june at noon

I’ve got some more illos in the works. There’s one nearly finished, but it will have to remain a surprise for now. Today the weather was beautiful, and the kids were with Grandma, so I sat outside in a warm but shady spot and did some sketching. I think I’m going to do some traditional [...]

Ok, before we get to the beauty above, here’s the truth: Right now my creative space looks mostly like the photo below. My head is a-swim with ideas for new illustrations, as well as some non-drawing side projects and some minor website redesigns, but this week I’ve lacked the energy to do more than think [...]

Yesterday my first baby turned four years old. I don’t think I need to use all the cliches—how times flies, and so on. But, my, how it does! This is a sketch inspired by her big day, which we are spending today recovering from! She likes to remind her brother that she is four and [...]

We’ve got company this week, and I’m still in progress on several projects, so for today I’m just going to leave you with a link to a lovely interview that Allie of Allison Weeks Thomas Illustration did with me. She’s such a sweetheart, please pop over and say hello and tell her I sent you!

This is how you keep little hands busy while you’re shooting product photos: Open button jar. Spill. Destroy. Only one word of warning: It will involve a serious clean-up later, and you will still be finding random buttons in the oddest places for weeks after. I’ve started a “Crafty Arts” series with my illustrations, and [...]

I decided to draw up a pattern for the new embroidery, which I’ve just finished. I’m particularly pleased with a new finishing technique I’ve discovered, as it adds a nice pop of color to the back. (And if you’re like me, you like little surprises like that!) I’ve decided to wait to unveil the embroidery [...]

Though I have plenty of other projects on my list, real to-do’s that I’d like to get to soonish, I decided last night to ignore all that and start another roundy, freehand embroidery. This time I’m feeling the cool, fresh blue of the linen and a pale blue perle cotton thread. It’s nearly finished and [...]

I appear to have taken an unintentional blogging break; I’m not even sure where those days went, but here I am! I’m back! And, yes, it’s more of the same around here. (Although you may notice a few changes to this website, as I’ve been playing around with code to add some more space and [...]

Tonight it’s me and the computer—again. I’ve been working on some changes to this website, which means code. And more code, and more code. I’ve almost gotten where I want to be with a new image gallery to feature my artwork. I don’t want to always post about illustrations here at the neglect of everything [...]

I finally decided to stop whining about the unfinished embroideries and just, you know, finish them. Novel idea, right? Yesterday I turned one into a mini quilt with a touch of wonk that we’ll just pretend was intentional. I like a little wonk, personally, so I actually prefer it that way. The other one will [...]