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• New Asia Fun Calendar 2009
  by Karin Taylor

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  / FRONT OF CALENDAR Little Multicolour Teapot / JANUARY Yin and Yang / FEBRUARY Lotus Love / MARCH Pearl of the Sea / APRIL Mi & Yuu / MAY Sea Poppy / JUNE Maiden Voyage / JULY Fishing Mates / AUGUST Catch of the Day / SEPTEMBER Three Asian Dolls with Balloons / OCTOBER Tang Court Trio / NOVEMBER Girl on Red Wall / DECEMBER Little Angels / BACK OF CALENDAR There will be another “Asia Calendar” out shortly with a variety of other images from my asia portfolio…. stay tuned. If you’d like to order a copy of this calender or any of my other calendars below, please don’t hesitate to contact me via bmail or send me an email to karin taylor@exemail.com.au OTHER 2009 CALENDARS NOW AVAILBLE / MIGALOOMAGIC / BROWN PAPER CREATIONS Soon, i hope to have some beach calendars, as well as another asia calendar with some different images, as there were too many to include in the one calender.

• Sales Tips BLOG @ RB
  by Karin Taylor

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  There is a wonderful place you can go to for advice on Sales – it’s very helpful, so please make sure to visit this spot and add it to your watchlist. This blog is run by Jo, Jason and Nat who contribute to the info on a regular basis…definitely worth keeping an eye out for these postings and ponderings about how to be more effective. - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - / MY RECENT SALES I’ve just sold about 17 things since yesterday and I am so grateful to you, over the moon in fact, and hope you love the products you receive from Red Bubble! Here is a BIG thank you to everyone who’s recently purchased some of my work!! I sold a white t-shirt of / Bucket and Spade Maiden / and a black tshirt of Floating Peach / to Jodi Franzke / 1 day ago / Thank you so much Jodi! I sold a card of / Little Multicolour Teapot Floral / to / tcups / about 23 hours ago / Thank you so much tC – tcups says this one is her favourite design of mine…wow!! I sold 10 cards of “Asha” about 21 hours ago to a Mystery Buyer – thank you so much !!!! I sold a gold t-shirt of / Art Chick Paint Shirt / and a Raspberry tshirt of / Floating Peach to / Alison Howson / about 2 hours ago / A BIG thank you to Alison!! and hope you enjoy wearing them!! / Asia Blue on Black / just sold 8 mins ago to another Mystery Buyer – thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!! / Tattoo on a navy tshirt also just sold to a Mystery Buyer a few minutes ago!! Thank you so much to my mystery buyer BIG THANKS to everyone who has bought my work! I can’t thank you all enough :)

• Let's Focus On.....Mui-Ling Teh (Artist Interview)
  by Karin Taylor

  Hello everyone! There is a brand new initiative coming from the great creative brain of Red Bubble’s Jo O’Brien...

