People's Generosity is really quite Amazing

Another quick post to thank my neighbor Caroline and her family, my fourth grade teacher Mrs. Marsha Thompson and my Nana Cara <3 I am so grateful to all the people in my life who are being so incredibly supportive of this endeavor.

With fundraising efforts, very generous donations, and saving every penny, I have raised almost $2,500! This is truly an incredible amount.

I'll be having another bake sale fundraiser at Thomas Byers Guitar Studio during the First Friday Artwalk on May 4th! There's going to be live music and lots of yummy sweets! Unfortunately,  I'm not sure how long I'm going to be present, as the Flagstaff Fringe Dance Performance is also that night, and I'm dancing in it with my Modern 2/3 class as well as with the Ballet 2/3 class. It's an honor to be able to preform in it, but I am sad that it had to be on the same night as this Fundraiser!

But I would really appreciate it if you stopped by to support me. Gretchen's book charms (see post below!) will be on sale and my mom made some pretty awesome mustache magnets! Not to mention the weather (with the exception of the snow today...) has been great. First Friday Artwalk is always a lot of fun.

Again, thank you everybody!

A Much-Needed Post

Hey everyone! Sorry it's been so long! I've been really busy with school lately, these last two months are going to be pretty crazy with some important school projects, dance performances, and fundraising efforts.

The most important thing I've been meaning to post is that I have officially been accepted by AFS Spain! I could hear about my host family any day now (I check my email very often, hoping...). I have an orientation on May 19th in Phoenix, which will cover a lot of information about cultural adjustment and rules and other equally fun subjects.

I have also been meaning to post a heartfelt thank-you to several people who have given really generous donations and/or purchased cards. I'd like to give a personal shout-out to

• Geoffrey Butzine

• Randall Heath

• Lorraine Lindley

•  Amy Collinsworth  

• Julie Kley 

Thank you all so much <3  and thank you to all of my friends who buy sweets at school, you guys are fabulous!

Beautiful Book Charms

My wonderful Auntie Gretchen made these key chains and necklaces - yes, made them - for me to sell for Spain. They're very beautiful,unique, intricate, and wonderfully crafted. And there are lots of different ones! Necklaces are $25, and key chains are $20. Let me know if you're interested, or if you know someone who is!

this is my favorite (:

Quite the Storm

It just keeps snowing and snowing!
It's a nice excuse to stay inside and eat waffles and do nothing.

Oh, and I was featured in the Daily Sun today! Check it out! (I look like a dork.)
Picture from Fundraiser

And here's some random art.

Just in the past few days I've finally had the chance to finish this book, and I loved it so so much. I totally recommend it.

An Update and Some Art

Hey Everyone! I've been meaning to do this post since the First Friday Fundraiser, but have been very busy and had trouble finding the time. Anyways, the fundraiser went really, really well and I'd like to thank everyone who came and supported me! Y'all are fabulous. Also, I'd like to thank Gretchen Gooby, Kimi Hernandez, Thomas and Amee Byers, and my mom especially for helping me so much and being so supportive.


In addition, I've decided that to make this blog more interesting, I'm going to post some of my art or writing every few days - so be sure to follow! In case you don't know me personally, I have a lot of variation in my art style. I create both digital art using my tablet and ink&watercolor paintings quite often, but am trying to explore as many different art genres as I can. Also, if you have any constructive criticism, I'd love to hear it as I'm constantly trying to improve.

Here's some recent pieces to start off (: 

From one of my favorite books

A self-portrait - not incredibly accurate

Ink drawing

Oh, and I still have notecards for sale! Don't be afraid to contact me if you want some - 5 unique designs for just $12!

Chip-In Gadget

Just real quick, I'd like to direct your attention to the Chip-In Gadget, located on the right side of the page. This fancy little device will allow you to make a donation directly to my AFS account! 

I know times have been tough recently, but even the smallest donations can help!

And don't forget about the Fundraiser at Thomas Byers' Guitar Studio this Friday! In fact, I just got done making miniature cheesecakes to sell. They are delicious! We'll also have fudge, cupcakes, truffles, tassies, and chocolate suckers.

Hope to see you there!

Fundraiser!

Hey everybody!

Currently my application is under medical review by AFS, I should hear from them in the next week or so. For those who I haven't yet informed, a few weeks ago I received a $4,000 scholarship from Global Leaders and AFS! This was great news, but I still need to raise a few thousand dollars to help cover the tuition.

Which brings me to the main reason for this post: on March 2nd, I'll be having a fundraiser at Thomas Byers' Guitar Studio during First Friday Art Walk! I'll be selling a variety of baked goods, some handmade jewelry and accessories (courtesy of Gretchen Gooby and Desiree Ducharme), moustache magnets (thanks Mom!) and notecards featuring art by yours truly. If this isn't enticing enough, also being featured at Thomas' Guitar Studio is photography by Debbie Leavitt and some awesome live music.

Here's some pictures of my notecards, I'm selling them in bundles of 5 (one of each design, included is 5 envelopes) for $12.00 - if you're interested in purchasing some just shoot me an email at autumncc@gmail.com, or come to the First Friday Fundraiser~!

A bundle of 5