The news is that I'm officially exhibiting at Surtex this month, May 16-18, 2010!

Surtex in New York City is the premier annual art licensing exhibition and trade show.

I've rarely been more excited about anything, and this is truly a marvelous opportunity. I'm taking full advantage of it, too! I'm determined to get licensees, and prosper while doing the work I love, and then fulfill my passion to help other people, and animals, and you-name-it. So that's my plan.

A scale model of my Surtex exhibit booth is on display at Flying Leap Art Space on the Square in Fairfield, IA.

 

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• Emily launches new greeting card line: Inkstone Arts fine art Frameables

Timely greetings ~ Lasting gifts© These words tell the story! We are super-excited about this new product – quality greeting cards formatted for use with ready-made mats &/or frames, for permanent display as art prints! We’ve chosen 18 of Emily’s lovely paintings to launch the line. Look for them soon at card & gift shops near you!

Retailers: Go to InkstoneArts.com to view and order the products.

• Emily's Folk Art Coloring Book is now available through her Etsy Store.

Emily’s American Fraktur Paint-and-Color Book is designed for all ages and skill levels to enjoy – a coloring book for young kids, and a creative art experience for older kids and adults.

Removable pages let you finish and frame your favorites. Heavy, acid-free paper is great for all water-based paints, as well as markers, colored pencils and crayons.

We welcome your comments about the book and your experience with it. And Emily invites you to email pictures of your finished creations.

To purchase, go to EmmyCat.etsy.com

• See Emily's Noah's Ark mural

See pictures of the completed mural that Emily designed and painted (with a little help from her friends) in the atrium of Noah’s Ark Animal Foundation in Fairfield, IA.