  Hello everyone! There is a brand new initiative coming from the great creative brain of Red Bubble’s Jo O’Brien who has begun a chain of interviews, dedicated to spreading the love and creativity. The fire was first fanned into flame by one of our most dearest bubbly people and friend, the wondrously musically and arty farty Muscular Teeth Now then, my next choice for interviewee had to be the beautiful artist Mui-Ling Teh from Canada who has touched my heart and life deeply with her tiny origami treasures!!!! I wanted to share from my heart that Mui-Ling did something very special for me once, that will remain as one of the kindest most selfless things I’ve ever had happen to me. I had a very ill little friend of my son’s named Mitchell, and Mui-Ling felt compassion and moved by my cry for help and prayers for Mitch…..sooo she pulled out all her origami treasures and upon each one bestowed a prayerful wish for Mitchell’s health to be restored….i was so moved by this gesture of unselfish love and concern, and by all the other people out there, especially ENaLu….who poured forth their prayers, love and thoughts throughout this difficult time. Click here to read more about that day and see the origami that was wished prayerfully over. My other previous interview was with my gorgeous artistic friend from Singapore Fa – stay tuned as you may be next in line!! Because from here, the two bubblers in interviewed, will be interviewing two more of you!!! Soooooooooooooo, without any further ado let me present to you…............................................ Let’s Focus On….....Mui-Ling Teh interview with Karin How does being a creative person and pursuing your creativity affect other aspects of your life? There one thing I can say which has stemmed from creativity, and that is the desire to be my own artist. I took art in high school because I love art, but hated it when my teacher insisted that I had to follow a specific technique; even when the technique I used would produce a similar result, where the teacher would not be able to tell I used my own technique until I share the process. Once my teacher asked me whether I used the “wet-on-wet” or the “wet-on-dry” technique for a particular painting; I told her I mixed my paint on the palettes in different gradients and applied washes, and before even finishing my explanation she got cranky on me. I have various reasons for not majoring in the fine arts in university; one of them being that I like being self-trained and being my own artist and coming up with my own styles and techniques. Not to say that everything I do is entirely original; I take influence from lessons and other artists as well, and I still enjoy doing simple drawings off a photograph. What I just don’t like is when people start putting down rules. Unfortunately I deal with this problem in architecture school as well (and by that I don’t mean dealing with making good designs while making sure it can stand). Sometimes you can have one professor or assistant trying to put rules down on you or insisting that you should follow their suggestion, and then in your final review, you can get a different person who can criticize you doing something which resulted from listening to someone else. It isn’t ALWAYS like that of course, I do have several teachers I liked and appreciated. Some rules are necessary, but only to a certain extent, and those teachers I liked are the ones who provided a good balance between rules and freedom. I think I am more creative outside of a place with rules, and I think I am more likeable when the creative juices flow because people who give me candy end up getting a candy wrapper folded crane or a sailboat from me… :P I love all forms of art, but one which I have become more passionate about recently is origami; and that passion came from reading Sadako and the thousand paper cranes. I keep scraps, but not only do I use them for origami, but any sort of craft and making models (which I do a lot in architecture school). I’m really thrifty, I save my leftovers as opposed to buying a fresh new material for a new project; so I save more financially while saving more trees, though my room gets more packed and messy :P. My mother is a great inspiration; she is very creative when it comes to using paper; she adds origami flower to presents and sometimes makes costumes for Halloween and parties out of various materials. I’m very sentimental, and like to keep whatever I make, and that drives my engineering father crazy. He gets annoyed at me being a pack rat and tells me to get rid of some of my stuff. I hate getting rid of stuff I worked hard on, but admittedly they do take up a lot of space; I’ve got some models I made in school which need to be cleared… Luckily my origami is tiny :P, and I don’t take up much space either lol. Tell us about one person or moment that has made your time on redbubble particularly special or meaningful Mingtees has once told me that she hopes I would get to exhibit my origami as a show sometime, and one day, about two months ago, as I was going for a walk I saw a flyer about an upcoming art show which anybody could apply to for free. I thought this would be a great opportunity to exhibit my little origami series, and that it would be great if I were able to sell them too. It seems that the “wow” factor of my origami is their tiny size, but I wondered whether people would buy them, and if so, for how much. So I posted a journal asking for advice, and the people who responded showed me strong support. These people included Lori Peters, Kenny Gulley Jr., Gail Bridger, Lam Tran, Karin Taylor, and Dawnsky2. I was grateful for each one of them, but no one gave me as much support as Karin Taylor did; perhaps she was more excited about it than I was, and with her suggestions I made a little write-up about my origami passion and made cases for them. I asked Karin what she thought of them, and sure enough she got excited; the time she took to give me feedback, read my statements and look at my display was invaluable. In the end I never heard back from the exhibition, I guess they were not interested. But rather than being depressed over it, I remembered how Karin was so excited about my “tiny treasures” (that’s what she calls my miniature origami), along with all the support from RB members. Although it would have been nice to be a part of that exhibition, but there will always be a big audience out there in RB with people who appreciate my work. This