Cindy Lindgren

11/09/2026

Now Etsy is requiring us to allow AI training of our content to remain with them. It's taken me 17 years to build my art business there and it's an important source of revenue for me. I feel like I can't outrun the AI industry, so I will be keeping my Etsy shop. Please continue to support real artists who are facing a lot of change.

10/29/2026

It's with sadness and anger that I'm letting you know that I'll be closing my Facebook Business page. Meta has new rules that to stay on Facebook and Instagram, we have to allow our art to be scraped and used to train their AI programs. How has it come to this? It's a blow to the arts community.

I also have sympathy for future illustrators who want to do as I have done....make a living doing their art. How are they going to achieve that when they will have to compete with AI who has scraped the art from previous generations? That pencil in the photo is from my college days at MCAD and I still use it for all my hand drawn art every day. It symbolizes my art journey to me and will continue to do so.

So I will still have my Etsy shop, my web page and I still have my wholesale business but I won't have a social media presence on Meta platforms. As I move thru these stages of grief over this move, let me tell you how much you have all helped in supporting me with your comments, shares and purchases. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Cindy

10/21/2026

I just received my Dala Pattern snack trays from Sweden and they turned out great! You can find them in my Etsy shop. They'll make great gifts for your Swedish friends and family.

10/16/2026

New Boundary Waters Canoe Area art prints in 8x10" and 11x14" are ready in my Etsy shop. I chose to illustrate a canoe with its landscape and paddles with the initials. What a treasured Minnesota region! https://www.etsy.com/listing/4596911471/bounday-waters-canoe-area-art-prints?sr_prefetch=1&pf_from=shop_home&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1&logging_key=8e1568b7ebb780cf14b17f892bf52b3fc38a4b1c%3A4596911471

10/03/2026

My homemade personal pizza on my Kitchen Vikings tray. Why not use a Viking tool to cut it?! These Swedish birch veneer trays are available in my Etsy shop and thru wholesale with my reps at Anne McGilvray and Company. https://www.etsy.com/listing/4401248007/kitchen-vikings-birch-veneer-snack-tray?sr_prefetch=1&pf_from=shop_home&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1&logging_key=4688457e223395ecb35617ed6eb762fdf2a0d65b%3A4401248007

09/25/2026

It's been ages since I created a new fabric design. Here's my new Dala pattern in my Spoonflower shop https://www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/23254778

09/19/2026

Thank you for those of you who braved the rain to attend our art group's "8 Women, 8 Voices" show at the Edina Art Center last night. We loved sharing our art with you.

09/18/2026

Our show opens tonight and runs thru October 30th. My art group of 8 Women are proud to have our art at the Edina Art Center.

8 Women, 8 Voices

Tonight, we celebrate 8 Women, 8 Voices with an opening reception at the Edina Art Center!

Join us from 5-7 p.m. to experience the work of eight Twin Cities women artists who make up the Creative Arts Collaborative (CAC). Established in 2023, the group brings together artists working in painting, collage, mixed media, and illustration.

8 Women, 8 Voices is on view through Oct. 30. The exhibit is free and open to the public, and displayed artwork will be available for purchase.

Come meet the artists, explore the exhibit, and help us kick off its opening night!

We are open daily for preregistered classes. Please call before you come to make sure the Art Center is open at (952) 903-5780.

Edina Art Center
4701 W 64th St.
Edina, MN 55435

08/04/2026

Enjoy your breakfast outside with my Birch tray and matching mug! I skip the morning news on tv and enjoy time outside in peace. The tray and matching mug are available in my Etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/4537914587/birch-trees-birch-veneer-tray-and?sr_prefetch=1&pf_from=shop_home&ref=shop_home_active_12&frs=1&logging_key=bff463310929bc465ecf68b13e934243f73d8368%3A4537914587