"Transformations", Solo Art Show at Ghost Gallery, Seattle

Last weekend, I attended my gallery opening at Ghost Gallery in downtown Seattle!

This was my first solo show outside of the NYC area, and my husband and son joined me for the adventure to the West Coast. The show was hung beautifully by the curator and owner, Laurie Kearney, and we had a wonderful time in Seattle seeing old friends.

In a discussion with Laurie, I realized my focus for this series…
"I wanted something reminiscent of glass plate negatives from antique photography. I find it rich and intriguing (and a little creepy) how the process seemed to trap the spirit of the subject within the plate itself.
Additionally, not only am I hoping each portrait has a bit of the spirit of the transforming humanoid-creature, I'm hoping the viewer might also ask ‘Who took this portrait, and why?’
And, ‘Who loved them enough to keep it?’”

Promo for the “Transformations” art show at Ghost Gallery, Seattle

The show is up through June 5, 2023. If you can’t make it in person, there is an online preview (with purchase options) here: https://ghostgallery.org/collections/kendra-shedenhelms-transformations-a-collage-story . You can also see some cool videos on the Ghost Gallery IG page, such as this one: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr6_3iRpH8U/

Sales galore in my online shops, Part 4: TeePublic

Another online shop where I sell my art is TeePublic.

TeePublic has extraordinary customer service for its artists. I’ve received the most personal outreach from TeePublic’s team than any other online seller by far.

My current best seller is this Dog Faces drawing, and the Cat Faces drawing is a personal favorite.

I’m from Nebraska, so you’ll see a couple of nods to the Cornhusker State in here as well, plus drawings of other cities I’ve lived in, like Chicago, New York City, and Brooklyn.

Please check out my shop and tell me your favorites. I can also customize ink colors and take special requests. (:

Sales galore in my online shops, Part 2: Spoonflower

Spoonflower.com is having a lot of sales right now, ranging from 25% off to free shipping.

My current favorite from that shop is this botanical silhouette pattern that I recently created. I love it for bedding, but I really love it in wallpaper…

Another preview on other products…

I love selling on Spoonflower, because it’s an easy platform to upload art to AND they have a uniquely friendly and interactive community. With frequency, I hear from clients requesting a change in color or pattern size (which I always appreciate). And I also receive (and hopefully give) kind and supportive messages from/to other artists.

High fives to #spoonflower!

Chickadee tattoo design for a wonderful new client

New tattoo design for a client, completed and on the flesh!
I created this “Three Chickadees” line drawing as one, continuous line. #itsallconnected.

Line drawing of three chickadees for a forearm tattoo.

Final tattoo on my client’s arm! (I did not do the tattoo, FYI. Just the design.)

Love, animated

I’ve been trying some simple animations for my illustrations the past few weeks, and I find it very rewarding!

I often imagine my illustrations moving around but whenever I try to learn animation software, I don’t seem to have the patience for it. So instead, I’ve been creating multi-image artworks and uploading them to a gif-maker (I like Gifmaker.me so far), which turns them into an animated gif that I can download

With Valentine’s Day and my 15-year wedding anniversary in mind, here are a couple of love-themed works. I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Floral Ink Yearly Calendar for 2022

I have a collection of ink drawings now available as a 2022 wall calendar, called “Floral Ink.”

It was beautifully art directed by Graphique de France, with ivory tone and gold foil. You can find it in stores around the country too (I found one here at Walmart, for example). My mom has one and the quality is so gorgeous, she’s been turning the art pages into wall art.

Please keep an eye out for it, and let me know what you think!

My ink drawing wall art calendar for 2022 (16-month)

Long Live IllustrationFriday.com!

If you haven’t already heard of Illustration Friday, I encourage you to check them out. There is something so friendly and encouraging about their site, and I always enjoy creating art for their prompts.

This week’s prompt was “Game.” I took it as “The Game” or even “Game ON.” Below are my two variations. Have a favorite?