moment on RB was very special to me because although I didn’t make the exhibition, I was not depressed, rather I became more grateful to be a part of a community where I can exhibit my work anytime, and that there will bound to be people who like what I do. Making into an exhibition calls for the judgment of a particular panel, and it really depends on their own tastes what gets accepted, but RB is a big community of artists with different tastes, so even if some don’t offer comments, favorites or sales, there will be other people who will do so. Show & tell us about five works on redbubble that have moved or inspired you It’s sad to only mention five because every artist is special in a different way, and there are so many other works that I can talk a lot about, but if I were to mention everyone and every piece, this would be really long; so I hope no one takes it personally if I didn’t mention them… Plar-Beautifully Blue – A Poem by Adam Stone / Adam has a series of drawings of a cute little creature called Plar which has big eyes and fears nothing. This poem is based on a Plar’s courageous journey. It has a lovely flow and descriptive imagery, but what I loved most of all was the sense of adventure which only the courageous and open-minded can dare to take. Once the journey begins, amazing discoveries unfold becoming a treasure of a life time. It shows that being a risk-taker, or simply daring to take a step forward can make a great impact Sadako’s Wish by Karin Taylor / ! I love origami :D and the story of Sadako. This picture is all about Sadako being taken up into heaven at the moment of her passing from this life to the next, and was produced with a lot of heartfelt meaning incorporating various significant symbols (which are described in the description of the work). This artwork pertains to the story of Sadako, and is about accepting fate and moving on after death. End of Time by linaji / ! Lina’s work is very powerful and imaginative, with deep underlying messages. I often need to look at them twice to really get out of them. Anyhow this image led to a rather intelligent sharing of ideas concerning energy usage, gas consumption, our dependancy on oil and… H20 cars! I would like one of those… Lina seems to know well about different cultures and it is interesting when she compares or alludes to those different cultures. The Other Side of the Fence by Carrie Glenn / I love the way Carrie takes a photo and recreates the setting, she has a great eye for a creative opportuinty. The way she transforms the scenery makes it a totally different place, she shows the same setting in a different dimension. Works like this reminds me of some places I’ve been to where it would change so much from one moment to another. I remember visiting a monument once and it was absolutely quiet and empty, and it was daytime. Some time later I passed it during the night and there was a festival taking place there; it was all decorated and such a different place from what I first saw. Some Scars you Can’t Hide by Steven Novak / ! This image reminds me of how we notice our own scars more than others do, and we cannot hide them from ourselves. Even if we did conceal them, we cannot hide the truth that they exist. The scars which Steven refers to I believe do not only refer to marks on our bodies but scars in our inner selves as well. I was once asked whether I’ve had any memories I wish I didn’t remember. To me it doesn’t make a difference because even if I myself forgot, it doesn’t change the fact that the events occured. Well that’s eveything, Thanks Karin! Mui-Ling —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Thank you Mui-Ling!!! I love the depth of meaning Mui-Ling ascribes to each and everything thing she encounters, be it a thought, a concept, an image, an artwork, she never fails to apply herself to thoughtful meditation. Once she has thought it through I find that she offers a mirror back through which one can look and see that they have been thoughtfully considered and understood…which often helps to alleviate the loneliness an artist may feel in their journey. I appreciate this about my friend Mui-Ling very very much. She is extremely honest and kind, and very very very very very very patient. This is obvious when you look at her tiny tiny treasures…these creations must take incredible amounts of patience. Mui-Ling creates her origami by folding with needles and tweezers would you believe. They are in fact so very tiny, only 2-3mm in size once finished. To me, they have a very endearing and special quality, and I find myself deeply drawn to them, it is especially delightful, the way Mui-Ling shares why she does what she does. I love how she will place a little boat along the lifeline of her palm to photograph it…..everything she does is charming and full of meaning. Please look at her creations, and allow them to sit with you a while and just ponder the wonder of these tiny treasures….your heart will be full. Thank you to Mui-Ling Teh and all of you for being a good sports and continuing on this chain of events, as it’s spreading a nice feeling of goodwill to each and everyone on the bubble, and we are learning more about one another. I think it helps us to feel a part of something bigger than just ourselves and to feel buoyed and supported within a community of artists that really do care about one another, even tho it is a competitive market place. It is very unique in that we support each other…a lot different to the corporate world, where there is competition, but everyone gets paid a salary….it is remarkable to me, that here, where competition is strong…that there isn’t more backbiting, jealousy and bitchiness…but rather, because of the struggle…people seem to warm to each other, and put aside the competitiveness in order to foster friendship and goodwill. Much love, / Karin xoxoxo PS i wish that i could have asked so many of you…the list is endless of the people I love here, the people that email back and forth with me, you know who you are, and i love you dearly and deeply with all of my heart….i could only choose two people, but all of you I love for different reasons, because you have touched my heart in other ways….I hope you know i feel awful for not having chosen you….... the way i chose the two interviewees was just looking at the things they had gone out of their way to do….but many of you are way up there as well with things you’ve done for me, i will never forget your love, and your help

