History's Witches

Well- it's official! You can pre-order my new book!! I'm am so excited- for updates and history related posts, you can go to my facebook page: History's Witches or History Witch.

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Amazon
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Packaging Design

Designed these labels & logos for a new line of mixed drinks!
Fun project.

Entry for Lilla Rogers GTS contest.

Fingers, toes and eyes crossed that I make the top 50.

who who...

Got to do a fun logo for my friend Rob's new band. Who doesn't like drawing Owls? Who? Who? :)

doodle weekend

allergies had me on the couch all weekend, so I did some doodles for my kids.

a spoonful of sugar!

Sketching in bed and came up with this. It will be available on Spoonflower very soon as fabric or wallpaper. :) Hooray Insomnia!

coming soon!

Been working with a great publisher on my new book... I'm so excited about this!!! Here's a peek at the cover!

Got to work on a project for two of my favorite history chicks... Take a listen to their podcast, and check out their page. http://thehistorychicks.com/
This episode is everything Jane Austen!

Here's my illustration of Jane Tweeting! 

New Book!

Got to illustrate this really cute book by Katrina Streza, "God Painted Us A Rainbow." Kindle version is available now through Amazon, other ebook editions and print version come out next week! Very very exciting!
CLICK HERE to go to Amazon.

Pride & Prejudice

Did this Jane Austen-Themed pattern for fabric. I may ask my good friend Beth to make pillowcases out of this for me. Watercolor and ink.
Available on Spoonflower.com

Sleepless in Massachusetts

this is what I do when I can't sleep. doodle.

The Coat

I've been toying with this idea for a few days. I think it needs some rewrites, editing... may be missing a  few lines... but meh... proud of my aged fabric, torn edges, and laugh lines.

Amelia

My latest submission to They Draw & Travel. A map of Amelia Earhart's last flight. Such a fun little research project, I loved working on this. Click the image for a larger view.

Process

My usual process: gather reference, draw a sketch, watercolor, ink, adjust brightness and contrast in Photoshop. Voila. Maria de'Medici. Poor thing. Read more at www.historywitch.com

new year, new illustrations

working on several new projects. here's a sneak peek.