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IT’S A NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year!!

 

It’s the first day of 2013, and I’m so excited to start a fresh new year!

 

2012 brought about some really amazing changes in my life. After many years in one place, I moved and changed my full-time job—both of which have breathed a new energy and perspective into my life & work. I also had some really fun illustration jobs for some great new clients, got the chance to direct some amazing artists on book covers recognized by Society of Illustrators & 3×3 Magazine, and I finally opened my Etsy shop toward the end of the year in time for a few great holiday sales. So, I’m feeling great about the year past, already have some new projects in the works—and am very inspired to push my goals even further in the year ahead!

 

I’m not one to typically set resolutions, but I’m feeling that this quote by Helen Keller will be my “motto” for 2013. I’ve had it taped to my desk for years, and finally got around to lettering it!

 

 

 

Here’s hoping 2013 brings success, health, & happiness to all!

More sketchbook girls

Just sharing a few last black & white and another color image from my Sketchbook Project submission. I was excited to find out that the Sketchbook Project at the Brooklyn Library was featured last week in the New York Times!

 

 

 

 

Love is…

Been having fun with linework in my sketchbook with my “Girls in Love”, but been itching to play around with some of the drawings in color. Here’s one…

 

More sketchbook girls…

Just sharing a few more pages from my sketchbook for the 2012 Art House Co-op Limited Edition Sketchbook Project. Having a lot of fun with this!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Girls in Love

I’m participating again in the Arthouse Co-op’s Sketchbook Project—this time for the 2012 “Limited Edition”, which will include publication in a book the Co-op will publish in the Fall of 2012.

 

This time around I choose the theme “Pictures and Descriptions”; Afterall, that’s pretty much what illustration is all about, right?

 

It also seemed that this theme would lend itself to a good opportunity to combine & experiment with lettering + images together. After a lot of thought about where to derive my content from, I decided I wanted to keep it light-hearted and fun. I found some really sweet and inspiring quotes on love, and felt they would be a perfect pairing with some of the dreamy girls I love to draw.

 

And on a personal level, this felt like an interesting concept to evolve to, considering I submitted a 2011 Sketchbook Project with the theme of “Great Hopes and Massive Failures”—based on the miserable (but funny!) experiences of dating in the pursuit of love. Since then I’ve been lucky enough to fall head-over-heels in love, so it’s been fun to make some pictures inspired by this wonderful side of it! :)

 

Here’s a few pages:

 

 

 

 

 

 
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