#eurekaca — Public Fediverse posts

Today I do a bit of a reconnection to my local art world by volunteering as the Docent in their member-run gallery for five hours this afternoon.

I try to volunteer somehow once a week or so. It is *deeply* validating. It’s a happy place for me.

I get to work on my art surrounded by beautiful pieces made by new friends. I get to listen to soft music, converse with visitors, handle sales.

I can’t tell you how good it feels to be useful, to be actively engaged in contributing to something that brings light and hope and positivity to the world. I could go to a soup kitchen or help with some environmental efforts, but I feel like this is something I can do that others can’t. It parlays my skills into something that needs doing, that others can’t really do.

It makes me feel needed. Relevant. Hopeful. And it’s something I can choose to do to help cleanse my darkening soul a little from feeling utterly depressed and helpless. It’s not a lot, but it’s at least *something*. Every bit of positivity helps.

So I’ll take my iPad and an art history book I’m working on, and simply contribute by being there. It does truly help.

https://www.redwoodart.net/

#art #artistlife #Artlife #Volunteering #RedwoodCoast #EurekaCA

Just completed my 21st event of the year as an art vendor, having moved here to Humboldt County in northern California eight months ago.

i’m deep tired.

But I’m proud that I did it. From shifting my career away from academia toward freelance art, I found a home that would encourage me and events where I could find my people. I started making work that was of interest to the people of my region, and learned a whole lot about what they wanted and needed.

These events have been exhausting and validating at the same time. I couldn’t have asked for a softer landing after choosing to relocate to a new home with no safety cushion, no acquaintances, and no orientation to the area. It was the most terrifying leap of faith I’d ever done. And it is slowly paying off—maybe not in money but in community networking and encouragement.

So I’m tired now. I’m going to pick up the pieces this next week and assess what comes next. Tonight, however, I am indulging in an adult beverage and a warm yummy comfort-food dinner or cheesy hamburger rice. And a good audiobook I’m enjoying.

Whew. Big time exhale.

#art #artlife #artistlife #RedwoodCoast #EurekaCA #IndieArtist #artvendor #Craftfair

Tomorrow is the Humboldt Artisans Craft and Music Festival here in Eureka, CA in northern California.

I’m a vendor this time, and I’ve never done it before. I’m nervous. It’s three days long, and I’m hoping I have enough stock. I’m lucky in that I can print things each night here in my own studio if I run out a particular item, but it’s still going to be a long weekend.

Should be cool—they turn off the lights, so it’s all wintery and fun. All the vendors have to have their own lighting. And there’s holiday music in each of the three buildings, so It’ll be nice. My building apparently has electrical and heating issues, so I’m a tad concerned about that, but I use my own battery, so I should be okay.

I’ll be selling some new holiday greeting cards along with all my other stuff, as well as my new 2026 Bird Calendar, so I’ll have seasonal stuff that’s appropriate.

Wish me luck!

https://humboldtartisans.com/

#fair #festival #craftfair #musicfestival #indieartist ##artfair #RedwoodCoast #HumboldtCounty #EurekaCA #Artistlife

I had such a good day volunteering at the Redwood Art Association today. It’s one of several local art co-ops, and has a large member-run gallery where we did “intake” day for the next upcoming show.

I got to check-in artists as they dropped off their pieces for the new show or picked up entries from the previous exhibition, meeting them and seeing their work. I got to sit with some long-time volunteers who delightful and positive, and we laughed and told stories the whole time. It felt like being part of a family.

The new show was focused on fiber art and sculpture, and there was everything from quilts to protest art, mobiles and wooden assemblages. 87 pieces total, i think? I can’t imagine how they’re going to hang some of it.. The creativity was off the hook!!

It was a really really good day. I needed it.

https://www.redwoodart.net/

#art #artistlife #artlife #IndieArtist #RedwoodCoast #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty

Got this done on my livestream tonight. It's a piece I'm calling "Trillium, Trio, and Tree". It features fauna present in Eureka, CA's Sequoia City Park. It includes trillium, ivy, clover, ferns, and a Redwood branch and trunks, as well as a grove of Redwoods in the upper picture plane.

