Free Press

I was thrilled to wake up Sunday morning and find a little article about me on the front page of the Home & Garden section of the Chicago Tribune! I couldn't have asked for better placement...top right hand side corner - wow. It was all a result of my April Newsletter blurb about my postcard being used as a prop in 'The Number 23'. I am a lucky gal...and very grateful.

Be Kind To Animals...

I just biked down to City Hall to see the banners I designed for Chicago Animal Care & Controlfor Be Kind To Animals Week.It's always a wonder to me that a digital file that I never saw largerthan 10 inches on my screen can hang over my head, 8 feet tall. Everytime, I breathe a sigh of relief that it worked! I also donated bannerdesigns for Be Kind to Animals week back in 2005 they featured Alice. Not that you need to be reminded, but be kind to your 4 legged friends and if you are ready to add to your household please adopt ... there are hundreds of cats and dogs waiting for homes in Chicago today.As I left City Hall I saw this beautiful mosaic mural across the street at 120 N LaSalle. It is called "Flight of Daedalus and Icarus" by Roger Brown, It's27 feet highand 54 feet wide and of course all original. There are hidden gems likethis all over  Chicago. I count  myself lucky to have spotted this onetoday.

A Fun T-Shirt Design!

Camp Dogwood asked me to do their logo several years back and recently we hooked up again. I just finished this t-shirt design for their 2007 camps. I'm really happy with how it turned out. It's kind of fun to break out of my boxy compositions for a change. I started with a very rough drawing in my sketchbook which I scanned and then used my fabulous new Wacom Cintiq Tablet to finish it, it's an amazing feeling to draw on the screen.

Older, Smarter, Better!

I just created this t-shirt design for a wonderful Senior Animal Pet Rescue Group in the Chicago area: Young At Heart Pet Rescue. All proceeds from the sale of these shirts will go towards the many expenses an organization like this has in its efforts to save, sometimes treat and foster these dears until they find forever homes. The shirts will be available for sale at the upcoming Chicagoland Family Pet Expo.

Another Brush with Hollywood!

Last year I signed a release for the use of several of my postcards on the set of the New Line Cinema Movie: "23" starring Jim Carrey. The  trailer for the movie just came out on their website. In the  kitchen scene my postcard featuring "Urban View" is on the refrigerator next to Jim...I know, pretty small - but still kind of cool. Maybe we'll see more featured in the movie...although it looks like it will be very creepy!

My previous brush with Hollywood was in the movie The Break Up starring Jennifer Aniston & Vince Vaughn. I was one of several artists who played extras and appeared with our art fair set ups at Buckingham Fountain for the closing scene of the movie. After two days of filming it ended up being cut and a completely different ending was shot. That alternate ending is on the dvd - but all you can see is the top of my tent...

My Art On Cingular Phones!

At long last...(over a year later!) you can download my images for your cell phone if you have a Cingular account. There are over 70 images, but only a handful seem to be out there so far, you can search under "Shop Ringtones and More" then under graphics search for 'Feldhaus'. Eventually they should also be available with other Carriers such as Verizon, Sprint, Alltel and more...

A Facelift for my Website!

this is only temporary until i really make the big changes i have been dreaming about...but it does look BETTER...and i finally have some new work posted and it's all available for sale.... still many more changes to make..but it's 4:14am and we leave at 8am to go to myMother's for Thanksgiving..guess i'll be sleeping on the way. i built this site back in 1999/2000 on used pagemill software i purchased on ebay. it has just grown into a monster over the years, i just kept adding, now it's time to lighten the load, that seems to be a reoccuring theme for me these days.

wishing you a lovely holiday -  i have so much to be thankful for this year, i am truly blessed.

New Holiday Card Designs!

Lots of Holiday Card Designs now Available...

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