Two New Illustrations

Here are two completed illustrations I have been working on. They will be available as wall art through Oopsy Daisy .

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Sheep print

This is one of the very first designs I did - it never sold and I always favored it. I just printed it at Spoonflower - can't wait to see it as a fabric. Once I get the order I will make it available in my Spoonflower shop.

A Birthday Card and A Dress Pattern

I was in Barnes and Noble this past weekend and they have quite a large selection of Unicef cards. I found this card that features an illustration of mine. it is hard to see here, but a few of the birds are metallic with silver glitter spirals. in the background.

Then I was in a fabric store and decided to look through the pattern books. I found several patterns that had my fabrics in the photos - an unexpected surprise,  here is a floral from my original On A Whim collection.

Saw this little girl...

....coming out of Whole Foods last week. She was so adorable with her pink eyeglasses.

Booktime Bag

I just received my Booktime bag and promotional materials. It is like Christmas opening this up - I am SO excited. First of all, the book looks great, they printed a soft cover abridged version of "Why is the Sky Blue?" and were able to leave in a lot of the interactive flaps. I can't believe my illustrations are in a bag with Eric Carle and being handed out to over 600,000 school aged children in the UK. This is certainly a high point in my career. Also, as an added bonus, I get a giant oversized copy of Eric Carle's "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth". Here are some fun photos of the package:

Armadillo love

Here is a shout out to our little armadillo friends. How can you not be fascinated by them? Here is another animal illustration for a project I am working on.

Etsy Finds

Sweet clothing for the girls spotted on Etsy -

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Scottie Dogs S+P

Aren't they the cutest? I just bought them on Etsy - I usually add to my collection on my birthday and Mother's Day, but was on the hunt for scotties - in honor of my son spending a year in grad school in Scotland. I scooped these up - I love how they are conjoined - you shake them sideways for the salt and pepper, pretty clever, eh?

Whale

Here is another illustration in a new piece I just finished featuring endangered animals. I will post the whole piece soon, in the meanwhile thought I would share this.

Sweet

I love this part of my job - opening up an email with photos of my fabrics being used for all kinds of projects. Here are two photos I received this weekend of On A Whim 2 fabrics. I love how they mixed the fabrics for this bedding. So sweet!

In Stores

I found this sleeping mat in the children's dept of Neiman Marcus, made with my Creatures and Critters dots design that is licensed by Robert Kaufman fabrics and manufactured in minky fabric by Shannon fabrics.

Also, in Target, a Christmas pop up card I did for Papyrus. Check it out -

New Illo

I am working on a piece about endangered animals - here is a pelican that I just illustrated. I am particularly fond of pelicans, find them fascinating and they remind me of home. I love working in this style of mixed media, the illustration evolves as I work on it, I really don't go into it with a preconceived idea - it is so much fun to work this way. I love how the colors and textures came together here.