Easter Eggstreme live Watercolor Lettering Event!

April 6, 2017Art, EventsKimberly HeimbachComment

Join me this Saturday in Riverside!

This event is a family friendly celebration for Easter at the beautiful Riverside Plaza. I will be doing live watercolor hand-lettering guests names on my custom Easter bunnies and egg illustrations.

There will be face painting, balloons and an Easter egg hunt too! Also, make sure to take a selfie with the Easter Bunny!

On top of it all KFROG will be there giving away free tickets to the 2017 Stagecoach Festival!

I love painting at events like this! It is so fun to meet everyone and see the smiles on their faces when they leave with personalized art. If you are interested in having a live watercolor artist at your event, contact me here. Watch the movie below for a preview of the watercolor art in action and follow the studio on youtube for more!

Freebie! April Watercolor Desktop Background

April 3, 2017ArtKimberly HeimbachComment

Happy April! My motto this month and pretty much every month...

Find beauty in the everyday.

Download the new desktop background inspiration for April by clicking and saving the image above. Make an effort every day this month to find something beautiful. It can be as simple as a flower blooming, making a handmade card or a hike to a view.

This month I will be introducing my new brand Ladyfolk Studio and sharing something beautiful with you every week. This week I will be sharing my bridal shower at the gorgeous The Ranch in Laguna Beach, a how-to guide for hanging an eclectic gallery wall in your space and on Friday weekend rituals you should indulge in.

Share your pics on how you find beauty in the everyday on instagram and tag @ladyfolkstudio I would love to see what you find!

The Story behind Ladyfolk Studio

March 26, 2017Kimberly HeimbachComment

Some of you might already be familiar with Ladyfolk Studio, as it really is just a refresh on my previous brand/studio K.Mala Studio. So let's talk about how this came to be...

When I attended college at Laguna college of Art and Design, I launched what would be my first business K.Mala Collection in 2008. The collection was a line of hand-painted and embellished shirts with original hand painted by me. I ran this business for two years and created 4 collections that were sold online and at a boutique in LA called Intuition. It was a great time and a very busy time in my life, marked by accomplishments with celebs like Audrina Partridge, Paris Hilton and Annalynne McCord spotted in K.Mala Collection.

Fast forward many tiresome nights later, I realized I couldn't go on running a clothing business as a single entity. I decided to re-focus my business solely on freelance illustration work and in-house design jobs, which is exactly what I went to school for, not fashion. Although fashion was such a big part of my life, I did decide to continue with the fashion illustrations and design work for the fashion industry. This would become my business side business which eventually went full-time as K.Mala Studio.

Now almost 10 years later since my first business I have decided to refresh again with a whole new name this time, Ladyfolk Studio.

Although many of you know me as "K.Mala" I have recently been feeling a lack of connection and direction with the studio. In particular the "K.Mala" part. Originally, K.Mala was my way of incorporating my ridiculously long name "Kimberly Malachowski" into my signature t-shirt collection. Now K.Mala has served it's purpose, and I am retiring it along with my last name Malachowski. Marriage will do that to you.

Thanks to my recent marriage (3/11/17) I have been evaluating all my future goals. Where do I see myself, family and my business in the next 5-10 years?

So, what is Ladyfolk Studio all about and my future plans you ask?

Let me show you! Follow the blog and instagram this week to get an inside look and learn more about the new Ladyfolk Studio.

Welcome to Ladyfolk Studio!

March 25, 2017ArtKimberly HeimbachComment

To find and create beauty in the everyday. To never stop wandering, dreaming and creating. To get our hands dirty to make something pretty. To strive for understanding, connection and beauty. -Ladyfolk Studio

Based out of beautiful Laguna Beach, California, Ladyfolk Studio offers creativity through weekly blog posts, workshops, event art, online art + vintage shop, and art lessons for the local Little Ladyfolk. The studio aims to share in creativity through DIYs, art, fashion, travel and home inspiration.