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Break Time
I am taking a "vacation" from art, social media, but not chores! Two or three times a year I need to take a break from pushing myself to...
ArtbyCarissa
Aug 21, 20182 min read
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July in Review
Every time I do one of these month in review's I forget most of what I accomplished the previous month. I usually end up refering to my...
ArtbyCarissa
Aug 7, 20182 min read
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Self Care
July has been quite busy for me. I found a nice part time job, traveled to Houston Texas to help a friend, talked to said friend every...
ArtbyCarissa
Jul 24, 20183 min read
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Given Time, Everything Can Change
Is that a catchy title or what? It does have meaning though. Last week I had plenty of time to write a blog post, but I did not. It is a...
ArtbyCarissa
Apr 10, 20182 min read
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Portfolio Walk-Through
This is a REALLY long post. If you would prefer to watch the video, click here and it will take you to the bottom of the page where the...
ArtbyCarissa
Feb 12, 20186 min read
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Time-Lapse Thursday
I am still not sure about the title. Should I move my video releases to a different day of the week? Here is this weeks video. Rudolph!...
ArtbyCarissa
Dec 14, 20171 min read
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Did I Miss Anything?
I don't think so. A check list might help! I finally have ALL my available Christmas stuff in the store. Even one that got overlooked...
ArtbyCarissa
Dec 7, 20171 min read
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Getting Ready for the Holidays
Yes, I am. To get ready for the holidays that come at the end of the year I am.... ... wait for it.... ... making art. Probably not what...
ArtbyCarissa
Nov 30, 20171 min read
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Knock on Wood
Yesterday (Wednesday) started out pretty well. The good started on Tuesday. I got paid for PAX (earlier than expected -WOOT) and paid...
ArtbyCarissa
Sep 21, 20172 min read
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The Uncertainty Continues
I am in a deep pit of fear right now. There are a lot of things that are uncertain, causing fear. There are a lot of things that will...
ArtbyCarissa
Sep 7, 20172 min read
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End of Summer Sale
The end of summer is close at hand. I am having a "priced to move" sale. If you have read any of my other posts you may know I am in a...
ArtbyCarissa
Aug 7, 20172 min read
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Motivation Monday #7
A late post. I was away from my work-space yesterday and had errands to run today. I did not even think about today’s post until 2pm....
ArtbyCarissa
Jul 31, 20172 min read
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I am Making Videos
For the past two weeks I have been working on getting videos for my YouTube Channel. It is pretty time consuming. Between making sure the...
ArtbyCarissa
Jul 27, 20172 min read
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Clouds
Today I was going to draw something else. Something that was more in my mood. Something NOT motivational. Then I remembered what day it...
ArtbyCarissa
Jul 24, 20172 min read
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Motivational Monday #5
Five weeks of me actually doing a drawing every Monday. I am amazed at my follow through! Today’s quote comes from Rabindranath Tagore,...

Carissa C.
Jul 17, 20172 min read
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Self Love
I find it hard to practice self love. Most of my personal worth is derived from how well an art piece came out or how well I did on my to...
ArtbyCarissa
Jul 13, 20172 min read
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Another in the Bag
Not really a bag, but it is still finished. After the past two weeks of having low motivation it is invigorating to finish something....
ArtbyCarissa
Apr 3, 20171 min read
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I Kind of Won
I recently joined an art themed Facebook Group. They had a valentines day contest. I submitted one of my drawings and it WON! I am so...

Carissa C.
Feb 14, 20171 min read
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