I don’t often share the design process of how I built the aesthetics of Yardia as a brand. Although some of it has organically evolved over the years, a good portion of it was quite deliberately decided, and has so far stood with me as the business evolved and grew....
Posts tagged: Creativity Is Magic
The 2019 Yardia Holiday Collection
It's here! Yardia's 2019 holiday collection has arrived and is now online and available for purchase! Here are a few of the new products you'll find in the collection: Give Thanks Card Happy Hanukkah Card San Juan Islands Ornament To see the full collection including three more new card designs, visit...
Yardia's Most Controversial Art Print
Surprised? Even though I certainly have some artworks that are somewhat political in nature, when I vend at markets, this is the art print that I get the most questions and comments about. I love it! Having grown up in a family of salmon fishermen and women, I shouldn't have...
What I learned about being an artist while traveling
It's been a bit too long since I last had my passport stamped--2016 in South Korea to be specific--so I'd forgotten how much traveling outside of my home culture and language can impact myself as an artist. I traveled to Oaxaca specifically as a solo business retreat and with the...
Yardia's favorite art materials
Every Yardia product starts out as one of my original watercolor paintings. I've been working with watercolor since I was a child, and it's always been my favorite medium to work with. I love how it has a mind of its own--as much as an artist might want to control...