I'm not sure why I didn't post a blog about this sooner.  You'd think that it would have been the first thing on my "to do" list.  I'll admit I've been more than a little distracted these days. 

So, without further ado, check out my online store:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/jaymechatterton

I'm planning on adding more prints to the store soon.... and possibly another shirt or two.

Here's a new illustration for you guys.  I call her "Gaia." 

This piece took me a little longer than expected.  I became discouraged when Photoshop crashed in the middle of my line work, destroying the file.  So, starting over wasn't necessarily at the top of my list... especially when my past experiences have been to just scrap a piece all together.  However, I was quite excited over the concept and knew it'd be a killer piece once I sucked it up and finished it.  I'll have prints available soon.

My relationship with Photoshop is a rather dedicated and loyal one.  I spend time with it every day, for hours... and hours.  We've become rather close and comfortable with one another.  However, just when I let my guard down, Photoshop reminds me who's the boss.  Hint: It's not me.

Every once in a while, when I'm working on something that I consider to be rather important, Photoshop shuts me down.  It grabs me by my figurative gonads and squeezes hard until they are nothing but mush on the ground.  And there I am.. teary eyed and heartbroken, like the little girl that I am. 

Such an incident occurred today.  I had spent the last two days, slowly and patiently, lining a new piece that I had hoped to be the first print/poster for sale in my new, online store.  While experiencing a little bit of lag, I saved the file, and restarted my computer.  Once things appeared to be on the up and up, I started my beloved Photoshop and attempted to open the file.  Nope.  Instead, I was greeted with an error message saying that the file could not be opened on that particular version of Photoshop.  When in truth, it couldn't be opened on any version of Photoshop.  It had been corrupted.  Fortunately, I had sent a copy of the sketch to a friend.  So, I'm able to clean that up and start lining again.  All is not lost... only some time.

I was hoping to launch my online store this weekend, but with this delay, it looks like it won't be up until the beginning of next week.  Since, I have a couple of extra days, is there a piece that you would be interested in seeing as a print or poster?  Let me know and I'll make it happen.  You can either comment here, email me, or catch me on FB or Twitter.              

New site!  I'll update this as news and new artwork unfold!