I like texture and Art Nouveau-esque stylization, so I often combine them. It's entirely done in Procreate by hand, not using any generative image slop tools. This piece will be a greeting card and a print.

Speedpaint: https://makertube.net/w/1sHos6Exrkz4jkr6KY6BnS

Artist Links: https://coreyartusimageryinfo.carrd.co/

#art #MastoArt #Procreate #IndieArtist #RedwoodCoast #EurekaCA

So the forecasted rain has finally hit Eureka this afternoon, and Humboldt County is blanketed in gray skies, wet roads, and dripping roofs.

Apparently, the California Redwood Coast area isn’t known for it’s sprawling vistas of orange and red leaves as deciduous trees turn colors. Most of the area is covered in coniferous trees that don’t change.

So autumn here, in some ways, means a bit of a return to hibernation, of warm fires, of cozy.

Rain doesn’t stop these hearty folks up here. But it is a herald of the return of the area’s signature Pacific Northwest climate, which is relished and enjoyed by most.

Tonight, I will have a cappuccino bomb made by a local candy-maker I met this summer whose booth was beside mine at some local street fairs. I’ve had one before, and they're delicious! Our wood stove is cranking out delicious heat.

And a feeling of tired warmth, of withdrawal, of protection and fatigue settles in.

I sewed sheer curtain walls for the interior version of my booth today out of cheap plastic organza. I think they will look nice.

And I listened to the rain begin.

#RedwoodCoast #EurekaCA #Rain #Autumn #cozy

I’m proud to say that I had two limited edition, signed & numbered prints sell off the wall in the latest Fall Exhibition show at the Redwood Art Association here in Eureka, CA.

Both pieces were done in recent weeks. One featured a pair of Ravens and the other a cute little Sandpiper. I printed them here at home, bought frames for them that I felt showed them off nicely, and then they both sold!

I’m ecstatic!

<happy dance>

https://www.redwoodart.net/

#artist #ArtLife #IndieArtist #prints #RedwoodArtAssociation #RedwoodEmpire #EurekaCA

I’m proud to say that I had two limited edition, signed & numbered prints sell off the wall in the latest Fall Exhibition show at the Redwood Art Association here in Eureka, CA.

Both pieces were done in recent weeks. One featured a pair of Ravens and the other a cute little Sandpiper. I printed them here at home, bought frames for them that I felt showed them off nicely, and then they both sold!

I’m ecstatic!

<happy dance>

https://www.redwoodart.net/

#artist #ArtLife #IndieArtist #prints #RedwoodArtAssociation #RedwoodEmpire #EurekaCA

I’m proud to say that I had two limited edition, signed & numbered prints sell off the wall in the latest Fall Exhibition show at the Redwood Art Association here in Eureka, CA.

Both pieces were done in recent weeks. One featured a pair of Ravens and the other a cute little Sandpiper. I printed them here at home, bought frames for them that I felt showed them off nicely, and then they both sold!

I’m ecstatic!

<happy dance>

https://www.redwoodart.net/

#artist #ArtLife #IndieArtist #prints #RedwoodArtAssociation #RedwoodEmpire #EurekaCA

I’m proud to say that I had two limited edition, signed & numbered prints sell off the wall in the latest Fall Exhibition show at the Redwood Art Association here in Eureka, CA.

Both pieces were done in recent weeks. One featured a pair of Ravens and the other a cute little Sandpiper. I printed them here at home, bought frames for them that I felt showed them off nicely, and then they both sold!

I’m ecstatic!

<happy dance>

https://www.redwoodart.net/

#artist #ArtLife #IndieArtist #prints #RedwoodArtAssociation #RedwoodEmpire #EurekaCA

I’m proud to say that I had two limited edition, signed & numbered prints sell off the wall in the latest Fall Exhibition show at the Redwood Art Association here in Eureka, CA.

Both pieces were done in recent weeks. One featured a pair of Ravens and the other a cute little Sandpiper. I printed them here at home, bought frames for them that I felt showed them off nicely, and then they both sold!

I’m ecstatic!

