Hello Craft!

I just wanted to introduce myself as a new contributor to the Hello Craft blog. I’m Elise Towle Snow and some of you may recognize me as Argyle Whale or as the rotund brown bunny wearing a blue scarf who serves as my mascot.

I live in Salem, Massachusetts and enjoy the company of my husband, two house bunnies and a grumpy hedgehog. I spend most days balancing a part time job at a small artisan bakery and brewing new ideas for my Argyle Whale shop. For the past year, I have enjoyed drawing simple, often animal-related images that incorporate my love for absurd humor and a healthy dose of  anthropomorphism. Then I pump out flurries of limited-edition prints using my Print Gocco.

The Gocco will always have my heart but one of my favorite parts of creating is trying new tools and techniques. I have overflows of enthusiasm for experimenting with all types of media and I hope to share a pinch of my fervor here with you. I usually just write on my own blog but now I’ll be bringing over a couple of my prouder posts and some new tidbits just for Hello Craft readers.

My maiden voyage into these waters is with a review of my experience using a new printing product known as the Yudu. My opinions are a little prickly (what can I say, I spend all day with a hedgehog!) but I promise to make plenty of future posts that are full of positivity!

Thanks for reading. It’s nice to meet you!