Watercolor and other art by Rachel Ferrier
Welcome to 2020! Holy cow, the start of a whole new DECADE. I'm using this arbitrary marker of time as an occasion to recommit to my art business and this website, and last month I had an idea for a new little series. I'm going to do what I'll call "Studio Check-Ins," where I share… Continue reading Studio Check-in #1 — What I’m Working On This Month
Have you guys heard of this? I feel like it's a trend that's been gaining traction for awhile now, but it's kind of taken me some time to find my own way to it (and to do it in my own style, rather than the way everyone else does, because there's a small but contrary… Continue reading My New Favorite Hobby — Junk Journaling
Pointe shoes, painted by me in 2018. Sold. One of the few downsides I've found to making art (and also getting older, and being human in general) is how easy it is to be sedentary during the process. Sitting in one place painting for hours is great for the mind and soul and all that,… Continue reading A Month of Challenges
You may have noticed that it's been awhile since my last "real" update. Part of it is that I don't love being at a computer for long stretches of time and part of it is because it usually feels like there's something else that needs doing more urgently (even if it was scrolling through my… Continue reading While I Was Away
If all goes according to plan, the URL of Fairy Tree Studios will lead to a whole new website by the time October -- and the site's first birthday -- rolls around. I've been wanting to revamp the website to match my other branding a little better. More importantly, I wanted the ability to sell… Continue reading A New Look for Fairy Tree Studios’ First Birthday
So this whole art endeavor is still pretty new and a bit nebulous for me; even though April was technically the six-month anniversary for this website, it still feels like I'm working on getting established and figuring out what I'm doing. I'm still finding my niche (and my audience) and doing what I can to… Continue reading New This Week: A Commissions Page!
Things I learned (and sold!) at C-U's Boneyard Arts Festival My main table at the C-U Boneyard Arts Festival I know I'm writing this weeks after the fact, but I didn't want to completely pass up the opportunity to write a little about the Fairy Tree Studios art show debut. It was kind of a… Continue reading Fairy Tree Studios’ First Art Show
Hint: It's me, obviously. I've been asked about this piece a lot, and I finally got some prints! Sized at 8" x 10" tall. I got my art prints back today, and despite it costing a bit more than I was hoping, I'm really happy with the results. Several of them have already been claimed… Continue reading Guess Who’s Participating in an Arts Festival!
Remember this piece from a couple posts back? I finally finished it (and ordered a couple prints!) This post is basically just to say that I've got some more prints coming to the Etsy shop soon; I finally found a local printer who does giclee prints on watercolor paper!It took some research to uncover the… Continue reading The Business of Ordering Prints
What I listen to while I work A glimpse of my (very messy) work space. Not pictured: computer and speakers to the right, pumping out the jams. Every artist of any kind that I've spoken to has their own rituals and processes for creation, but it seems like a pretty standard trope that artists (especially… Continue reading A Painter’s Playlist
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