<happy dance>

https://www.redwoodart.net/

#artist #ArtLife #IndieArtist #prints #RedwoodArtAssociation #RedwoodEmpire #EurekaCA

Visited the Clarke Historical Museum here in Eureka, CA today, and was a tad overwhelmed with visual inspiration… So much history and Victoriana… The architecture and the interior furnishings were stunning. And the Native American exhibit was gorgeous—partly curated by guest tribe members featuring their family heirlooms and weaving skills!

It was too much for my brain to handle. I have to return because there’s just so much…

Museums do that to me, but art museums especially. Clarke is a historical museum but it was still filled with artifacts and collections that were awe-inspiring to me…

I chatted with their gift shop manager, Jasmine, and got a consignment form to sell things in their gift shop. I’m beyond happy. I have some specific pieces in mind that will be perfect there!!

After last night’s street fair all by myself and then this, I’m feeling the need to crawl into my creative space for a while.

Ooooof, what a weekend.

https://www.clarkemuseum.org/

#ArtistLife #RedwoodEmpire #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #Consignment

Vending at #FridayNightMarkets in Eureka, CA again tonight, where I can interact with people and check in with reality. It’s a lovely day here at 65° with lots of sun. I’m hoping that means people will step out and enjoy the street fair.

I have a new Pelican piece to share as a greeting card, and I want to buy some of my neighboring booth vendor’s tea that she grows and blends herself. I think it’s going to be a good night!

https://www.fridaynight.market/

#artlife #artist #artistlife #EurekaCA #RedwoodCurtain #artbooth #artfair #HumboldtMade

Vending at #FridayNightMarkets in Eureka, CA again tonight, where I can interact with people and check in with reality. It’s a lovely day here at 65° with lots of sun. I’m hoping that means people will step out and enjoy the street fair.

I have a new Pelican piece to share as a greeting card, and I want to buy some of my neighboring booth vendor’s tea that she grows and blends herself. I think it’s going to be a good night!

https://www.fridaynight.market/

#artlife #artist #artistlife #EurekaCA #RedwoodCurtain #artbooth #artfair #HumboldtMade

Vending at #FridayNightMarkets in Eureka, CA again tonight, where I can interact with people and check in with reality. It’s a lovely day here at 65° with lots of sun. I’m hoping that means people will step out and enjoy the street fair.

I have a new Pelican piece to share as a greeting card, and I want to buy some of my neighboring booth vendor’s tea that she grows and blends herself. I think it’s going to be a good night!

https://www.fridaynight.market/

#artlife #artist #artistlife #EurekaCA #RedwoodCurtain #artbooth #artfair #HumboldtMade

Vending at #FridayNightMarkets in Eureka, CA again tonight, where I can interact with people and check in with reality. It’s a lovely day here at 65° with lots of sun. I’m hoping that means people will step out and enjoy the street fair.

I have a new Pelican piece to share as a greeting card, and I want to buy some of my neighboring booth vendor’s tea that she grows and blends herself. I think it’s going to be a good night!

https://www.fridaynight.market/

#artlife #artist #artistlife #EurekaCA #RedwoodCurtain #artbooth #artfair #HumboldtMade

Vending at #FridayNightMarkets in Eureka, CA again tonight, where I can interact with people and check in with reality. It’s a lovely day here at 65° with lots of sun. I’m hoping that means people will step out and enjoy the street fair.

I have a new Pelican piece to share as a greeting card, and I want to buy some of my neighboring booth vendor’s tea that she grows and blends herself. I think it’s going to be a good night!

https://www.fridaynight.market/

#artlife #artist #artistlife #EurekaCA #RedwoodCurtain #artbooth #artfair #HumboldtMade

Tonight I do another Friday Night Markets event here in Eureka as a stationery purveyor.

The novelty has not worn off, and I’m excited to once again share my stuff. If I don’t think of it as a “sales” event and more of a “meet and greet” event, it’s a delight! Compartmentalizing the pressure to sell stuff is really tough, but I’m getting better at crushing it down into a little golf ball deep into my subconscious. It helps my hubby is there to support me, and we have a great time!

I’m taking a bunch of new locally-themed stuff with me tonight, and hoping it’ll go well! But regardless, it will be fun. And I’m learning I have to actively put myself in situations where I’m not online and dwelling on horrors. I have to be purposeful about it. And this is one of those methods I’m using to make myself let go and just be in the moment.

