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Markets and Events June to November

This is part 2 of my big blog update!

July 2nd I helped prime the back of the NDCC for Mural Fest! We did have to end early as it started to rain quite heavily.

July 5th – 7th I attended StarBelly Jam Music Festival! This was made possible by Apollo Suns, the very kindly gave me a weekend pass and as a BIG thank you I mustered all my “people drawing skills” and drew each of the band members! Look them up on Spotify, I highly suggest seeing them live.

I also volunteered at Kaslo Jazz Festival but that wasn’t really anything related to my art endevours.

August 28th – September 3rd my Dad and I went to a VW van meet up in Oregon, USA called Descend 10. There was a makers market during the event so I took some items with me along with specifically designing 4 Van stickers , cards and colouring pages. Those items have since been uploaded to my website!

September 21st and 22nd Isaiah and I vended at the Passcreek Fall Fair! There was over 30 vendors, bunnies, turkeys, lawn mower races, fair rides, food and music! The only thing it really lacked was a stable wifi connection as many of us had to resort to cash only.

September 28th my friend and I were at the Saturday cottonwood falls farmers market! My friend 3D prints fidget toys. It was such a beautiful and sunny day! (October 5th was my last Nelson Farmers Market for the 2024 season).

October 11th on our way to Nakusp hot springs for Thanksgiving we stopped at the Silverton, BC General Store to restock a few items! https://silvertongeneralstore.ca/

October 17th – 20th I vended at Linden Lanes Pumpkin Fest! It was super cold and quite wet but I bought a brand new tent from one of my neighbours and made friends with the cows and ate many many crepes!

October 25th Isaiah and I drove to Nakusp after he was done work to be ready the next day to participate at the Basin Summit Mushroom Festival / Expo ! This event was really really fun, I made a few new connections and overall it was quite enjoyable! I also made “fungi flavoured” mystery bags with my art and Spellbound Crafts stickers! https://www.instagram.com/_spellboundcrafts_?igsh=Ymw4ZWttdzR3YTV4

October 27th Isaiah and I were at Tarry’s Hall (between Castlegar and Glade) for a Halloween Market!

October 29th a sighting of my book in the window of Urban Legends on Baker st in Nelson! Photo credits to my friend!

November 9th at Tarry’s Hall for a 1/2 days Christmas Market and Borscht Sale! About 30 vendors in a 2 story hall, there was lots of foot traffic and many stickers being purchased! I did 2 trades with Forage and Soothe! https://www.instagram.com/forageandsoothe?igsh=MTI1Njc1emxjaXZ3eQ==

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Markets and events from April to June

This is a MAJOR market catch up post!

April 13th I vended / attended ECLIPTIC a rave in Salmo that my friend put on! There was a few vendors including myself and I raffled off one of the whales from the lantern festival! The whale was safely transferred to its new home and is hanging from the ceiling seen in the last image!

April 20th I vended at a 420 themed market in Ymir! It was super fun, warm and there was soooo many doggo friends! Sadly the stickers I had designed for 420 didn’t arrive on time but otherwise it was great fun!

May 11th was the Mothers Day Market and the start of the Nelson Farmers Market Season! It was hella hot out and half way through I had to stop eating and drinking because later that day I got my wisdom teeth removed.

May 26th was the Spring Fling at Mount Sentinel School. It was exceptionally slow and we were in the gym. I did make the woodcarver that was beside me quite happy with my art and he gave me some wood rounds to draw on.

June 5th I was on Baker st for the Wednesday Market and on June 16th I was at the Saturday market! At the Saturday market these two absolute legends bought FOUR Mountain Dummy Thicc Lg stickers!

June 22nd Isaiah and I drove to Slocan Park for a very nice market and I would like to return next summer! There was music, sun and some very tasty treats, definitely worth the drive!

June 29th I participated in Artwalk for the second year! I had 8 pieces in very nice wooden frames that my Papa made! My location was on Houston st at a nice ladies Pottery studio called Ovo. This year’s theme was outlines of animals and inside local locations. Like Bear Cubs / Trout Lake , Coyote / S.S. Moyie and Frog / Fletcher Falls. All have sold except the Elk / Idaho Peak and Canadian Goose / Lakeside Park , they are $120.00 and if you’re interested please use the contact page to inquire.

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My Artwalk opening night experience!