• New Shoes!! New Features!!! New Products!!! @ Migalooo
  by migaloomagic

  Hi Everyone, I have some news: / I have some shoes: YUMMI LOVE / !http://rlv.zazzle.com/isapi/designall.dll?action=view&pid=1677911…

  Hi Everyone, I have some news: / I have some shoes: YUMMI LOVE / / Yummi Love Children’s Keds Shoe available at Zazzle TROPICAL LOVE BIRDS / / Tropical Love Birds Children’s Slipon Shoe at Zazzle MOO NEWS!!! / Moo Cow Sunrise Shoes at Zazzle / Moo Cow Sunrise Kids Keds Sneakers at Zazzle / Moo Cow Sunrise Family / Little Moo Tshirt / Little Moo Baby Tshirt at Zazzle / Little Moo Apron at Zazzle PINATA PONY NEWS / Pinata Party Ponies was featured in Art & Stories Made for Children / Pinata Party Ponies Shoe available at Zazzle / Pinata Pony Horses Children’s Slip on Shoe @ Zazzle / Pinata Pony TShirts available here SUGAR PLUM BALLERINA NEWS / Sugar Plum Childrens Keds Slip On Shoe available through Zazzle / Sugar Plums TShirt BABY BLUEBIRD CLUB NEWS / Baby Blue Bird Club was featured by Art and Stories Made for Children / Baby Blue Club available as an Apron at Zazzle / Also available as a baby onesie at Zazzle Kameko Slipon Shoes / Little Angel Red Stripes Shoes /

• Sales @ Ten Weeks (two new tshirt sales!!)
  by Karin Taylor

  ___ / FIRST BIT OF NEWS / ___ I sold two tees Yay (one last night and one this morning!!!!!) Two Late…

  ___ / FIRST BIT OF NEWS / ___ I sold two tees Yay (one last night and one this morning!!!!!) Two Latest Designs sold (with many thanx) to beautiful fellow bubblebees Firstly, last night some time Liesl Yvette Wilson an aussie artist living in London who does gorgeous children’s illustrations (please pay her a visit !!) purchased my latest Kokeshi Doll Autumn TShirt: ...and NEXTLY, SalsBells69 a fellow bubblebee and wonderful photographer from Australia, purchased my other latest tee design Fantasy Island Retro TShirt: I have been really down lately, and these two sales have boosted my spirits enormously, a very big thank you to my two special buyers Leisl and Sal :) thanx guys! _________ NEX BIT OF NEWS * ( / i see you’re still here, thanx so much for hangin’ round for next bit) / ________ Hi fellow bubblebees, I joined red bubble community on or around about the 7th February 2008 (near on 10 weeks ago) i think :) i never know what today’s date is even tho it’s apparently right here on my computer screen…i am really a computer illiterate in many many ways (sh don’t tell anyone that lol) – my friend frozenfa knows this only too well :) Just me with a special update…for a while now I’ve ummed and ahhhed as to whether to share or not about sales and figures…when i first started bubbling i was so excited i couldn’t help but share good news…but as time’s gone by, I’ve noticed the ups and downs emotionally that we all go through over the good and bad times. I think all of us struggle terribly when no-one’s buying our work, and I’ve had an immense struggle with it myself. When no-one’s buying you think, okay, it’s all over bar the shout, i’m finished, i’m washed up, i wanna get out of this cruel game which is a roller coaster ride to say the least I’ve watched friends many times feel despairing, and I know that feeling so well. So sometimes sharing about sales and views can crush someone else’s spirit, or it can spur them on to become more and more determined to win the big prize :) I feel seeing someone else’s success does both these things to me. I’m not sure how the rest of you are going with your sales and progress, i’m told some even make close to a living from selling their work here…...I’m far from that goal ….. but we must continue to encourage one another all the more if some are feeling low and flailing, there are so many wonderful artists here, and i see they have no comments on their work, or just one and i wonder why is that? I have been so encouraged by this wonderful community and the warm sentiments fill my heart with joy and put a spring in my step, i can assure you all of that :) and I wanted to say thank you to everyone for being like, my extended family of brothers and sisters :) Anyway, I’ve been keeping quiet about sales and views for a while…..i wonder whether if you’re doing well..people will drop you off their watchlist….or if you’re doing not so well, people let you go anyway, i really don’t know…. But i try to be honest about who i am, so i’ve decided to lay it on the table today….and here are my stats :) Ten Weeks on Red Bubble art views 25,045 / clothing views 7,350 card sales 25 / tshirt sales 12 / _print sales _ 1 total sales* 38 translated $$$’s $163.48 ________ FINALE _ (if you’re still awake and stuck with me til this / point, i must applaud and congratulate and send you / big hugs and thanx :)_ ________ I’ve been very busy lately, as i was commissioned by some folks in United States to create some designs for a business proposal…don’t think i can say much more than that…but stay tuned as it could turn into something big….and that would be very cool :) thanks for listening to my guff everyone, love yas all :) big hugs from Karin xo

