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Free Coloring Books
Shello everybody! Currently, I'm giving away free Beneath the Surface coloring books to the 1st one hundred subscribers to my YouTube...
Carissa Welton
Apr 19, 20241 min read


Greening the Beige
Seventeen years ago I stumbled into the position of "Director" of an international volunteer platform based in Beijing, China for artists...
Carissa Welton
Mar 12, 20242 min read


Unique Eco-Art Gifts
On behalf of my illustration team, Scale Up Animation Studios, I am happy to announce the winner of our personalized poster contest: Kimi...
Carissa Welton
Dec 21, 20231 min read


Holiday Hope
Please join us this December for a worldwide celebration of Beneath the Surface, the first novel in an ocean exploration series I've...
Carissa Welton
Dec 10, 20231 min read


Beneath the Surface Gifts
Looking for the perfect gift for an ocean exploring mermaid lover? If so, then, look no further! Take a deep dive into the hidden world...
Carissa Welton
Nov 16, 20232 min read


Win A Personalized Portrait
For the next two days, when you contribute to this fundraiser for Scale Up Animation Studios, you can win a personalized poster featuring...
Carissa Welton
Oct 5, 20231 min read


Eco Art Activities For The Classroom
Are you an art or activity teacher interested in creative lessons that help raise environmental awareness? If so, you might be interested...
Carissa Welton
Aug 21, 20231 min read


Ecomindfulness & Active Hope
Hope is the continuous theme of the Blue Marble Series, starting with the first story, Beneath the Surface. The series is designed as a...
Carissa Welton
Aug 16, 20231 min read


Mer-May
AI will never be as creative as earthlings until everyone's a programmer, and even then, human intelligence falls short of all the...
Carissa Welton
May 31, 20231 min read


Diving Into Environmental Advocacy
You know the expression, "a journey of 1,000 meters begins with a single step"? 千里之行,始于足下 in Chinese, this proverb expresses how...
Carissa Welton
May 7, 20233 min read


Activity Pack (Pre-order)
If you’re looking for zerowaste gifts, podcast material or just a fun adventure, I’d love to hear what you think of Beneath the Surface....
Carissa Welton
Dec 14, 20221 min read


Beneath the Surface
It's the day after sending the 1st edition of my new book from the marine life adventure series I created out into the world. And here I...
Carissa Welton
Mar 28, 20221 min read


The Art of Drawing Connections
The first artist I ever met was my grandmother. My grandparents' apartment was full of her drawings, paintings and pottery. She never...
Carissa Welton
Mar 2, 20221 min read


A New Author Has Arrived
Yes, I'm talking about myself in 3rd person again! The idea to write a story for young people to learn more about life in the ocean came...
Carissa Welton
Feb 23, 20221 min read


Content Creator & Curator
From 2007 - 2017 I organized teams of volunteers to help develop and nurture an online platform and offline event network of artists,...
Carissa Welton
Jan 11, 20221 min read