When I started creating art, the idea of "Selling Out" was something that I struggled with. I hated the idea of making art into a business with more than just the odd original, of selling as much as I could. This inner monologue, that I should keep standards for myself high, that I should be careful what I did with my art and how I sold only originals, held me back for years. Me at my first market Now you might say, but Elizabeth, I see you offer notes cards, prints, and ev

Not sure what the heck scratchboard art is? Have no fear! Most people have not heard of it, but let me share a bit of why I love this medium. The Art Surface The art you see on my website, social media, and in person at markets all begins as a purely black board. You have that right, fully black. Scratchboard boards are a white clay board, but you don't see the white, at least not yet. Topped with a black ink, the artwork that is seen is created by scratching the board wi