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Follow on Google News | From fur and pets to Surtex, WellerWishes charts a bold, unique path to a career in art licensingLicensed artist Kathy Weller of WellerWishes Illustration & Design is making her Surtex
debut May 15-17 at the Javits Center. Find out how this tenacious former pet portrait artist has
been doggedly planning her debut for five years.
By: Kathy Weller, WellerWishes Illustration & Design Licensed artist Kathy Weller of Wellerwishes Illustration & Design will be making her Surtex debut May 15-17 at the Javits Center with her bold, bright and modern character pet art collections. But don’t be surprised to learn that this tenacious former pet portrait artist has been doggedly planning her debut for five years. In 2006, Kathy Weller was juggling four custom pet portraits in the space of seven days. All in a week’s work, except that a regular week for Weller also included a full-time day job as a marketing and advertising designer and illustrator, plus additional work in freelance children’s illustration. “I sort of ‘collected’ Eventually, she chose to focus solely on art licensing and eliminate everything else... except for the day job. “I’ve been lucky to be able to cut my day job hours. In art licensing, it takes years to develop a steady earning cycle. I took this into consideration from the get-go, and I have planned for it.” But seven years of being a high-performing, multi-tasking entrepreneur have served her well. “Since 2004, I’ve basically been in self-imposed creative business boot camp. So functioning at a high level on a regular basis is now completely my norm. These days I can handle anything, and with all the experience I have under my belt in other areas, I'm so excited and enthusiastic about what my career in art licensing will bring!” WellerWishes Illustration & Design will be exhibiting at Surtex NYC in Booth #455, May 15-17, 2011, debuting several new art collections including JiveCats™ and Monkey Shangri- WellerWishes Illustration & Design specializes in art collections and character brands for art licensing markets, with special emphasis on themes including pets and animal characters. Owner/artist Kathy Weller is an established and prolific illustrator and graphic designer. Well-known for her unique style of pet art, she has been profiled in numerous publications, web sites and blogs. wellerwishes.com # # # WellerWishes Illustration & Design specializes in art collections & brands for art licensing, with special emphasis on pets & animals. Owner/artist Kathy Weller is well-known for her pet art & has been profiled in numerous publications & web sites. End
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