Tag: illustration

  • Blog Tour Stop: Nancy Zieman’s “Quick Column Quilts”

    When I was invited by the amazing Nancy Zieman to participate in her blog tour for her new book, Quick Column Quilts, I thought two things: a) Can a tour, albeit a virtual one, merit a new shoe purchase? (please, like I need a reason), and b) Which of Nancy’s beautiful quilt designs would I…

  • Stackable Ottoman Totem Faces!

    I designed these stacking ottoman totem faces for the debut of Spoonflower’s new gorgeous faux suede upholstery fabric! Thanks to Kate for sewing them up so beautifully and thanks to Spoonflower for showcasing them so wonderfully in great photos like the one above! Get the designs here and see more photos of all eight vibrant guys…

  • Great Gotham: In Stores Now!

    April is just about over and my new Great Gotham collection is out and available in fabric stores now!  If you have a thing for New York City, taxis, transportation, maps, and who knows, maybe even epically-detailed pen + ink illustrations, Great Gotham just might tick all those boxes for you in one fell swoop. Fuggedaboudit! Insider fun fact: When…

  • Couple O’ Quick Things

    I love illustrating recipes and maps. I wish I had more time to draw up more, but I’ve been lucky recently to create one of each for the great site They Draw and Cook (TDAC) and sister-site They Draw and Travel (TDAT).  First up is my recent set of three potato-centric recipes for TDAC: And…

  • Happy New Year (Nine Days Later)

    Holy smokes, I feel so behind. I know, I know, we’re a mere 9 days into the new year but you know, that whole holiday – end-of-year – everyone’s schedule is upside-down thing takes a while to right itself sometimes. Plus I have a charming cold that decided to be the cherry on top of…

  • TDAT Shoutout (Right Back Atcha!)

    Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!  I was so tickled to see this recent e-shoutout from the lovely Nate and Salli over at They Draw and Travel… Ummmmmm, can I say a giant Y-E-S  P-L-E-A-S-E to a set of these cups? Seriously, somebody get on that stat, because I smell the perfect gift!!!!! Fine, I can give some to other people…

  • Road Trip America!

    I went completely overboard on a recent design. The task? Illustrating the theme of of “Highways and Byways”. My solution was to research and depict at least one roadside attraction or monument for each state in the contiguous USA.  And that slowly ballooned into a giant task. I was off and running with my research…

  • Weekend WIP

    As the US goes into a long holiday weekend, (I don’t get one this week but will instead be trying to play catch up; don’t most of us?), I thought I’d share a quick glimpse of a WIP I’m currently tinkering with… Somebody seems a bit sour about something, wouldn’tcha say? I’d steer clear until…

  • Ahoy! A New Pattern!

    In the land of SK Plate-Spinning, I got *one* (only one?!?! grrrr) new thing done. Behold, good people… A sailing-inspired fabric design! It’s called ‘Mariner’s Melody’ and you can see it in all its salt-watery glory here. I entered it in this week’s Spoonflower design challenge and you can go place your votes here! Happy Thursday!…

  • Spring Drawing

    I have a stack of on-going drawings that I need to complete, but more times than not, the allure of starting a fresh new illustration often takes over.  Here’s a case in point. But I’m setting my foot down, and mark my words, I will finish what I’ve already started. Seems like a good task…