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Apr04
by admin on April 4, 2020 at 12:11 AM
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Hope everyone is doing well as we all experience this global pandemic with Covid-19 together (but apart). For the past two weeks, I’ve been posting daily prompts on the socials — calling it #CarolynsCreativeChallenge.

I’ve had this idea for awhile now, but never thought the timing was right because I wanted to finish The Legettes #2 first, which is very time intensive for me. The Legettes should be my priority, but I did feel the need to be creative in many ways and showcase small projects that almost anyone can do at home. Another driving force behind the launch of this is the fact that four of Curls Studio’s upcoming conventions and appearances have been canceled or delayed until later in the year, so hopefully it will gain traction and get others to actively know our work and communicate with us.

 

 

 

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Day 13: Carolyn’s Creative Challenge. Join in! Today’s prompt: Make a sock puppet! Meet “Howlin’ House” (he goes by Howl for short) — an old blues man hound who has seen it all. View my process photos in Stories for the next 24 hours. Post and tag your work with #ArtAttack and #CarolynsCreativeChallenge! www.CarolynBelefski.com #art #challenge #thingstodo #creative #fun #happy #stayhome #staybusy #makearteveryday #artistsoninstagram #design #crafts #graphicdesign #quarantineartclub #sockpuppet #sock #button #dog #hound #howlinhouse #dogsofinstagram #puppet #buttoneyes #animal #pet #sewing #homemade #handmade
A post shared by Carolyn Belefski (@carolynbelefski) on Apr 2, 2020 at 6:08am PDT


Most of the challenges take under 10-15 minutes to complete, but some may take more time. Join in and participate! You don’t have to do them all — you can do the ones that you want to do (and you can even go back and catch up from the very beginning).


A new challenge is posted each day on my Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Occasional behind-the-scenes and process imagery is shown on on IG Stories that are up for 24 hours only.

A goal of mine is to showcase the creative spectrum — projects have already included cooking, sewing, eating, drawing, collage, experimental inking, design, and more. My hope is that parents can introduce some fun to their children that is educational and will get them motivated to create. No boredom allowed!

See you on the socials,
Carolyn

└ Tags: #CarolynsCreativeChallenge, Art, Carolyn Belefski, Covid-19, creative, Design, sock puppet
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A Boy and His Tiger: A Tribute to Bill Watterson

Mar03
by admin on March 3, 2020 at 12:07 PM
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The Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, California asked me to contribute original art for “A Boy and His Tiger: A Tribute to Bill Watterson” as homage to Bill Watterson and his seminal comic strip creation Calvin and Hobbes.

Bidding is currently open on eBay for the next two days and the auction will support the museum’s ongoing public programming and exhibitions.

The Cartoon Art Museum will publish a full color exhibition catalog collection all of the artwork created for this auction, and will present a public exhibition of the pieces in March 2020.

Direct link to bid  is https://ebay.us/wXeB3f and you can learn more about the project here: https://www.cartoonart.org/press-releases/2019/12/4/a-boy-and-his-tiger-a-tribute-to-bill-watterson

└ Tags: A Boy and His Tiger, art auction, Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes, Carolyn Belefski, Cartoon Art Museum, Charity, Comic Strip, Comics, Curls, eBay, gallery, publishing
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Blue Rose – Make 100 Kickstarter Update

Feb03
by admin on February 3, 2020 at 11:31 AM
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Here’s an update on our Kickstarter “Make 100” incentive raising funds to produce 100 limited edition hard enamel pins with a beautiful original illustrated Blue Rose design. It’s absolutely fabulous news: all of the classic blue glitter with rose gold plating pins are pledged for!

Since we still have 17 days left in the campaign, I figured it would be best to expand and offer Blue Rose 2.0 — same design, but with different color and plating — turquoise glitter, gold plating, and blue rubber clutch.

Please consider pledging $10 plus shipping today to spread the Blue Rose flair.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/carolynbelefski/blue-rose-make-100

└ Tags: Blue Rose, Carolyn Belefski, Design, enamel pin, Kickstarter, Make 100
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Blue Rose – Make 100 Kickstarter

Jan21
by admin on January 21, 2020 at 5:50 PM
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We’re taking part in Kickstarter’s Make 100 incentive raising funds to produce 100 limited edition hard enamel pins with a beautiful original illustrated Blue Rose design. The pins will be produced at 30mm tall with sleek rose gold plating and blue glitter color. Each pin will be fixed with a clear rubber clutch and come with a backing card.

