Rrrring...

New pattern... that's what's new:) 

fried roaches and elvish bread...

Sometimes... you get to draw things you never thought you would:)

Above are the 2 spot illustrations I did for Carleton College Magazine (tripple holiday celebration and fantasy feast).

old friend...

Fell off the 'no coffee' wagon a while ago... February, you know... it's not easy to stay awake during this 'exiting' month:)

nordic garden

competing in the winter pattern olympics:)

very bossy...

A bit of  a 'hit & run' of a post today. Just dropping in to show you the newest member of my toy collection (yes, I'm refusing to give this up).... Bossy Bear! Ta Da!

12" vinyl figure by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim... that has traveled to my office all the way from GIANT ROBOT store.

Oh... and I'll have a brand new pattern to show you sometime tomorrow... so, see you then.

Rrrrrrrrr...

I'm sharpening my claws and practicing my growl... 

ATL...

Are you wondering were have I been? Well, let me tell you:

I've been attending the Art Forum at SCAD-Atlanta (the Atlanta campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design)... and having the bestest time while at it... sharing my illustration world with some fabulously talented students.

Despite the snow and the fact that Jon Foster's (the other artist speaker) flight got cancelled, everything went fantastically.

Well... I didn't get to review the portfolios on the third day (thank you Mr. Snow)... but I did get to spend some time with one of my favorite illustrators - Mike Lowery, hear  Bill Mayer talk about his experiences as an illustrator and share my working process with a gifted group.

Many thanks go to Rick Lovell (Illustration Program Coordinator), Renee Rivas and Pat Bolling for taking such fabulous care of me:)

for the love of coffee...

new pattern to share with you...

random facts...

I've been too extremely busy to do anything aside from what is due... but... time stretched a bit today, so I can play around with some photographs. I turned them into mini stories:)

bright side of February...

It is hard to love February.  It is hard to live through February (here at the north side of things)... but, it has one thing going for it - a little love fest! Hope that thought keeps you warm:)

large prints & window shades...

For a while now I have been thinking about a bigger house. Swooshing that thought from cheek to cheek... tasting the possibilities. Mmmm... a second bathroom... a larger office... a functional kitchen... the thought alone is delicious. Daydreaming... for now... and working hard towards making it happen... because it has to, and it will!

Oh... and... when I get my dream house - I would most definitely make some custom window shades for my kids rooms - via orangepiel... 'cause I can:)... and you can too (especially if you already have your dream house and all it's missing is large prints and window shades:)

Above: my artwork and artwork of fabulous Jenn Ski and Hsinping Pan that's available on orangepiel right now...

back that stitch up...

It's been a while since I had a needle in my hand. Once in a while I get the urge to doodle on fabric and then pock it with a needle for hours... leaving colorful silky marks behind. Very relaxing...