If you’re looking for a holiday gift idea for someone who appreciates art and/or unique products, my 2026 wall art calendar might fit the bill. The calendar is intended to be a piece of wall art that changes each month. Every aspect — the artwork and fonts — was made by my hand. It comes…
Category: Small Business
calendar coupon code
Hi, Friend, I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to let you know that I’m offering a coupon code for my 2026 calendar. Copy Friend30 and paste it into the appropriate field at the checkout to get the discount. Please share with your friends. This calendar was a true joy to create. Not nearly as…
welcome to the 21st century, lisi
Yesterday felt like a not ordinary day. Not an extraordinary day but not ordinary. I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to do this but I finally bit the bullet and got a card reader from Square. Now you might wonder what took me so long, after all I have a shop and…
new items in my shop
Hi, friend, Hope all is well with you in your corner of the world. Even though I’ve come down with a bug, I’m still pretty excited because today — I launch new products in my shop. The first one is my 2026 limited-edition Lisi-Tana calendar. Each page has a piece of my art specially chosen…
shop talk
Hi friends, It’s finally warm today and it feels so nice to open the windows. The house breathes in and exhales — long, slow, deep breaths — and I do, too. Wherever you are, I really hope you’re doing well and are happy. I’m writing this letter because I’m pretty excited. After starting the new…
yutori
I’ve been learning about the Japanese concept of yutori. This word refers to creating space in our lives. According to my Japanese friend, the word itself translates to “spaciousness” or “slack”. Perhaps yutori has to do with creating mental space and also physical space – which in turn makes more mental space. This space allows…
time
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…
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…