ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio
Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.
Illustrator Interviews: Libby VanderPloeg
Today is an amazing visual treat! I'm interviewing Libby VanderPloeg, a Brooklyn based illustrator whose work I can best describe as, "things that make me REALLY happy." I first learned about her work when she illustrated some of the maps for the...
Creating a Composite Pattern From a Sketchbook Painting
One of the best things about combining physical tools like gouache and watercolor sketchbooks with digital tools like Adobe Photoshop is the ability to merge different parts of paintings or patterns that you like into one image, or creating a...
Mood Board: Nomads
"I don't move from place to place on purpose. It's not a conscious choice to be a nomad. Although I can see that each move is my own decision, predicated on nothing but my ever-growing sense that I don't belong where I am, fueled by the hope that...
Illustrator Interviews: Samantha Hahn
In this week's installment of my new Illustrator Interviews series we'll get to know a little about Brooklyn based illustrator Samantha Hahn. I first learned about Samantha a few years ago from reading her blog Maquette, enjoying her work as well...
Grand Central Station | A Story About Bravery
In first grade I was a super anxious kid. I didn't want to go outside at recess because I didn't want to lose my way back to the classroom. Until I was about 9, except for my grandparents' house, sleepovers weren't happening. I wasn't interested in...
Illustrator Interviews: Stina Persson
I'm always interested in learning more about the creative people that I admire. It's been a long time since I've done an interview series on my blog. The last one was Creative Mix which ran from 2013 – 2014, where I interviewed 10 creative women...
Minted Drawing + Sketching Challenge
Happy Friday, friends! I wanted to let you know that I have EIGHT abstract pastel drawings entered into the Drawing and Sketching Challenge that is in the voting process on Minted now! Please click on the drawings that you like in this post, read...
In My Sketchbook: January 14, 2016
I work in my sketchbook every day, unless I'm totally sick. Sometimes, if I'm especially drained or tired, that means that I may draw a single small sketch. Other days that might mean filling up three pages of a large 14" x 17" mixed media...
Mood Board: Monochromatic Mod
One of the things that I want to do more of this year is share the inspiration that somehow makes it's way into the art and design work that I do. I love making mood boards, so that's the way I'm going to present a lot of it to you here in this...