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07/09/2022

I’ve spent the last six years pouring every ounce of me into this work. Every single creative drop has gone into the Colleen Elizabeth cup. All my patience, practice, weekends, late nights, and thoughts before I fall asleep belong to this business. And I never thought I’d want it any other way.
I woke up a few months ago and started to really come to terms with what little I felt I had left. I haven’t picked up a paint brush 11 months (I just counted that on my fingers- I can’t believe it’s almost been a YEAR since I seriously painted 🙁)
The administrative side of running a business needs more, I need to bring on employees to run aspects of this business so I can paint, and be creative. But that’s not what I actually want for myself I don’t want to be a boss, I don’t want to. Which was the entire point of working for myself- to make myself happy at the end of the day. And I’m just not happy.
So I quit.
So what does this mean? I’m still going to paint, and be here on Instagram. I’ll still sell prints and follow all my creative whims. I’m keeping the studio, and the plants. Maybe that means another doll house. Or a new collection. It also means I start a regular 9-5 job on Monday, and that I won’t be making paint kits anymore and I won’t consider myself self employed or a business owner anymore. It means I’ll be reclaiming the speed at which I am creative, and I’ll be eliminating the responsibility to be active here unless I WANT to. I won’t feel the pressure to make things just to make sure the lights stay on.
This is super bittersweet for me, feeling like a “quitter” isn’t very comfy. But it’s what I need. And it’s what’s right for me. Please don’t stop messaging me, and interacting when I’m here. You are the bright spots on this app and you make my time in here worth it. Love you 🥹

06/09/2022

I am still so fully obsessed with color mixing and charting. The process of taking six colors and making an entire palette will never lose its luster.
Still scheming a way to get these Creative Pages finished up so I can get all six+ styles in my shop.
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06/06/2022

This weekend we invited our neighbors over for a bonfire and some new neighbors came over with their teenage daughter. Their daughter (hi Risa!! 👋🏼) used our bathroom and when she came out she said AND I QUOTE “you’re living room and dining room are so cute- they look like Pinterest”.
I will LITERALLY never forget that. I cannot tell you what an adorable unsolicited compliment felt like. When everyone left I basically turned to Jeff with tears in my eyes and told him what she had said, I’ve been riding this high going on 36 hours and I don’t think it will ever end. So here are so pictures of my living room/dining room.
Also did I mention I’m launching kit presale today?

06/01/2022

Feeling really grateful for this next round of kits. My world has felt really off kilter lately- but there is something about a finished project with a lovely result to make me feel a bit better. I’m working to get the pre sale for these kits started next week! Stay tuned for the specific date and time 🥰
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05/17/2022

It’s green and sunny in here these days. It’s nice, and quiet.
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04/18/2022

I’ve been painting on paper a lot lately. It’s helped me slow down. Actually let me rephrase- it’s helped me sit stiller. I believe that movement in painting is often overlooked. We see movement in so many forms of creativity but when it comes to painting the movement is stillness and the result is static.
Painting large pieces, takes movement. It takes space. Especially for me. Because I work with such straight lines and no tape I need to move my canvas. I need to get my hand in the right angle. So a 3 foot canvas spinning around and around on an easel in the hunt for the perfect attack is an enormous amount of movement.
Painting on paper is a stiller process of simply spinning on sheet of watercolor paper on a desk with one hand. A motion that takes less energy and planning but simply exists and is.
Paper is helping me move stiller but make more, explore more. Neither practice is bad, just different.
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04/17/2022

Happy Easter from my family to yours! I’m not a religious person but I will take any excuse to spend time with the people I love. Hope you’re able to do the same 💕💕
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04/14/2022

I have been CHASING the sun around the studio today. It has been so windy that the clouds are here and gone in seconds 😵‍💫 but I managed to take a couple final photos of the Color Kits today and oh man I’m EXCITED 😜
These kits will be launching Monday the 18th at 6:30 PM CST. Y’all I can’t wait!!!!!!
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04/02/2022

Surrendering and accepting that making, however small, however un groundbreaking, can fill spaces that need to be filled.
These are colors I love, and tiny finished products I also love.

03/25/2022

I’ve been in a paint making journey the past few days. Which is a completely new challenge for me and that means lots of ups and downs. If you’ve been following along in my stories you’ll know I gave it until Monday before I give up 😅 and by that I mean- until I need to give something else my full blown attention.
But since I’ve been sampling and practicing and trying I’ve decided to pop some of my successes onto cards and include them in future purchases. They may be ugly but they work just fine!
Wish me luck this weekend and hope I make magic!!

03/14/2022

Well I’m at it again, lol. This past Christmas I designed these adorable palette ornaments with gouache paint and some painting pages. I felt like I wanted to supply something that didn’t have directions, something to spark creativity, something just for fun. But instead of the palette shape (because I wanted to keep something special just for Christmas)I designed these wood palettes and had them cut and engraved. I got them last week and all I’ve been doing sense is making sure that the product I’m creating is living up to my expectations. This means SAMPLES. Samples, samples, samples.
Samples are important because I need to know if everything works exactly how I want it to. And today I found out it wasn’t 😅 some of the colors won’t stop cracking! Even though this doesn’t impact the use of the paint at all, I just don’t like how it looks. This means I’ve been deep into gouache blogs trying to teach myself exactly how to mitigate this situation.
If you’re ever thinking about me wondering what I’m doing, just know, I’m making samples. Always 😂
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02/20/2022

I realized the recent that when I spend a day painting- I feel like it was an unproductive day.
Working on reclaiming the creative days spent painting.
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Saint Paul, MN
55101–55175

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http://www.colleenelizabethart.com/shop-1/

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