Food Rave

This is a new little bit of art I designed for Food-Rave, a place where you can go to find delicious recipes collected from all over the web. All the recipes link back to the original cooking blogs and their original authors. I found a great recipe for a baked chicken and rice dish that I am eager to try... In other news, you can find me on twitter now. My friend, Alicia, signed up and talked me into it. It is actually kind of a fun way to see what people are up to, publishing-related or not. For a stay-at-home-mom like myself, it is also a really nice way to feel like I am still connected to the outside world. Chirp, chirp!

p.s. Look and see what Christina, Shawn, Boni, and Elvis Poultry are up to!

C'est Bon!

I have fallen in love. Not with Chef Pierre, but with pen and ink. Previously, I had been inking with micron pens and having nice results. Who knew how much joy I would find with pen and ink!!! It is like painting with a pen, I love, Love, LOVE it!!! Chef Pierre was my first attempt, I have since inked and painted a whole spread from my book dummy. I have been catching-up since my illustration class: updating the old mailing list and a few fun projects. Oh, I also have some great news: saw the digital proofs from my book and they look great AND found out that the author is pleased with how it looks, too!

Proud Friend Moment!

I am very proud to announce that my friend Jen (who I have known since 7th grade!!!) has just written a book for a local publisher! I See Me! publishes wonderful personalized books for kids. Visit their website to check out "A Christmas Bear for Me" written by Jennifer Dewing and beautifully illustrated by Wilson Ong! So proud of you, Jen!

Hello Cutie

I have an almost-five-year-old at my house who is having a Hello Kitty birthday party this year! The festivities begin tomorrow on her b-day and culminate in a kid party Sunday, with Halloween sandwiched in the middle. We are having a busy week! My illustration class went well Monday night, I started working on my final painting for class and will be putting my book dummy together. Happy Birthday Miss M!

Happy Monday

Thanks for all of the wonderful comments on my last post! Since then, I have been plugging away at my dummy book for my illustration class and I am getting excited that it is coming together. I will hopefully get some sketches up to show you soonish, as I have been not such a super blogger lately... Busy planning a Hello Kitty birthday party for my almost-five-year-old and keeping up with my first grader and homework and everything. The fall colors are wonderful right now. Wish I had more time to just sit and watch the leaves fall from the trees. Oh, we also have some happy news: a little puppy will be joining our family after the holidays!

Order Up

Hey, there! Here is whole diner piece for ya, hold the mayo.

Bear Claws

This is a bit of a new painting I just completed for my illustration class. I'll post the whole thing when I get a better photo. Working on this made me realize how much I enjoyed working at Bridgeman's in college. Really nice customers, great co-workers, fantastic grilled cheese sandwiches, chocolate malts, and an awesome jukebox so we could listen to tunes all day. I think I played "I Only Have Eyes For You" by The Flamingos every shift I worked...