2013 - A Recap

The entrance of 2014 has pushed me to set some new goals for myself. One of them being to get back into blogging more. Whether it be about new illustration work or things I have been up to in New York City, I am trying to push myself to share more content with you folks. But before I jump into new goals for 2014, I wanted to thank you for a great 2013. To everyone who liked a post, every single person who bought something from my Etsy shop, and to the new friends I have made this year, I wanted to thank you from the rooftops!

And to recap the year, I decided to highlight 10 things that happened this year. Some things I posted here on the blog, some on my Facebook page, and some on Instagram, but a few I have kept pretty private.

To start off...

1 / I started the year off drawing A Car A Day.

2 / I went to the Westminster Kennel Club in February.

3 / My highschool interviewed me.

4 & 5 / Tom took me to Japan. I met his family and we got engaged in Okinawa.

6 / I  took a trip to the NYC flower district.

7 / I illustrated my first map.

8 / I took a trip to the Fete Paradiso on Governors Island.

9 / My illustrator's feature was published in Uppercase Work/Life 3.

10 / My first illustrated map garners me a commission by Jamie Magazine.

Thank you for letting me share my illustration work. Your support means so much to me!

Work/Life 3: Photos

Soon after the excitement of being accepted sunk in, my excitement turned into a mild freak out. I realized each illustrator had to supply their own photographs. Fortunately, Tom has the photography chops I needed. Being engaged to a creative partner has it's benefits! The week after we returned home from Japan, Tom photographed my studio as well as a snaps of myself working. I thought I could share some out-takes as well as some more detail shots that didn't make it into the book.

A working studio shot not used in the book:

And some outtakes. It's hard to get a good portrait. Praying for a decent shot.

I see you.

In the end, I supplied a few shots of my studio, my inspiration pin board, my headshot and my handsewn ornaments.

My inspiration board that has little bits of stuff from throughout the years. (Including pieces by [all!] women artists, Lauren Simkin Berke , The Small Object, Jasmine Wigandt, Jensine Eckwall, Adrienne Slane and Laura Berger)

My desk is never this clean. ;)

An Ikea Carrot and a T-Rex. I took the T-Rex from my old job just a few days before we all got laid off.

And that's a wrap for the photo tour. Big thanks to my man, Tom, for making me look presentable. If you would like to buy the book and check it out for yourself, it's available here. Hope to see you back tomorrow when I talk about the interview process.