I normally don’t ever buy art, because I don’t have a permanent home right now and buying original art is often a big investment. I couldn’t resist though, when I saw that Susie Ghahremani of www.boygirlparty.com was offering mini original art commissions! I’ve always admired her and her artwork for its consistency, simplicity, and the way she has branded herself in such a professional and successful way. Seeing all the new products she comes up with is so inspiring and keeps me motivated as well!

She posted about her new DRAWsome project via twitter, where she would be offering 3×5″ pen and ink commissions through her Etsy shop. The first batch sold out immediately, but I snagged one from the second batch. I wanted her to draw my pet cat “Kitten,” (yeah, original I know) because she is back with my Mom in Michigan and I miss her like a maggot misses dog poo. So I sent her a few pictures of the glory that is Kitten, and received this totally awesome work of mini art literally within the week!

Photo and art © Susie Ghahremani, her photo looks better than mine would have

She captured Kitten’s essense wonderfully… from her tufted ears to her rather manly frame, and her constantly-staring eyeballs. The best part is the portrayal of how Kittens tail got chopped off… YES! (Kitten disappeared on a 2 week hiatus, and returned with half her tail rotting off. It was literally held on by a miniscule bit of dead skin, so my mom– wait for it– cut off the rotting part with scissors. Susie did not know how the tail came to be removed, which makes the fact that she threw scissors in there even more awesome.)

Anyway, I’m delighted

I just wanted to quickly post that iPrintFromHome is having an awesome 50% off deal today only on Giclee prints. Since they are normally freaking expensive (but worth it!) This is AWESOME! Check it out here! You’ll see instructions on how to go about it. Hooray! Figured lots of you guys are artists so it could be helpful.

Check out my iPrintFromHome review here, if you want to learn more about them.