Today is the publication day for My Little Golden Book About Me! I am so excited to share this new project which was a dream come true — illustrating a Little Golden Book! Like most people my age, I grew up with lots of those golden spines lined up on my bookshelf, including the classic
This year a new series of books from Loyola Press have joined their lineup of education titles, and I had the pleasure of illustrating the covers! The series is called Rejoice, and it’s a collection of books for kids’ religious education. I illustrated seven or so covers for this series, as well as a couple
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 holiday season! I hope you’re enjoying December and the festive cheer that comes with it. It’s been snowing more than usual here in Durham, and the fluffy flakes and coating of white gives everything such a beautiful Christmassy feel! It’s the perfect time to share another project that I completed recently — Little Lamb:
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
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
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 love a good love story, and I also love weddings, so I was quite pleased and excited to work on a couple of very special projects recently that helped one couple from two continents celebrate their happy day. It all started several months ago when I was contacted by groom-to-be James, asking if I could
