On sale now Under the Hallow Moon by Visual Elements Press

Aloha, devoted readers, friends, and family. Please forgive me it has been more than a year since I have blogged!! I know it is a cardinal sin to let your art page go dormant for a month let alone over year but, riding the waves of life can be intense and learning balance is a lifelong exercise.

Thank you for you patience and support.

This year through the connectivity of the internet and social media a two yearlong project has bloomed. It is a graphic novel/ art book called UNDER THE HALLO MOON and produced by Visual Elements Press a new small business co-owned by Julianna A.B. Roberts and myself.

Julianna and Carolina of Visual Elements Press
Graphic novel /paperback Available at lulu.com
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/under-the-hallomoon/15322664

I also participate in the monthly art jam group called New Moon and our community’s work can be seen here, newmoonart.blogspot.com It is administered by Phoebe and Steve , who are also friends residing in different states in the mainland USA.

In addition to full time employment, volunteering, and enjoying the ‘aina (land), I have been merrily creating drawings and small scale paintings. This is in the hopes of producing more stock for another project for 2015 which is an etsy storefront. This is one of a hand full of projects that are simmering and getting prepped for our fun, whimsy, gothic, and dark art lovers.

Once you allow yourself to become inspired and following through with lifelong goals, it is impossible to go back to sleep to the dreary state of survival. Be creative. Just be.

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