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The fulfillment after creating something with my own two hands is what fuels me to make artwork. The process is more about taking advantage of a variety of media (everything from screen prints to image transfers of passages from novels and poems) without even knowing what I want the final piece to exactly look like. This dissolves the pressure of creating something that solely aesthetically pleases the viewer, but eventually results in a balance of weight, energy, and personal meaning.
~ Rebecca Volynsky

Creating without knowing: do you practice it when you’re making art? Or do you consciously seek to recreate something that you see in your mind?

Graphic designer by day and a custom stationary designer come night (and any other free time she has), Kellie of Two Pooch Paperie started her business when she couldn’t find what she wanted. The business was coined after her two pooches, Molly and Baxter – the craziest two dogs in Mississippi!

She’s giving away 10 (sorry!) 1 set of 10 thank you notes and labels to ONE lucky Pikaland reader. We’d love to you to share some crazy stories about your pets, or anyone else’s pets, or if you’re not into pets, then just jot down the first thing that ran across your mind. Write ‘em here by 4th May and we’ll be in touch with the lucky winner via email after!

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UPDATE: Commenting has now closed, thanks so much for participating. The winner of this giveaway is Amaranta.

Feeling a little southern? Well then Lydia Nichol’s recent illustrations might very well be up your alley. The illustrator is based in Pennsylvania and her work is bright, happy and sunshine-y; with a dose of retro thrown in for good measure. She just returned to her Etsy shop, where you can find goodies like prints, buttons and cards – just in time for spring.