Illustrator Interviews: Sarajo Frieden

Mar 25, 2016 | Creative People, Creative Process, Fine Art, Illustration, Painting, Storytelling, Surface Design

The perfect way to celebrate the beginning of spring and the start of the weekend: the art and illustrations of California artist Sarajo Frieden. I LOVE her work. I hope you do too! My first experience with your work was Noonie’s Masterpiece. I love that book! I... Read More

In My Sketchbook: March 8, 2016

Mar 8, 2016 | Creative Process, Illustration, Painting, Sketchbook

I rarely just watch TV. Ever since #The100DayProject I’ve had my sketchbook in my lap, working out color palettes and pattern designs while watching Girls (even though Marnie annoys me to no end). Or Suits, The 100, or The Grinder. Or Grey’s Anatomy. Yes,... Read More

Fun Spring Floral Surface Patterns

Feb 26, 2016 | Creative Projects, Graphic Design, Illustration, Painting, Surface Design

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve noticed that I’m creating a lot of new surface designs for my portfolio. I’ve started reaching out to potential collaborators to put my designs on all kinds of products and it’s so exciting! Here are a... Read More

Illustrator Interviews: Eva Bellanger

Feb 19, 2016 | Creative People, Creative Process, Graphic Design, Illustration, Storytelling

Today we’re spending some time with French textile designer Eva Bellanger. As you might know, I’m a fan of black and white line drawings and mark making, so when I first noticed Eva’s cool black and white patterns on Pinterest I tracked her down... Read More

Work in Progress: Mid-Century Modern Botanical Collection

Feb 16, 2016 | Creative Process, Graphic Design, Illustration, Mixed Media Collage, Painting

Today I want to share some of the creative process of the Mid-Century Modern Botanical Collection that I’m working on now. This project got its start as a series of shapes painted with gouache. I cut the shapes out and started using them to experiment with... Read More