Colorfully out of my box!

January 31, 2010

I made it though my first month! I still have 11 more to go, but already I feel like being in this challenge has done a lot for me. Not only has it made me accountable to something, but I have been able to share my art with people and work on my creative side more then ever. This is going to be short since I am about ready for bed, but I just want to say thank you to everyone for being so supportive during January and I can't wait to share another 334 more pieces of art with you! 

The piece I did today was very relaxing and fun. I didn't do any pre-planning, but instead just dove into the blank paper. I started out with a doodle and it just went from there. It was a lot of fun, and minimal clean up because it was markers! I really think I want to do some more of these since they end up looking pretty neat. Well see you tomorrow. I have my mono-print class, so check back to see what I did with the other ravens. Night! 

Falling behind.

January 30, 2010

It has been a couple days since I posted last, but I have no excuse this time. Just got a little lazy. Still did all of my art though! I was having a hard time this week. For what ever reason, I suddenly got completely burned out on all things artistic. I was just in a bad mood in general. Nothing seemed fun. I think the art part was because I have been doing so many basic, ordinary, what ever pieces of art. Not that I didn't like the end products, doing them just wasn't at all fulfilling. It started to become a mental burden to produce the paintings I was doing. So the past few days I started to explore a little. 

I have always had a really hard time finding a style of art I love to do. I know that I am still in school, and because of that, everyone tells me I shouldn't worry about a "style", but I have been doing art a long time now and would like to be at least heading in the direction. Even with my experimenting these last three days, I haven't come any closer. They were definitely more fulfilling to produce, but still not quite right. I guess I still have a lot more to learn. I think that the biggest problem I have with these pieces is that they are not as good as I think they should be. The Self Portrait painting I did was fun with texture and la

yers, but still amateur work. I painted that one for a while. Well, kind of a while. I have to remind myself that all of these are one day paintings, and dragging them out to be multi-day would probably help them out a lot.

 

I am hoping I will be able to fully explore the different mediums this semester at school, but I think the following semester I am going to take some technical classes again. I need to further that part of my art before I really find what I am looking for. Doing my one drawing class in Tucson greatly improved my drawing, and so I am sure many classes of the same type will benefit me as well. I will keep you all updated with that, since I will still be doing my challenge at the time! 

Thank you all, as always, for your support by reading this, and don't forget to vote on the poll. So far it is a 3 way tie (since only 3 people voted and all for different animals) and its going to be a little annoying having to try and fit them all into one painting. haha. Don't forget to take a look at the shop at foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon . I am planning on getting the other site up and running in about a week if finances permit it. I am also taking commissions right now, so let me know if you are interested in anything by emailing me. I think that my email is on this blog, but if not, the address is nikkisimonwelch@gmail.com . See you tomorrow (hopefully :).  Only 335 more pieces to go!

Mono-printing

January 27, 2010

This semester I am taking a class called mono-print. The process is quite simple, but completely new to me and a lot of fun. You paint a special type of paint on thin fiberglass using a variety of tools. You then take your damp watercolor type paper and use a press to make your print from your painted plate. What is neat about these is your print is completely unique. Because you do not etch anything or make a stamp, once the ink has been pressed to paper, thats it. You can make a lighter version by running it though again which is called a ghost, but it is usually used as an under layer for a different idea. 

Today I finished my first print! It took me two more layers on the first print of a raven I did in the second class. This print was primarily for experimenting, but I think it turned out pretty neat. Like usual, the idea evolved as I did it. I originally was going to only print the raven, but the first print turned out so dark, I needed a background to make it pop. I remembered seeing a raven in the road a while ago, picking the remains of old road kill and though that would be some fun textures to work with. I ended up with a little gruesome but interesting print. I like it :). If you have never had any experience with printing I highly recommend a class. It is a very flexible and unique medium that is a lot of fun to mess around with. I still have two more prints of the basic bird shape, so check back to see how those evolve!

As always, check out the gallery for more art at foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon. I am going to upload some older art today as well as the raven. I am hoping to get the web site up soon, but we are waiting for some extra money to come in first. All of our bills are at the very first of the month, so we are always tight on funds around this time. Thank you everyone for your support and see you tomorrow! 338 more days!!!

Back to my photos!

