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Well, to start with, Hello everyone!
It is your friendly neighborhood kitty, Kyra. I will be making some big changes to this page including getting Core. I would like this site to slowly morph into a more professional page. I may be purging many of my academic and personal works from the past years. Don't worry! They should still be available for those who wish to look through them. However, the majority of my artworks will consist of updated images of my most recent works.
So what has been happening?
I have started my professional career in Art Education and Education in general. I am currently available for one-on-one lessons for all age groups as well as group lessons. Since COVID-19 is here to stay for a bit, I will be happy to conduct online tutorials and lessons for all students. If you are interested in scheduling a lesson, please contact me at laurastongeart@gmail.com.
What kind of art do you do?
I have done artworks spanning from Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Digital Art and Design, Ceramics, and Sculpture. In my academic studies, I focus primarily on drawing, design, and ceramics. I am currently working in charcoal and pastels.
What subject matter do you focus on?
All type of subject matter are present in my works. I have been focusing on Birds, Landscapes, and Still Lifes. I have worked in Pet Portraiture as well as Human Portraiture. If you are interested in commissioning me for a piece, please contact me by e-mail to Laurastongeart@gmail.com.
Are you open for commissions?
Yes.
What are your prices?
Depends on the type of commission you are asking. Prices will vary.
How long will it take you to complete a commission?
My timeline is between two-weeks to one month long. This allows me to make sure your are satisfied with the piece and revisions can be made in a timely manner. If you need your piece sooner, we will discuss it, but keep in mind it might be a little extra in price.
Is this your only job?
No. I work for a school full-time, which is why I leave such an open schedule when it comes to commissions.
Will you do NSFW commissions?
NSFW = Not Safe For Work. Yes, I will do such commissions.
Again, many changes are coming. Please keep an eye out for changes over the next few weeks. If you are interested in commissions, please contact me at laurastonge12@gmail.com.
Thank you!
Lost it....now what?
It's so ironic. I helped open my store (Pizza Sola) from when it was first built. Now I have to help shut it down. That's right, my store is closing. It was costing the company too much money to keep it open rather than closing it down. So that means I am out of a job. I guess I could file for unemployment? Or get a new job, but I will never find a better job than that place. They were flexible, honest, friendly. It was the best job I have ever owned and my two years was coming up too!
Now I am going to be running out of money, flat broke. No more groceries, no more fun nights out, nothing. Unless I can take this opportunity to focus on student teaching, start creating art again, and maybe start taking commissions. Honestly, I will need the money soon. It's so screwed up. And Obama says that out economy is booming... HA! That's a big laugh. I know I know, I should not be bringing politicians into this. That's okay I won't mention any more.
Now, I'm not sure what to do. I've worked for so long that I don't know where I should go next. What I should do next? Find a better paying job? Work restaurant or retail? I don't honestly know. I'm upset, obviously, because I have bills to pay, credit card bills to pay, I go grocery shopping all the time cause my parents don't, ever.
Maybe it's time to clean my work room, set up my art supplies, and really start painting, drawing, making contemporary art. Work on abstraction. Or find a job and tell them, Saturday/Sunday mornings, and One or twice during the week in the evenings start at 5pm. Nobody will take me with those hours......nobody.
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~Kyra
Happy Holidays!
Before I jump into things I wanted to say Happy Holidays! Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Thanksgiving, or any other random holiday out there, I just wanted to wish you all the very best!
Now down to business. I have finally uploaded my senior show work from May of this year. Go ahead and take a look! Each piece is up for sale. If anyone is interested in purchasing one of my works (original), please PM me.
In other news, I am opening up commission based entries now. If you have a portrait you wish for me to draw, or want a still life made of specific things, etc., let me know! I'd be more than happy to discuss further details about your specific needs and requirements. This goes on to say....it can be anything except sculpture, welding, and metalworking. I am not that kind of artist. I deal with the traditional 2D themes (a.k.a. paintings, drawings, photography, digital work). My prices differ and I am willing to make an appropriate amount after understanding the idea/commission.
On top of that, I will be student teaching here very soon. If not, I plan on heading back to school for a graphic design aspect, or going to my masters. I am still unsure of which direction I need to take.
My birthday is also coming up here in a couple of days! I cannot believe I am turning 23. Where has my life gone?!?!?! I work a lot too. So it's kind of haulted the artistic side of me, but if people want commissions, please do not hesitate to ask!
Welp, time for me to get going! I hope you all have a safe holiday!
Cheers!
Laura
Contest Entry?
I am thinking about doing a Diorama for the Merrell Diorama contest that dA is holding. I'm not experienced with diorama's but I think it would be a good learning experience for me.
I do have a question for my followers. If you have had experience with a Diorama before, do you have any tips that I could use? I'm kind of going in blind, but will be doing my own research for this project as well.
Thanks!
22K, work
I am alive, and working, and trying to do well in life. Hopefully my art skills can help me with sales soon too. -sigh-