some small updates!

hello! long time, no talk~

I have been working in the shadows (lol) on projects instead of posting - in which I will be getting up to date on posts with ASAP and adding new items to my shop!

I got super into working on my site, and then lost my soul kitty to cancer so I fell off on art studio work for a while. I did, however, get very into gardening with my dad in that time, and with pointers from my mom as well. That has been quite a fun yet stressful adventure in its own right, as with all good produce, there will be a pest interested in it haha. Oh well, you live, and you learn. This has, however, inspired some of my art as of late!

In addition, I have also gone on quite a nostalgic kick lately, bringing out some retro themed designs in my more recent creations to create merchandise of, like bookmarks, prints, stickers, and so fourth! I currently have roughly 185x 4 by 6 inch glossy art prints coming in the mail soon, as well as a nice pack of 2 x 6.25 inch bookmarks ordered. On top of those, I have some new stickers of which are testing out two new themes, although they do share similar elements, which are nostalgic vibes & plant themed sets!

As far as marketing is concerned, I have since gotten my business cards finalized & printed! They came out so fun, I am super happy I kept a bunch of my actual art pieces on the back of the card & removed social medias from it. I would love to rebuild my social media presences (eue I hate marketing but it's essential to run a business, alas) - that time is a long ways off and by that point, I can either update the card design itself or completely redesign them again!

OH AND! I had a really neato idea to do that, without spoiling too much, some merchandise I am working on (not afformentioned, but future~) will include a scratch-off area for a surprise! It could be a cute message, a doodle, or maybe even an online coupon code to the store! (: These codes will never expire (unless otherwise stated - i.e. limited time promotional merchandise//still unlikely to retire lul) if they are broght out to the production line - so keep your eyes peeled!

((fun fact - I will have to individually adhere each scratch-off sticker myself))

(((each package packaged with care and love frfr)))

ANYWHO, if you're new here - hello! and if you are returning, thank you for your continued support (:

Keep your eyes open for some new merch hitting the shop in the coming weeks!

((ps the homepage got an update/spoiler for some new art, and the mobile browsing should be much more cohesive again - idk what happened there lol))

Much love,

S. Sweeney//Sweeney's Studios