January 26, 2010

I still have a lot of pictures to correct from the photo shoot Simon and I had a couple weeks ago. I though, since I had class this evening, tonight would be a good night to do some more correcting. I also want to play around with some blog extras I talked about in my last post, so I used the photos as a way to save some time.  Even with using them as a ;ast resort, I really like how they turn out. I can't wait to start my digital photography class and get some more pictures up here! If you have missed any previous art or would like to see some different things I have been doing, don't forget to visit foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon. Thanks for the support and see you tomorrow! Only 339 more days!

Finally back!

January 26, 2010

I am so sorry for the long delay, but after a series of unfortunate events, it was necessary. Prescott had a huge storm on Thursday and friday that wiped out our internet completely. We escaped on friday evening to Tucson, but I forgot the cord to upload photos from our camera. We came back yesterday morning, just in time for work and classes. Even though I was not able to post during this time, I was able to get all of my art done, so I can post it now. :)

The art piece I did after my sketch was a home made book. It has about 20 recipes and little illustrations though out it. It was fun to make and turned out cute, although obviously home made. The recipes are all vegan and for desserts. There are some really good ones in there! The other art pieces are all scratch boards because that is the easiest thing to do while on the road. i really like how these turned out, so I am thinking about having a show at a coffee shop with just the boards. I will have to figure out how to display them though. I was thinking about little box frames made out of light balsa wood, and putting christmas lights in them to back light it. That way you can see all the detail in them.

I have a lot more to update when it comes to the blog and the sites my art is on. Simon and I decided to buy a domain name and server space for our own site from foundmyself.com . That way it will be easier to access the art work and we will be able to work with displaying and selling art easier. I will still be blogging though. I just want people to be able to browse and buy the art with a little more organization. 

I am currently working on re-vamping this blog as well. I though it would be neat to kinda beef it up a little. I plan on putting up interviews of other artists, raffles, contests, among other things. I am really excited about it so check back often to see the new stuff. I hope will be able to link the blog and the site together so it will be easier to navigate between the two. 

Well that is about it for now. I, hopefully, will be able to get all the updates started in the next few days. Thank you all for your support and I am excited to be starting my next faze in this adventure. See you later today when I post my art piece for the 26th! Only 340 more to go before that!

School day and a sketch..

January 20, 2010

Today I had my first class for mono-printing. I am so excited for this class! This will be a type of art I am completely new to, and I really think I am going to love it. I can't wait until we will be able to really experiment with this medium. I also can't wait until I can show all of you the pieces I come up with. Tomorrow I was supposed to have my first quilting class, but it got canceled, so I will not be going until Tuesday. :( Oh well. I have digital photography to look forward to tomorrow! 

My art piece today is just a little drawing I did in about half an hour, maybe a little more. I started off with a pencil drawing and decided to just go crazy. It was fun. A little more like my old "Scratch Art" stuff. I got to use the ink I bought at Michael's, which ended up being the wrong kind from what I wanted. It is called permanent black ink, instead of india ink. It is ok. A lot lighter then the india ink and seems to have a bit of red in it. It was new though, so it was fun to use. 

I am sorry for the short posts. Since I have the day off tomorrow, maybe I will get my hands dirty and do something big. Then I will have a lot more to write about. Well, we will see. I am not making any promises. Thanks for the continued support and I hope everyone enjoyed their Wednesday as much as I did. Only 345 more, see you tomorrow!

A little photography

January 19, 2010

I  still have a huge amount of photos from Simon and I's photo taking extravaganza, so I thought I would edit and post some more today for my art piece. Doing the editing on these has really gotten me excited about my digital photography class I am going to be starting this week. Simon and I were able to get some really fun shots by just looking around our apartment. Tomorrow I start my mono-print class. I doubt I will be doing anything too artistic on the first day, but I am so excited to be able to post what I will be doing. All of my classes will be give me the opportunity to do art for this challenge and I am excited for the new things to come. Well here are the photos! I hope you enjoy them. Only 346 more to go! If you want to see these, as well as some other art I have done, check out foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon . See you tomorrow!

The Photography...

January 18, 2010 (part 2)

These are some pictures I took with Simon on Saturday. I am counting them for the 16th and 17th, because that is when I messed around with them on the school computers. They are not amazing, but it was fun. Just getting ready for my digital photography class I guess. Well hope you like them. :)

 

                                    

I'm Back!

