Christmas Cards: Under the Mistletoe

Hi All!

I recently got some Christmas cards printed up with one of my hedgehog paintings and I am VERY excited about them.  This is actually my third time trying to make these cards; I had some problems with my print shop.  Well, two print shops.  But third times a charm and thanks to Minuteman Press in Redmond, things are looking good.

You can buy these cards in my etsy shop both individually and in packs of five.  Order soon so you can get them by Christmas! (Order by December 19th to get them by December 24th- sooner if you want to send your cards in the mail! More info from USPS here)

Show Prep and Christmas Ornaments

Tomorrow I will be participating in an art show at a local animal shelter.  After my recent blustery day show, I am pretty excited to be doing an indoor show.

As typically happens, this week I got ideas for several new projects that I wish I could complete by my show.  I started working on some new Christmas ornaments.

I've accepted the fact that I won't get that many done by Saturday so I probably won't have them out on my display, but I am having lots of fun and am excited to sell them at a future time.

The Love Story Continues: Hedgehog and Pincushion

I've been working on a few more hedgehog and pincushion illustrations lately.   You may have seen the start of their romance in a previous blog post.  Here are their latest adventures.

Hedgehog wants to show pincushion how much he loves her, so he offers her a flower.  He's still a bit shy.

Next, the celebrate their relationship with a night of dancing.  Doesn't pincushion look lovely in her tulle skirt?

These will be available in my shop as soon as I have a chance to get them printed up.  I'm also starting to imagine a series of illustrations where they re-enact famous love scenes.  So far I'm picturing a Romeo and Juliet situation with a balcony.  Any other suggestions?

Hedgehog in Love

For awhile now, I have been working on a series of ink and watercolor illustrations in which a hedgehog falls in love with a pincushion.   I'm not really sure where the idea came from, but once I imagined it, it seemed so obvious.

Their eyes meet across a crowded room.  The hedgehog is spiky.  The pincushion is spiky.  It was love.

Hedgehog Loves Pincushion

As any young couple does, they went on their first date.  To an amusement park.  I hope the seatbelts were big enough to fit around the pincushion...

First Date

On a sunny day, they decided to enjoy the great outdoors with a picnic.  Sadly, some ants mistook the pincushion for a real tomato and tried to spoil the day.

Picnic Disaster

After the picnic incident, they decided to stay indoors and see a movie, in 3D of course.  The hedgehog was the only one who ate the popcorn.

At the Movies

 Finally, the hedgehog decided to declare his love by carving their initials on a tree.  The pincushion was happy to help out with this.

Tree Love

That's their love story so far.  I've gotten some questions on whether I'll add to it or not.  I'm not sure yet.  I would like to leave it simple and uncomplicated (because really, let's not even consider their children).