Category: Illustration
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Experimenting
I’m not entirely sure where this is going yet, but I’m trying something new today. Either I’ll end up with a couple of new pieces for the portfolio—or some pretty additions to the recycling bin. We’ll see…….
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Studio shindig
Every year I tell myself I’ll actually take photos during Studio Tour—and every year we get a bigger crowd, and I get all wrapped up in talking to people, and somehow the camera just sits forgotten in a corner. But at least I managed to take a couple of quick snaps of how it looked…
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State of the art
I always look forward to Studio Tour because it’s the time of year when I produce the biggest crop of new pieces—and get to “try out” new work with the folks who know me best. This year has turned out to hold some pretty major shifts in direction for my studio practice, and I’m both…
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Stocking the shelves
When you’re an illustrator, you have to start celebrating (or at least gearing up for) every holiday months in advance. So that means I’ve got Christmas music stuck in my head already. That’s okay, though, because it means I’m churning out new work for the holiday season! And I’m having an extra fun time this…
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Got it covered
It’s funny how totally different projects can converge into a single theme. This summer and fall I’ve found myself to be doing a whole bunch of similar commissions for completely different clients. The theme this time? Book covers. First up is Erik Hanberg, who is not only the tech genius behind my new travel blog,…
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Grab your Bridge partner
They’re here! At long last, the Red Deck of the Tacoma Playing Cards is finished, printed and delivered. (You’ll have to excuse my cheesy phone photos—I was just too excited to dig out the fancy camera.) It’s so great to see the finished product, and how well everyone’s artwork reproduced at playing-card size. But you…
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Succulent
Now that the rainy season is starting again, I keep thinking about my amazing trip to the Chihuahuan Desert last year. Here in Washington, the rains make everything lush and green for most of the year. In the Texas desert, a single thunderstorm was enough to make every cactus for miles burst into bloom. The…
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Nightsong
As the school year begins again and the pace of life quickens, the easy pace of summer has made way for a season of bustling, planning, and dreaming of times ahead. Yet worldwide, over and over again, the plans and dreams of so many women and girls are cut short by violence. In light of…
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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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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…