January 18, 2010
Here I am again, after another computer illness. At some point on friday, my charger decided to quit working, and so the computer ended up dead. There was nothing we could do about it. When you live in a tiny apartment with no tv, no computer, and a dead phone, you start to feel a little claustrophobic. I didn't even have the car because Simon took it to work. Then there was this whole pact I was missing out on. I couldn't post anything and it was driving my crazy. But, I continued to do art, and even had a goofy photo shoot with simon. 

On this post I am putting up the painting I did today and the one I did on the 15th. I will write another post right after this about my photo shoot and the pictures I am counting as my art pieces for the 16th and 17th. These paintings are two more done in the style of the snails. I am having fun with this style so I think Im going to hold onto it for a while. The one from the 15th is called Christmas angel. My computer was out at the time I wanted to do the painting, so I needed to find something around the house to paint. I ended up with this little christmas angel I leave out all year round. It was a simple painting, but I liked how it turned out. 

The one I did today was fun too. I kept to a basic 2 color pallet, except at the end where I used a black ink pen and a deep red sharpie for the words. It was a fun little tribute to Valentines Day coming up. The words on the books are from Shakespeare's sonnets which, I didn't realize until I had already started, are not all romantic, lovey poems. Oh well, not many will actually (or can) read the words anyway. The overall affect turned out all right.

Thank you as always for you support and I am sorry for the delay this time. I will try my hardest to have it not happen again, but who knows. Things like that just happen sometimes, especially with computers. The foundmyself.com site is back up and has been re-modeled, so check it out. If you want to see these as well as my other art, my gallery url is foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon . Only 347 more to go! See you tomorrow!

Love Snails

January 14, 2010

I wasn't sure if I was going to do a new piece of art today, or scrape by with a little card I colored in last night at about 12:15. It's was Simon's first day off in a while and I wanted to hang out with him, do something fun. He was such a good sport. Even though it was his day off, he took me to heritage park zoo, a local wild animal sanctuary. We saw their new tiger and bobcats, and was in touching distance of their giant bear, as well. It was really neat. Simon even found himself to be having fun at times (note from Simon: i will deny this if you ask me about it). We got a lot of low quality, through the fence, never really going to look at pictures too. After the zoo, we went to hastings, he bought me (us really) 2 CDs and then we headed back home. I found myself with a lull of time to do a piece of art! 

It is odd. I have realized that doing an art piece a day has started to become a habit. When I had the time earlier, I didn't have to force myself off the computer of skip taking a nap to drudge through another art piece. I really wanted to do one. Art has been on my mind constantly and everyday I feel a need to create. I now have to ignore it if I want to get anything done. It is a neat experience, since before I had trouble with motivation. Only 14 days in and one of my original goals has already been accomplished.

I am not sure how many people I know are aware of this, but about 3 weeks ago I quit my job. My original intentions were to find another job straight away. I mean, we are planning on taking a trip after all, and we need to be making and saving a lot of money. I spent the first week on my butt, doing nothing. It was driving me crazy, so that is when I decided to do this challenge. I planned on doing it on the side, between a part time job and going to school full time. Sine the challenge has taken off though, I have had a small glitch in my plan. I want to do art. I don't want to find time for art, I want to make it my life. With Simon the only one working we can pay for our bills, but there would be no way to save extra for our trip. It would be living pay check to pay check. I am not the type of person to not want to contribute, and frankly, I love making money for myself, but something has changed.

Simon and I are spiritual people. We haven't been to church in far too long and we don't get around to reading the bible like we used to but we are still very much christian people. So when I got this nagging, scary, and unrealistic feeling to only do art for now, I attributed the drive to that spirituality. I am really worried about it at times, but I also have this feeling that if I am patient, things will work out. It is the same feeling I had when Simon and I decided to get married as well as deciding to move up to Prescott. Those things have worked out better then we could have imagined, so I think I should follow though with this too. My only hope is that I am not just making it all up, but I don't think I am. If you are at all religious or pray, do so for us, this is a big and risky step. 

Thank you to all for your support so far. This has already made a big difference in my life and I am happy I am able to share it. This last painting was a lot of fun for me and I hope you like it. As always, if you want to see more information about this piece, or see other art I have created, you can go to foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon . This site is currently under construction, but it says it will be back up in a couple days. Thanks again. Only 351 more to go! see ya tomorrow!

