Online Store Updates: New Merchandise

The Nicole Horsman Studio online store has been updated!

Two works that have been uploaded to my RedBubble account are.

Life Tips From An Optimistic Otter

You Can Weather This Storm

These two are available as prints and cards. There are also individual pieces of The Optimistic Otter series.  These are available in a variety of different products from phone case to mugs to throw pillows.  Check it out.  If you have any questions feel free to message me through my email. 

Check it all out at this link:  Nicole Horsman Studio: Red Bubble  Or above, under the banner where it says "Store".  Enjoy :)

Re-imagining Klaus

Klaus from Nicole Horsman on Vimeo.
Klaus is an original stop motion I created that follows an old man's journey through a dark forest.  The piece was entirely done in cut paper and was a treat to work on.  I had fallen in love with this idea of an old clock peddler walking or miles and miles just to sell his clocks.  Although I had finished the short animation, it didn't seem resolved.  This is why I am re-imagining Klaus to make a longer more developed piece.

Klaus originally was a character I had thought to explore because I wanted something slightly related to my family history.  I am a mutt; a combination of German, Austrian, English, and Irish (Combine all of this with living in New England and you get one pale human being).  Looking into my German heritage I found the Ührschlepper, German for clock peddler.  Clock peddlers were people who made clocks and then walked all across Europe to sell them.      







I needed to come up with a better story.  So here's the Nicole method of brainstorming and coming up with a plot that tries to achieve full true human emotion.

Step 1. Get a note pad and paper.

Step 2. Sit in a quiet room.

Step 3.  Stare at a wall and write down everything that comes to mind, even if its completely irrelevant and stupid you can laugh at it later.

I did this for about a month and a half until, EUREKA! A story had found its way onto my notepad.  Even though this process took a long time.  The real work begins after this.  

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