Posts from — July 2009

Happy happy Friday all!

A few weeks back, during my trip to Nebraska I filled my sketch book’s pages full of simple drawings of flavorful herbs. Well this week I yanked out the Epson scanner from it’s hideout and began scanning them all in! With my all time favorite program, Illustrator… I added some color and texture. May I present you with my first piece of my herb series…

Dill – print – Click here or illustration above to purchase & more info

I was going for a simple line drawing look and I really liked how it turned out. I did a little reading up on Dill… apparently in the Middle Ages it was used in a love potion and was believed to keep witches away. Already a future illustration idea is brewing up in my head.

I will be selling 8″ x 10″ prints of the original digital artwork in my Etsy shop for only $10.00! It will be signed, numbered (in a limited edition of 30), and shipped in a sturdy bendproof mailer.

The idea of colored bubbles has never come across my mind. Really. Even with this in-depth imagination I have. I found about about these miraculous suds… through Jackie of Sweetie Pie Pumpkin Noodle. They are non-toxic, non-staining, and so unbelievably vivid. Boy, do they have hefty price on them… 15 bucks for two – 4 oz. bottles.

photo credit: Zubbles

Zubbles in action…

video credit: popsci

Besides doing a significant amount of bike riding over the weekend, I also spent some time crafting up a storm. Check out these beauties, all available for purchase in my Etsy shop…

Perimeters Of The Koi Pond – earrings – Click here or photo to purchase & more info

Retold Tales That Are In Owl’s Hearts – earrings – Click here or photo to purchase & more info

Little Beavers, Little Tree Stumps – earrings – Click here or photo to purchase & more info

Someday I’ll Own A Seafoam Fender Stratocaster – earrings – Click here or photo to purchase & more info

My video for the month of June is complete! Woo-hoo! To fill in those that are unfamiliar, I’m documenting what I encounter each month. I’ve had this urge ever since I’ve moved to the west coast. Some of June’s snippets include— downtown, work, the Burnside bridge, Indian Beach, Multanomah Falls, friends, Powell’s Bookstore, the Max, and a trip to Nebraska.

(See a larger version of the video here.)

So again I’ve wandered away from here for quite sometime. Eep! I guess Summer and traveling will do that to you.

Anywho… I would love to share a lil’ sneak peek of one of my latest design/illustration projects. I have been assigned to illustrate a short story about the Tualatin River. It will be published in a future coffee table book called Our Portland Story.

Do you spot a paddle, bullfrong or Kingfisher?

I can’t wait on a later date, after approval to show you the whole page.