Tuesday, February 09, 2010
welcome to earth
Friday, February 05, 2010
artist: Rene Gruau


Thursday, February 04, 2010
A poem I wrote
I forgot to mention that I will be posting stuff a lot more often. I have so much I want to share so I'm going to! I might even go a week without updating! Haha. Anyway, here is a poem I wrote. Writing is something I have never prided myself on. But I love telling stories, so why not try it out? I mean what the worst that can happen, someone needs to edit it? There are actually a few of these poems and one story that I have always been a little hesitant to share. Here is Yamyak soup, inspired by the drawing below that I drew in 2008.
Yamyak Soup-version 2 unedited
yamyak soup is a meal that's great to share
but I hear when you eat it it makes you grow lots of hair
tell me my friend, what's in yamyak soup?
what are the ingredients that makes hair grow in groups?
well it's three eyeballs, two old shoes,
three blades of grass and mucus from a moose
then you mix it all up, ferment it for a month
add a few mice, and sweat from a nun
put it on a fire, simmer for two days
serve it to your friends, and watch their hair grow away
it is surely a great party snack
and you don't even need yams or a yak
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
artist: Stuart Kolakovic

Tuesday, February 02, 2010
artist: Rory Kurtz


Monday, February 01, 2010
reset button
Sunday, January 24, 2010
CQ #17
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
inspiring music
Monday, January 11, 2010
west palm decal
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Miss Ludella and a new year
Monday, December 21, 2009
merry times

Sunday, December 06, 2009
wintery updates
So I.C.E. went really well this year selling the prints with Melissa for Kilroy and Maw. We still have them on sale online so if you are interested in the prints from the previous post or others please visit the Etsy site! AND, most of the prints are around $10-we are big on offering affordable art right now so go check them out.
In other recent history I finally finished a book cover and chapter header illustrations for a young adult story for Tricycle Press. I am so excited about this book, it will be available in Summer of 2010! I will update with more info when it becomes available.
I hope everyone is digging their winter. I am finding myself missing friends and making new ones at the same time. Winter time always makes me a bit nostalgic. I am also really loving pumpkin pie and scarves, and sometimes miss the warm weather. I recently went with Scott and my brother to visit family in Michigan and it was super cold! We had an awesome time and I am glad we got to see family. Here are some pictures I took from the Henry Ford Museum that Scott's mom took us to...
Sunday, November 15, 2009
poster dump

Above: An Atlanta lover print and cheese lover print.

Above: A print for pork lovers (this one was fun to draw) and one that celebrates singing in the shower!

Above: This poster is inspired by Califone's recent soundtrack for the film "All My Friends are Funeral Singers." I really enjoyed drawing this one.

Above: A music-related print for the house. Hope you digg.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
yay!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Saturday, November 07, 2009
drawings from KC
Here is some sketchbook work. Something I loved about Kansas City was the old typefaces. A lot of the buildings were preserved so there was a lot of vintage charm there. And trains and creeking wood floors.

The above one might be an illustration one day. I can feel it brewing.


The above are of the model Rosa, she was awesome.



And here are some figure drawing from life. I actually haven't drawn from life in such a long time. I honestly didn't enjoy it that much in school. I think the reason is that I had a difficult time making a connection with it relating to my work. So it was really neat this time around because I still learned while drawing from life, but I drew them in a way that felt like my own. Like some of the faces, haha. My no-neck hallow-eyed people, haha.....Anyway.




The cats weren't really there, hehe.

Now I am in one of those strange points in my personal work where I feel almost lost, not sure what direction to go in next. Maybe that's normal. Haha, I am just going to enjoy life and see what happens.
Friday, October 30, 2009
happy halloween
"Don't Step on the Grave"
Halloween is my favorite. It's the day that everyone feels the most comfortable being themselves. I hope everyone have fun tomorrow night! I'll be back soon with sketches from my recent trip to Kansas City.
Friday, October 09, 2009
memory#4

AND, my Etsy shop will be closed for a week or two. I am moving this weekend finally! Also going to visit some close friends in Kansas City for a week on Wednesday, weee!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
fisherman and hairdresser

Also, here is a really pretty song.
I am currently packing for a move closer in the city. It's nice to be diggin through all my old junk. Most of it is junk, but I call it treasures. Nothing like going into a thrift store and finding that one little knick knack that calls to you. You walk over, and shriek. "This is so awesome" you say to yourself. Your friend questions your taste out loud. You buy it anyway. For years it sits on the shelf. When you walk by it, you know its your little treasure.
Till next time home skillets.










