Another Boho Sketch

Another sketch. Truthfully, I've been quite burned out by computer and design work lately. I am so very grateful and am thrilled to know my computer and design skills are needed, but it's often nice to take a break from staring at a screen. I thank all my wonderful supporters for their patience! Look out for some more package design, and some new projects in the works for this year! :)

New Girl for New Year 2015

It's been a while since I drew people and I am a bit rusty with the pencil, so decided to practice more. First image is the sketch. Second image is some markers and color pencils experimentation, Third image is what happened to the colors when I used the "Auto Tone" function in Photoshop. Hopefully, I can get a series of these going so I can exercise my drawing skills more!

Angry Black Woman and Give Yourself Permission to Be Yourself

This quote was given to me by a lovely customer to be handwritten into a calligraphy print that could be a gentle reminder, when one sees it on the wall.

This was never more true today. I always strive to make sure I am polite and treat others with respect, but sometimes, people so often find the need to express their unwarranted, nasty and genuinely mean opinion on you, without any trigger. Today I had the particularly unfortunate luck to come across a VERONICA BENEEYE CLARK from Seattle, or as she puts it "Black girl from Seattle," that seemed all too proud to perpetuate the nasty "Angry Black Woman" stereotype. Having grown up in the public school system in Long Beach, CA, I know all too well how to successfully befriend and make lasting friendships with people of all backgrounds and ethnicities, despite any pre-conceived, and often, false, stereotypes, so it really pains me that there are still so many out there perpetuating bad ones, as stereotypes don't just come out of nowhere.

This woman is not even a customer, and can only imagine if she were this much trouble now, how much she'd be as a real customer. She called me a "fraud" because she didn't agree with my pricing, and when I explained that by her logic and pricing, I'd actually be earning LESS THAN MINIMUM WAGE, she actually used the words "Earning minimum wage can be very hectic, I'm sure on your part, as I can't relate because I'm a kept woman, only tending to the nest, for myself, and family." WHO THE F*** SAYS THAT?!?! Since when did women become proud that they are simply "kept!"

At this point, I would like to "Give Myself Permission to Be Myself" but what's the point? What I really wanna say is "you don't know me, yet you feel like you have the right to judge me, when all you are is an extremely fortunate woman, who knows nothing of the real world and of life, yet is not content to be happy with that, and have to call others names as well." I never EVER bring race into business, so I don't understand her need to be proud of being specifically a "black girl from Seattle", especially when you are now a bad example, representing your race, so to other sellers and those who know her, I wish you luck and

BE SURE TO AVOID THIS ANGRY BLACK WOMAN: VERONICA BENEEYE CLARK (from Seattle)

Luckily, all the black women in my life are NOT this stereotype! :)

Market Row

Join me for the first annual Market Row! Sorry for the late notice but as this is the first of its kind to Vegas, I found out about it only recently and am looking forward to seeing you there!

The Latest at annasee.com

I'm super excited to announce the latest Guest Artist - the amazing Shannon Freshwater! After a very successful run with the incredible Nick Lu, who just released his first illustrated book, the beautiful work of Shannon Freshwater is here to stay....for a limited time of course! Check out her amazing work HERE and take advantage of the chance to purchase her work at a fraction of what it costs in the high end galleries she shows at!

Also, the very popular handmade crochet boot cuffs, with real handmade wood buttons, are back in stock! Hurry and nab a pair before they're all gone! Shop NOW.

More stuff

Some girly typography practice and a variation of the combined buildings with all Northern European cities. I also did a little interview a while back. I give our local #TonyHsieh a shout-out. :)

http://blog.zibbet.com/2014/09/featured-zibbeter-annasee/

Sneak Peek

I am super excited to offer you a sneak peek of my next Guest Artist....can you guess who this incredible artist is?

The amazing Nick Lu has had a great year as the Guest Artist on annasee.com and will make way for this new talented artist soon! Stay tuned for more details and the official launch.

Halloween Feriae Package

My latest package for Feriae just got released in Japanese department stores! The theme is American Halloween! Below is a sampling of the last two packages done by yours truly (on the left side) and two other amazingly talented artists! This package marks the 3rd one I've done, and I'm currently working on the 4th one. Stay tuned! :)

Cork Mountains

The latest arrival to annasee.com, is this illustration print of a painting I did on cork. Its unique textural background and classic subject matter is sure to be a fail safe option (and great gift idea!) as wall art for any room. See it up close HERE.

Flashback Friday

#FlashbackFriday to the time my lovely customer made my pieces into a custom headboard! :)