Hippie Bracelet

This time I am late for reasons out of my control. The internet was out all day yesterday. It was a bummer but my post is pretty small anyway. I decided to clean our monstrous home yesterday, so I would be able to continue to pursue my little art business thing a little more organized. This ended up taking a LOT of time so I hurried and created a little friendship bracelet for my daily art piece. It was fun though. I hadn't made one of those since I was a kid. They end up looking really cool. This one was made really traditionally, with a knot and loop to keep it closed. I think I might get some jewelry ends though and snazz them up a little bit before making a lot for the shop. I put this one in until I can get going on the others. Well thank you for reading and your support! I only have 352 more and one other post to do today! See you then ;)

Busy Day

January 12, 2010

I had a really good day today! Except for sleeping in WAY too late (almost noon!) I made sure to get a lot done. I met a good friend for coffee and caught up with her. Then, after I got home, I had a huge urge to do art... and that is what I did! I was able to get 3 small pieces done today. I like all of them too. I especially like the more whimsical illustration I did. It was a lot of fun. 

The first one I did I picked up from yesterday. The Rainbow Birds were already painted and drawn up, but I added a little detail to the leaves and birds. I was having a hard time with it yesterday, but yet again, stepping away was a blessing. i just ended up liking the whole thing better, and was able to add on the little details to finish it. 

The second one I did was by fantasy Fly Away painting. It started from a reference picture I had of balloons and just went from there. The figure was a lot of fun to do because she is so simple. I layered on the clouds, the girl, and the balloons but so

mething was missing. It was way to blank. I ended up making it even more like a nursery rhyme by adding the moon, stars, and banner. I love how the whole thing works together. It is nice when that happens. 

I finally ended with my scratch board. It was not as complicated as my last, but it was still a nice change. No matter what I do, I always like coming back to these scratch boards. I like the process and the result. I think the only thing that keeps me from making that a set "style" is that I haven't found a way to be as creative with them. I could though. Maybe with all this extra art I am doing I will be able to experiment with is. 

Well that is about it. Hope you like all of the art and thank you for your support! The site is under construction right now, but check the gallery at foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon for more art and information! See you tomorrow. Only 353 more to go!

Sir Circus Lion

January 11, 2010

This is the first painting that took me more then a day to complete. I started it yesterday, intending it to be an art piece for the 10th, before deciding I wanted more time with it. It is not that it is particularly complicated painting, it is just big. It is about 24" by 32". I had a lot of fun doing the lion. I haven't done a big painting like this in a while. I am intending to do a lot more now that I have gotten all my paints out again. Animals and Nature are fun subjects too. 

This painting was done with my array of acrylic paints, on a wooden board. I started with a white lion on a black background, and just let my imagination take over from there. He ended up being a star attraction at a circus. I think the colors look nice with the white. After I was finished with the painting, I put a tan tinted gloss over some areas to layer a bit more. After that, finished! Doing the last bit today was fairly quick and painless compared to yesterday, when I was constantly fussing over the lion. It always helps to step away for a while when you are having trouble. 

Well that is about it. Thank you to all for your support and I will see you tomorrow with my new creation. Only 654 more pieces to go now! If you are interested in more information about this piece, or would like to see others, please visit my shop at foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon . 

  

That was a lot of work...

January 11, 2010 (for January 10, 2010)

Ok so I am technically late, but I am still up from January 10th so It's not quite cheating. I started this scratch board at about 7:30 and just finished at about 1. I worked on it straight through too, so my hands are killing me. It turned out pretty sweet though. Just like last time, this was a left over scratch board from high school and I used one of those "wooden stick with a metal point" tools to do the drawing. It took FOREVER... but now that it is over I am glad I did it. The image is from this copyright free animal illustrations book I have. The reference is small though, so I had to make a little up as I went along. It is supposed to be a marine invertebrate, but it doesn't say what one. I just though it made a really cool design. Well that's about it. This is my 10 day anniversary so only 355 more to go! Going by quick! Thanks for reading and if you want to see more art or want more info on the pieces please visit foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon . See ya tomorrow! (Or later today)

Angry wolf....and late once again.

