Category: illustration
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Sunflower Sunday
When I was a graphic design major (very briefly), my biggest takeaway was that creativity is not really taught. As far as skills, the best advice I received was actually a recommendation, and that was to “create something new every day.” I totally get it. You just have to keep at it. Honestly, I’ve been…
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That Friday Feeling
Have you ever spelled out a word and all of the sudden it looks foreign to you? That just happened when I spelled Friday. How weird! Anyway, I spent a few hours today creating this image to represent Friday. I know that, for me, Friday nights are never a good time for blog views. It…
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Incognito
“Never try to wear a hat that has more character than you do.” – Lance Morrow. I wanted to do something humorous or playful tonight because I’m writing this post with my tail between my legs. I’ve been at war with myself these past couple of days. I said (in my last post) that my…
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The Catwalk
It seemed like a good day to find humor in a literal interpretation of the word Catwalk. Plus I’ve had my eye on some cat illustrations lately, so it all just came together today. I guess the kitties got word that there’d be a “cat hat” on the catwalk, so they got themselves some front…
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The Window Seat
“Bless those who see life through a different window. And those who understand their view.” I had every intention of taking my time and making more of an effort to create high quality illustrations, but I’ve started at least 4 or 5 that I’ve had to set aside because it’s just not in my genes…
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Miss Blue Shoe
“Don’t step on my blue suede shoes.” -Elvis Presley I’ve been on quite the “illustration journey” these past couple of days… and today especially. If it wasn’t enough that I was feeling a little low last night, my son – who lives in Texas – called, and he was down too. As a mom who…