At the Void Gallery

So things have been pretty crazy in the Shauna Buck house over the last year, and there are a million updates and fun projects to post about in the coming weeks. But first! In a fun way to kick off an already busy 2014, I am lucky enough to have a show at the Void gallery, which is a little gem of a space run by some superbly wonderful folk!  If you are in the neighbourhood or are looking for a little something to do on a chilly Saturday afternoon, pop by and say hello :)  And maybe check out a few of the works while at it :P  Hope to see you there and Happy Friday!

Oh hey there.. It's been awhile

Oh my goodness! It has been so long!

Well.. it has been one super crazy year and there is such a back-log of posting to be done!

It feels like, "what hasn't happened this year?" and where do I begin??? So many sales and experiments, a new jewelery line, a move to a new house in time for the holidays, a letterpress purchase and just for kicks, my partner in crime (Stefan) and I went and tied the knot and then traipsed off to Spain for a honeymoon! But we'll fill in all those details later :P

This past weekend Flock and Gather had our first official Christmas Sale and boy was it a doozy! Balloons, cookies, tons of vendors from all over and a great turn out! I got to design the poster again it was a blast as usual! :D Everyone worked sooo hard and the results were amazing! So thanks to everyone who participated and also to those who came out to attend!

And as for myself, I did a couple of little paintings over the last couple of weeks.. the start of a new series I think. Here's a wee peak!

Happy winter everyone!

February Brings New Cards!

Yay! There are some ultra fun new cards in my collection, that some of youmay have seen at the Flock & Gather sale on February 12th! If not, here they are you lucky ducks! I'm pretty sure I had an almost illegal amount of fun making these! And you'll notice a couple of party hat sparrows in the mix for all occasion celebratory giving!!!!

Happy trails kids!

Calligraphy & Acorns

Oh Valentines!!!

Here's a little calligraphy practice and one

of the Valentine Card designs from the Feb. 12th sale

with Flock and Gather! This design also comes in a button,

which, to my joy! Stefan wears with pride!

Happy love month everyone!

The Traveling Sketchbook: 2

Wellety, wellety...

A few weeks ago I kissed my book goodbye and sent it off to see the world!

Since there are lots of people who won't be able to see in on tour, I thought I'd share some "wee moments" from the sketchbook I submitted

to Art House Co-op's sketchbook project! For the project I took apart the book and made it into a concertina format so it opens up into one giant long image. I really like those for some reason :P I filled it up with lots of sketches, and it became a bit of a stream of consciousness for all my thoughts on home and what it means :P The back side is a suuuuper neon green with bits of text that kept popping up in my mind :P

It was a barrel of monkey's fun and I got to try lots of new techniques and transfers that I don't normally use for sketchbooks!

Now, the scans came out a bit green, but no worries!

The full book will be digitized and online

through the sketchbook project site in the next few weeks! In the meantime, the tour has officially kicked off this past week in Brooklyn! Check out the dates and locations

to see if its swinging by a city near you and if so - go take a peak! If anyone gets a photo with my book, I'd love to see it!!!

The Travelling Sketchbook!

Ohhh-Kay!!! There is some seriously overdue blogging to be done here!!

So to kick it off, some of you may have noticed the link off to the right for the Sketchbook Project :P I signed up for this project as a sweet way to self motivate (and get a rockin' shirt :P ) waaaay back in September/ October and now my book is filled and gone! Just like that :P

The project was tons of fun - with lots of experimentation! (Really the best part of keeping a sketchbook :P)

It will be travelling around the US and finding an eventual home in the Brooklyn Art Library. The happiest surprise was looking at the tour locations and realizing that there are people I know in a few of them that I can wrangle into checking it out! Fuuuuuuun!!!!

I'm super excited to post the photos of the book as soon as their done being edited! And check out the link to find out more about the project and other fun things in the works by ArtHouse Co-Op!!!

Exciting!

New illustrated MAGNETS! For the CFCR Craftacular, Oct 29th and 30th!!!

This evening and tomorrow CFCR is hosting their first "Craftacular" at the Grace Westminister United Church, in the basement. Its at 505 10th St, so come on by and check it out!!! It promises to have lots of great local vendors, and I am sharing a table with fellow local illustrator, Amy Cheng!

So in preparation for this, earlier this week I decided to try my hand at casting resin to make some magnet sets. I've always wanted to make magnets, but something sturdier then the flat type. Word of advice: the fumes are REALLY awful. I would even say dangerously so in a small apartment, that first day, I had to take a loooong walk and leave all the windows open. :P

But! The results were worth it! Suuuuper fun and I am so excited to make more! Unfortunately, I made a silly mistake with some glue and ruined about 50% of the batch last night. Of course. Right before their festival premier today. Ah well. You win some you loose some, and now I know what NOT to do on the next round! And I can't wait to try again!!

Mmmmmm Summer

Today is a GORGEOUS day in Saskatoon! The perfect sort of early summer day that is breezy, juuuust hot enough for shorts and skirts and perfect to sit outside with a mojito and watch the plants grow.

In this lazy summer frame of mind I thought I'd post a glimpse of my first home silk-screening results! Ta-Da!!!! A BBQ-ready shark! Outfitted in cheerful summer yellow or red and spatula at the ready, these bizarre summer flavoured prints will be up for sale soon at the Saskatoon Fringe Festival and maybe online as well!

Enjoy the day everyone!

Free Wallpaper!!!

My super awesome Friend Erika Brouwer, (Graphic Designer Extraordinaire), recently created a magical place called Canvas, and it is a place where brand spanking new download-able desktops are available every week by a new artist!

With my week fast approaching I found myself stumped. Quite thoroughly. So with 2 days left to go and surrounded by half-finished and discarded ideas, I decided just to let my creative slump have its way.

Check out all the fun work available from a barrage of truly talented peeps.