Last year, I began working on a fantastic new long-term project that I’m excited to share — Grace & Grit subscription boxes. They’re aimed at pre-teen girls, and are designed to empower and encourage. Each one is based on an inspiring female figure from history, and every box includes a portrait of that inspirational woman, a journal with […]
I have another really fun project to share with you today — a bookmobile illustrated by yours truly! I love books and reading, so naturally I was super excited to work on an illustration that promotes access to books for kids. This bookmobile is for the city of Lompoc, California, known as “the flower seed capital of the
I recently received samples of a delightful project I enjoyed working on last year — the Animals of the World Flip and Draw coloring book for Mudpuppy. I’ve always adored Mudpuppy’s product line (and that of their sister company Galison) which is full of cute, colorful, and imaginative books, puzzles, journals, notecards and lots of
I’m excited to share with you a project that’s been a little while in the making and is now all finished: a book of origami papers illustrated by me and published by UK publisher Usborne Books! I received my samples the other day and I couldn’t be happier with the final product. For me, getting
I just had the opportunity to work on a project that was both super fun and for a good cause, and to make it even better my client was my delightful cousin, Lisa. Lisa is better known in some circles as Khalisah — you see, she’s a quite talented belly dancer, teaching classes and performing
It’s not Halloween, but I have a spooky illustration to share with you, featuring a mad scientist, a creepy castle and frightened villagers running for their lives! The above piece was one I recently created for JP Morgan’s yearly report on where the economy is going in the coming year. I collaborated with my delightful
It’s that time again — time for the latest installment in Denise Swanson’s Devereaux’s Dime Store mystery series to be published by Penguin, featuring a cover illustrated by yours truly! The title this time was Dying for a Cupcake, and it had a Fourth of July theme so it’s lots of red, white and
In honor of it being the day before Thanksgiving, I’d like to share a fun assignment I had this year that is Thanksgiving themed! It’s a reusable grocery bag for Publix grocery stores, featuring their signature pilgrim characters. These pudgy little pilgrims are a perennial favorite for the Publix stores, and they appear as
I can’t believe it’s the last day of September already! While the falling temperatures and shorter days create that cozy, crisp feeling of autumn they’re also a good reminder that the holidays will soon be upon us. You may be thinking, “Gosh, soon it will be Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah! How will I send
Happy New Year! To kick off 2014, I’m excited to share the entire collection of greeting cards that I created for A Smyth Co., all of which are now printed and ready to be sold in a card boutique near you! I received my samples of the cards and I am just thrilled with them.
