manic expresssive

studio sss

2012-02-01T22:20:00.003-05:00

one of the new foodie illustrations on our studio sss monthly update (here)...check out nate's while you're there...

nyc

2012-01-28T22:15:00.004-05:00

i'm headed to nyc for the international gift fair...but i'm really excited to get over to williamsburg for some blue bottle coffee!!!!!! ( here is the site i found this pic on )

foodie pattern

2012-01-27T15:57:00.002-05:00

....finally finished tweaking this pattern that i've had in my files for 2 years!

take a seat

2012-01-25T08:10:00.001-05:00

a little part of a huge collection i'm working on...

Where Women Create!

2012-01-21T15:40:00.002-05:00

2 magazines in one week!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wish i could've listed all of the artists and crafters whose work adorns my studio but the issue wasn't big enough ; ) ... this issue of Where Women Create is full of super inspiring artists and spaces...kind of makes me want to redecorate (or at least clean!)

Uppercase!

2012-01-20T18:11:00.003-05:00

vinciane de pape wrote a super fun article about nate + i for uppercase magazine! yes...i've been giddy all day!

YOU-topia!

2012-01-20T08:47:00.003-05:00

check out the new contest we are having on "they draw and travel"!!!!! YOU-topia! contest graphics are taken from jennifer reynolds map of "hidden golden gate park" ... so luscious!

halloween!

2012-01-18T15:56:00.001-05:00

it is kinda scary to work on halloween in january but she felt like trick or treating early!

valentine's day

2012-01-17T23:14:00.004-05:00

some new designs i created for our studio sss site over at cardstore.com !!!

asparagus tart

2012-01-09T07:56:00.003-05:00

springtime fresh, super easy + very yummy...my latest recipe on TDAC (here)

another submission to "jazz and draw"

2012-01-04T16:13:00.002-05:00

I sent this illustration over to Philippe at "jazz and draw" and linked it to one of my favorite songs...Carino Mio by Carlos Ortega and his Latin Combo

welcome to 2012!!!

2012-01-01T08:54:00.000-05:00

wishing all of you a very colorful, creative + brilliant year ahead!!!

greetings from TDAC!

2011-12-23T10:29:00.000-05:00

peace

2011-12-21T09:27:00.002-05:00

to all of my blogger friends...i find so much joy in following your blogs...i am continually amused, amazed + inspired by the images you create + the things you write + choose to share...peace, love + hugsss to you all! and thank you to everyone who follows my blog ; )

still baking!

2011-12-13T18:00:00.002-05:00

my grandma used to make the best cinnamon icing ... I've yet to get the recipe right!

cookies

2011-12-12T13:54:00.002-05:00

I do love gingerbread cookies....drawing them and eating them!

donuts

2011-12-11T20:57:00.003-05:00

another one of the images we featured in our december "studio sss" web blast...

contest voting!

2011-12-08T15:30:00.003-05:00

if you want to place a vote for your favorite recipe from the "Eat Pretty" contest sponsored by youbeauty.com click here .... the sponsors had a tough time narrowing down to their top 30.

holiday pup!

2011-12-02T09:28:00.001-05:00

maybe this little cutie will help me decorate our tree ; )

more holiday...

2011-11-21T07:42:00.001-05:00

designing some new images for our december studio sss blog post...

bell

2011-11-17T22:15:00.003-05:00

I love my collection of old ornaments that my mom gave to me...especially the ones with sprayed on snow still stuck to them!

holiday cards

2011-11-10T07:56:00.003-05:00

while in Target the other day I spotted some cards I designed for Paper Magic Group ... they added a super pretty foil to them!

awesome blog to follow

2011-11-08T11:01:00.001-05:00

me REALLY likey this blog ; )....so beautifully curated and always relevant "eye-likey"...

NEW CONTEST!

2011-11-07T06:46:00.004-05:00

this contest is sponsored by YouBeauty.com...click here for contest info. they use lots of illustrations on their site and are always looking for new talent...your illustration may catch their eye and you may get a call from them ; )

new recipe....

2011-11-06T18:53:00.002-05:00

this is a new recipe done for TDAC ... healthy + easy + festive!

pink + snowy

2011-11-01T21:01:00.002-04:00

Nordic Collection!

2011-10-31T15:42:00.006-04:00

how do you not jump up + down when you walk in a store and see your artwork on an ENTIRE huge collection of products??? this is at JoAnn Fabric Stores...i bought tons!

more holiday...

2011-10-30T20:53:00.001-04:00

kind of using existing images from my art bank and changing 'em around...

holiday

2011-10-29T23:24:00.002-04:00

I love using this teal blue for holiday!

WINNER!!!!!!!!

