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! 

The last Etsy update of the year is up! I finally got my first Cascadia poster completed, a two color riso print, I am very happy with it. It’s educational while still pretty.

There is also a riso greeting card and of course, the calendar!

I will be upping my postcard and sticker prices on the new 2022 year. Most shops sell them for about double what I’m offering them on Etsy with free shipping, so it’s time. But! There’s still a month to get them at $2 a postcard and $3.50 a sticker. However, the best deals are always at in-person markets or artwalk! There are several this month, hope to see you at one!

I'm super excited to be vending at some new spaces in December and a new city-Bellingham!

I'll be at Make.Shift in Bellingham
​306 Flora st. Bellingham
Dec 3rd 6-10pm
Dec 4th noon-5pm

Greenwood Art Collective
8537 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle
Dec 10th 6-10pm
Dec 11th 2-8pm

Solstice Holiday festival (21+ event, tickets required)
7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
Dec 18th 3-10pm
Dec 19th 11-5pm
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