our son sam the designer!

our son sam will be a junior at miami university this fall in the graphic design program. for the month of july he is working as an intern at Neoteric Design. They are an unbelievably smart, creative and visionary group specializing in interactive web development and design. AND they are the group that created our They Draw & Cook and They Draw & Travel sites! i was completely a nut when i saw this article they posted!!!! see the full story here. i could not be one bit more proud or happy for sam. and HUGE thanks to my sis and her husband for letting sam stay in their very swanky place with a fab view of the city! lucky sam!!

new font!

i'm working on a new font...it's called "cutie pie"...i'm still making numbers and symbols but it will soon be available for 5$ on our studio sss site!

kale salad!

summer has been in full swing for awhile around here...lots of traveling...lots of fun work projects...lots of swimming. this is my latest recipe just posted to They Draw & Cook! YUMMERS

graduate!

congratulations to our son lee!!! he has already made our world a better place! he's headed to cornell university this fall...

hello!!!!

i am inspired daily by this old-timey phone a friend gifted me years ago...

nurturers...

happy mother's day for all of the nurturing people who take care of others!

new business cards!

our new business cards...some of nate's foodie art and some of mine...i think our styles play so well together!

fresh floral pattern

one of my new patterns featured on our Studio SSS site this month...

print & pattern!!!!!!!

so exciting to see my work featured on my FAVORITE site ... print & pattern

cookbook illustrations!

so super excited to FINALLY share this! i painted the watercolor "sea tangles" for the chapter headings and liner pages for this amazing new cookbook by jeanne kelley; published by the fine folks at weldon owen...it is full of so much great info about growing your own food and features an abundance of scrumptious recipes!!! buy here!

tulum

i was vacationing in tulum last week.....so many beautiful and yummy colors and patterns and textures!!!

new patterns

a new pattern done just for the fun of it!

happy spring!

happy springtime love to everyone!

is it spring yet??

i need to visit a jo ann fabric store soon cuz i think these spring patterns i created awhile ago might be out now! 

more patterns!

 2 new images from our studio sss march posting! we are surrounded by gray days here in ohio but i'm always hopeful for spring!

new patterns

it's crazy when you are so busy with so much work but can't show any of it cuz it's all confidential! i created these 2 new patterns just for fun!

happy valentine's day!

february!

one of my new patterns posted on our Studio SSS site this month (each month we update with a few new things)

fresh fruit!

one of the many new images we are getting ready to post on our Studio SSS site on february 1!

summery snow

our beautiful snowfall as seen through my colorful studio...which is now finally clean again!

cheers!

this is a recipe in my latest "the colorful vegetarian" cookbook...it might help add a little warmth to this cold very grey day we are having ; )

latest recipe

this is the next recipe i'm going to submit to They Draw & Cook ... it's super simple and easy to mix & match ingredients, my kind of cooking.

transparent colors

i've been creating many images using overlapping colors...i'm always amazed at the beautiful combinations.

nate williams is funny!

nate williams has such a fun creative way of thinking...i just had to submit these to his site..check it out! http://www.n8w.com/newweb/creactivists.php

organic pattern

i love kraft paper, i love transparent color and i love patterns!

2013!

wishing everyone a year filled creativity, love + laughter!

merry!

wishing you all an abundance of love + joy + peace!

holiday greetings

watercolors

a very small part of a much bigger assignment...can't wait to share the entire project!

santa

i'm thinking of creating a series based on this color and technique...maybe a reindeer, a cardinal and a frosty winter scene...

tote bags!

nate and i collaborated with another brother/sister team to create these great tote bags. they are selling on the awesome "a-thread" site where a part of every purchase goes to either a charity of your choice or in this case, the world food bank. we couldn't be happier with how they turned out...the construction and print quality are FAB! here is the link to view them along with the MANY other cool things they sell! how fun to buy all of the ingredients needed to make these recipes and gift it to a friend!

rubber stamps

i've been carving rubber stamps then scanning them and re-coloring...endless possibilities!

new vegetarian cookbook!

my collection of 30 illustrated vegetarian recipes is officially available! click here to preview and order (and check out the awesome cocktail book!!) ... great stocking stuffers and hostess gifts.