• SOLD!! Canvas Print!!
  by Karin Taylor

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  / I just found out i sold a large canvas print of Girl on Red Wall / I have thanked the bubbler personally but wanted to share the great news!! / This is only my 5th canvas print sold in the nine months that i’ve been here on red bubble, and i couldn’t be happier!! I no longer have the original painting of Girl on Red Wall She was purchased by a doctor and his wife who were friends of mine up on the sunshine coast (australia) I hope she’s happy wherever she is …. I’ve also got some other thank you’s I’d like to say while here!! / Thank you to the mystery buyer who bought a card of A Rainbow of Angels yesterday, i don’t know who you are, but i thank you so very much :) / Little Bear / Miss Bling Thank you so very much to my lovely artist friend and fellow bubbler Anita Inverarity who bought cards of both my new additions which are created on brown paper with mixed media, Little Bear and Miss Bling

• more sales...holy mackerel!!
  by Karin Taylor

  more sales yesterday and today, / i have never sold so much in my whole life!!!!!! thank you so much to two special bubblers, the wonde…

  more sales yesterday and today, / i have never sold so much in my whole life!!!!!! thank you so much to two special bubblers, the wonderful artist from my local area spuddy who purchased 10 cards yesterday and the lovely printmaker and photographer extraordinareElaine Van Dyke who bought the now infamous Basil and Frazzle Teamwork Tee / / which was lovingly created through a collaborate effort with my dear friend Frozena who has her own version of Frazzle and Basil Teamwork Tee / The cards that spuddy purchased are below! / Spotting Rainbows / Chinese Red Fan Girl / I’m a Little Teapot / Fuschia / Dot and Spot / Drifters / Sweet Chariot / Kahuna Junior / Wintersun thank you so much spuddy thank you so much elaine once known as whirligig!! Hugs!!!

• Two Things!!!
  by Karin Taylor

  / 1. Spotting Rainbows....

  / 1. Spotting Rainbows just got featured in All the Colours of the Rainbow Group and I want to thank the hosts or whoever chose it!! / Little Green Teapot TShirt sold just a few hours ago to a mystery buyer….thank you whoever bought it and hope you have heaps of fun wearing it around or giving it to someone else who’s gonna wear it around :D

• Sales Yee Haa!
  by Karin Taylor

  so so excited…yes, yes I am!!! I’ve had a couple more sales of my Keds shoes Little Green Teapot...

  so so excited…yes, yes I am!!! I’ve had a couple more sales of my Keds shoes Little Green Teapot over on Zazzle, and also just sold a card of Geisha Girl to a mystery buyer whom i would love to thank!!! /

• Geisha Girl
  by Karin Taylor

  / “Geisha Girl Card…

  / Geisha Girl Card I just sold Geisha Girl card a few mins ago, would like to thank you and hope you enjoy receiving/giving it :D Geisha Girl Prints available here also See more in my by clicking on the banner, or see more of my work by clicking on any of the banners below:

• SALES!!!!
  by Karin Taylor

  I had a lovely morning, when I woke to find I’d sold 5 cards to my friend Karen Cook who ph…