I became enamored with blue roses about a decade ago because they symbolize unattainable love and longing to attain the impossible, as a Blue Rose does not exist in nature. The 2020 PANTONE Color of the Year is Classic Blue — instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era. There is a sense of mystery, rarity, and hope within the symbolism of a Blue Rose.

You may want to give the pin as a gift to someone getting married who can wear “something blue” as tradition. You may want to give two or share the pin with a friend. You may want a reminder to stop and smell the roses or a symbolic physical representation of waiting for true love.

Hoping that you can pledge $10 plus shipping today to support this project and make it come to life.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/carolynbelefski/blue-rose-make-100

└ Tags: Blue Rose, Carolyn Belefski, Design, enamel pin, Kickstarter, Make 100
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Recap: Curls Studio’s Year of 2019

Dec31
by admin on December 31, 2019 at 10:26 AM
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Top Nine! Thank you all for taking the time to look at my art, creations, and experiences. Appreciate your feedback and likes! End of the year blog coming soon to www.CarolynBelefski.com. #topnine #instagood #NCSFest #NYCC #SesameStreet #Oscar #Popeye #ForBetterOrForWorse #SPX2019 #love #NatGeo #LaPlata #MadMen #comics #illustration #artistsoninstagram #CarolynVisitsExhibits #2019
A post shared by Carolyn Belefski (@carolynbelefski) on Dec 30, 2019 at 7:21am PST


I’m excited to see what 2020 will bring. Here is a recap of some of the highlights Curls Studio experienced in 2019.

We exhibited at Awesome Con (my kids workshop got a mention from The Washington Post), NCSFest, Fairfax Comic Con, Small Press Expo, Baltimore Comic-Con, and Southern Maryland Comic Con. We also celebrated Free Comic Book Day at our local store.

NCSFest and the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Weekend in Huntington Beach, CA was a good experience for me (recap blog here). Not only was it the first time I’d ever exhibited and sold comics on the west coast, but it was also my first trip flying by myself and branching out into the world in that sense of solo. I had been to events were I had to drive and set-up myself, but never flight. It also felt cool to sell comics steps away from the Pacific Ocean — and to relate that to the third Asbury Park Comic Con show back in 2013 (recap blog here), where we sold comics at the legendary Asbury Park Convention center looking out over the Atlantic Ocean. Curls Studio went Coast To Coast in 2019!

At the 90 Years of Popeye exhibit at the Huntington Beach Art Center it was fun to see my art on the wall and later auctioned off thru Heritage Auctions with proceeds benefiting the NCS Foundation.

I got to participate in the NCS “Cartooning For Kids” program and draw at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. It was such a rewarding experience!

Because of the trip to California, I was able to meet and chat with Disney artists Elizabeth Watasin and Floyd Norman — something that I never dreamed would have happened!

Back at the home base, Black Magic Tales was published in issues #18 and #19 of Magic Bullet, a comics anthology newspaper. We have been in every issue, so that is always an exciting constant.

At Baltimore Comic-Con I got to meet Blacksad artist Juanjo Guarnido and participate in the Baltimore Comic-Con Yearbook with my original Blacksad art, which was auctioned off at the show with proceeds benefiting Hero Initiative.

I completed my third Inktober prompt by inking a small image every day during the month of October with my theme of “HijINKs!” The project was very experimental and liquid.

Also during October, I organized the seventh annual Cartoonists Draw Blood event with American Red Cross and then the Washington, DC chapter of National Cartoonists Society where four local cartoonists drew for donors as a “thank you.” The results of the blood drive were fantastic: 43 total donors, 13 first time donors, 42 units collected, 126 potential lives saved.

I ended the year by doing a few commissions for holiday cards and designing a film title for the comedy Netfins & Chill. I continued to update my comic strip, Curls.

If you want to read more and see photos of the experiences we’ve had in 2019, please look in the blog archives. We hope to create more for you in the years to come.

Happy New Year from Curls Studio. Thanks for your support!

└ Tags: Carolyn Belefski, cartoonist, Cartoonists Draw Blood, Curls, Curls Studio, inktober, Joe Carabeo, Recap, Tour
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