing I've seen so far pays any more than I was making in high school.

Almost 20 years ago.

Ugh.

Luckily I've been fortunate enough for quite a few sales of my prints online, so I'll be able to get through July.

So I want to hit the road again. I had no problem finding work while living on the road last year. Employers were lining up for me. I just re-applied for one that hired me last year that I ultimately turned down to work for someone else - big mistake that was. If I get it I'm hoping to start earlier than the usual hire period. Could be one of 2 states. I love the whole concept of workamping. Its genius.

Can anyone spare a couple grand?
Kidding.
Sort of.

There needs to be a kickstarter for this kind of thing. For now, I'll be happy to live in the van.





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New Swag

Trying to up my game when it comes to selling my photography.

I have three sides to my work - fine art prints, people sessions and then there's the marshmallows.

My series, Marshmallow Microcosm, is a big hit at craft/art fairs. Once one person gets a look and figures it out, more come over to see what it's about.

Besides prints, I now offer notecards since people kept asking for them, and I've also just started carrying iPhone cases and mugs!

The best part is, I can put any of my images on one of these products, so I've had folks choose a marshmallow they like, and I create them the product the want. All my marshmallows would look great!


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My Current Surroundings

These days I'm hanging out in Johnson City, TN. Well Gray I guess, just north of the "city"... On the old tobacco farm that's been in my mom's side of the family for centuries.

The front yard: the original home built by my great-great-great grandfather in 17 something or other...

The old tractor, still runs, still use it.

The backyard - the tobacco barn: Just used for storage now, a cousin harvests the tobacco and uses his barn up the road.

The quilt square on the barn up the road. Storm was rolling in on my way home from work when I snapped this one:








The view from the side of the back yard, our garden is where I'm standing, in front and to the side of the barn. I think this one belongs to a cousin. Pretty much everyone in the area is related.

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