  I had a lovely morning, when I woke to find I’d sold 5 cards to my friend Karen Cook who photographs the most consistently exquisite flower studies I’ve ever seen in my life….....You have got to see her stuff….please visit Karen’s bubble, you will be moved….ssssoooooo lovely they are! Thank you so much Karen, I am sooooooo grateful and happy today!!! Here are the cards x 5 that Karen chose from my portfolio today! / Sadako’s Wish / This is a special one, with a story attached about Sadako…please read about her if you haven’t already heard about her before, Mui-Ling another friend here on the bubble actually makes exquisite origami miniatures, and was influenced in Grade 5 when she heard the story of Sadako also…...Sadako’s Wish is from my / Mi & Yuu / I once saw an image of a little asian boy standing in one of these tubs using a stick as an oar, apparently children travel and catch fish and ducks this way. mi & Yuu is from my / Fuschia / Fuschia is fun!!! and from my / Asian Spice / Asian Spice is sweet! and from my / Fishing Mates / Fishing Mates is a little different, using muted tones, it was one of the best fun times making a painting…I used a colour chart from a Dulux Paint Guide to choose my colours….i cut up all the little squares and put them in a clear box and pull out colours to help me choose a palette, i love doing this…....Fishing Mates is also from my

• so happy to make 3 sales......
  by Karin Taylor

  A big thank you goes out to the lovely people (mystery buyers) who purchased the following items yesterday and today!! !http://images-...

  A big thank you goes out to the lovely people (mystery buyers) who purchased the following items yesterday and today!! / Greeting Card of Bridal Shower III / Mounted Print of Mary Banksia Fairy / Framed Print of Geisha Girl

• Karin's Weekly~ISSUE 4~
  by Karin Taylor

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  / / / / Sales This Week I am so happy to report.. / 6 sales | 2 tees | 4 cards / this week…. Thank you to my friend Lumineux who purchased 3 cards / Lady of Asia | Geisha Girl | Asian Delight / Thank you to the mystery buyer who purchased Little Rainbow TShirt / Thank you to Translighting you purchased Little Green Teapot TShirt / And big hugs and thanks to Blossom who purchased Pearl of the Sea / My Little Green Teapot for Colour was featured this week in Art & Stories Made for Children ....thank you so much to the hosts for choosing me!! ....and thanks to everyone who reads this for sharing my joy….....

• Birthday Sales
  by Karin Taylor

  There’s been a funny thing going on over in my bubble…. / I woke up this morning to showers of beautiful birthday wishes / from my gorgeo…

  There’s been a funny thing going on over in my bubble…. / I woke up this morning to showers of beautiful birthday wishes / from my gorgeous friends here on Red Bubble… / thank you my friends I’m on the top of the world lookin- / down on creation and the / only explanation i can find…. / is the love that i’ve found…. / ever since you’ve been around… / your love’s put me on the top / of the world! A huge big enormous THANK YOU to my wonderful friend Frozenfa who today purchased FOUR cards from me…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Fa :)))))))) Fa chose the following cards to begin her Karin Taylor Collection – hehe lol…just kidding fa :) / Chinese Red Fan Girl / Geisha Girl / Daisy Chains / One Spring Day Thank YOU FA Thank you everyone, all of my friends here on Red Bubble Thank you REd Bubble for being there and making it all possible :)

• WooHoooooooooooooooo!
  by Karin Taylor

  I just sold a card of Lotus Love but i don’t know who bought it…...so i’m here to say THANK…

  I just sold a card of Lotus Love but i don’t know who bought it…...so i’m here to say THANK YOU so much !!! to my mysterious buyer :D /