2011-10-24T08:41:00.003-04:00

WOO-HOO!!! While sitting in a cafe in Brooklyn I asked Nate to pick a number between 1 and 27...he picked 1!!! that means comment # 1 left by Jyotirmayee Patra is the winner of the TDAC book give-away. our publisher will send her book out this week! YAY! and thanks to everyone for playing along...stay tuned for more freebie contests ; ) (um, I would have posted this sooner but couldn't quite figure out how to do it from my mobile phone while traveling. ugh)

cute holiday stuff

2011-10-17T07:44:00.002-04:00

...working on some holiday handmade concepts....

BOOK GIVE-AWAY!

2011-10-14T18:39:00.003-04:00

hey everyone!!!!! Leave a comment on this post to win a FREE BOOK! I will make a random selection on TUESDAY morning (October 18th) @ 9:00 am (EST)....need to see more of the book? Here is the movie.

latest recipe

2011-10-13T12:48:00.002-04:00

latest recipe added to TDAC...i'm much better when i don't need to measure ingredients precisely...i've learned the hard way : (

cheers!

2011-10-12T07:51:00.005-04:00

...a little rework using some existing artwork...sent it over to artist friend lisa graves for the fun new wall in her studio ; )

little doodle...

2011-10-11T21:46:00.001-04:00

....just another 6:30 a.m. doodle...

fun little interview!

2011-10-07T07:59:00.003-04:00

the other day i received an inquiry from paola at "kids room zoom" asking if i would answer a few questions...from the viewpoint of my 5 year old self! here is the post...it's a very cute site. they also featured "kids draw and cook"!!!

"very berry crisp"

2011-10-02T08:24:00.003-04:00

my latest illustrated recipe for "they draw & cook"....so easy and so yummy....

jazz and draw

2011-10-01T08:01:00.003-04:00

recently posted on "jazz and draw" the wonderful site by philippe debongnie who says he was inspired by TDAC and TDAT! the music is by chris spheeris...click over to listen.

shop TDAC at cafepress!

2011-09-22T17:42:00.003-04:00

"They Draw & Cook" set up a shop over at CafePress!!! ALL proceeds from ALL purchases will go to the United Nations World Food Programme ... you can buy t-shirts, tote bags, boxers, mugs and other fun stuff. p.s. artwork is from Daniela Garreton's recipe for Monkey Banana Cream.

Nate!

2011-09-07T17:35:00.002-04:00

nate posted an AWESOME NEW MAP on TDAT from his recent trip to Venice/Lido. i'm all jealous cuz i didn't get to go too and cuz i wish i could make all of these fun doodles look so cool! it's my new favorite style of his!

September post...

2011-09-02T08:24:00.003-04:00

...our Studio SSS blog has some new stuff this month...hop on over!

"Cooking 4 Kids" contest on TDAC!

2011-08-21T09:15:00.003-04:00

I'm hoping all of you awesome illustrators have heard about our new contest on TDAC, "Cooking 4 Kids" being sponsored by allrecipes.com ... tons of exposure on this one! This is a great contest for infusing lots of "cute" and "fun" into your recipe illo!!!

sneak peek!

2011-08-14T19:47:00.004-04:00

hA! finished it! I will post this on They Draw & Cook on Nate's birthday, august 17th. I laughed the entire time I was working on it! I don't think he checks my blog too often so this won't spoil the surprise....btw...why doesn't he check my blog very often ; (

morning doodles...

2011-08-14T07:54:00.003-04:00

kitchen counter at 6:30 a.m....doodling out a recipe for nate's birthday...on august 17th! geesh...i'd better hurry...

so much excitement!

2011-08-13T10:11:00.002-04:00

this is a recipe I created exclusively for Food & Wine magazine when they said they were going to do a feature article on TDAC!!!!! I almost fell over in the bookstore when I opened the magazine ; )

square snowflakes

2011-08-09T08:18:00.003-04:00

sometimes when things are a little hectic in the studio, the symmetry of designing a snowflake calms me down ; )

age series

2011-08-02T15:52:00.002-04:00

I just received the entire set of age series cards I did for Design Design...they loaded 'em up with all sorts of fun foils and sparkly finishings!

back from vacation!

2011-08-02T15:47:00.004-04:00

awwwww.....it was so fun!!! endless goofing around with nate and the whole family and sam's friend alex!

vacation!

2011-07-22T12:10:00.001-04:00

few more days til vacation!!! taking my paints + brushes in case it rains...

more loopy doodles

2011-07-16T09:09:00.003-04:00

photo shoot!

