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I got away from updating here for a while because I broke my arm and had surgery on it. Thankfully, not my drawing hand! But I've been preoccupied with updating my blog, drawing new things, and physical therapy. Now that my day job has started again, and I'm working two jobs, I'll try to post an update here every month. For more frequent news, check out http://jeannekasten.com. I'll have a display of some of my larger works at the Lackman Branch of the Johnson County Library in Lenexa, KS during August. Stop by if you're in the area and check out the magazine room! I have continued working on very small items, ornament sized, and I've mount

I finally got going with a WordPress blog. Take a look and let me know what you think! I'm trying to highlight some work that hasn't been seen publicly before as well as make sure people know what I have for sale. http://jeannekasten.com It looks like those tiny pieces I was talking about earlier might make good tattoo designs. I'm trying to figure out how to make the files right for the stencils that go with them. Are any of you into tattoos? Have you made your own artwork into a tattoo? I'm interested in hearing more about the process. The website Create Your Tattoo turned down my first two submissions. One they said went outside the desi

For several weeks I've been working on very tiny pieces, the size of an ATC or thereabouts, instead of larger pieces which are more difficult to find time to finish. My idea was that these might be more affordable, and without matting and framing, would give the buyer more flexibility as far as how they are presented. I've also been told this is a lousy idea, and that people don't have enough imagination to figure out how they want to display things on their own, so they should be presented in a more traditional manner instead of just loose drawings. I've been encouraged repeatedly to eschew trying to promote sales of my original art and in