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Artist Residency in Motherhood
Happy New Year!! I'm so excited for what 2018 has to offer, and I'm excited to share with you what I've got planned! 2017 was so full...
Holly Carton
Jan 2, 20181 min read
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DIY Baby Footprint LOVE plates
What do you get when you mix an artist with a new mother? DIY Christmas presents, of course! (At least for the Grandmothers!) We've...
Holly Carton
Dec 26, 20172 min read
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Wedding Bouquet Process
I've had the privilege to paint a lot of wedding bouquets as anniversary presents recently, and I love it! I always find it really...
Holly Carton
Dec 2, 20171 min read
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Inktober
October was 'Inktober' for two-dimensional artists, and I had a blast this year! The challenge is to do one ink drawing every day. I did...
Holly Carton
Nov 30, 20171 min read
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Watercolor Ocean Styled Shoot featured on Wedding Chicks!
Remember when I talked about planning a styled wedding photoshoot? Larissa and I put one together in January of 2017, and we got to work...
Holly Carton
Nov 26, 20172 min read
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DIY Backdrop Frame (styled shoot part 3)
Last time on the blog, I showed you how I DIYed a wedding backdrop - but you need something to hang that backdrop on, right?? If you...
Holly Carton
Feb 24, 20172 min read
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How To Make a Hand-Painted Wedding Backdrop (styled shoot Part 2)
Last time I started the story of our amazing Watercolor Elopement Photoshoot; today I'll be showing you how I made the giant backdrop!...
Holly Carton
Feb 17, 20172 min read
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Putting Together a Styled Shoot (Part 1)
A lot of people make amazing products, but they don't have the knowledge or equipment to take professional pictures of their work - and...
Holly Carton
Feb 10, 20172 min read
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1 Trick to Faster Oil Paintings
Just finished my first seascape commission! The customer ordered it after seeing some of my smaller personal seascapes, and it was a...
Holly Carton
Apr 16, 20162 min read
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Creating in Community
You can create in a vacuum. You can make things by yourself, without input from others; you CAN. But should you have to? There's...
Holly Carton
Apr 10, 20162 min read
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My first 'big' Craft Show!
I just finished my first 3-day spring craft show (which apparently is not a 'big' show to veterans, but to a terrified first-timer, it...
Holly Carton
Mar 21, 20162 min read
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What to do when worry stops your creativity
Next weekend will be my very first 3-day craft show. I've been enjoying the preparation, the painting, the art-supply-buying, but I hit a...
Holly Carton
Mar 11, 20162 min read
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