It's that time of year again! Time to get a jump start on Christmas shopping and save a little money in the process! For anyone who is not aware, I do live in Canada and therefore shipping prints to one of my more popular destinations like the USA can start to take a little longer once you get closer to December. So now is the time! Currently the shipping times to the USA/Europe/UK and Australia from Canada are between 7-14 days.
I've decided to opt for an etsy coupon code this year that you can easily use at the etsy checkout to deduct the 20% off all prints and cards (sorry but this doesn't apply to original artwork). The coupon code is: blackfriday. So this means that the prices that you will see in my shop are NOT the sale prices- and the reduction will happen at the etsy checkout.
The sale starts tonight at 9pm EST and will run until Monday at 11pm EST.
Happy shopping!
November 24, 2011 | Filed in: Random
I'm in such a creative funk. It doesn't happen very often and usually I can wiggle my way out of it but for the past week I've been building up a lovely little pile of half painted canvases. I know you are supposed to take a break and spend time doing other things like go shopping, take a vacation, read a book, clean the house, or stare at a wall, but I haven't felt very inclined to do any of those things either. I did muck around and produce another faux book cover and I have to admit that the lonely housewife and I have been sharing the same facial expression. Sad.
It did cross my mind that maybe this is a physical issue- maybe low in my vitamin B12? So I ran out and bought a dozen raw oysters yesterday and ate them gleefully as my husband sat and watched in terror and disgust. They were delicious though. I'm not sure why I'm sharing all of this fascinating information other than to let interested buyers know that there may be fewer originals popping up over the next little while. But perhaps the B12 will kick in and I'll go on a painting rampage- fingers crossed.
November 20, 2011 | Filed in: Random
It's that time of year again. Shocktoberfest. For those of you newer to this blog, you may not be aware that my husband decided three years ago to subject me to a horror movie every night for the thirty days leading up to Halloween. Thirty days and not thirty-one you might ask? My birthday is October 1 and I demanded to have that night off from being scared. I don't even want to explain why or how this happened, it just did. And now, it's a tradition that I can't get out of (except when I manage to plan social events on a few evenings here and there which are always viewed with suspicion by John). This 'tradition' has even spread to some of our friends and family. Insanity. So how does a girl keep her sanity? I drink and I eat candy and I complain- a lot. I also have immersed myself in a fabulous book about Liz Taylor and Richard Burton and their tempestuous love affairs and marriages. It's a wonderful distraction during this difficult time.
It hasn't been all bad though. Some films I've really enjoyed like William Castle's 'Strait-Jacket' starring Joan Crawford, and an Australian film called The Reef which involves a great white shark and is unfortunately sort of based on a true story. I ate my weight in candy that night. I also had to watch a Norwegian film called 'Troll Hunter' which is exactly what it sounds like- trolls +hunting= nonsense.
Fortunately it will all be over in a week, and then I can concentrate on getting my figure back and finding a good marriage counselor.
October 23, 2011 | Filed in: Random
It's been a 'Mister Toad's Wild Ride' of a month here at Janet Hill Studio. One of the good things that happened was a lovely little email from Katie over at Matchbook Magazine for a feature article. I've been a big fan of the magazine since it launched at the beginning of the year and almost fell off my chair when I received her email. The only problem was that I would have to be photographed and I'm not exactly photogenic. Fortunately the very patient and lovely Sherry Smith from Keepsake Photography showed up at my door and worked her magic in spite of my constant fussing and motor-mouth chatter and I think the results were excellent. It's a great issue and I can't wait to sit down tonight with a cup of tea and read it from cover to cover. And the cover- isn't it fabulous?!
And while I'm tooting my own horn, I should also mention that I had the pleasure of working with Tiffany & Co recently on some promotional imagery for them. It was a great experience and I hope to have some images to share of the work in the near future.
Alrighty, it's now time to get my head out of the clouds and back to work!
October 3, 2011 | Filed in: Janet Hill,Paintings,Press,Random
In the blink of an eye our mini vacation is over. Sigh. However, it was pretty perfect and I'm completely in love with Skaneateles, NY. We happened upon this village/town a few years ago on route to Cape Cod. It was the end of October and we blew into town in the middle of a snow storm. The weather was so dismal that we really didn't take much time to look around and just wanted to check into our room and grab something to eat. We did notice that we were someplace quite special though and knew that we would have to return to explore a little more. Perhaps part of it was the Sherwood Inn (where we stayed this time as well). It's a pretty old hotel by North American standards- I believe about 200 years old and it's loaded with charm and character.
We spent much of our time eating and walking and gazing out onto the beautiful lake which is the only lake that I've seen that I've actually wanted to swim in as it's clear and I have a fear of ' lake monsters'. I'm already making plans to return next year to explore some of the Finger Lakes' wineries, to eat more of the amazing donuts from the Skaneateles bakery, and to whine in John's ear about wanting to buy one of those beautiful homes with the big wraparound verandahs.
August 19, 2011 | Filed in: Random
