Month: August 2013
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Center stage
I’m pleased to be able to show off a couple of brand new illustrations! The Broadway Center for the Performing Arts commissioned me to illustrate their two historic theatres to kick off their new capitol campaign. They’ll be restoring and spiffing up these grand dames in time for their centennial in a few years, so…
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The canning season
It’s the time of year where our kitchen is a lot hotter—and the days much longer—than anything summer might throw at us naturally. The Tailor and I have been up late with the dilly beans, out at dawn at the Blueberry Park, and across the mountains to get peaches right off the tree. And then…
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Lotus blooming
Jessica and I are hard at work on the next Dead Feminist poster—I’m inking flowers and separating colors this week, and then we’ll be on press before you know it. Look for more in the coming weeks…
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Five.
I moved to Washington five years ago today. In that time, I’ve enjoyed a whole lot of apples, beheld countless spectacular views, stared out to sea a zillion times, stood beside many lit (and unlit) beacons, memorized every crag of my favorite mountain, lost count of all the city sunsets (even in the rainy Northwest!),…
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Victoria the Second
I just got back from a return trip to Victoria—this time with the Tailor in tow. We were only there for a couple of days, but long enough for me to see the Gardens—and sketch them— —in their summer colors. This was the Tailor’s first trip to Victoria, so I got to relive some favorite…