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 […]
I recently created this illustration as a print for sale, and because I thought it would be a good reminder to hang around my own house. Sometimes I think we all forget to be nice, when things are stressful and we feel under pressure, or when we’re just a bit tired and grouchy. I know
One of the main reasons I love illustrating is that I LOVE COLOR, and drawing colorful pictures lets me essentially play with all the colors I want, combine them in fun ways, and live in a world of bright, saturated hues. The lines have long been blurred for me between the colors I’m using in
The latest project I have to share with you is an all-narwhal calendar I illustrated for 2019, published by Rock Point/Quarto publishing. That’s right — all narwhals, all year! It’s called Narwhal Nation, and it’s perfect for anyone who is a fan of the “unicorn of the sea.” It’s a 16-month calendar (starting with
If you liked the idea of the “It’s Just Not Your Day” calendar that I illustrated a couple of phrases for and posted about in October, then you may also like this latest book from the same good people at Workman Publishing, entitled Everything is the Worst: A Book for People Who Just Can’t. It’s
It’s late October, and here in the northeast of England it definitely feels like autumn outside. The sun is setting earlier, the air is crisp and cool, and leaves are crunching underfoot. The year is winding down slowly, and 2018 is on the horizon. And you know what that means — new year, new calendar!
In honor of today being International Women’s Day, I thought it would be a great time to share a few more of the illustrations I created for the Grace & Grit subscription boxes, which highlight the achievements of strong and inspiring women from history. I talked about the project here, and since then the Grace
I hope you have an amazing Valentine’s Day full of love and happiness! It’s a great day to appreciate everyone in our lives who is amazing, so I drew this tiger to celebrate that fact. (PS this tiger is also a new addition for sale in my Etsy shop, here.) Roar!
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
In honor of the extra leap day this February, I decided to illustrate this quote by Henry Ford and have added it to my Etsy shop (here). “Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice” is a sentiment I like for a number of reasons. It’s partly for the idea that things like doing chores and