January 10, 2010 (for January 9, 2010)

I finished this a little late last night and didn't feel like posting anything about it until I got some sleep. So, this time I have no family emergency, I was just tired. It happens, and it will probably again. The important thing to me is that I got the piece done. I like it too. A little blast from the past for me. I used to do these see through scratch boards all of the time in high school. I still have some blank ones, so i though i would give it a go. They are tedious but fun at the same time. I start out with a piece of plastic. Something that will hold the ink pretty well. I think if you have a piece that is too slick, you can sand it a bit to help the ink stay. Once the ink is dry, I just decide what I want to do, and start scratching away. My favorite scratcher tools are old calligraphy nibs and these simple wooden sticks with metal points. I think they are used specifically for scratch boards. Well that is about it, hope you like it! Only 356 more!!! Check out this and more in the shop at foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon . 

Fall Bird

January 8th, 2010

I went to a couple Prescott galleries today and so was really motivated to do my art piece. I worked on this one for hours adding layers and layers of colors, patterns, and designs. What do you know...i don't really like it. I guess things just go that way sometimes. Maybe because of the medium or it just isn't quite my style. Either way, I probably will not be doing something like this again. I mean it was definitely a learning experience, and it was fun to experiment, but i just don't like the end product all that much. I think I am going to do something a lot more simple tomorrow. Maybe a close up of something. We'll see.... 357 more to go! Do not forget to visit the shop at foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon .

Art on the Go

January 7, 2010

We had family in today and I was worried about when I was going to be able to do my art piece. Simon and his brother wanted to go hiking, so i packed up my sketchbook, pencil, eraser, and sharpener and followed them out. We settled on a trail in the Prescott Willow Lake park, where there are thousands of big, round, beautiful, rock formations to crawl around. After picking a daunting cluster to conquer, we trekked all the way up to the top. It was beautiful. The sun was fairly low in the sky, casting harsh shadow in the rock cracks and crevices. I took off my coat to sit on, and found an interesting group to draw, while the boys hiked to another mini mountain we affectionately named shell rock. Yep, because it looked like a shell. It was so relaxing to be able to sit all alone and just draw. Even though it is not my normal style, it was great practice and a wonderful meditation. I hope I will get my butt out of my house to do that more often now. Well, now only 358 more art pieces to go! See you tomorrow!

AHHH!! I know I am late..

Jan 7, 2010 (art for Jan 6, 2010)

Sorry about the late post. We had a family emergency that was more important then sharing my art work. Here t is though. Just a little fun I had coming from my love of tattoos. I wanted it to look like one of those old sailor jerry flash sheets. I also wanted it to take a lot less time then it did but oh well. I guess that is just how things go sometimes. Hope you like it. 359 more to go!

Three Dollar Bookmarks

January 5, 2010

Today just wasn't an art day. It not that I didn't have any ideas, I just really didn't feel like doing them. That attitude makes it really hard to get anything done. But alas, I have this wonderful challenge to force me. I could have just blown it off, but I am already to the guilty stage in this. I feel like failing at this 5 days into it would be pretty lame. It definitely would be really lame actually. So i stuck it out and I am glad I did. It is not like I did some piece of amazing artwork, but i overcame my attitude. It forced me to work though a problem instead of just ignore it. So, even though there is not a whole lot to write, or show for that matter, I am happy to say that I can present these two, little, goofy bookmarks to the collection. Now only 360 more to go. See you tomorrow! If you are interested in seeing more information on these as well as other art I have done, visit the shop at foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon

Little Birds Stationary

January 4, 2010

Today I ended up making 5 little watercolor cards. I felt like doing something more designed based rather then a whole art piece. It was therapeutic being able to just sit back and listen to a story (Harry Potter Audio Books! WooHoo) and do some art with out having to really think about it. I think I am going to do some more of them when I get some more blank cards. It is a fun way to mess around with design work. Sorry for the short post, I hope more will happen tomorrow. Until then, adios. Only 361 more to go! Check out this and more at the shop foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon .

Elephants Never Forget!

