I’m making decent progress with Inktober this year! It’s rough doing these while I’m working at shows, but (as I said in my previous post) I’m getting… Read more “Inktober 2021: Week 2”
Tag: artist life
2020 Festival: Callanwolde Artist Market
I’m excited to return to the beautiful Callanwolde mansion in a few days for the annual Callanwolde Artist Market. Last year was my debut there, and this… Read more “2020 Festival: Callanwolde Artist Market”
Inktober 2019: Week 1
It’s been a wild week! I’ve been incredibly busy between Inktober beginning, my day job, October activities, and prepping for upcoming shows this month. I also came… Read more “Inktober 2019: Week 1”
Inktober 2019 Kickoff
It’s October, and that means all things spooky! But for artists, it also means Inktober, a month-long challenge to make art every day. While it began as… Read more “Inktober 2019 Kickoff”
Grant Park Summer Shade Festival 2019
The end of August marked The Grant Park Summer Shade Festival, one of my biggest art festivals of the year. Luckily, I had my sister, author Marlena… Read more “Grant Park Summer Shade Festival 2019”
Artist Life: On Returning to Teaching After a Breakdown
Hi, my name is Kelley M. Frank. I have a Master’s degree in Composition & Rhetoric with a secondary focus on Creative Writing. My Bachelor’s degree was… Read more “Artist Life: On Returning to Teaching After a Breakdown”
MiniCon 2019 Reaction
MiniCon was a lot of fun! I got to catch up with old friends and make new ones, reconnect with the amazing staff at the Sewell Mill… Read more “MiniCon 2019 Reaction”
Art updates for July
It’s been a busy time, but finally I have a few moments to catch my breath and reflect on the whirlwind of activity that was my life… Read more “Art updates for July”
One Year Later: 5 Tips for New Artists This Festival Season
So the Callanwolde Artist Market is over, and I thoroughly enjoyed it enough to submit some of my work for their gallery showing later this year. We’ll… Read more “One Year Later: 5 Tips for New Artists This Festival Season”
First Show of 2019 (or Painting My Nails at 1am)
I typed up the inventory sheet, updating with new stock that I’ve forgotten to upload to Etsy until today. I created, printed, and filled out labels for… Read more “First Show of 2019 (or Painting My Nails at 1am)”
