Watercolor and other art by Rachel Ferrier
During February I took my time to get painting, I’ll admit. I told myself I’d get back to it as soon as January was over, but as I mentioned before, the motivation hasn’t quite followed. Nonetheless, I’m getting pretty good at sitting myself down in the chair and telling myself to work just for a… Continue reading 2021 Studio check-in #2: Lots of little paintings
For once I've mostly stuck to a plan that I planned for myself: I decided that in January, I was going to give myself a creative break. I gave myself permission to play around with other mediums or less polished pieces instead of trying to produce a bunch of new work to stock up the… Continue reading 2021 Studio Check-in #1: Alcohol Everywhere
Our lovely Christmas tree this year First of all, happy holidays to all of you, dear readers; I hope you're finding time to relax and recharge and connect with family and friends even if you can't be together in person. Jake and I have been fortunate enough to see family who've already recovered from the… Continue reading Studio Check-In #12: Preparing for a New Etsy Shop
Journals in the works for our writing webinar participants! The title pretty much says it all -- most of my studio time this month has been spent folding paper and gluing fabric and sewing signatures and pressing covers to dry, on the first batch of 25 journals for the January Writing with the Moon webinar.… Continue reading Studio Check-in #11: Journals, Journals, and More Journals
Headed for the gallery soon -- Apples 1, as I've so creatively titled it. I was sitting here thinking about what I wanted to share today when I realized that it is ALREADY the last week of October, and thus already time to give you another studio update. I've been chugging away at my fall… Continue reading Studio Check-In #10: More Fall-Themed Art and A Project for Next Year
Since I started Fairy Tree Studios a couple of years ago, I've been fortunate enough to have a few commissions each year, many of them coming in the fall and around holiday time. I'm happy to say that this year I have been offered (and accepted!) a generous commission from a dear friend who's agreed… Continue reading Studio Check-In #9: Fall Themed Art in the Works
This past month I've finally been feeling more inspired to paint, which has been a nice change. I rearranged my studio yet again, and so far it's working out quite well, as evidenced by the fact that I'm spending more time in it! I think I've mentioned before that I'm taking an art journal class… Continue reading Studio Check-In #8: Lots of Flowers
There hasn't been a lot of painting happening this month, I admit, though I have some preliminary sketches in the works for future paintings. In the meantime, remember all that coffee-dyed paper from last month? Well, I put some of it to good use, along with the fabric I bought for journal covers. I folded,… Continue reading Studio Check-in #7: Handmade Journal Update
First of all, if anyone's keeping track, I apologize for my erratic posting schedule these last few weeks. My actual work schedule is still transitioning, but after this week things should be relatively normal again. This month, I finished my lilac painting (just added to the gallery!) but didn't touch my green tractor painting (see… Continue reading Studio Check-In #6: working on a little bit of everything
We're continuing to move toward something like normal here in Illinois; we've been officially given the green light to open most businesses to the public again by May 29 (though some, like the library, are taking it slower and going in phases). I'm nearly back to my pre-pandemic number of hours at work since we… Continue reading Studio Check-In #5 — Finding Time for Art in My Messy New Schedule
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