There is a new member of the Breathe Like a Bear world — a mindfulness card deck! It’s the same popular exercises from Breathe Like a Bear and Peaceful Like a Panda (written by the amazing, multi-talented Kira Willey) that everyone knows and loves, in a handy card deck format. There are 50 cards in […]
A lot of my work over the last several years has featured animals. I love animals! I love drawing them, visiting them in zoos and aquariums, and watching nature videos of them on TV and Instagram. I think they are not only interesting to draw in their own right, but they also are great as
Happy Valentine’s Day! I do *love* the day of love, partly because life is so wonderful when it’s full of love, and partly because I love pink and red together and any opportunity to surround myself with this color combo! I recently did this little typographic doodle, inspired by Valentine’s Day and the Beatles, and
Whenever I have a little bit of free time, I like to create new flower pictures to sell in my Etsy shop. I love flowers and plants, and I have a lot of fun coming up with plant and flower forms that are like something you’d find in nature, but aren’t actually based on real
The latest book in the Breathe Like a Bear series, and the SEVENTH (wow!) collaboration between myself, Kira Willey and Rodale Kids, is out now!! Breathe Like a Bear: First Day of School Worries is a new mindfulness book for kids all about overcoming the jitters of trying something new. The story follows Bear (who
Starry Stories book two! Book two in the Starry Stories series is now out! The Squirrel That Found the North Star is the follow-up to The Squirrel That Watched the Stars, both written by fantastic astronomer Tom Kerss and illustrated by me. In this second installment of the Starry Stories series, our friend the squirrel
Once a month I send an eblast to my past and present clients, to brighten up any boring inboxes and share a little bit about the kinds of things I illustrate. This month the theme is Setting the Scene, which includes landscapes and scenery from past projects, which I love drawing! I so enjoy including
My series of Alphabet Animals is now complete! It’s a little personal project that I started before I even had kids of my own, and along the way it became more influenced by my experience as a parent. I had a lot of fun picking out which items to include with each animal, and each
I recently had the opportunity to be a part of a fun eco-focused picture book project, illustrating an adorable book called Levi the Lamb’s Big Day. It tells the story of an interesting collaboration between the LG&E and KU Energy and Shaker Village, both located in the Louisville area in Kentucky. As part of their
Last week I introduced you to my latest picture book project — The Squirrel That Watched the Stars by Tom Kerss. This week I’d like to share a fun companion to the book: the read-aloud video version on YouTube! It’s produced and narrated by Tom himself, with Tina Ibsen lending her voice to Cygnus, and