2011-07-15T11:36:00.003-04:00

it was a grand day in my studio yesterday...a photo shoot! I was asked to sit and paint and doodle while they photographed! it was a BLAST! here are 2 of the quick images I created with a wonderful photographer looking over my shoulder!

pears

2011-07-09T12:13:00.001-04:00

yep...1,001 things to do today but this is what I did...

helen dardik!

2011-07-07T09:37:00.003-04:00

I love my original helen dardik watercolor...and I love thick frames that also make great shelves!

party invite

2011-07-06T08:05:00.003-04:00

are you planning a summer get-together with girlfriends? here's a hi res party invite you can print and use! click on it, print, fill in the details + enjoy!

painting patterns

2011-07-05T08:29:00.003-04:00

painting lots of watercolor patterns to use on a fun project...I'll be "clipping mask away" all day!

july!!!

2011-07-01T11:50:00.000-04:00

back to work...

2011-06-27T07:55:00.004-04:00

...super fun wknd. with the family at mass moca visiting nate...lots of great vegetarian food ; ) ... oh boy do i have lots of work to catch up on!

snowflakes

2011-06-20T10:16:00.000-04:00

it was snowing in the studio all weekend!

7 AM doodle

2011-06-14T08:33:00.002-04:00

you kind of can't go wrong with the abc's...i have pages + pages of letters. thankfully i FINALLY learned "live trace" in illustrator ; )

graduation

2011-06-12T15:53:00.003-04:00

congrats to all the high school grads...and to our son Sam ; )

mix + match

2011-06-10T09:40:00.004-04:00

I've been mix + matching files, doodles + sketches ... just playin' around!

kitty pattern

2011-06-09T14:04:00.001-04:00

kitty pattern for Illustration Rally! FUN site...take a visit on over...

welcome baby

2011-06-07T07:45:00.003-04:00

I forgot to post the baby shower card I created to match the ABC poster!

TDAT CONTEST!!!!

2011-06-01T14:07:00.002-04:00

"They Draw and Travel" has officially launched and with a CONTEST!!! Don't miss this one!

swirl

2011-05-31T21:41:00.004-04:00

...just a little swirly sketch...sent off for a friends birthday...

yum.

2011-05-28T08:33:00.002-04:00

today is the baby shower for my niece...this is always my 100% go-to food that i bring to events...cheese tortellini (with a quick pan fry), tomatoes, kalamata olives, mozzarella + basil kebobs. big flavor + big presentation!

Asheville!

2011-05-24T21:33:00.002-04:00

...the beautiful blue ridge mountains are so dreamy...

finally warm!

2011-05-24T09:09:00.002-04:00

I'm finally feeling warm after sooooooooo many cold + dreary days...this is outside the back door of my favorite store...the Grey Colt

whew!

2011-05-22T11:13:00.004-04:00

now to get it printed out and framed! I had to get a little creative with some of the letters ... quack quack ; )

alphabet poster

2011-05-20T09:10:00.002-04:00

I'm working on this alphabet poster for my lovely niece julie who is having her first baby...the room is a sweet ocean/nautical theme....I need to get moving, the baby shower is next weekend. p.s. don't tell nate I'm working on this cuz I'm supposed to be doing some "less exciting" work for TDAC ; )

Louie Award!

2011-05-18T08:35:00.004-04:00

I was blown away when I heard that my holiday design won a Louie Award at the recent Stationary show in NYC....I sent my original concept (the aqua + white) to Great Arrow Graphics who changed up the color to this lovely copper ink against green. They are "Masters of the Color Universe" in my mind!!! Their beautiful hand silk-screened process took this card to the next level...they make all of my designs look SO much better! see more here

brooklyn NY

2011-05-17T10:58:00.004-04:00

...so many fun things to share about my trip to nyc for the stationary/surtex show...but my side venture over to brooklyn was a hi-light!!!! found these luscious red shoes at "mongo" - 246 smith st. + spent a long time in my favorite boutique "swallow" - 361 smith st.

drizzling

2011-05-10T19:25:00.003-04:00

oh i know...i know...i just posted this on our studio sss blog...i'm not being lazy, really!!! i'll be headed to stationary/surtex show this weekend and trying to squeeze in as much as possible while in the city. galleries, boutiques, dinners, coffees...exhibits!!!!!!! ai-yi-YAY!!

new map

2011-05-06T08:37:00.003-04:00

I've started my next map...asheville, north carolina...my most favorite city...lots more to do before it's finished.

biz cards

2011-05-05T09:04:00.004-04:00

front + back of our new business cards...setting up the files for printing via moo.com was NOT easy (for me, anyways)

birds + bees

2011-05-02T08:09:00.002-04:00

new postings on our Studio SSS site...it finally feels like spring is close by!

Pre-Order book and SAVE!