I dunno if anyone from Humboldt County, California, is actually here on Mastodon and even goes to this event. But if you do, I’ll give you a 10% discount at my booth if you mention Mastodon. Jus’ cuz I can!

#FridayNightMarkets #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #IndieArtist #HumboldtMade #Artist #Artfair #IndieArtist

Tonight I do another Friday Night Markets event here in Eureka as a stationery purveyor.

The novelty has not worn off, and I’m excited to once again share my stuff. If I don’t think of it as a “sales” event and more of a “meet and greet” event, it’s a delight! Compartmentalizing the pressure to sell stuff is really tough, but I’m getting better at crushing it down into a little golf ball deep into my subconscious. It helps my hubby is there to support me, and we have a great time!

I’m taking a bunch of new locally-themed stuff with me tonight, and hoping it’ll go well! But regardless, it will be fun. And I’m learning I have to actively put myself in situations where I’m not online and dwelling on horrors. I have to be purposeful about it. And this is one of those methods I’m using to make myself let go and just be in the moment.

I dunno if anyone from Humboldt County, California, is actually here on Mastodon and even goes to this event. But if you do, I’ll give you a 10% discount at my booth if you mention Mastodon. Jus’ cuz I can!

#FridayNightMarkets #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #IndieArtist #HumboldtMade #Artist #Artfair #IndieArtist

Tonight I do another Friday Night Markets event here in Eureka as a stationery purveyor.

The novelty has not worn off, and I’m excited to once again share my stuff. If I don’t think of it as a “sales” event and more of a “meet and greet” event, it’s a delight! Compartmentalizing the pressure to sell stuff is really tough, but I’m getting better at crushing it down into a little golf ball deep into my subconscious. It helps my hubby is there to support me, and we have a great time!

I’m taking a bunch of new locally-themed stuff with me tonight, and hoping it’ll go well! But regardless, it will be fun. And I’m learning I have to actively put myself in situations where I’m not online and dwelling on horrors. I have to be purposeful about it. And this is one of those methods I’m using to make myself let go and just be in the moment.

I dunno if anyone from Humboldt County, California, is actually here on Mastodon and even goes to this event. But if you do, I’ll give you a 10% discount at my booth if you mention Mastodon. Jus’ cuz I can!

#FridayNightMarkets #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #IndieArtist #HumboldtMade #Artist #Artfair #IndieArtist

Tonight I do another Friday Night Markets event here in Eureka as a stationery purveyor.

The novelty has not worn off, and I’m excited to once again share my stuff. If I don’t think of it as a “sales” event and more of a “meet and greet” event, it’s a delight! Compartmentalizing the pressure to sell stuff is really tough, but I’m getting better at crushing it down into a little golf ball deep into my subconscious. It helps my hubby is there to support me, and we have a great time!

I’m taking a bunch of new locally-themed stuff with me tonight, and hoping it’ll go well! But regardless, it will be fun. And I’m learning I have to actively put myself in situations where I’m not online and dwelling on horrors. I have to be purposeful about it. And this is one of those methods I’m using to make myself let go and just be in the moment.

I dunno if anyone from Humboldt County, California, is actually here on Mastodon and even goes to this event. But if you do, I’ll give you a 10% discount at my booth if you mention Mastodon. Jus’ cuz I can!

#FridayNightMarkets #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #IndieArtist #HumboldtMade #Artist #Artfair #IndieArtist

Tonight I do another Friday Night Markets event here in Eureka as a stationery purveyor.

The novelty has not worn off, and I’m excited to once again share my stuff. If I don’t think of it as a “sales” event and more of a “meet and greet” event, it’s a delight! Compartmentalizing the pressure to sell stuff is really tough, but I’m getting better at crushing it down into a little golf ball deep into my subconscious. It helps my hubby is there to support me, and we have a great time!

I’m taking a bunch of new locally-themed stuff with me tonight, and hoping it’ll go well! But regardless, it will be fun. And I’m learning I have to actively put myself in situations where I’m not online and dwelling on horrors. I have to be purposeful about it. And this is one of those methods I’m using to make myself let go and just be in the moment.

