I'm delighted to let you know that I am now an Ambassador for Caran D'Ache in the UK, this will mean that I will be demoing for them where they need me to, that I will be able to purchase from them at a discounted price, and that I will be party to new products before they go on general release - and I have to say there is something rather exciting around the corner!!!!! I may well have a few boxes of goodies that I will be giving away over the next few months as well :)
I have also been invited to their factory in Geneva, which is incredibly exciting, just need to sort out when as this year is so very busy, and they are allowing their logo to be added to social media and my website. There are a few artists who have been selected as ambassadors, I was at their head office yesterday, and met up with some of them - it's just so lovely to be a part of something, and to meet artists who I have admired from afar and now have had the privilege to have met :)
The other exciting thing is very exciting for me! I've ordered my very own icarus board - now don't panic - I won't be using it for tutorials as I know it's a very expensive piece of kit, but I will be doing some demos with it and some youtube videos which of course you will all get to see first.
A couple of my patrons already have one and have raved about them, and I've been umming and ahhing since the summer, so I have gone ahead and bought one. Anyone looking to buy one, you can get a code from Emma Kerridge at the Coloured Pencil Shop for a $20 discount - not much I know, but every little helps.