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!

Jaime began navigating the indie craft world when a printmaking class left her with a bunch of extra prints without homes. She was hooked, and four years later, Jaime is developing a line of prints, posters, and functional art for the retail and wholesale market, and is thrilled to be a part of this emerging and talented community of artists. When Jaime is not painting, teaching, or running after her one-year old, you may find her constructing little paper toys, or at least writing about them on her paper arts blog, paperforestblog.com

Jaime will be speaking at the Summit of Awesome on the Navigating the Art world with Craft panel and selling her beautiful illustrations at the Show of Awesome.