Art Archives - Rayna Lo

May 9, 2022

Stickermule Custom T-Shirt Review with my Ollie Character Design

This post is sponsored by Stickermule. As always, all ideas and opinions are entirely my own. Hi! Cat mom here! My fur baby Ollie--who I adopted on March 2021 from Marblehead Animal Shelter--has brought so much love and joy into my

November 20, 2021

Divine Intervention – The Commission that brought me back to myself and helped me heal

Chinese Culture, Art, Traditional Chinese Calligraphy

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Divine timing. This commission request came to me at such a particular time in my life. I was going through a painful breakup and also mourning the loss of my mom. The abject pain from the compounded grief was paralyzing.

October 12, 2021

How to Look at Chinese Calligraphy if You Don’t Know What the Character Means

Art, Traditional Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Culture

By ivanlo

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Take a good minute to focus on the artwork. Look from top to bottom and side to side. Try to look at the artwork as is and suspend any judgment. Move your eyes along the ink strokes and observe the

October 7, 2021

What to Consider when Setting yourself up as a Vendor for an Art Market

Art, Tips and Advice

By ivanlo

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Congratulations! You get to sell your artwork as a vendor at a market and/or fair! Okay, now what? This is an exciting opportunity to put your products out there and here are some tips to help you create a successful

Reasons to Draw – Simple Ways For Me to Connect with Myself and Rest my Weary Mind by Rayna Lo

June 21, 2021

My Reasons for Drawing – Simple Ways For Me to Connect with Myself and Rest my Weary Mind

Tips and Advice, Illustration

By ivanlo

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The past few months have been really busy and I am taking some much-needed time to reconnect with myself. June is a little slower with school being over and people enjoying a much-needed summer vacation, especially coming out of a

Protect Our Elders Sticker for Boston Chinatown by Rayna Lo

April 6, 2021

Fight Anti-Asian Hate Fundraiser for Boston Chinatown – Protest Violence by Funding Asian Organizations!

Social Justice, Illustration

By ivanlo

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Over $400 was raised for Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center!!! I am beyond grateful for everyone’s purchase of the “Protect Our Elders” sticker. 100% ($5 per sticker and all $5 was donated) of your purchase went directly to BCNC to help

March 13, 2021

Sticker Sets for Women’s Month – 100% Proceeds Donated to Abby’s House!

Social Justice, Illustration

By ivanlo

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March is International Women’s Month. I think we can all agree that the world has made progress in terms of acknowledging the value women have in our society. But, the truth is, there is a lot more work that needs

How to Be More Mindful of All The Luxuries We Already Have by Rayna Lo

February 24, 2021

Journal Prompt Idea – How to Be More Mindful of All The Luxuries We Already Have

Tips and Advice, Art

By ivanlo

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Being an artist is awesome. I know that I am incredibly and ridiculously lucky to have an outlet for my creative and emotional expression. There are days, however, where I fall into the common trap of focusing on what I

February 20, 2021

Cabbage the Tiger – A Character Brought to Life from my Daily Doodle Exercise

Illustration, Chinese Culture

By ivanlo

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This is Cabbage the Tiger! Cabbage was the first name that came up and I love it so much. Here is some interesting facts about tigers in Asian culture. Did you know that the stripes on the tiger’s head resemble

February 3, 2021

The Power of Drawing a Small Doodle a Day – I Developed Efficient and Smarter Habits

Tips and Advice, Illustration

By ivanlo

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This all started with lessons I learned from completing the 100-day project a few years ago. I wanted to get myself into the practice of drawing more so I thought that committing myself to drawing for 100 consecutive days would

December 24, 2020

Drawing on my Walls with Posca Paint Markers – the Ultimate Zoom Background

Art, Illustration, DIY

By ivanlo

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I had a lot of fun drawing peony flowers on my wall. This was my first time drawing something of this scale but I loved the challenge! I was getting bored of seeing my blank white wall through the virtual

Habit Tracking with Bear Mindful by Rayna Lo

November 12, 2020

Habit Tracking with Bear Mindful – Developing Micro Habits to help me stay on Track with all my Projects

Art, Traditional Chinese Calligraphy, DIY, Tips and Advice

By ivanlo

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2020 has been a numbing year for us all. If you’re old enough to be aware of your surroundings, you just know. My mom also passed away this year. Finding out about the cancer diagnosis to the time of her