Hi Friends, Happy 2025! I hope that your January 1st is a lovely one. I spent most of the day doing what I love. Drawing. Some people believe the way you spend the first twelve days of the year corresponds to how you’ll spend each respective month. Tranquil January 1st means a tranquil January. An…
Category: Art
promotion / self-promotion
Hi Friend, Happy ‘almost’ end of the year. This has been a big year for me. I started my very own online shop scraping together bits and pieces of business and tech knowledge as I went along. It was not without tears and thoughts of giving up. Setting up the shop was relatively easy compared…
three art stores (tokyo)
There are very few things in life I enjoy more than going to an art store. And Tokyo is *the* place for amazing art stores — each one distinct with its own personality. Not gonna lie. I want to visit all of them but it would take days so before arriving in Japan, I whittled…
21_21 design sight (tokyo)
I didn’t really know about 21_21 Design Sight before visiting it. I learnt that the building was designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando and the museum was created by Ando and fashion designer, Issey Miyaki. The building is at the edge of a quiet park where families stroll and children play on the grass. The…
unlocking creativity
I always forget how much I enjoy making mixed media art. Mixed media allows for your creativity to just flow. Whatever you make doesn’t have to be amazing or even something you remember in a few years. I totally forgot I made this during the pandemic, and just found a photo of it today. All…
create for yourself first
As some of you may know, I started a (very) small online shop. In it, I carry greeting cards, stickers, and a 2025 calendar. I had no intention of making a calendar. I was happy just doing illustrations and drawings on my iPad. Then one day, I happened to see a video of someone making…
new hand-drawn sticker sheets in the arthustle studio shop
Hi, Friends, Just wanted to let you know there are a few new additions to the ArtHustle Studio shop. Three new sticker sheets just landed in the Sticky Things section of the shop. These stickers are unique, 100% plastic / vinyl free (printed on eco-friendly paper, using eco-friendly ink) and will add fun and a…