Countess Creates

Oh GrandeCon I missed you...I will be back darkening your halls this September!
Please haunt my booth this September fellow horror fanatics.

Vendor packages for GrandeCon 2026 are officially live!

Calling all artists, makers, collectors, creators, fandom businesses, and small shops, if you’ve been thinking about joining the GrandeCon floor, now is the time.

Year Five is shaping up to be our biggest yet, and we’re looking for incredible vendors to help bring the magic, creativity, and chaos to Grande Prairie this September. Whether you sell art, collectibles, apparel, handmade goods, games, fandom merch, or something unique, we want to hear from you.

Ready to join the fun and get your products in front of thousands of passionate fans?

Download the vendor package and apply now at:
https://www.grandecon.ca/get-involved

🎭✨ Hear ye, hear ye! ✨🎭

Step back in time and join us for a weekend of magic, merriment, and medieval adventure — tickets for the Lore & Legends Guild Renaissance Faire are NOW AVAILABLE!

🛡️ Wander through our bustling Vendor Market filled with handcrafted treasures
🎲 Join epic Dungeons & Dragons one-shot adventures in our Guild Halls
⚒️ Witness live forging demonstrations and artisan workshops
📸 Capture your finest fantasy look with immersive photo sessions
🎶 Enjoy live entertainment, performances, and more!

📅 September 4–5, 2026
📍 Grande Prairie, AB

Gather your friends, don your finest garb, and secure your place in the realm before tickets sell out!

🎟️ Get your tickets today: 🎟️
🎟️ Friday and 2 Day Passes: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/grande-prairie-renaissance-faire
🎟️ Saturday: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/grande-prairie-renaissance-faire-saturday

Do you want your business to be seen by locals, while also supporting locals? Advertise in The Article magazine! We’re a locally owned and operated magazine serving the Peace Country and creating locally made content by real people! We can even design an AD for you. We have a spot saved just for your business, book your space today!

View our media kit with all the pricing and sizing details: https://thearticle.ca/media-kit/

Very much looking forward to chatting with all my fellow horror fanatics today🕯🖤

Sending a huge thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors! We simply could not do it without you!

🕯Very much delighted to be a vendor! See you Saturday🦇

The excitement is here!

We're in the final days! The Mile Zero Fan Summit is ready to roll on Saturday, May 23, starting at 10am! We have so much to offer you for a fun day of fandom celebration! Admission is 10$ per person, and kids under 12 are free (with a paid adult). We can't wait for you to join us!

Obsessed.
Sleeves and playmats are slowly being added to the curated collection.

The MTG nerd in me is ecstatic about my new product...🕯🏰

I had a very powerful burst if inspiration.
One of my favorite activities is camping.🏕
Especially at night and even more so by a body of water. There's something really sinister and at the same time beautiful about lighting a fire in the deep dark of the woods right along the water.
I was playing with some Sumi ink and I poured it all over my watercolor paper and it did something really cool and it immediately made me think of smoke rising from a campfire along a body of water.
So I have two pieces underway! One is on thinner paper and the other is on thicker watercolor paper. I'm appreciating this journey. it's been a while since I've used gouache and I hope it gives you all that same feeling.

Vulnerable artist post incoming...
I can't draw everything. In fact, my focus has been landscapes or the like for so long that I really, really REALLY struggle with human anatomy and portraits.
Because my practice hasn't always been consistent I really struggle to complete them. Portraits or the human figure are not something that I choose to draw often because it's hard for me. It's so hard and as an established artist in some respects to feel bad at something art related.
It's a humbling experience so I'm hoping to make space for some daily practice and maybe one day I won't struggle and my portraits won't suck so bad. Also a friendly reminder that it's okay to be good at something and bad at something else doesn't make you less. So happy drawing or painting or whatever you choose to do today!