My Art Manifesto for 2020! The other day I was chatting with my artist friend @deborah.j.stein of @storycampdisco (a wonderful program to help artists get in touch with their unique stories) about how our work aligned and even how our words of the year…
SECURITY, MOVE, VALUE, DELIGHT, FREEDOM! These are the words I have chosen to invite into my life over the past few years and they each have all become like close friends to me. Each year I choose a new word to invite into this…
New Year! New Space! My first goal of the year was a tiny one. To make a space to play creatively. My family shares an office where I have a computer and a new Wacom tablet (Merry Christmas to me from hubby) to finalize…
I’ve had a blast taking some of Lilla Rodgers’ Make Art That Sells classes this year. Namely Assignment Bootcamp and the drawing faces classes. I’m going to try and more routinely share my projects here. This is the start of an alphabet series I’m…
This month I’ve been participating in Inktober for the first time. It’s a social media challenge started by illustrator, Jake Parker, to encourage artists to explore the media as a group. While there are official prompts for the challenge, I’ve chosen to create characters…
What He Doesn’t Want by Erika Lynne Jones He doesn’t want me worried He doesn’t want me lacking He doesn’t want me comparing He doesn’t want me complaining He doesn’t want me broke He doesn’t want me suffering He doesn’t want me punished He…
Your Father is King By Erika Lynne Jones Your words are powerful Your spirit is beautiful Your smile is joyous Your hugs are valuable Your hands are blessed Your temple is healthy Your mind is rock solid Your heart is warm Your thoughts are…
Celebrate Life Now By Erika Lynne Jones Celebrate Life Now Don’t wait until you’ve earned great riches Don’t wait until you can zip those size 6 britches Celebrate Life Now Don’t wait until you’ve found the perfect spouse Don’t wait until you’re out of…