Who Likes Affordable Art? (Extended this sale through Wednesday).

So...I've decided I need to have a quick sale.  I won't go into the eye roll worthy details, but....I need to have a sale.

My give-away is still going on and I'll remove this post tomorrow.  Just wanted to give you a heads-up about the sale tonight.

These are my 2 newest pieces...

"Miss Lilly's Roadside Motor Hotel"

 AND

"Guardian of Winter's Bride"

For tonight only, I'm offering each of these new, original art pieces for 50% off.  Normally, a new original sells for $80.00.  These two pieces are going for $40.00 tonight.  Click HERE for my shop link!

Pass the word around if you can?  I'd be ever so grateful!

Until Tomorrow:
Kim
Gerushia's New World

With the Rain, I Look Forward ~

Good Morning (Oh, it's not morning anymore):

I'm tired.  Exhausted actually.  Today and tomorrow are looming over me like a black cloud (thanks to you, mortgage company).  2 more days to buy groceries and gasoline before "payday".  I have, thus far, sold enough art, mostly framed originals, to keep a bit of food in the house but I still have  2.  more.  days.  to.  go.

I am forcing myself to think forward.  My plum tree is putting on her frilly white springtime costume, begging me to pay attention...

I've forced myself to applaud her and look forward to her generosity...

With yesterday's rain came a tentative hope.  Just a simple, short term hope that somehow, we'll make it through this, just as we've scrambled and clawed our way through the last 4 years.

Out of the dark clouds...

comes a fresh beauty...

a hint of better times ahead...

When I feel a darkness setting into my thoughts, I literally close my eyes and ...

I imagine that I am here ~ on this dirt road in the richness of the Ozarks.  This road that I walked up and down countless times on my childhood vacations...

Ohhhh, and this photo, this particular photo can make me smile even on the bleakest days...

That's my grandpa on the right...the gentleman with the bandaged finger.  I don't know what the story is, but I always like to imagine that the rabbit gave him a little nip on the finger!  

...and, my art.  My passion since forever...

I try to keep it tucked away in my heart all the time.  But, when life gets ugly, art can easily find it's way to the back-burner.

I have several shows to create for and a few other good things on the horizon, but over the last week or so, I haven't given much thought to any of it.  That makes me sad.  It makes me angry and sad that money worries can take away all the light in your life.  It can suck the living breath out of you!  I hate money for what it does TO people instead of FOR them.

So...while I'm looking forward, the reality is that I have 2 more days to go.  2 more dinners to prepare, 2 more days of keeping that gas gauge just a wee bit above the "E".  I am hopeful that I can sell a couple more framed originals.  

I have just listed 2 framed originals that have never been in my shop before.  I do offer them in print form, but the originals were never offered until today.  They were both created for my "Connecting Spaces" show...

This piece, entitled: "An Unexpected Visitor" is based on "Little Red Riding Hood".  It was recently published in "Pasticcio Quartz" Issue 13. ...

AND

This piece, entitled: "The Haunting of La Llorona" (which is filled with all sorts of personal meaning for me.  The image of the weeping woman is actually my daughter.  She does a lot of modeling for my work).

Both of these pieces are framed up in simple, black frames and they are both now listed in my ART SHOP. One of them hangs above my computer and the other hangs in my studio.  I'll keep them listed through Wednesday in hopes of conjuring up a bit of money for groceries and gasoline.

Again, let me thank everyone for all the kind and supportive emails I have received.  Thank you, as well, to everyone that's purchased from me during this ridiculous mortgage faux pas.

The next time you hear from me, I will have a full tank of gas and a full belly too!  Times are gonna get better.

Until Next Time:

xoxo

Kim

Gerushia's New World

Still in a Panic...

Good Morning:

It has been a long few days.  Still chugging through, but it's been difficult.  For those of you who may not know what I'm talking about, please read THIS.

I have sold a couple of originals and several prints!  We're heading into the last 4 days of "life after my mortgage company screwed me up"!!  So....I wanted to pop in and let you know something ~

I have decided to offer these last 7 originals already framed up.  So, that means, for $30.00 you're getting one of my originals that hung in the "Connecting Spaces" show and a frame.

****Please Note...You can see what the pieces look like, framed, if you click on the link and then click on the individual photo of the framed art pieces.

I need to get these pieces moving...not only to help us through this current struggle, but also to make more room for some new pieces that I'm creating for an upcoming show.

If you've ever considered purchasing art from me, truly, now is the time.

Thank you to everyone that sent encouraging emails my way.  I appreciate every single one of my blog readers.  What a spectacular group of supportive artists and folks!

Until Next Time:
Kim
Gerushia's New World

In The Blink of An Eye...

Isn't it scary to think that in the blink of an eye...your whole world can change.  Sometimes for the better and sometimes not.  You put your head on your pillow at night, close your eyes to sleep and you have no idea what the next day might bring.

