Stickermule Custom T-Shirt Review with my Ollie Character Design

Stickermule Custom T-Shirt Review with my Ollie Character Design by Rayna Lo

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 life that I have decided to immortalize my adorable little muse by turning him … Read more

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

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

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. As if going through the pandemic wasn’t enough, these events had to occur one after … Read more

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

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

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 artwork as is. The best way to look at Chinese calligraphy–or any art–is to ask … Read more

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

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

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 event. From my experiences of selling at local indoor markets to outdoor out-of-state fairs, here’s … Read more

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

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

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 traumatizing pandemic. CDC has lifted mask mandates for the vaccinated and businesses are fully opening … Read more

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

Protect Our Elders Sticker for Boston Chinatown by Rayna Lo

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 immigrant families and surrounding community members with resources to help them integrate into society. They … Read more

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

Sticker Sets for Women’s Month – 100% Proceeds Donated to Abby’s House by Rayna Lo

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 to be done. Yes, this month’s dedication to acknowledging women is very important. However, I … Read more

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

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

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 don’t have as an artist. For example, I can go down a rabbit hole focusing … Read more

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

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

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 the 王 character in Chinese? Obviously they don’t have an exact 王 on their foreheads … Read more

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

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

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 be a great kick-in-the-butt. And that’s exactly what I did. I created 100 art pieces. … Read more

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

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

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 meeting lens and wanted to change it up. The pandemic is still ongoing and I’m … Read more

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

Habit Tracking with Bear Mindful by Rayna Lo

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 transition (Alicia Keys used this term to describe someone passing away and I loved it) … Read more