see ya summer

 I'm singing stayyyyy just a little bit longerrrrr as summer heads out (Dirty Dancing, anyone?).
But! We are giving it one last hurrah this weekend with a trip to sunny California!
Def be on the lookout for a great many snaps from disneyland/the beach!!!

Tidbits of the rest of our summer in iphone pictures.

A three year old named Talia

On a busy, sunny day in August, we celebrated the fact that we now live with a three year old.
Talia actually had quite a strong voice on what the theme of her party would be: Sharks and donuts.

It's my birthday today.
I wanted to take this time to post some selfies and say thank you to everyone who has been so sweet and supportive of me, my pursuits, my little family.
I have no idea what I am doing all the time and everywhere and I have received so much kindness. I just want everyone to know that I cry over every nice note and that I am truly grateful for your friendships.
Thank you!!!

inspired by: Bil Donovan

The best thing about social media, I think, is that it allows for a direct and immediate learning experience. In this case, being able to follow Bil Donovan on Instagram has enabled me to find recent work, interviews, events, and other snippets that make up his life as a fashion illustrator. 

Adventuring + Memories

The other day, I got sucked into a super long memory lane trip. You know, the kind where you scroll through Facebook for an hour and a half and your legs fall asleep but you don't even care because memories. I seriously can't believe that the little baby in the pictures is the same little person I have living in my house right now.  

Anyway, I got all convinced that tons of kid pictures is a good thing even if my blog is mostly focused on my art adventures. So here's a photo barf dump of non art related stuff of our summer so far. 

For memories' sake. 

Summer Mixtape

Side A

Dronesville // Tolchock Trio
Favourite Color // Tokyo Police Club
All These Things That I've Done // The Killers
Golden Light // Twin Shadow
Wake Up // Arcade Fire
Tememcula Sunrise // Dirty Projectors
Boyfriend // Best Coast
Always Be My Baby // Mariah Carey
Crawlers Out // Purity Ring
Mi Tesoro // Jesse & Joy
Friday I'm in Love // The Cure
Can't Feel My Face // The Weeknd
Heart : Attack // Neon Indian

Children's Books!

Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to work with Bab'l Books in illustrating two different children's books.
I'm pretty excited about the end result of the books and the very excited about the unique mission of the company. It was such a privilege to be a part of it.

New in the Shop:

Our good friends recently got married and it was an emotional, beautiful time for everyone that participated.
I was lucky enough to work closely with the bride in designing her wedding invitations and her bridal bouquet. I loved being included in the process, so I decided to add a new product to my shop: Custom Invitations.

The starting price includes the designing of main invitation and up to two inserts. All the type, florals, and overall design will be a collaboration between the client and myself. The client will receive ready-to-print jpg files of everything as well as the original painting, if they so choose.

Anything from wedding invitations to baby shower invites to special occasions or events, I will be happy to work with you! Send me an email if you have any questions!