January 3, 2010

Number 3! I woke up this morning with artwork on my mind. It is fun knowing that no matter what, I will have something to do for the day. The fact that it is art is awesome! I am really starting to like 

this challenge. Then again, I am only on number 3. The biggest problem I am running into is deciding what I want to do. It is really hard trying to think up something in time to get it done by the end of the day. If I ended up hating what was coming out 3 hours into the project, or I bit off more then I could chew, it would be really hard to think of something else to create in time. This is also ending up to be the fun part. I am being forced to bulldoze through, wether the art piece is what I envisioned or not. The end products are becoming more free and interesting because of this. 

Elephants Never Forget is a concept I came up with a few years ago. I started is on a big slap of wood, but then like so many other ideas that I have, it ended op being painted over and used for something else.

 This morning, after I woke up, I looked around my room for some Ideas. My eyes fell on this ratty old purse I acquired from a thrift store, with droopy little elephants all over it. How about something with elephants! That old idea popped into my head and so i decided to run with it. 

The original Idea only consisted of the letters and the elephant. I busted out those aspects pretty quickly, but the painting was pretty boring. That is when I started to explore. I added some texture to the bubble letters, drew around with a silver sharpie (which is awesome! everyone should have one!) and added a thought bubble with question marks, just for fun. The whole thing took me a little less time then my other pieces and was really relaxing. Im happy I finally let that confused little elephant in my mind live again! Check him out as well as other art pieces out at the shop... foundmyself.com/gallery/nikkiandsimon . Now only 362 more to go! Woohoo! See you tomorrow.

                                        

A little piece of India

January 2nd, 2010

Got it done!! I was getting a little worried for a while but I have a couple hours to spare. I, again, had a hard time figuring out what I wanted to do today. I knew I wanted to stay away from another piece of fine art so instead I went rummaging through one of my disorganized art drawers and found a huge stack of colorful card-stock strips left over from my wedding. I took the stack into my comfy bed with me, deciding on making a bookmark. This simple task turned complicated as I tried out and disliked a number of my first ideas. By the time evening rolled around, I still had nothing really started. I then brought out my wood burning kit, and still with no plan, I started to play. I used the hot knife to cut away the green paper and then added some discoloration with the shader. I used another piece of the card-stock to put some color behind the green and then started to sew some thread on for texture. Then all of this was finished I had a messy back and still felt like things were incomplete and so added a third strip of red and a couple gold tassels. Now I had a bookmark fit for a king. Well, my shop anyway. The whole process to way more time then I intended, but it was a lot of fun working so freely and I like the end product. It's always nice when you like you art at the end. :) 363 more to go!

Remember to check it out at the shop by visiting http://www.foundmyself.com/gallery/NikkiandSimon . 

Hanging in a Monkey Suit

January 1st, 2010

Well I am off! This is my first submission for the challenge, a monkey in a space suite. It took me a long time to figure out what I wanted to do today. I felt a lot of pressure since this was the first piece of art I would do for the year. I played around with some things I had in progress, made a few sketches of a series I wanted to start, but in the end I chose this fun, multi media...thing. I chose it because it has been an idea I have wanted to try for a long time and it was fun. I have done a couple pieces in the same style, and have enjoyed the process as well as the product so, well, why not?

Hanging in a Monkey Suit was done on a stretched canvas that was painted a basic white. Bits and pieces of the original half-painting showed through as I tried to spread the acrylic evenly across the surface. I then collaged it with pieces of white, blue, and red scraps from an old vogue magazine I found in the bathroom. Models heads were mercilessly ripped from their high fashion bodies as I found the colors I needed.  With paste covered fingers, I Finally sketched out the image with sharpie, as well as painted the face and the atmosphere around the drawing. I still can't decide weather or not I did too much. Too late if I did I guess. The whole process took me about four hours.... not too bad and a lot of fun!

This new mixed media art piece will be the first one from this year in Simon and I's Help!Shop. The Help!Shop is an idea we came up with to help fund our trip to Europe. It is an online gallery of things I have made, and everything is for sale. All that is in there is priced to sell, so we have things from a $4.00 single, custom designed greeting card to a $200.00 original piece of artwork. During this years challenge, I will price the daily art even lower, since Simon and I will need all of our funding by the end of the year. Please take a look at our gallery on either my facebook.com photos or on our gallery from foundmyself.com which you can reach at http://www.foundmyself.com/gallery/NikkiandSimon .

Thank you for taking a look at my progress so far and don't forget to take a look tomorrow to check out what I have created. Happy New Year, Au revoir!