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My Facebook Page

Jess Volinski — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 19:18:59 +0000

Ever since starting a Facebook page this summer I've been posting really regularly there. It's great to be able to put up sketches of work in progress and get feedback instantly. Sadly my blog has been somewhat neglected. :(I'll try to fix that but in the meantime please check out my facebook page!

www.facebook.com/jessvolinskiart

Over 800 images on Shutterstock

Jess Volinski — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 14:45:37 +0000

I have officially surpassed 800 images in my portfolio on Shutterstock! I'm not sure that number is really significent in any way, it's just a personal milestone I've looked forward to and worked hard to achieve. And honestly 800 is nothing compared to some folks on there. My head spins when I come across an amazing portfolio and I see there are 40 pages in their port! But I remember a time not so long ago when I only had 300 images and having 800 seemed like miles away.

Now that's enough pausing to celebrate- it's back to work on the next 200! I've got a loooong way to go until I have 40 pages...

New Print

Jess Volinski — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:47:20 +0000

New 8x10 print now available!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/105305058/8x10-dream-big-inspirational-art-print

New Art Prints

Jess Volinski — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 16:01:05 +0000

2 new prints are up and a few more are almost ready. I've been creating these when I have a little extra time between projects so I do little bits when I can. Sometimes it can feel like slow motion to make progress this way but I've learned that even spending 10 minutes on something is movement forward. After a while you look back and realize just how much you've accomplished in those little chunks of time.

Peace, Love, and Pretty Pictures

Jess Volinski — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 02:06:32 +0000

I have finally, after much planning and preparation, launched my Etsy print shop, Peace, Love, and Pretty Pictures! In one sentence I would describe the work as "psychedelic inspirational wall decor". So far I've only got one print up but hey, you've got to start somewhere, right? That's what I keep telling myself anyway. :)

Plenty more to come soon. I literally have hundreds of ideas for prints planned so now its just a matter of finding a way to either work faster or make time move slower so I can get more done each day. I'd love to get some other products happening too but right now I'm taking things one step at a time.

You can read all about the shop on my About page or "Like" my Facebook page to stay updated.

Facebook Page

Jess Volinski — Sun, 20 May 2012 04:34:02 +0000

Finally, up and running. Check it out (maybe even like it while you're there!):

http://www.facebook.com/jessvolinskiart

Also, as to #3 in my post below I finally realized that its actually MY FAULT for the broken image links sprinkled throughout my site! I recently redirected my jessvolinski.com address to squarespace (where my site is hosted) and when I did that all my images hosted at my old spot became unlinked. Oops. Nothing says "I'm a professional" like broken image links. Working on getting that fixed up shortly.

It's been waaaaay too long! (plus a barfing game)

Jess Volinski — Wed, 09 May 2012 01:31:37 +0000

Things have been crazy busy and I've been terrible about posting blog updates. Now it's been so long and I have so much to update that I barely know where to start. The perfect time to make a list!

1) I've got a line of brand new art prints in the works and I can't wait to show them to you. They're really special to me and the culmination of a lot of hard work and skills I've gained from other projects. I plan to post lots of in-progress sketches and photos so you can see my process and how each image evolves.

2) I've caved into social media and finally started a Facebook fan page. There's really nothing there yet but will be in the next couple weeks. I'll post a link when its up and running.

3) My site needs some updates, badly. I noticed some of my links from Gallery19 are not longer active (they redid their site so the stuff I was linking must have been moved or gone bye-bye). Please bear with the constant "under construction" vibe. Bob Dylan said it best: "The artist is always in a state of becoming". Apparently, so is a website.

4) As you may (or may not know) I do a lot of collaborative work with my husband Erik and we just launched something new together. Erik's very talented at designing game mechanics and together we've created Feed Me Silly: The World's Most Strategic Barfing Board Game! It's an awesome game and we've launched a Kickstarter campaign to try to get it funded so we can actually produce it for other people to enjoy too. It's funny, goofy, simple and actually a great strategic challenge. So far we've had an amazing response from friends and family and hopefully that enthusiasm spreads and we can get it made! If you'd like to check it out here's the link:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1069575970/feed-me-silly-the-worlds-most-strategic-barfing-ga

The Feed Me Silly Hand-Made (by Erik) Prototype, May 2012

www.feedmesilly.com

My Royalty-Free Doodles are now on Veer!

Jess Volinski — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:53:11 +0000

Veer has long been one of my fav places on the web for buying fonts (and though their merch store closed I will always remember their "I draw pictures all day" stuff fondly because, well, for the most part I draw pictures all day). A while back they started offering royalty-free images and as part of my vector expansion / world domination of 2012 I applied...and waited. And waited. And then waited some more. I had heard getting on was competitive so I was a little nervous but I'm proud to say that my application was indeed accepted, yay! It will be a bit slow going getting my entire back catalog listed but I'll be moving ahead and posting my new work weekly so please take a moment to check out blue67design on Veer.

www.veer.com/artist/blue67design

A Doodle Run-in

Jess Volinski — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:59:23 +0000

I've been quite delinquent posting lately! I'll go ahead and blame the busyness of the holiday season but I think it just comes down to the fact that I like to do my work much more than I like to talk about my work. Clearly this tendency is not blog-friendly so as always, I'm working on it.

Today however I couldn't help but post this! Planetshoes.com, one of my fav online shoe retailers, sent out an email adorned with some doodle decorations that looked mighty familiar. I license so much stuff it's such a fun surprise to "run into" my work out in the world. Always makes me do a double take!

Check it out:

Planetshoes.com Email Ad

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Something New

Jess Volinski — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:41:34 +0000

First of a series. Thinking of starting an etsy shop for prints...we'll see.