we finally got rain here, so I spent some time outside in between rainfalls and did an unplanned photo session.
I LOVE the rain – every looks beautiful after a rainfall…
we finally got rain here, so I spent some time outside in between rainfalls and did an unplanned photo session.
I LOVE the rain – every looks beautiful after a rainfall…

“El Corazon” nicho ornament, $12 in my Etsy shop.
www.susiecarranzastudio.etsy.com
’til next time…
it’s been a while since i’ve blogged…
every time i tell myself i’m going to blog consistently – life happens.
the end of october brought with it the first anniversary of losing my sister patty
then, on november 2nd, my mother unexpectedly lost her sister, josefina (my Tia Chepa). once again, we were faced with the loss of a loved one right before the holiday season.
i won’t go into emotions right now…i’m just dealing with making sure my mom’s okay and that she not get ill, as she did when we lost my sister. she’s still recuperating from that…
i’m just getting back to work again. on a personal level, i am not thinking of celebrating holidays right now. from a business level – life goes on…shops remain open…
this past week or so i’ve been working on Christmas ornaments. i just listed some to our website – i’d love for you to check them out!

wood ornaments by Susie Carranza for http://www.ArtedeNuestroCorazon.com
for these and lots of other handmade art pieces, please go to http://www.ArtedeNuestroCorazon.com
i’ll also be adding new items to my Etsy art shop and Etsy supply shop in the next few weeks. please support the handmade community and original artists this holiday season! ❤️
(i bought the raw handmade wood ornaments i used here from Terramaya on Etsy – make sure to check out her shop!)
’til next time…
the past several days have been very busy around here. unfortunately, no new artwork has been created in that time!
this past week, my mother-in-law ended up in the emergency room. she ended up undergoing another angioplasty to open up a blocked artery. so Lawrence and I have been spending our days at her house, keeping a watchful eye…
on a more positive note, renovations are finally under way at my in-laws’ house. a little backstory on that: when my father-in-law was diagnosed with cancer in January 2013, Lawrence made the decision that he wanted us to move in with his parents for the time they had left with us. unfortunately, there were other individuals in the house who stood in the way of us doing that in time to live with my father-in-law (we lost him within a month; he passed away February 2013). I won’t get into the details, but I will say that we are FINALLY able to get necessary repairs done to the house, getting us closer to moving into Lawrence’s childhood home so we can live and care for his mom. so we’re also dealing with contractors and renovations! I’m enjoying seeing the work being done – I really wanted to join in and tear down some walls…
so, as you can imagine, I’m not getting much artwork done. today’s the first day I’ve been home for awhile, and it was spent printing out invoices and letting customers know orders were shipped out. I do have some photos to share, at least!
’til next time…
some recent images i shared on my instagram account…

new paper mache hearts added to our website http://www.ArtedeNuestroCorazon.com

items available in Lawrence’s Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/LawrenceAguilar
that’s all for now! don’t forget to check into my Etsy shops – i’ve been adding items to both stores!
Etsy art shop: Susie Carranza Studio
Etsy supply shop: Susie’s This & That – LOTS of new miniatures being added to the shop!
’til next time!