• Karin's Weekly~ISSUE ONE~
  by Karin Taylor

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  Hello to all….. I have been doing some thinking – dead silence fills the auditorium, and everyone rolls their eyes….uh oh….lol!!! oh no, she’s been thinking again!!! Yes!! I have, and my idea is this…I am gonna put forth a weekly journal called Karin’s Weekly instead of all the little journals….in it i will put any sales and any news…rather like a blog….. It will save a bit of time for myself, and hopefully for you, as you won’t have loads of journals to check out popping up in your activities list from me, just the one every now and then, with as much juicy stuff as i can squish out!! :D —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— KARIN’S WEEKLY ISSUE ONE Sales Update Thnx so much to the following people for these purchases: 1. Saskiafairfull for purchasing 2 cards / i) Chinese Red Fan Girl / ii) Little Green Teapot 2. Anna Bartlett for purchasing 2 tshirts / i) I can Stand on My Hands TShirt / ii) Little Green Teapot TShirt Please note there are three versions of Little Green Teapot TShirt / a) the large design version here / b) the smaller ‘inside a circle version’ here / c) and finally the circle tshirt with flowers which can be on tshirt colours other / than black….here 3. rmyrland for purchasing a card of / i) Bosom Buddy On that note I’d like to add that I will today hopefully upload large files of Little Green Teapot and Bosom Buddy so that will be available as prints also. Other News a) Please vote for me here as I have entered the Mum=Mum2 exhibition online, so if i would truly appreciate your votes, (you can only vote once) and it does take a moment to register your details, my painting is Madonna & Child and is on page 3, I am the very first entry, but appear last ! But I would be extremely grateful to anyone who does vote for me. A very huge thank you to those folks who have already voted for me, I am so grateful to you!! / Madonna and Child Hugs b) I have entered another exhibition/competition called “Ocean Shores Art Expo” with the theme of “Belonging” and just had my painting Hidden Treasure framed beautifully for that… I am so hoping to do well, she is a very special painting for me. / Hidden Treasure c) Tshirts are taking quite some time to arrive on customers doorsteps, please allow a month from time of order. I believe that they had a backlog from a few weeks ago and have informed everyone. What Am I Working On Right Now? / ! / A series of farmyard designs for children – these are digital designs I’m creating for my other shop on Red Bubble called Migaloomagic and JMS art licensing venture The new design is to do with a four legged creature that eats hay….hmmmm wonder what it could possibly be?? Here is the new design above as a thumbnail, it’s called Pinata Party Pony Family there is a whole range of prints, tees, etc over there, please do go and have a look over at my other gallery and check out all the new stuff, i even have some dancers from Tchaikovsy’s Nutcracker Suite visiting my gallery at the moment / Click on the above banner to see the new additions!!!

• Happy Days
  by Karin Taylor

  Happy Days – lucky me – sold two Tattoo Tshirts to two of the mo…

  Happy Days – lucky me – sold two Tattoo Tshirts to two of the most delightful bubblers JakkiO and another one to Julie Thomas – both these girls do magic work, please check ‘em out – thank you girls!!!!! Jak also bought one tee of Little Rainbow to wear, I was so thrilled!!!! thx again Jak!! not to mention Julie also bought one card of Watch Over Me Angel for her little girl to giver her on Christmas Day, aw, how beautiful, i hope she loves it Julie!!! I also sold Little Multicolour Teapot Tshirt to a mystery buyer, so thank you to you also…. One more… just heard from the lovely Samantha Goode who has purchased a card of Tattoo Babies Thank you so much to you also Samantha :)) xxxx / / / THANK YOU!!!

• Picketty Buys Lotus Love
  by Karin Taylor

  Picketty my fellow bubbler, photographer extraordinare and friend, i wish to thank you very mu…

  Picketty my fellow bubbler, photographer extraordinare and friend, i wish to thank you very much for purchasing a card from me today called Lotus Love I feel very honoured that you would choose something from my bubble :) /

• "Growing Up Asian in Australia"
  by Hop Dac

  Hola I’ve got a piece in this book: Published by Black Inc...

  Hola I’ve got a piece in this book: Published by Black Inc and edited by Alice Pung, who wrote the acclaimed ‘Unpolished Gems”, also published by Black Inc. From the link: Growing Up Asian in Australia / Edited by Alice Pung Asian-Australians have often been written about by outsiders, as outsiders. In this collection, compiled by award-winning author Alice Pung, they tell their own stories with verve, courage and a large dose of humour. These are not predictable tales of food, festivals and traditional dress. The food is here in all its steaming glory – but listen more closely to the dinner-table chatter and you might be surprised by what you hear. Here are tales of leaving home, falling in love, coming out and finding one’s feet. A young Cindy Pan vows to win every single category of Nobel Prize. Tony Ayres blows a kiss to a skinhead and lives to tell the tale. Benjamin Law has a close encounter with some angry Australian fauna, and Kylie Kwong makes a moving pilgrimage to her great-grandfather’s Chinese village. Here are well-known authors and exciting new voices, spanning several generations and drawn from all over Australia. In sharing their stories, they show us what it is really like to grow up Asian, and Australian. Contributors include: Shaun Tan, Jason Yat-Sen Li, John So, Annette Shun Wah, Quan Yeomans, Jenny Kee, Anh Do, Khoa Do, Caroline Tran and many more. Please click here for details on upcoming launches and events for Growing Up Asian in Australia. Availabe June 2nd from all good bookshops in Australia.