I dunno if anyone from Humboldt County, California, is actually here on Mastodon and even goes to this event. But if you do, I’ll give you a 10% discount at my booth if you mention Mastodon. Jus’ cuz I can!

#FridayNightMarkets #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #IndieArtist #HumboldtMade #Artist #Artfair #IndieArtist

I’ve been making local-themed pieces lately, referencing #HumboldtCounty. There’s a lot here that makes it unique: the number of rhododendrons everywhere, the redwoods, the ocean, the victorian architecture… There is no lack of visual inspiration!

https://goimagine.com/beaches-and-rhododendrons-single-illustrated-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope/

#HumanMade: Painted, printed, & packaged by me—no POD or drop shipping.

Here’s the first part of the livestream recording when it was made, with links to the second to parts in the description:
https://makertube.net/w/32fMacxy263qkebhVCF1AB

#RedwoodCurtain #EurekaCA #ArtNouveau #GreetingCards #IndieArtist #Art #MastoArt #FediGiftShop

I’ve been making local-themed pieces lately, referencing #HumboldtCounty. There’s a lot here that makes it unique: the number of rhododendrons everywhere, the redwoods, the ocean, the victorian architecture… There is no lack of visual inspiration!

https://goimagine.com/beaches-and-rhododendrons-single-illustrated-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope/

#HumanMade: Painted, printed, & packaged by me—no POD or drop shipping.

Here’s the first part of the livestream recording when it was made, with links to the second to parts in the description:
https://makertube.net/w/32fMacxy263qkebhVCF1AB

#RedwoodCurtain #EurekaCA #ArtNouveau #GreetingCards #IndieArtist #Art #MastoArt #FediGiftShop

I’ve been making local-themed pieces lately, referencing #HumboldtCounty. There’s a lot here that makes it unique: the number of rhododendrons everywhere, the redwoods, the ocean, the victorian architecture… There is no lack of visual inspiration!

https://goimagine.com/beaches-and-rhododendrons-single-illustrated-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope/

#HumanMade: Painted, printed, & packaged by me—no POD or drop shipping.

Here’s the first part of the livestream recording when it was made, with links to the second to parts in the description:
https://makertube.net/w/32fMacxy263qkebhVCF1AB

#RedwoodCurtain #EurekaCA #ArtNouveau #GreetingCards #IndieArtist #Art #MastoArt #FediGiftShop

I’ve been making local-themed pieces lately, referencing #HumboldtCounty. There’s a lot here that makes it unique: the number of rhododendrons everywhere, the redwoods, the ocean, the victorian architecture… There is no lack of visual inspiration!

https://goimagine.com/beaches-and-rhododendrons-single-illustrated-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope/

#HumanMade: Painted, printed, & packaged by me—no POD or drop shipping.

Here’s the first part of the livestream recording when it was made, with links to the second to parts in the description:
https://makertube.net/w/32fMacxy263qkebhVCF1AB

#RedwoodCurtain #EurekaCA #ArtNouveau #GreetingCards #IndieArtist #Art #MastoArt #FediGiftShop

I’ve been making local-themed pieces lately, referencing #HumboldtCounty. There’s a lot here that makes it unique: the number of rhododendrons everywhere, the redwoods, the ocean, the victorian architecture… There is no lack of visual inspiration!

https://goimagine.com/beaches-and-rhododendrons-single-illustrated-greeting-card-5x7-with-envelope/

#HumanMade: Painted, printed, & packaged by me—no POD or drop shipping.

Here’s the first part of the livestream recording when it was made, with links to the second to parts in the description:
https://makertube.net/w/32fMacxy263qkebhVCF1AB

#RedwoodCurtain #EurekaCA #ArtNouveau #GreetingCards #IndieArtist #Art #MastoArt #FediGiftShop

So even though things seem to be going nutzoid in SoCal tonight (oy!!) I thought I might share two personally good news events that I’m celebrating with a nice drink tonight:

1) I did my first weekly event as an art stationer last night here in Eureka, CA, and made $206. Not only did I meet my goal, but literally met dozens of friendly people welcoming me to the area with hugs and smiles (sometimes quite literally), wishing me good luck and excited to greet me. It was incredibly validating and humbling, and I feel wanted and needed, but most importantly I feel like I made the right choice moving here.

