lettercult-"P"

lettercult has the letter "P" postings up...tim canny has a great one!

illustration friday topic-"old-fashioned"

illustration friday topic-"old-fashioned"... love the old phones and their ring-a-ling-a-ling...

BOOK!!!!!

"they draw and cook" is being published by an awesome publisher (Weldon-Owen)...hurry and submit new recipes by oct. 10th...read more here...and click on the "fun news" heading on the site for more info.....i am so excited i can hardly sit still...but i have to cuz i have one more recipe in the works!

coffee

i love a good coffee quote as much as i love a good cup of coffee...and thanks to alex savakis for posting on his "handlettering cite"

pink shoes

i bought these shoes 10 years ago for $20.00...i am so glad i never put them in the goodwill bag...

new cardstore.com

my new collection of holiday cards that will be available soon at cardstore.com

advice

a page from a book nate + i made...

still more pages...

more book pages...

pages...

some pages from a book my friends + i all made for each other...

kent state!

wow!!! nate + i have been invited to chat with the design students at kent state university!! we are having fun putting together our presentation...

raging wool logo

i've created a logo/brand package for this lovely etsy site "raging wool". i'm still working on parts + pieces for the site but thought i'd give you a preview...

lettercult-"O"

lettercult has the "O" postings up...this is not my most original entry...but...Oh well.

holiday

i am revisiting images i created last year and making them holiday cards...

holiday patterns

i've already started re-coloring this...

snowflakes

i'm sure i'll be re-coloring these snowflakes 100 times over...

holiday sketch

it's always holiday time around here...

labor day weekend

i spent the labor day weekend cleaning my studio...seemed the appropriate thing to do! hope your weekend was a happy one!

illustration friday topic-"dessert"

i have hundreds of illos i could post for this illustration friday topic...but i'm choosing this design i did for American Greetings awhile ago cuz it kind of sums it up...

new book

oh yea...i'm making another book on my mac...

nate's place

these are some pics taken by a brilliant photographer + friend who has a really great blog..."Mauritz Garden"...please visit, the background sound alone is worth it if you're longing for the city. so this is nate's place (my brother + studio partner)...i can't wait to see it in person someday soon. it could not be one bit more different from my space.

new postings!

nate + i have our new september web postings up...and HOW is it september already???

funny

my nephew is famous for great quotes like this!!!! he is the funniest guy i know...

lettercult-letter "N"

ooohhh...don't miss the letter "N" postings on lettercult

autumn

starting to think about autumn...

diggin' thru the old stuff...

...just looking thru old files and found this! I did this for Designer Greetings back in '08...still makes me laugh.

fresh figs

I cannot resist buying a crate of fresh figs...the shape + proportion of a fig never fails to amuse me. and mmmmm...fresh figs with a cup of cardamom coffee.

new pattern

sometimes no matter how much work is piling up, ya just have to take a break and do a 10 minute little pattern doodle...

sticker design

kind of REALLY busy in the studio these days so i'm posting work i've done in the past (these were done for American Greetings and should be out selling by now)...

happy birthday to me!

nate posted this awesome-ly cool recipe for my birthday on "theydrawandcook" ... it's only noon and it's been a busy birthday already!

new handlettering site!

alex savakis has started a very cool new site..."handlettering cite" . very creative name for a very creative idea. artists handletter their favorite quotes and post on the site. check it out and contribute your own piece!!!

nate's birthday!!

today (august 17th) is nate's birthday...and i promised not to do the "lordy lordy thing"...so instead i sent him a special recipe to post on "theydrawandcook"...happy birthday nate!!! you're the BEST brother and studio partner ever!

mustaches!

hA!!! it's all about mustaches over here...i'm posting my lettercult "M" a day early cuz tomorrow is a big day here on the blog so be sure to check back. i made this gift wrap pattern for uncle jon cuz he is known for his iconic handle bar mustache + he has a big birthday this coming weekend. and i thought i'd toss this silly pic of nate + i in the mix just for laughs...

recolor

I've been repurposing older designs ... changing layouts + color.

illustration friday topic-"caged"

needless to say, i don't like the circus or the zoo...

feta cheese!

I haven't posted one of my "favorite things" in awhile...but then I bought this! and ... well ... not all feta cheese is created equal. this brand is really good...Mt. Vikos. see more of their products here. I crumbled this over a salad of arugula, kiwi, cherry tomatoes, olive oil + fresh lemon, S + P.

Design Design

samples of two cards i recently did for Design Design for their new eco line - "Green 2"

patterns

just working out some stuff in my head...and revisiting some older files

cmyk

nothing like an off-register cmyk to start off the morning...