The Artwalk location I have my artwork at is Booksmyth in Nelson BC. I shared the location with Kimberley Hyatt, https://instagram.com/hyattkimberley?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== .

My artwork is displayed amongst the books and on the sides of bookshelves. Along with some stickers and bookmarks I was selling as well

Opening night was super busy and I only ended up getting one photo (see below image, I am posing with a piece that sold). It was really exciting to explain my art process and inspirations but I definitely did not expect to see so many people come out! So a big Thank You to everyone that came out and supported Artwalk 2023! ❤️

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🎨 35th Annual Art Walk 🚶‍♀️

A fully in-person experience featuring local artists, performers, and venues in 2023. ArtWalk is an annual tradition that has united businesses, artists, and community members for over three decades. The event populates unique venues with quality, locally produced artwork which draws traffic to local businesses and increases the visibility of Nelson and area artists.

ArtWalk’s two opening nights (Saturday, June 24th and Saturday, August 5th) will showcase participating artists at their venues alongside a collection of street performances and other delights throughout Nelson’s downtown core from 6 – 9 pm. A new set of artists will have their work on display at each opening. After the openings, art will be available to view at the participating venues during their regular hours until Sunday, September 10th.

I am pleased to say that I will be part of this years ArtWalk! I will be at the June 24th opening at Booksmyth, so come on down and say hi. I will have 5 pieces from a series I have been doing using buildings in Nelson and 3 pieces from a previous gallery show.

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A little bit of catch up!

I have had a lot of cool experience’s lately but I haven’t been posting on here so this will be a semi organized info dump.

In February I was part of the Polka Dot Dragon Lantern Festival. My installation was a Fairy Ring made out of cloth, metal hangers, wood and paint. I added glow in the dark paint on the caps in hope it would glow in the dark… it kinda worked.

I was sanding the bases of the mushrooms
My Papa helped me by cutting out the bases
Lots and lots of red paint was used
Making the mushroom caps
My dad helping me make the mushrooms
Katya helping me
The end result!

On March 18th the Touchstones 2023 Members Show opened and I had the great opportunity of having my art in the show!

This piece is called 2 steps forward 3 steps back. Fun fact it has two different messages in Morse code on it.

On March 24th I noticed that Otterbook Store put my book in the display window! Butterflies and a happy dance is what that brought on!

At the end of March I dropped off some new colouring pages at Main Street Diner! Apparently a kid complained about getting the same design two times in a row… Obviously time for new colouring pages!

Bouquet of flowers
Ogopogo of Kootenay Lake
A Salmon
Halibut fish look so weird

All the while during March I was rushing to make some art pieces on canvas to apply to the Art Walk 2023!

🥳 SPOILERS🥳 I got into the Art Walk 2023 and I am beyond excited!! more updates to come…

This one gave me Journey To The centre Of The Earth and Tintin and the Shooting star vibes.
Overgrown Courthouse It was super easy to paint this one because I could accurately paint where the sunset was.
Overgrown Touchstones Museum. My sneaky detail I cut off where the Canadian flag would’ve been but I did keep the Red Dress in the window.

At the end of April Cowans Office Supplies purchased 10 books from me and now they are on display in the store!

I have started to design Mushroom Cards, they can be used as greeting, birthday, or just a hello card.

https://www.tinygiantscreations.com and my friend Magnificent Monsters ( on Instagram ) have made some awesome additions to my waterbottle ! please go check them out.

Pickle power for the win!
The cutest strawberry charm!

May 6th I attended the first market of the season at the NDYC. Magnificent Monsters ( on Instagram ) and I shared a table and I also had a few of my cousins cards and prints Tiger Tuesday ( on Instagram ).

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🍄Mushlings are coming back! 🍄

Mushling magnets are coming back but this time with a friend. They will be limited so be on the look out and if they are a hit then we can come back again for round three. These ones will not have a write up on the back but each will have names and their names meaning on the back. The “friend” is being made by my friend who does crocheting! Take a peak at her awesome work while we finish up the mushlings.

https://instagram.com/magnificentmonsters?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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🍄New products! 🍄

Introducing these little mushlings magnets!

I was painting the other night but the colour wasn’t turning out how I wanted so instead I cut the paper up into rectangles and drew some mushrooms. Each little mushling has a little write up about them! They also have magnets on the back and can be seen chilling on a old saw in my yard for these photos. *only 13 are available*