Growing up with a fine artist father, I always thought of supporting the arts as some grand endeavor. I thought about it in a Pope/Michelangelo way. If you do too I want to change your mind!Today we’ll look to the kind of gifts you give.I believe that as adults, birthdays mean more than they did as children. When you get older you get a gift. On that note, let’s turn our eyes to Etsy. Duh!If you’re not yet aware http://www.Etsy.com hosts the […]
I think it’s the “kini” part. Hey! What about zucchini bambini?! Oh man. Genius. OK I’m going to do some sketching and come back to this post later! Hehe. Ok. I sketched some bambini so I can show you and continue this post. My mom gave me this recipe over the phone last Summer. It is deliriously delicious. I am sharing it because she calls me to ask me what it is once a week. Since it’s that time of year I […]
My sketches fuel me. I sketch the way a drummer taps on the furniture – constantly. Sketching happens every day. Even the seemingly insignificant sketch can usually yield exciting end products. I can put a sketch down or pin it on my idea tree. When I pick it up in two months or two years time it will take me somewhere else entirely.Here’s one of the end projects from the retro sketches I posted earlier this week. Fun, huh? I’d love to […]
I have a hard time not drawing. It’s kind of what I’m meant to do. This lovely Sunday morning found me looking at this strainer of citrus on my kitchen table.You know what that meant: lemonade. Half way through squeezing these babies I abandoned them and reached for my watercolors. I know that old adage. I’m the exception. Hand me lemons and I’ll make some surface design.Incidentally, the lemonade was perfection. How anyone drinks this stuff from a carton I’ll never know.Summer+Homemade […]
As I watch my little collection of illustrated art grow, I am reminded of the woman who first inspired me to work harder at supporting my fellow illustrators. I don’t know if many of you know about the life work of Betsy Beinecke Shirley, but she was a phenomenal supporter of the arts. When I was in college I slowly started noticing her name as it popped here and there, once at the Field Museum in Chicago, At the Illustrator’s Guild, Here […]
Things I have learned, so you don’t have to: ROC#1: Don’t kiss library books. It isn’t sanitary.ROC#2: If you’re going to wear pantyhose you’re really going to have to shave. ROC#3: If your date asks if you want some Coke, don’t assume he’s talking Cola. ROC#4: There are certain inappropriate things you shouldn’t discuss with coworkers.You know the drill: No one’s going to appreciate DUNE the way you appreciat DUNE.(sigh) ROC#5: If somebody asks you for a favor,find out what it is […]
Sometimes late at night, when my eyes water and I fight sleep I like to pull out old stuff. My watery eyes make it look glam-fab and I have ideas about it I didn’t have when I originally penned it.Tonight while streamlining my office I unearthed this old everything book – Circa 2007 These designs were all tossed aside as ‘meh.’ Something about them make me happy now though, two years later. So I’ll develop them and use them to wow my […]
She Sure is Sketchy 