The tears being tears of joy that we actually finished these babies!  We’ve received a few emails from friends & family asking us how we created our wedding invites, so we decided to do a little (and by little, I mean long) post on it.  Read on below:

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So excited to finally have her up and running!  We did a little test run a few nights ago, and it works perfectly (although we’re still learning all the proper settings).  Can’t wait to really get things going..  to be continued.

Lady Letterpress

converted my sticker logo (used for shipments) into this:

our first test-run print! (though the scan doesn’t look all that impressive)

For these people, places, and things for making this year a remarkable one!  THANK YOU, I am truly grateful.

I’m a little sad not to be heading to the Midwest for Thanksgiving this year, but I do still intend on doing LOTS of cooking and spending the long weekend working (and eating leftovers) from the comfort of my studio.

Have a very HAPPY and SAFE Thanksgiving everyone!

Studio photo by Jason Rodgers for Sadie Magazine

It’s one of my favorite days of the year..  the annual, the anticipated, the notorious American Illustration/ American Photography book release party!  Comparable to Christmas, it brings together some of my favorite creative people and everyone eats, drinks, and blabs without boundaries..  this party never disappoints!

I was so excited to have one of my best friends, Courtney Wotherspoon, in town from Toronto for the party..  Both books looked amazing this year, showcasing the most talented in the fields.  I am honored to be included in the book for my 5th year, with these two pieces seen HERE.

party party

the talented Miss Wotherspoon and I acting respectable beforehand

For more info on the books or to enter, visit the AI-AP site HERE.

I spent the weekend in Georgia enjoying the weather and eating until I dropped!

I’d like to congratulate one of my favorite people of all time–

my friend, former roomie, and crazy-talented,  Evah Fan on getting married this week, to the amazingly gifted artist, Brendan Monroe!  There’s so much talent between the two of them that I think this union will probably result in new secret superpowers or something.   Happiness!

Ever since I put my site up a while back, I have received literally dozens of requests (although I’m not quite sure why) to post photos of my studio.  I figure since I’ll be taking a break from work for the holidays, I guess now might be a good time to do that..  So here it is, in all of it’s cluttered glory!

Merry! Merry!

A few photos from the opening of Panorama Project 3, at Jonathan LeVine this past Saturday night.  It was really an incredible show..  I still can’t believe how much amazing talent was crammed into one small room!  It rained like the devil that night and killed my flash, so high quality these snaps are not.. 

but you can see all of the goodies up close HERE.

I was pretty nervous to be working out of my element (aka: alone in my studio), but I have to say that changing paint for paint markers, and wood for canvas totes really wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be.  Usually it takes me forever to complete even the simplest of paintings, so I was worried that doing one bag in under 10 min would be a disaster..

Turns out that after some major practice, I found a method that really seemed to work for me.  The girls at Coach were nice enough to send me some test canvas a head of time, so I was able to see what I wanted to use well before the event date.  I knew that paint would be way too slow for me, so a friend of mine suggested that I try using paint markers..  After ordering about $200 in various brands and colors, I found a few that I was happy with.

I then decided that it may be best for me to do ALL of my drawings a head of time (I get very nervous drawing under pressure).   I was also concerned with people standing in line getting bored, so I thought if I printed out the drawings first, it would give them something to do while waiting.  Each person could choose their own drawing, which I would then transfer to the bag and color.   I eventually got the hang of it as the night went on and the 4 hours absolutely flew by.

What was really amazing though was that everyone in line was so so so sweet and patient!  A few people even waited over an HOUR and still had a smile on their face (even when the drinks ran out!) by the time I got to them.  I was really thankful for such a nice, calm atmosphere, even amongst the masses of people who attended.

I only wish that I could have had the opportunity to speak with more people..  Unfortunately my multi-tasking ability is a little rusty, so for most of the night my head was down, looking at what I was drawing.  Apologies to everyone if I came across as a bit quiet or rude.  I really had so much fun, thank you to Coach for having me, and thank you all for coming out!