My riso stationery sets are slowly Coming along. Due to a paper shortage, much of the paper I use is back ordered. And a few new prints are waiting patiently to be printed. But! I did get a few pieces this week including RISO STAMPS, postcards, and memo paper.

I also FINALLY found home compostable bioplastic sleeves! They are home and/or commercially compostable AND biodegrade in marine environments. It’s been a few years looking for the right material, I’m very happy to finally found a clear sleeve to protect my work in a store setting. I will have a more in-depth post about them later. 

Another big announcement is I will be doing the Fremont Sunday Market this summer! I am very excited about this, I have always loved going to this market so it’s very exciting to now be a part of it :) I am also doing Edmonds Spring Fest, Alki Arts Fest in July, Punk Rock Flea Market later this month, and of course Georgetown Trailer Park Mall. A busy summer outside :)

Interested in any large shop updates or discount codes? I now have a newsletter, sign up HERE. It will be at *most* four emails a year.

​Just created a FB Page for Psychedelic Lens if that works better for you to keep up to date on any upcoming markets, events, new works, etc. The FB page will be updated several times a month. 

This spring and summer will be a great one! I will be out and around the region popping up. A running list is kept in the SHOP section of this website but I will update on the blog and FB page as events solidify.
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Georgetown Trailer Park Mall March 19th, 20th, 11-6pm
5805 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98108
Edmonds Spring Fest May 7th, 10-5pm
Frances Anderson Playfield, 700 Main St, Edmonds, WA 98020
Punk Rock Flea Market May 28th, 29th
ALMA 1322 Fawcett Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402 

I have a new riso print and several new stickers up on Etsy. 

I’m super excited about these stickers, trying out a clear backing, which looks *amazing*, got a slug with a glittery slime trail, and some good ol die cuts.

I’m working on some riso stationery sets which should be ready by spring! 

It is closing on year 2 of running Psychedelic Lens as an art business. Surprisingly, I made a profit this year! Not a lot by any means but a good sign things are on their way. I am expecting it to take 5-7 years to establish my business. It has been interesting to see how it has evolved over these two years. I haven’t made a colored pencil piece in a year and instead moved in a different artistic direction to traditional/digital hybrid work. I feel very lucky to enjoy this new style work which other people enjoy as well and able to have colored pencil expression for myself. 

A lot of my goals for the year did not come to pass like working in my printing studio and completing the tree series. But other opportunities came up which I didn’t anticipate and it has been a year of growth. I am very excited about the printing studio, I got an essential piece of equipment which makes the studio functional to a more precise degree than I was originally building for (took a year of consistent looking). The tree series is almost done, 7 more trees, much more manageable to complete to have a identification flash card set available next year.  Things take longer than you think, the key is to not give up and keep plugging away.

There is a lot to look forward to next year :) Thank you for the support you have given me, be it buying things from my shop, sharing a blog post, even just reading a blog post, following on instagram, commenting, I greatly appreciate it all! While it is A LOT of work to build a creative business I am very fortunate to be able to- THANK YOU!

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The biggest is saved for last! I’m very excited to be part of the Winter Solstice Holiday Market this weekend in Magnuson Park. These are very well-attended events with 125 vendors, 20 food trucks, 2 bars, and a DJ! Food, drinks, music, heated indoors, with locally made goods! I’m a bit nervous as this cost me *several* hundred dollars to be part of, we’ll see if it’s worth it. It’s a fun 21+ event, worth checking out if you’ve never been. Hope to see you there!