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So this is my first real year as an illustrator on the island of me. No steady paycheck....no crown room..(Hallmark's cafeteria). I eat quickly and get back down in my art dungeon these days while my little lad is in daycare 2 days of the week. This is my time to crank. The rest of the time I work at night. My husband and best friend for life is really supportive and I couldn't do this without him. No way. I appreciate all the things that he does for us. Like laundry and vacuuming, or putting Finley to bed almost every night so I can work. I've got a good one. He watched Fin last night while I made this ad for Printsource. I'm super excited about the collections I've been toiling away at. Thanks for having a look and have a good day! Gobble time is around the corner. yippee!

A Teeny Tiny Movie

Last February I filmed myself doodling the last page in a 30 page coloring book called Day Of The Dead from the Just Add Color series published by Rockport. I decided to make a little movie from it. 

Altogether I illustrated 3 books total. In addition to Day Of The Dead there's Circus (vintage creepy cool!) and Carnivale (exotic dancers and fun and weird mask people!) SO MUCH FUN. I'm very grateful for this body of work. I had a lot of creative freedom which is very rare. The books are available at Rockport.com, in your local Barnes and Noble, and Amazon to name a few. Signed copies with an original doodle are also available at my Etsy shop, Petit Reve.–Sarah W.

Naughty....

I'm bad....I didn't do a Giffy Pop this week. I felt like painting instead. Lately I have ocean fever and just want to be at the beach. But we live dead smack in the middle of the country. Alas I have to paint my ideal scenario. It's up on etsy in case you have fantasy ocean fever too. Aqua Daydreams

Spread LOVE....says the prancing alpaca!

Black and Whites!

After doing 3 coloring books for Quarry/Rockport (that are coming out in September and I CANNOT WAIT to share) I realized how much I loved doing just black and white art. In the beginning of the project I struggled because I'm such a fan of color. But then the doodle aspect of it became therapeutic! In February I completed all 90 pages of the coloring books and since then I really miss it. In my spare time/ha! I've decided to dedicate a little Tumblr specifically any B & W artwork I have time for. Here's the link to see more! http://sarahwalshsblackandwhites.tumblr.com/

Ice Cream Lurve

Yes, only three weeks in I'm late already...So I'm a day late and a dollar short...what does that even MEAN?! Better late than never I always say. Wednesday was a busy day so this weeks it's "Giffy Pop Wednesday but Really Thursday". For this one I decided to do a little self promotion piece. Promoting oneself is awkward sometimes. At least for me anyway. Some folks have no problem and more power to them for it. I always feel like I'm saying "Look at me! Look what I can do!" Me, me, me.... But as a freelance artist it's something I'm going to have to get comfortable with. Like a lot.....
So......here is me slapping my name on some triple scoop ice cream friends! Enjoy :)

Saying see ya later, not good bye!

One of my bestest bestest friends and her awesome husband who has become like a brother to me, is moving away to Beaufort, South Carolina.  We've all been through a lot together. It's really quite hard to sum it up with words how I feel. I've been in denial about them leaving because I'm happy for them really. And because I don't want to properly deal with my emotions yet! I know them moving is the right thing to do. So I kick my sad feelings to the curb and when I have a private moment I pick them up off the street and nurse them quietly.....SOB!....That said, I've been pretty busy and don't have time to perfect the movements of this little giffy pop. The action is quiet and barely noticeable. Maybe it's a metaphor on how huge changes just kinda sneak up on you! Love ya to pieces Meems and Spence!