Studio Journal - July 10th, 2026

From the Easel

Today we made a lot of headway on our little treasures! Bookmarks, stickers, and magnets are well under way! We are excited to see what the end result will end up being.

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Behind the Brush

Today we acknowledge that we are moving a lot of parts at once and we may need to spend more than one day focusing on one piece. But in the art of business and manufacturing - Which art is really just the smallest and most intricate form of manufacturing - and there are a lot of moving parts.

I had to sideline a project that sounded very fun for me, but the Brand is just not ready for. At least not yet!

But out of all the lessons learned that I post on behind the brush, I acknowledge that my focus is probably the biggest thing to work on.

Events

Our scheduled events:

On July 25th I will be at the Richland Art Fair! Are very first! We will be selling prints and originals, as well as stickers and magnets. Of course we will also be offering live portraits! I am very excited for this opportunity!

On August 3rd we will be shipping out our next round of print club prints. The print above will only be available to those who sign up by July 31st. We are getting very far to a cohesive collection for you all to collect.

So yes, you will be receiving this adorable print. But you'll be receiving so much more! In the Print Club you will learn the following:

• Who this fairy is

• What is her birthday

• What does she like to do

• What is her favorite treat WITH a tried and true recipe!

• Who is her forest friend

• A letter from the fairy herself.

We are very excited to continue to develop the print club into something you can look forward to. But please note, each month gets archived after it is released! Meaning if you don't sign up this month, you might not get everything that is listed above... Unless of course you purchase an annual or Dedicated Collector's Club membership. These are the only memberships that will have access to the archival shop.

We are on the look out for art fairs in the southwest Michigan area, and will let you know as more comes around.

Clarkwork Corner

We are still moving forward on our Blood on the Ice journey. I will admit this is the project that gets put off until the end of the night on the creative end due to us requiring a decent amount of backend technical work. We should have more fun updates to give you tomorrow!

Studio Snapshot

🎨 Currently on the Easel: This weekend we will be working on getting our tiny treasures ready for purchase for the art fair.

☕ Fueling the Studio:  Today is just a water day. I didn’t even have coffee.

🎵 Currently Listening To: Some Ambient music today.

😊 Studio Mood: Proud to be chugging along!

🎯 Tomorrow's Goal: The whole weekend will be dedicated to getting the bookmarks, magnets, and stickers ready to print.

💭 Parting Thought: Tiny treasures become lasting collections one careful step at a time.

Thanks for stopping by the studio today. Whether you're here for the paintings, the games, or simply because you enjoy following creative journeys, I'm glad you spent a few minutes with me. I'll see you back here tomorrow.