2) I had three pieces displayed professionally in a local artist-run gallery for a show. It wasn’t juried—it was an open call for all members, whatever they wanted to submit—but I’ve never had my work displayed like it was and it made me feel… legitimate somehow. Artist statement and everything. It felt like I’d… arrived somehow.

So needless to say, I had problems sleeping last night, I was so high and so tired.

Anyway, I thought I’d share. Small victories, eh?

Onward!

#humboldtmade #EurekaCA #artlife #artistlife #artist #booth #art #gallery

I turned in three pieces to a local art association's gallery for an upcoming Artist’s Choice non-juried show coming up next week. It’ll be part of a big event called “North Coast Open Studios” that happens here once a year.

I didn’t get settled in time to participate on my own, but turning these pieces in today makes me feel like I’m still part of it.

The artists I met there volunteering for check-in were delightfully friendly and welcoming, and I am so looking forward to getting engaged even more. They are regularly looking for docent volunteers every week, so I will be doing that soon.

I can’t wait to see the show when it’s all up! I’ll post pics!

https://www.northcoastopenstudios.com/

#art #gallery #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #EurekaCA #artistlife #IndieArtist

Went on a nice walk in my city park today, among giant Sequoia trees and cool shade.

It was so restorative to be among the green. I can’t even begin to tell you how much of a mental reset it is to indulge in this experience, less than a 5-minute drive from my home.

Touch grass sometimes. Please. It’s worth it.

https://www.eurekaca.gov/631/Sequoia-Park

#SequoiaPark #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #Green #trees #nature #forestbathing #redwoods

Amazing video from a drone above the local Friday Night Markets event I was just accepted into!!

I can’t wait!!

https://youtu.be/rvAa5_MDQrU?feature=shared

#artmarket #festival #EurekaCA #HumboldtMade #artilife

Today, I saw something I'd never seen before.

Art made of compost.

It’s hard to explain... But it deeply inspired me. So much so, I had to write a blog post about it:

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings/some-fun-organic-art-in-the-park

I will never look at mandalas the same way.

#art #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #artlife #compost #mandala #MakerApron

Today, I saw something I'd never seen before.

Art made of compost.

It’s hard to explain... But it deeply inspired me. So much so, I had to write a blog post about it:

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings/some-fun-organic-art-in-the-park

I will never look at mandalas the same way.

#art #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #artlife #compost #mandala #MakerApron

Today, I saw something I'd never seen before.

Art made of compost.

It’s hard to explain... But it deeply inspired me. So much so, I had to write a blog post about it:

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings/some-fun-organic-art-in-the-park

I will never look at mandalas the same way.

#art #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #artlife #compost #mandala #MakerApron

Today, I saw something I'd never seen before.

Art made of compost.

It’s hard to explain... But it deeply inspired me. So much so, I had to write a blog post about it:

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings/some-fun-organic-art-in-the-park

I will never look at mandalas the same way.

#art #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #artlife #compost #mandala #MakerApron

Today, I saw something I'd never seen before.

Art made of compost.

It’s hard to explain... But it deeply inspired me. So much so, I had to write a blog post about it:

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings/some-fun-organic-art-in-the-park

I will never look at mandalas the same way.

#art #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #RedwoodCurtain #artlife #compost #mandala #MakerApron

#EurekaCA #HandsOff

I have to cancel today’s art livestream.

My husband bought an entire cord of firewood, and when they delivered it, they dumped it all on our sidewalk.

We just spent the last 3.5 hours carting wood to our back yard and stacking it, one laundry basket at a time.

I think my body is broken now. Haha!

I can’t stream. I need to curl up in my bed and whimper for a while.

#livestream #ArtStream #ArtistLife #HumboldtCounty #EurekaCA

So I’m in the process of putting on little “Now Proudly Relocated to Humboldt County, CA, USA) stickers on all of my greeting cards.

Because one can’t really say you’re a local artist if all your stuff implies it’s from a city 770 miles to the south.

And I can’t do that to local event managers and shopkeepers if I get into their shows. I won’t do that.

