Mimi's Newsletter - Getting Ready for 2025 (Patreon)

Hello everyone!

I hope you've been enjoying the holiday season if you're celebrating at this time of year ✨

We flew back to Australia this month after being in Europe for 6 months, and it's really lovely to be home but also very hot! I was in the winter snow in Germany one week, and then at an Australian beach with my Mum's dogs the next ❄️☀️

I've had a lovely couple of weeks since we've been back spending time with family, and even managed to make some art gifts for them.

I illustrated my parents and their dogs in their beautiful big garden - I've been meaning to draw this for years and was determined this year to get it finished. I really love how it turned out and they do too!

So now that the new year is a few days away I'm starting to think about plans for 2025 and what I'd like to focus on, because there are always sooo many art projects I want to do!

I've narrowed it down to a couple of main focuses for 2025:

I'd love to illustrate most days (not necessarily every single day) with just a quick 20 minute session in my sketchbook. I enjoy making digital art but there's something extra nice about drawing with pencils, pastels and paints, so I'd like to make sure I set aside a bit of time to prioritise that.

And I'd love to make a pattern design portfolio. I really enjoy making patterns and would love to be able to put my own art onto fabrics and wrapping paper, so I'm going to start doing that in 2025. I'll likely sell my designs but I also just want to have them for myself for fabric crafts!

There are other projects that I'll work on during the year but those are my two main focuses. I find that if I start the year with lots and lots of projects on my list then I already feel a bit overwhelmed so I think the rest of the projects can unfold as I have time for them.

Do you have any art goals or dreams for 2025? I'd love to hear about them! 💖