Tag: garden

  • Picture pages

    Picture pages

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    Chandler
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    Speaking of new books, my work has appeared in a few other recent titles, and I finally had a chance to share some photos with you. First up is another garden book, which I hinted at some months ago: The Nonstop Color Garden, published by Cool Springs Press, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group. This…

  • Indoor desert

    Indoor desert

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    Chandler
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    Whenever I’m looking for a change of pace, my default is to head for a coffee shop and work there. This time, though, I wanted something a little different—and besides, I needed some reference material for some additions to my Succulent! series I’m working on. So I strapped on my walking shoes and headed to…

  • Just a snippet

    Just a snippet

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    Chandler
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    I’ve been drawing a lot of Adirondack chairs lately—which, since I adore them, is just fine with me. I’m working on illustrating another book with Quarto Publishing Group, that will be released in late fall of this year. I can’t share any salient details yet, but I thought I’d show just a wee slice. As…

  • Hedge trimmings

    Hedge trimmings

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    Chandler
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    Look! I made an alphabet! It’s funny—I almost never design an entire alphabet. In general, lettering projects just don’t really work like that. Most of the time, a letterer(erer) designs only the letterforms required for the word or phrase they’re lettering. That’s really the best way to create letter styles (which are not the same…

  • Hoarfrost

    Hoarfrost

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    Chandler
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    My next-door neighbor’s artichokes just can’t help but be gorgeous—in every season of the year. With no effort, nature can make a filigree that I could never hope to match in a million years.

  • The Edible Landscape

    The Edible Landscape

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    You can imagine my delight when I came home to find a book I’ve illustrated waiting in my mailbox! I’m happy to announce that The Edible Landscape by Emily Tepe, published by Voyageur Press, is now available! The book is centered on a subject very close to my heart: urban homesteading and the slow food…

  • Northwest is best

    Northwest is best

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    Chandler
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    I gotta say—even though I have loved all the traveling I’ve done in the past few months, there is just nothing like coming home.

  • How does your garden grow?

    How does your garden grow?

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    Chandler
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    A couple of months ago I was asked to create a letterpress broadside for a collaborative print portfolio for a show in Asheville, put together by the Ladies of Letterpress. The theme was Expanding Communities—beyond that, we could do anything we wanted. So I focused on a unique element of Seattle’s community: the P-Patch. A…

  • Okey dokey artichokey

    Okey dokey artichokey

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    Chandler
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    Today is my fourth anniversary of living in lovely T-town. And all I can think of is: A) I can’t believe it’s been four years already— and B) I still can’t believe I live in a place where artichokes will grow happily in the front yard. I love this place.

  • Patchwork

    Patchwork

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    Chandler
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    I’m working on a little something in Jessica’s studio right now. Something that’s making me downright hungry. I’ll show you the finished product as soon as it’s done—provided I don’t go bury my head in the veggie crisper first!