august web postings

nate has our august web postings up...(here). this is one of my recent designs...inspired by my new piece of nancy gardner pottery. (that other little red bowl is a jenny mendes piece)

illustration friday topic-"double"

a double martini means double-trouble...if I even had two sips of a martini I'd be seeing double.

(check out more illustration friday here)

latest recipe

my latest recipe for "theydrawandcook" ... it's the first in a series.

kids cookbook winners

I'm headed to the post office to mail out the prizes to the winners from our new site "kidsdrawandcook" ... there are some awesome kids illos up there already.

curry dress

I love when my meal matches my clothing! this was the best indian food i have ever had (from a tiny restaurant in ann arbor)...and this is my favorite summer dress (from the Grey Colt, of course).

next recipe

here is the color palette for my next recipe submission for "theydrawandcook" ... sunflower seeds are part of the recipe.

just looking thru my files...

I love when you're looking thru work you did a few years ago and still like the images ... these were done for Paper Magic Group.

more ann arbor

a few more bad iphone pics from a very fun store in Ann Arbor..."heavenly metal"...she does a great job propping items. I'll share my crazy purchases in another post...they are worthy of a little illustration action!

Shopping in Ann arbor

ann arbor

spending weds. + thurs. in ann arbor....we visit our top 5 artisans then wander around town having fun...

Lettercult- "K"

Lettercult has the letter "K" postings up...

illustration friday topic-"breakfast"

yes. this is absolutely the best breakfast along with my sketchpad and a few magazines...

busy!

I've been super busy with lots of fun projects from lots of great clients...things I'm not able to post in their entirety ... but here is a little corner section from a few things.

new alphabet

I love playing around with the alphabet...

happy monday

new pattern

cool t-shirt

I love my new t-shirt by a company called "daydream nation"...I bought mine at the Grey Colt, of course. (that's silver ink, btw)

lettercult-"J"

Lettercult has the letter "J" postings up...definitely my favorite collection so far. this time I submitted 2 and let them pick which one to feature...

lion

I don't know what happened...one minute I'm working on design ideas for a client, staying focused + all, but then the next thing I know I've got a new file opened and getting carried away with scallops!!!

july 4

happy july 4th!

just for me

it's not quite my birthday yet...but i just had to buy myself these Alexander Girard blocks...6 pieces of inspiration on every block! now to find space in my studio to display them when they arrive...clean, i must clean....

peace

I did this pattern to cheer up a new friend and now it's part of our "10 new favorite things" on our site this month (here)