party invite

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

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

july!!!

back to work...

...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

it was snowing in the studio all weekend!

7 AM doodle

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

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

mix + match

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

kitty pattern

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

welcome baby

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

TDAT CONTEST!!!!

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

swirl

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

yum.

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!

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

finally warm!

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!

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

alphabet poster

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!

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

...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

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

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

biz cards

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

birds + bees

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

Pre-Order book and SAVE!

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

happy spring!

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

sneak peek

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

happy birthday katie!

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!

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!

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

new blog!

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

busy month!

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

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

Louie nomination!

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!

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

Snowshoeing in Montana!!

happy st. pat's day!

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

springtime potatoes

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

sneak peek - next recipe

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

FIGS!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.