Trick or Treat

These designs were rejected or revised- so I think its ok to peek. Gives you an idea of the fun things I get to work on. Have a great weekend everyone. 

23 Illustrations in 2 days with 2 kids.

One of my clients gave me a very specific list of 15 editorial illustrations... i.e "girl in hospital bed", "setting the table", etc. Unfortunately I had to put it off until the last minute - and - HORROR - had to ask for a 1 day deadline extension. In the same 2 days, I worked on 8 new product designs  (which I cannot show yet) so all in all, a very productive week. I am really REALLY really looking forward to our vacation. Whew. Now I have to move on to Motorcycle Shop postcards, a cheese shop logo and a Border Patrol shirt. Hmph.

busy busy busy.

My 5 top clients all gave me projects at the same time with the same deadline and then a rush project (less than 24 hours) plopped on my plate a day later. I'm so happy to be busy- but in desperate need of a real vacation. It's been 6 years.

An illo that's still in progress for one of my favorite clients.

Illustration Friday: Old Fashioned

What can I say... I just can't resist sketching royalty. An old-fashioned case of "Poor Little Rich Girl". An unhappy princess unless she was traveling- Sisi was also known as the Wandering Empress or the White Lady.

Great Story

I was asked to do an illustration to accompany a story for December's issue of Sparkle Magazine. You'll have to read the article to appreciate this sweet story about a little girl and her grandmother. To learn more about Sparkle, visit their website HERE.

Illustration Friday: PROVERB

I'm on a roll with the controversial historical figures... this week's word for Illustration Friday is Proverb.

Illustration Friday: DESSERT

This is my concept for this week's word: dessert. I immediately thought of Marie Antoinette and had so much fun drawing her. Sofia Coppola's take on this queen is excellent. Click HERE to learn more about the movie. Click HERE to get to illustration Friday.

Smories!!! Hooray!

One of my little stories was selected for filming on the smories site. Please go to this LINK to view "The Queen of Tarts vs. The Queen of Farts". The most viewed Smory wins a prize! Watch, send to friends... help a girl out! Mama needs some new shoes! You can also click the photo to go straight to my smory.
Thanks!

Editorial illustration

Working on an editorial illo for a girls magazine. The red team is not prepared for a hike.
Adding some little illos to go with the piece- a map, flashlight, backpack, etc.

Dance Dance Dance

these are DVD covers for one of my favorite clients. View her website here. We get to work together on all the fun stuff: ballerinas, tap dancers, recital pages, etc.

Among other things...

I wear many hats. Doing so is a like going on a first day every day, however, product development/gift design is my first and true love. Halloween and Garden are my favorite. I love creating the shape, format, and concept for a new gift as well as generating illustrations, setting type, and choosing colors that will help it jump off the gift shop shelves. The industry took a hit with the bad economy, but I think it's back on track now. 

I've been around the world... and I always come back to it. ahhhhh. 

Logos on the fly...

Worked on some logo ops for a new friend. Great name and I always thought it would be fun to work on a bakery logo. This was my first round of quick concepts. Which one do you like?

Illustration Friday: Artificial

Had a little fun with this one- went outside the usual kid-friendly stuff.
To view other entries for this word, visit the illustration friday blog HERE.

It's here!

I joined the Sketchbook project. Very exciting stuff. I received my moleskin sketchbook in the mail on Friday and I've begun the process of transforming this little book into something I think is worth going on a nationwide tour. I've started by covering it with an ivory and black textured paper- where it goes from here, I  do not know.

I chose the theme "Make mine a double" which sets me up for some witchy magic. Stay tuned.