• Lucky Number Seven
  by Karin Taylor

  Hi bubble-bees! Today i had a double-take when i got a lovely bmail from Craig Goldsmith...

  Hi bubble-bees! Today i had a double-take when i got a lovely bmail from Craig Goldsmith letting me know that he and his wife had purchased a number of cards. Please check out Craig’s bubble!! Here are the cards Craig chose… / One Spring Day / Girls Day Out / Baby Bull Production / Three Asian Dolls / Lotus Love / Yin & Yang / Maiden Voyage Thanks again to Craig and his family !!!

• Karin's Weekly~ISSUE TWO~
  by Karin Taylor

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  Sales This Week I have made a record 14 sales this week!! / Normally I would be very happy to make one or two, but i have been overwhelmed by the wonderful response to my art of late…. Thanks so much to the mystery buyers, Katja Klages, Janette Piggott and Helen Morovic for the following purchases! 1. Asia Blue TShirt / 2. Little Angel Tshirt / 3. Shy Kokeshi Doll TShirt / 4. Kokeshi Family TShirt / 5. Kokeshi Doll Autumn TShirt 6. Asia Blue Card / 7. Geisha GirlCard / 8. Lady of Asia Card / 9. Ladies of Asia Card / 10. Skater Girl Card / 11. Beach Bum Card / 12. Bosom Buddy Card / 13. Dving Divas / 14. Nancy, Patsy, Ellen & Red Dog Card The above sales are represented by the clickable thumbnails below: / / / / Featured Work This Week 1. Little Green Teapot in Art & Stories Made for Children from Karin Taylor Gallery / 2. Pinata Ponies TShirt in Art & Stories Made for Children from Migaloomagic Gallery / 3. Baby Blue Bird Club in Art & Stories Made for Children from Migaloomagic Gallery The above features are represented by the clickable thumbnails below: Shoes @ Zazzle Many of you are already as excited as I am about the new range of shoes at zazzle, i will also do another journal to showcase my shoes…as i’ve been very busy created over at zazzle! :D

• Holy Mackeral Batman!!! 3 x sales!!!
  by Karin Taylor

  I have another stack of threes…..good things happen in threes!!!! I am thanking Caryn Benness...

  I have another stack of threes…..good things happen in threes!!!! I am thanking Caryn Benness so very much for her recent purchase of three of my cards today!!! Thank you so much Caryn!!! / / Asian Spice / / Tube Chic in a Barrel / / Sun Spots

• Hidden Treasure/Little Green Teapot
  by Karin Taylor

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  Today i got two more surprises!!! Firstly my new dear sweet bubble friend udonchow purchased my Hidden Treasure card from my ! and I thank you so much udonchow, i hope you will really like it very much! Secondly a dear old friend i used to play with when i was a young girl has reappeared into my life again through Facebook, her name is Priscilla (or Pris for short) and we both had fathers in the Police….we used to dance ourselves silly to Abba….lol….well, today Pris purchased Little Green Teapot long sleeved tee from my ....and i am really tickled pink!!!! Thank you Priscilla :D I hope you enjoy wearing it!!

• Adopted!
  by Karin Taylor

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  ! / / Five cards in the above designs were all adopted out today … it’s hard to say goodbye to my babies…but it’s nice to know they can be ‘cloned’ again and again by the magical power of Red Bubble…. I’m sending out my deepest thanks to those wonderful friends and bubblers and the mystery buyer involved…... thanks to my friend and brand new co-moderator of our special Thank you Red Bubble Group Dalidoo otherwise known as JakkiO and of course to my lovely sweet pal Paola Jofre who is working on the most wonderful story book for children called Lilliput Thanks also to REd Bubble who for the last few days have made things easier by offering free shipping and bonus cash for sales!! You rock!!