Cate Anevski

New Places and People

This past weekend was spent getting to know some new places and people (and cats!) in Portland.

I have started volunteering at SCRAP, which is really an amazing place. If you are in Portland and have never been to SCRAP, I highly recommend it. I have met some wonderful folks there already, and I look forward to meeting more. (In case you need further encouragement to visit, I also met a hot pink poodle, so there.)

After the SCRAPpy fun, Kieran and I decided to wander around some areas of Portland that we did not know. Since there is a lot of Portland that we don't know, it was a very long walk. I really should invest in a pedometer, if for no other reason than to impress blog readers with the fact that I can walk 10 or more miles in a single evening. Pretty nifty, huh?

Elf Boots

Last week, Kieran received these little elf boots as a tip at his waiting job. Tonight I decided to draw them. Last night, I drew a pumpkin, but it looked crazy, so I refuse to show it.

Someday, I will learn to light my desk from the left, not from the right. Until then, enjoy the big shadows cast by my right hand.

Oxalis

I have been saying for ages that I need to do more drawing from life and reality in order to enhance my illustration skills, but I never seem to get around to it. Well, after obtaining this sweet little oxalis, I decided I just had to draw it, and so a good habit of drawing from life every day has begun. Hooray for good habits!

I also want to start incorporating more realistic drawing into my illustration. I'm feeling limited again, and I need to do something to break out of that.

Also, this little guy made quite a racket.

And The Winner Is...

...Nikki!

This time around, instead of using a random integer generator, I thought it would be more fun to actually pull the names from a hat. This was the only hat I could find:

There will certainly be more giveaways to come, but I promise no set schedule. That would just make things too easy. Instead, you'll just have to wait for that duck with his random requests to start things up again.

Thanks for playing, all!

Circus Sprite, and Shroomies, of Course

This is another little thing (like the face buttons) that I made months ago and just never photographed. As a matter of fact, I think I made it while I was in St. Louis. He's traveled with me to many a craft fair, but it turns out that his clown belly frightens people. He's now in the shop, so hopefully he can find a clown-friendly home.

And just so you don't think I haven't done any work since last July, here's a little something inspired by all the fungi fun guys that spring up in Portland during the rainy season.

Don't forget, you still have until the end of today (or perhaps until I get home from work tomorrow) to enter my giveaway. Good luck!

Lazy Day?

Do you ever have one of those days that feels lazy but is in fact quite productive? Aren't they just the best?

My day consisted of dropping off some new prints at Tender Loving Empire (a great shop if you haven't been), making a roast (nope, I'm not a vegetarian), playing guitar for the first time since I was a teenager (and boy are my fingers tired), and working on a new drawing with Kieran (he and I like to have regular "creative time" together, and his drawings are always just amazing—I'll have to force him to begin a blog). All in all, a great Friday.

And now I'm off to sleep so I have enough energy to look like a complete boob in yoga tomorrow. It's one of my favorite parts of the week!

Fabric For Sale

I have decided to start selling my fabric in my Bee's Knees shop. Currently, I'm only offering my Pink Bears design, but I hope to add more soon.

I am unsure if I will offer the Castles in the Sky print because there was some banding that occurred, which you can see in this photo. I may decide to sell it at a reduced price, though.

I have also been hard at work on some other designs this week, including a mushroomy print and a haunting paisley. The only one that's finished so far is an astronomical print.

I will eventually put this design on Bee's Knees Activities (along with some other fun projects I have up my sleeve), but the time is now 11:11, and my wish is to get some sleep.

You Want Stuff?

I made friends with a duck today. He made an odd request.

The little guy demanded that I host another giveaway on my blog. He said it had been much too long for something I intended to do monthly, and that I should stop procrastinating and get off my duff. Harsh words for a duck, but I decided to heed his advice.

The giveaway is for one 5" x 7" print of your choice. All you need to do to enter is leave a comment on this post between now and Tuesday, April 7. If you feel you need something to comment about, please tell me your favorite color, type of cake, and time of day, but really any comment will do.

Don't let the duck accuse me of stinginess. Please, take my stuff.