more spring

playing around with springtime flowers...

moving towards spring

maybe if i start creating springtime on paper it'll happen a little faster here in ohio ; )

happy birthday SAM!

19 years ago our sam was less than an hour old...he is the best kid; funny, creative, smart, handsome, considerate and loves being in college studying graphic design. at his age all i remember being was nervous! happy birthday to sam...we love you so much !!!! p.s. peeps, za bun, piney and big girl wish sam a happy day too...(sam is the one with the goatee with his younger brother lee and friend alex)

big time contest!!!!!!!!!!!

we were so blown away when KRAFT contacted us about a collaboration!!! it's fun looking thru their recipes and selecting one to illustrate. "farmers' market spaghetti" instantly conjured up this sassy bird at the market on an early saturday morning!!! c'mon everyone...join in on the fun....read more here

citrus

more patterns like way on the way...

advice

one of the slides I'll be sharing with the students at CCAD on monday...nate created it. "save the drama for your mama"!!!! ha. he always needs to remind me of this ; )

alma mater

i'm headed to my alma mater the Columbus College of Art & Design next week to talk about Studio SSS, TDAC and TDAT!

heart day

i hope everyone had a heart-full day...xox

HB

working on so many things that i can't post quite yet...in the meantime, happy birthday anyone?

now i'm bragging...

my kitty drawings are featured on the "eye-likey" blog which is one of my faves and full of an amazing collection of images...check 'em all out!!! (click here)

jelly beans

my mom asked me to pick her up some jelly beans the other day at the store and then this happened!

studio sss

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

nyc

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

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

take a seat

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

Where Women Create!

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!

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

YOU-topia!

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!

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

valentine's day

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

asparagus tart

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

another submission to "jazz and draw"

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!!!

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

greetings from TDAC!

peace

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!

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

cookies

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

donuts

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

contest voting!

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!

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

more holiday...

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

bell

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

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

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

NEW CONTEST!

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....

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

pink + snowy

Nordic Collection!

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...

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

holiday

I love using this teal blue for holiday!

WINNER!!!!!!!!

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

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