Found a Treasure!

Well, maybe I should say, I found out about a treasure... apparently, its been here all along.

Last night, I had the priviledge of sitting on my couch chatting with my 16 year old dear daughter (dd) until the wee hours of the morning. (Yes, I'm tired today!) While we were talking, I was practicing drawing in my sketchbook, when somehow, dd mentioned that she got a lot of compliments on the cartoon pictures she "doodled" at school. After she told me about some of her doodle creatures, she remembered that she had a school notebook in her room which she thought might contain some of her cartoons. Of course, I wanted to see them right away, so at about 2 am (or so) she went and dug her notebook out from under some pile in her room. (Actually, she generally has the cleanest room in the house :)

Well, I was amazed! DD likes fashion and for awhile she was sketching out beautiful, original gowns, but I hadn't seen anything like what she had created in her notebook- while she probably should have been doing school work! It turns out she has a real knack for drawing cartoons and especially, individual cartoon-style creatures.

So, guess what we're going to do? We're going to collaborate! I am so excited to have the chance to work with her on some projects! I plan to start a new line in my artwork. An off-shoot possibly called, "Kallie's Kartoons." I will put her doodle ideas to collage wall-art and she will be my partner in this endeavor. She inspired me so much, even after we stayed up talking half the night, I could barely sleep for the rest of it. Couldnt' wait to get up today and start on a collaborative project. But, now, all I can think of is a nap.

Keep an eye on my blog and my Etsy store though...while I will continue with my regular artistic stylings, we will soon have a line with a new style- Kallie Style!