This can be a good thing for....someone who is going to win the lottery or get a big promotion etc...BUT, this is also a very scary thing when the unknown could be tragedy.

I make a point (force myself, really) to think of good things while I'm trying to go to sleep.  I think about art projects...

I think about my garden...

and sometimes I think about my kids when they were little...

A few nights ago...that's exactly what I did before going to sleep.  I was planning out my garden and was lulled into sleep with visions of cottage garden colors and lovely homegrown vegetables.  But....little did I know, while I was dreaming of sweet smelling flowers...

and delicious tomatoes...

my mortgage company was busy taking my mortgage payment out of my bank 2 weeks early!  What????

 I get up the next morning, pour a hot cup of coffee...

and turn on my computer.  I needed to pay some bills so I signed into my bank account....are you kidding me?  Immediate panic set in.  How in the world am I going to fix this?

So...I spent the next several hours on the phone.  I talked to several different people at the mortgage company, then, talked to several different people at my bank...THEN, talked to more people at my mortgage company.  All I want to know is when can this huge mistake be fixed?  It doesn't work for our budget and it left us with, well...zero to be exact!  I am told that, indeed, it can be fixed, BUT, it will take a full 2 weeks for the mortgage company to reverse the charge.  2 WEEKS???

At this point, we still have several days until our next "payday", so I'm having a huge "panic sale" in my Art Shop.  I have re-priced every single item in my shop and discounted each item by 50%.  This even includes my 2 newest pieces "Miss. Lilly's Roadside Motor Hotel" ...

and "Guardian of Winter's Bride".

So...if you've been thinking about purchasing some of my art...now's the time.  I welcome you to take advantage of me!  At 50% off, this means that my little ACEO prints are only $2.50 each, my standard 4" x 6" prints are only $7.00 each and my originals are now down to $30.00 each (except for my two newest pieces).  Please...stop by and have a look around.  Or...if you can't afford to buy (which, believe me, I can totally understand), maybe you can share this sale on your blog, facebook or twitter.  I surely would appreciate any help in passing the word around.

We only have 6 more days to go before "payday"...but when you've been left with nothing, 6 days feels like an eternity!

Curses to my mortgage company!
xoxo
Kim
Gerushia's New World

A New Year, A Big (Cartel) Change...

Well...the new year has brought around an unexpected change.  It's a good change, I think.  It's something that needed to be done....I have parted ways with Etsy.  I had been with them since 2006 and they were a good place to be.  I love Etsy.  But, it was time I found my way outside of the security and familiarity that Etsy blanketed me with.  After alot of thought and heartfelt contemplating, I have decided to open a new shop with Big Cartel.  It will take alot more marketing on my part, but I am very happy with my new shop.

So...as of a few days ago, Gerushia's New World can be found HERE.  I am still loading new inventory daily and am in the process of making several new pieces as well.  My two newest prints...

"An Opossum's Blessing" ~

and "The Reader" ~

are both already in the shop, along with alot of prints and some originals as well.  If you've never had a look at Big Cartel...give it a whirl.  It's a fun marketplace with a huge variety of goodies to look at.

To celebrate the opening of Gerushia's new shop, I am offering a coupon code.  When you purchase, be sure you include the code "HeartTinyArt" when checking out.  You will receive an automatic 20% off your entire purchase.

Thank you so much for all the support you've given me through the years.  It never goes unappreciated. 

So...if you have a chance to stop by the new place, let me know what you think. 

Until Next Time:

Kim

Gerushia's New World

Has Anyone Seen Kim?

Good Morning to All:

Okay...it's confirmed, I am a bad blogger.  I wasn't always a bad blogger.  There was a time when I blogged 5 days a week, but somehow, I've fallen off that path.  I want to blog more...I love to blog...I feel better when I blog, but I just can't seem to find anything interesting to blog about anymore.  However, I am still trying.  I haven't forgotten my blog or my blog friends.  I've been gone so long that blogger has added all sorts of new things to make my blogging life even more complicated.  So, I shall need to re-learn how to blog!!

In the meantime...I do want to let you know I am having a huge Black Friday Sale in Gerushia's Etsy Shop.  Now thru November 28th you will receive...50% off any order with coupon code 42448.  This sale includes everything in the shop!  When checking out, all you need to do is key in coupon code 42448 and the 50% will automatically be taken off.  Isn't that fabulous?  Etsy is now offering these fantabulous "coupon codes" which makes having a sale much easier. 

I hope you are able to find a few art goodies to give as gifts.  Lots of prints and a few originals are being offered.  Don't forget ~ ACEOs make fantastic stocking stuffers, and at 50% off....you can buy ALOT of ACEOs!!

I hope over the moon that I will be back sooner than soon!!

Until Next Time:
Kim
Gerushia's New World