I opened my shop!!

I actually did it!!!

My shop!

Also, side note, i keep spelling shop wrong,

SHOPE.

Lol,

pronounce it like 'hope',

it makes me feel like a fancypants.

I hand make these plush dolls and paint their faces.

All done with watercolour and pen.

Some are tattooed, some aren't.

I have 7 for sale for now.

I'm prototyping some tattooed mermaids currently.

I'm also going to offer custom dolls.

As well as the dolls i'm selling prints of my weird illustrations.

For example...

This rosette is part of a series of every day achievements.

They're to do with anxiety, depression, 

and just general good feelings.

Lots more in the shope ;-)

A fitting end to my post, no??

This is an out-take of a girl gang zine i'm working on.

I think the message is pretty clear,

if you support your boobs, your boobs support you.

Haha,

support each other in life,

if we aren't there for each other then what's the point?!

So please, check out my shop,

tell your friends

share the page,

you can get 10% off your order with the code

BLUEMONDAY

because i'm excited to be open finally

[and i love you guys]

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Kleinemaus

Thank you :) 

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

That's a quote right??

I'm pretty sure i read that somewhere...

So this week i did something i've been wanting to do for years,

i made an artists page for myself on facebook,

EEK.

Mega scary, but i bit the bullet and i did it!

I'm still scared, 

still filled with self doubt,

but this little step has been incredible for me.

I feel like everything has fallen into place.

I want to do this,

i want to open an etsy shop,

i want to draw!

I want people to enjoy my creations and laugh along with me.

This may not seem a big deal to most people,

but to anyone struggling with not knowing where they want to be in life,

what they want to 'do',

anyone with anxieties and depression,

any introverts...

you get it right?

These are a few of my newer drawings.

The achievement rosettes are part of a series to do with everyday successes.

You will find more work on my new page,

wink wink,

over HERE on facebook!

[aggressive link text lol]

If you like it, please like it.

Share it even.

It would mean the absolute world to me to get to 100 likes by this time next week.

I'll be holding a giveaway when i get to 100 likes for a print of your choice,

YEAH BITCH, FREE PRINT!

Hope everyone's having a good sunday,

especially you mums!

x

And then something just clicks...

Hey guys!

Sorry i've been a bit absent lately, 

been having a bit of an identity crisis.

I seem to have beaten it,

i don't know what happened, 

i just woke up one morning, and something just clicked.

So here's what i've been up to.

If you guys want to look at my other stuff you can find it on my tumblr...

http://notanotherdrawing.tumblr.com/

^-^ 

I am working on a few beauty and life posts for y'alls, 

patience is a virtue! 

x

Thinking ahead

So i've been thinking a lot about my future recently.

I know i definitely want to illustrate.

I also want to take pictures.

I was thinking about self promotion and putting myself out there and oh jeez am i bad at it.

Firstly, i'm an introvert.

I'm shy.

I have social anxiety.

I could go on, 

but i don't want anyone to feel sorry for me...

ha!

I'm in the process of putting together a book of my illustrations.

Inspired by David Shrigley, 

Gemma Correll,

and my absolute favourite person,

Laura Dockrill. 

It's a collection of my thoughts,

conversations i have overheard,

characters i've created, 

and a general mish mash of everything my brain tries to contain.

This may be defeating the object,

but i made a tumblr with my illustrations and photos.

You should still think of buying the book when it comes out,

because really,

what's more exciting than a new book?!

So yeh, check them out,

and i hope you enjoy what i have to say,

artistically speaking of course.

michellehayleyprice.tumblr.com

notanotherdrawing.tumblr.com

What's in my...sketchbooks

I have dreams of being an illustrator. 

There. I said it.

Some of my absolute heros include Marc Johns, Gemma Correll, and Laura Dockrill.

I've been really unmotivated since leaving my art degree and continuously feel i am not good enough.

I worried people would tell me my drawings look like that of a 5 year old.

I was obsessed with finding my own style, but at the same time telling myself the way i drew was utter crap, and that no-one in their right mind would like it, let alone enjoy it. 

Needless to say, i lost a little of myself when i stopped drawing. 

I used to work a lot of different hours in a pub, so i got to meet some amazing characters, and listen in on some intense conversations. 

Inspiration was everywhere. 

Now i have turned into a bit of a hermit. I prefer to stay in, i don't work [i know, i'm lucky], and i am an anxious, anti social moron. 

I couldn't find inspiration anywhere for a long time.

I have recently started drawing again. I don't know what triggered it. Trying to remind myself that i love drawing, even if i can't.

I have no problem admitting this, i cannot draw, but as guru Tim Gunn says, i "make it work" for myself.

This is one of my current sketchbooks. I attacked a Muji notepad with washi tape.

Oh my how i love washi tape.

My other book, this one has thicker paper and can handle watercolour and inky pens better.

Again, it has been washi'd.

This is far from my normal style. 

I was trying something a bit different and more 'realistic' i guess. 

The last page is a little series of zine type books that i'm working on. 

So, there we have it. 

My absolute dream would be to write, illustrate and publish some kind of kids book.

I just need to stop being so scared and push myself. 

I have a few fun posts coming up, a couple of hauls, book reviews, craft projects, and maybe some more drawings. 

Have a nice weekend!

X