2011-04-28T16:12:00.003-04:00

click here to pre-order "THEY DRAW & COOK" on Amazon and save 32%!!! (that's alex savakis' art on the opening page!)

happy spring!

2011-04-24T08:32:00.002-04:00

happy springtime everyone! (this is a hi res jpg. - click, print and color!)

sneak peek

2011-04-23T16:46:00.002-04:00

here is a little piece from my latest recipe which will have to stay a secret a while longer ; )

happy birthday katie!

2011-04-20T08:51:00.002-04:00

today is my friend katie's birthday...and it's a nice robin-chirping-springtime-rainy-then-sunny kind of day! happy birthday katie! p.s. she owns my favorite store...the greycolt

thanks Paper Magic Group!

2011-04-18T16:43:00.003-04:00

big thanks to the folks at Paper Magic Group for sending me samples of the handmade cards I've designed for them!!

big sky montana!

2011-04-16T22:21:00.003-04:00

another map done for "they draw and travel"!!! check out all of the GREAT maps (here)

new blog!

2011-04-12T11:17:00.002-04:00

it's semi-official! "They Draw & Travel" ... lots more maps on the way very soon...

busy month!

2011-04-07T22:19:00.003-04:00

i've been so busy with things i can't share quite yet {but i did this series just for fun} i'm thinking these would look lovely with some gems and glitter...

april post

2011-04-01T09:18:00.003-04:00

one of my new patterns...more new stuff on our studio sss april post...

Louie nomination!

2011-03-27T13:25:00.003-04:00

super big thanks to Great Arrow Graphics for producing this design of mine...it's been nominated for a Louie Award!! (coppery bronze ink on a luscious green silkscreen background)

Nate snowshoeing!

2011-03-22T10:46:00.000-04:00

In-between snowshoeing & skiing we are organizing all of the awesome fig recipes from the fig contest on "they draw and cook"...winners announced on the 26th!

Montana

2011-03-22T10:41:00.000-04:00

Snowshoeing in Montana!!

happy st. pat's day!

2011-03-17T09:50:00.002-04:00

i'm totally cheating! this is nate's recipe....but it's so dang funny + festive that it's perfect for today!

springtime potatoes

2011-03-15T10:40:00.003-04:00

silly, right? but a very tasty mix of ingredients...maybe toss in some red pepper flakes for extra zing!

sneak peek - next recipe

2011-03-13T17:49:00.001-04:00

this promises to be a super easy recipe...full of springtime cuteness...

FIGS!

2011-03-11T12:57:00.002-05:00

i can't be part of the FIG CONTEST on TDAC but i simply couldn't resist illustrating one of my favorite recipes from the California Fig Association...i added chocolate chips cuz that's what i do best.

Dial-a-Dinner on TDAC!

2011-03-09T19:47:00.003-05:00

our super fun feature "Dial-a-Dinner"on TDAC is up + running! click here and give it a whirl! looks like i'm serving up salad, pumpkin soup and big fatty cookies for dinner. of course i've been spinning the recipes all day long...with a zillion hilarious combinations coming up!

let's color!

2011-03-08T11:33:00.002-05:00

my recipe for "chick pea dip" is featured on TDAC today as part of the "get out your crayons and color" collection!

sock it to me!

2011-03-06T18:13:00.002-05:00

last year i kept pestering (which i'm good at) my friend and fellow artist alex savakis to submit some designs to the "sock-it-to-me" sock competition. he WON! he sent me a pair awhile ago and here they are...keeping me cozy on yet another cold and damp ohio day. check out more of alex's work here.

cleaning the studio!

2011-03-03T22:25:00.003-05:00

yes, i've been organizing. not an easy thing for me. i don't know why i like this silly shimmery wreath but i do. the hanging artwork pieces are originals by richard faust. extremely talented, unbelievably modest and 100% wonderful. here is a link to his site....visit his blog also.

spring?

2011-02-28T08:30:00.003-05:00

it's been a long winter here in ohio + sometimes ya just have to do something a little silly to keep things fun!

sam is 18!!

2011-02-25T12:52:00.003-05:00

our son sam turns 18 today! and we have another snow day! all of his gifts are wrapped in bags + paper i designed for DesignDesign...love those free samples!

queen bee rice pudding!

2011-02-24T06:47:00.002-05:00

one of my most recent recipes posted on our new TDAC site...i LOVE rice pudding but no one else in the family does so it's a bit of a problem ; )

NEW TDAC!!!!!

2011-02-21T18:07:00.003-05:00

i am CELEBRATING!!!!! our new "theydrawandcook" site is up + running! still a few tweakie issues to resolve but take a look + spread the word! check out the awesome "fig recipe contest"!!