Featured St. Patrick's Day design

Thanks to zazzletops for featuring my cat full o' blarney! The inspiration for this cat and "Peace Cat" is Amma, my big beautiful 7 yr old Ragdoll cat.

Working on St. Patrick's Day designs for dog and cat lovers. This Chihuahua was eager to send luck o' the Irish wishes!

Kiss Me I'm an Irish Chihuahua!

Thanks Jen Goode!

One of the nicest designers out there, Jen has a regular column she devotes to interviews with other designers. I'm happy to be one of them! Check out her great website-full of wonderful positivity and fun art, as well as "Inside Designer Minds".

http://www.jgoode.com/blessings-in-art-created-by-sharon-fernleaf/

For the Pirate in Every Cat

I live with five cats, all rescued. At least two of them would be pirates if given half a chance! This design is from Rotem Gear by R. Jean Roth. She has a great sense of humor and a wonderful shop online.

Birds Bag from Zazzle.com

Birds Bag from Zazzle.com

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For bird lovers and birders, these cute original feathered friends are a great way to support your favorite pets. A stocking stuffer or gift idea. Bird love! Fun original art.

More of My Favorite Artists

Lucia Salemi does adorable paintings of animals and is very supportive of other artists. This "Good Kitten" sticker is from her original art.

Saint Cat :)


"Good Kitten" Sticker by Lucia Salemi, Zazzle.com

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Art, Generosity, and Success

Kindness matters. Generosity makes a difference in the world. Why? Because it makes the world a better place to live in. That's got to be a good thing. Good work.There are a lot, a lot, of talented artists and designers in the world. Many of them are now online, so standing out gets harder to accomplish every day, but I know I am most drawn to work by designers who are also nice people and generous of spirit. I think a wonderful measure of success, beyond income and audience, is how many others you genuinely care to help toward their own goals and success. I've met a few artists who fit that category. I want to share some of these artists and their work here.

"Success is relative. Try to enjoy the ride."

Corrie Kuipers is one of the most talented, prolific, funny, and generous artists I've met. Her
high level of skill and output always amaze me and her work just makes me laugh. And laugh.
This is one design a crafter would love! You can get it here.

Another artist whose work I enjoy is Jen Goode. A genuinely nice person with a strong social conscience who also helps a lot of artists/designers gain exposure with Inside Designer Minds, an interview column on her website. She's always been very helpful and generous with her time since I met her on Great Gear, a group for POD designers and shopowners.

I hope you check out their work. It's Friday--have a great weekend!