Island Watercolours & Sketches . . .

I've been back home from vacation for a week and a half... I'm still not used to the idea. I don't know if I will ever get used to the reality of cold and snow.... but, at least I had my two weeks in the sun on the happy island:). It's been creative two weeks. I've sketched and watercoloured and took some pictures (see above:)...

Patterned Ripple Coffee Packaging . . .

Pattern and Coffee! Two of my favourite things - together! 
This was a fun pattern to make... but it is even more fun to see this packaging in action! I'm just thrilled!
PS.: Small Note about the company: Ripple Coffee is committed to roasting beans strictly from farms owned by women. The company is dedicated to compensating women for their contributions by giving a percentage of each purchase back to the community.

no snow for two weeks! . . .

I have been running around like a deranged squirrel... packing, organizing & generally stressing out... but now all is done. Leaving tonight for my annual family vacation. Can't wait to see the sun, the sand and the ocean again! See you all in two weeks:)!

moleskine adventures . . .

Marvellous way to relax and procrastinate:)...

Left of Center . . .

It is hard for me not to make everything into a character... but I managed:). An abstract pattern to share with you today.... Ok, ok... I put one face into... but that's it.

catch up :) . . .

Turns out - Instagram is really fun:). Don't know why it took me so long to catch up... but, better late than not at all:).
Above are the plates and a card I designed for Psikhouvanjou.

Scandinavian Bloom . . .

A nice contrast to a scene that's taking place outside my window. Wanted to do something bright and cheerful to outweigh the winter blues. Hope it cheers you up too:).

Printsource starts tomorrow . . .

I'm going to try really hard to reincarnate into a black panther with green spots in my next life... so I can embody this flyer:).

watercolour therapy . . .

It's been a cold and white January so far. I'm escaping it daily with bright and cheerful colours and fun characters. It's watercolour therapy:).

Printsource NYC Jan 2015 . . .

Ta Da! My Printsource flyer! Come visit the LRS booth if you are in NYC:).

Hello New Year!

I'm happy to welcome this shiny new year! As always - I expect to be better at everything this year and I shell try my best. Last night, while celebrating new years arrival I've eaten a small bucket of eclairs (cream puffs) and drank way more Champagne than a small human should - so, I'm already better at those two things:). Also, I've joined Instagram... so there - three things down (and 97 more to go). Oh..oh... I also made a new print (see above).
Hope you are having a good positive start as well! 

What Kind of Bird are You? . . .

It takes a long time to figure that out. I'm pretty sure I'm not a penguin or a peacock. Certainly not an early bird and definitely not an ostrich:).

Anyway, everything has been wrapped, decorated, hidden and not forgotten... so I had a bit of time to watercolour:).

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

hot pink . . .

So, here we are... the shortest day of the year. Pitch black outside... and it's not even dinner time. What to do? Well, if emergency vacation isn't in your financial plans - buy some hot pink watercolour paint and go bananas. Take it or leave it - that's my best advice (for now:)...

Simon Cole Chocolate . . .

I love both - chocolate and illustration... and when these two come together it is twice as good. Alas, I never got the samples (tho I don't know if I would have managed enough self restrain during the 'product phtotoshoot'), but I did find a few pictures on Simon Coll's website to convince me that it is real. Hope some lucky kids are enjoying it:).

oh joy !

Thanks to Print&Pattern blog... I remembered I have this joyful little tree card at lagom... and as it turns out... at John Lewis... and that's just super!

rainbows . . . hell yeah !

For those who are in the middle of winter blues and for whom Christmas doesn't provide the intended distraction - I give this rainbow rain:).

the gift of tags . . .

December is upon us once again.

As per our annual tradition... I went ahead and made new holiday gift tags. I hope they'll cheer you up!

      

FEEL FREE TO COPY:

        • click on the image

          - it will open in its own window

            at high resolution(300 dpi)

        • copy that to your desktop.

        • print as many as you'd like in any size you'd like:)

          Happy wrapping and labelling:)!

Oh... and if these aren't working out for you this year... check out the previous year's tags:

2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

field strawberries . . .

I'd like a handful of little field strawberries. Sweet tiny little strawberries. I'd have to put that 'want' onto a shelf in my head... there it could wait 'til summer comes:).

kingdom of grey . . .

A bit of greyness is seeping into my work lately. It's gotten all gloomy and snowy here. I'm not all that good at staying happy when light is at a premium and snow is king. I get all blue and grey. We should all get out... and see a comedy... while eating chocolate... Just planning fun things makes me feel a bit more cheery:).