So I’ve got hundreds—literally hundreds!!--of cards to do that ‘ve already printed that have a “Made in San Diego” tagline on the back. I’m hoping this will be a good enough solution, because I can’t afford to reprint thousands of dollars worth of stock…

I’m settling in for the night, listening to good music and drinking a Humboldt Cider Company hard cherry cider. It’s chilly and wet out (as usual) so I think I’m just gonna huddle and feel productive tonight!

#Artist #ArtistLife #IndieArtist #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #GreetingCards

I wrote a new blog post about the new community I’ve moved to in Humboldt County, California.

I have so much more to share! I’m so excited about the area, and there’s so much more to explore here.

https://www.coreyartusimagery.com/musings/a-bit-about-our-new-community-in-humboldt-county-ca

#artistlife #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #NorCal #moving

I’m getting around to joining some local arts organizations in Humboldt County, my new home.

Redwood Art Association has a member gallery downtown which I’m really excited about. It’s a big part of a local Arts Alive monthly festival they have downtown just 5minutes away from my home.
https://www.redwoodart.net/

Humboldt Arts Council has calls for juried local artist shows regularly at the Morris Graves Museum of Art, so I’m also looking forward to submitting my work to those.
https://humboldtarts.org/

Making it happen!

#artistlife #artlife #art #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty #IndieArtist

Last meal in San Diego before moving day: Chicken Pie Shop.

#EurekaCA #Moving #ArtistLife

Made a trip to Eureka in Northern California to check out our new house and get our keys. 14-hour drive up, 1 day to see house, then another 14-hour drive back.

I’m wiped, so there’s livestream today. I’m incredibly excited, but we have so much work to do!

#artistlife #EurekaCA #HumboldtCounty

We got approved to rent a place in Eureka, CA. We'll be moving out of San Diego by the end of the month!

VERY excited to start fresh in a new community. I'll be able to have my own art studio!!

#HumboldtNation #EurekaCA #Artlife #artistlife

I think we may be moving to Eureka. Our trip to Sacramento has just proved we wouldn’t be saving any money by moving there from San Diego. The smaller pond of Eureka will actually proffer more opportunities for me as a beginning artist, and I guess it just feels less like an average city with all the same stuff as any other community.

We’ve spent the last couple days in Sacramento looking at places we can afford, and there aren’t many that met our requirements where we’d actually feel safe. Lots of smaller apartments, but all on the steeper end than we will be able to afford. So moving there would be a lateral move for us, and therefore pointless.

Eureka comes with a lot of downsides. But we think the benefits outweigh them. For us. So we’ll begin watching the listings while we wait until June (probably) when more options become available as students end their leases after Cal Poly Humboldt gets out for the summer.

#EurekaCA #LostCoast #humboldtCounty #RedwoodCountry #NorCal

Today, I took a walk on the Trinidad Head Trail off of Trinidad, CA, and it was amazing. I think my legs and hips got one of the craziest workouts they’d ever had, but it was worth it!

The day was cool and cloudy, and everything was damp and a bit muddy, but it was also crisp and invigorating and a real joy in its own way.

I think the small town of Trinidad, however, is a very very pricey place to live. Jus’ sayin’. Those houses. Ka. Ching.

What a lovely conclusion to our time in Humboldt County!! I could live here!

#EurekaCA #NorCal #TrinidadCA #HumboldtCounty

Got to Eureka this AM and learned it has more galleries & co-ops than expected. Like, an absurd amount for its size! VERY robust arts community here.

Made it to a farmers market, Explored some of Old Town, got great food, & then drove around the area. Intrigued thus far! More exploring tomorrow!

Didn’t get any good pics of our explorations today in Eureka itself—there’s plenty of that online already. But I will say it’s small-town(ish) vibe is endearing, and the two folks we asked about the community say that folks who “buy into” the community have a tendency to be deeply committed to it. I think that’s very evident by the activism, initiatives, and small businesses here… So that’s a plus!

#EurekaCA #artistlife #relocating #artlife #humboldt #humboldtcounty

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Thanks to #redwoodpride for an awesome turnout at the #eurekaca #pride parade. Had some awesome parade watchers too! And #EPD showed up and supported. #eurekacalifornia #humboldtca #humboldtcounty #pridemonth