Happy New Year! It’s 2026! It is still January, right? It’s difficult to come out of hibernation while still shedding the skin of 2025’s Year of the Wood Snake! But that cycle is nearly complete!
What else is new? I’ve continued my ongoing work of building ciejavie.com from scratch. The site continues to evolve and grow. In 2026 site sections and pages continue to be enhanced with updates of new, revised, digital, and archived work. New pages have also been added for some model galleries. There’s also a new look for the menu.
Somehow in this process , new work and explorations are also beginning to emerge as I continue to work on unfinished projects and a few new ones as I proceed with the site development. Ready for forward movement in 2026, the Year of the Fire Horse!
from Bridget SDAI 2013 – Cie Ja, Jaron, and Tony Magpantay, Jr. collaboration collection
Collaboration
Lena Gardelli, Jaron Stokes, and Cie Ja
There is a new page for Collaboration with artists Lena Gardelli, Jonathan Williams, Tony Magpantay, Jr., and Jaron Stokes. There is more work for this page that is still being processed.
Lena Gardelli, Jaron Stokes, and Cie Ja
from James – SDAI 2013 a collaboration with Jaron Stokes
The Blue Plaids – Cie Ja, @stokesjaronalex, Johnathan Williams
Journals
Journals is another new page. The majority of work in the journals is early wet media explorations from 2013 to 2015 with watercolor and inks as well as other mixed media. I’ve shown a few of my favorites in the gallery below. You can see more through the link above. Journals are listed by size on the page.
Sketchbooks
Sketchbooks is another newly added page. The work here spans from 2013 to present. It includes my work with dry media, wet media, and mixed media. The page is organized by size of sketchbook from smallest to largest by the papers weight. All sketchbooks less than 98lb. weight will appear first in the lineup by size smallest to largest. I’ve shown one of my favorites from each in the gallery below. You can see more through the link above.
Most of my work tends towards mixed media, both wet and dry. This requires heavier paper weight. Sketchbooks currently in use are the 98 lb. mixed media sketchbooks. Under that title towards the end of the sketchbooks page you will find the remaining sketchbooks also organized by size from smallest to largest. I’ve shown one of my favorites from each in the gallery below. You can see more through the link above.
My sketchbooks projects have been on hold recently as I have been pouring the majority of my work into the new sites. I have started the new year inspired to slowly begin again on delayed sketchbook projects. There are six new ones shown below.
5 x 5 blue sketchbook
Glen
mixed media – acrylic, charcoal, and pastel
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
A5 layout pad
(this sketchpad has not been added to the sketchbooks page}
Rob D.
blind contour – charcoal
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
5 x 7 rainbow sketch – Orange
Rob D.
mixed media – acrylic, charcoal, and pastel
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
5 x 7 rainbow sketch – Purple
Glen
mixed media – acrylic, charcoal, and pastel
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
6 x 9 black sketch
Glen
mixed media – acrylic, charcoal, and pastel
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
5.5 x 8.5 mixed media 98lb. sketchbook
Earl – @mr_sdleather2024
semi-blind blind contour
collage – cardstock and silver foiling
mixed media – acrylic, alcohol ink, charcoal, conte, and pastel
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
Artist Trading Cards
Most of my new work in 2026 has been with my artist trading cards. I’ve also been behind on this project for some time and it feels good to be catching up a bit. There are twenty-three new atc’s. The new cards are all photo reference from my own photography with local models (see my Model Photography page). There are two exceptions noted that were submitted from Instagram life models.
Rob D.
blind contour – 2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
collage – cardstock and acrylic painted recycled paper
mixed media – charcoal, conte pencil, and pastel
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
collage – cardstock and acrylic painted recycled paper
mixed media – charcoal, conte pencil, and pastel
blind contour – 2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
acrylic painted cardstock, charcoal, conte pencil, and pastel
@vivastra_life_modelling
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
collage – cardstock and acrylic painted recycled paper
mixed media – charcoal and pastel
photo reference – @vivastra_life_modelling
Earl – @mr_sdleather2024
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
mixed media – acrylic, charcoal, and pastel
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
collage – cardstock and acrylic painted recycled paper
mixed media – charcoal and pastel
Scott
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
mixed media – acrylic painted card stock, charcoal, and pastel
Donovan – @dr.sickness
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
collage – cardstock and acrylic painted recycled paper
mixed media – charcoal and pastel
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
mixed media – acrylic painted card stock, charcoal, and pastel
@stokesjaronalex
modified blind contour – 2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
collage – cardstock, alcohol ink and acrylic painted recycled paper
mixed media – charcoal, conte pencil, and pastel
blind contour – 2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
collage – cardstock and acrylic painted recycled paper
mixed media – charcoal and pastel
@brocktonwarwick
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
mixed media – acrylic painted card stock, charcoal, and pastel
blind contour – 2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
mixed media – acrylic painted card stock, charcoal, and pastel
Glen
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
mixed media – acrylic, charcoal, and pastel
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
mixed media – acrylic painted card stock, charcoal, and pastel
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
@lorent_live_model
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
photo reference – @lorent_live_model
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
photo reference – @lorent_live_model
@stuinsd
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
2.5″ x 3.5″ artist trading card
photo reference – see my Model Photography page
2026! and that’s January!
I am finding forgotten work, rediscovering and revisiting older work and techniques, developing new routines and approaches, and managing at my own pace. Of course, I am also learning more about myself along the way. Thank you for your patience with my process and your continued support. It is gratefully appreciated.