I did a random drawing, and the winner is Phoebe! No joke! Thanks to everyone who left a comment, and I think I will start doing more give-aways! I had a great birthday, I am now 32!! I took these photos with my new camera! Yeah!!!

I’m taking a vacation, heading to Portland Oregon to see friends, family and relax so I’ll see you guys back here around July 7th. Happy 4th of July!

In celebration of my upcoming birthday, I am doing a give-away! I just finished this piece this weekend, it is watercolor, pen and marker on heavyweight watercolor paper. I would love to send it to you! In order to be eligible, please leave a comment on this blog post telling me your favorite birthday memory! I will randomly choose a number on Saturday June 28 and mail the piece out the following Monday! Don’t be shy!!!

Well, The Brooklyn Renegade Craft Fair has come and gone. Man, doing those fairs takes a lot out of you. Flying in the day of the show, on 4 hours sleep. Sitting in insanely hot and humid weather all day. The fair took place in an old abandoned pool, so when the rains came, the pool filled! We had 3 hours+ of torrential downpours (and amazing lightening) that ruined some of my prints and just soaked everything else, including us. On Sunday we borrowed a car and drove on the BQE (Brooklyn Queens Expressway) and hoped that the gas tank gauge was wrong, because suddenly it seemed we were about to run out of gas in bumper to bumper traffic (we didn’t.) Regretfully eating way too much crappy food all weekend (pizza, ice cream, rice crispy treats, coffee, lemonade, beer, chinese food, etc, etc.) Feeling like a detox was badly needed but thinking that the 2 days of sweating I did probably took care of some of that? Walking around Williamsburg with 3 large suitcases and a heavy steel-framed canopy for an hour, because the cab driver (on day one) was lost so we got out to find the place on our own. Anyway. Although I met some great people and sold a good amount of product, the fair was a logistical challenge! And I was just exhausted! It was really well-attended I thought, crowded both days. I am updating my shop, with my new screenprinted tees and bags, and coloring book!

Thanks so much to Katherine, from KG + AB who stopped by my booth at the Renegade Craft Fair and then gave me a mention on one of my favorite blogs, Poppytalk. Look at her adorable ceramics! I want to buy them all!

Also a thank you to Clare who made me her featured artist on her website! I met Clare years ago while we both lived in Santa Barbara, California… she is now in Alaska and I am Boston! I was going to attend grad. school for my teaching credential in art, but decided teaching high school art wasn’t for me. So then I moved to New York City and worked as a footwear designer!

Happy Weekend!

I finally designed and produced a coloring book! I am so excited about it, please check it out here and you can buy it for $12 (which includes shipping in the US!) Coloring is a very meditative process, relaxing and fun. The book contains 25 pages of original illustrations, a color front and back cover, and the whole thing is spiral bound. This is definitely a book for all ages!

I hope you will stop by booth #61 this weekend and say hello to me if you are in Williamsburg Brooklyn (at McCarren Pool Park) at the Renegade Craft Fair! Should be fantastic, this art and craft fair is the cream of the crop, the best one by far! I am working like a mad-woman finishing up everything. It was 100 degrees today, and although we live on the sea, we don’t have air conditioning, which can prove to be a little sticky! Although varnish dries quickly so I guess that is one good thing… More, later!

This has been one of my best selling illustrations, and I got several requests for tee’s with this print so I finally got it together and have the designs ready for the screenprinter. I will be selling these at the Renegade Craft Fair and then putting them in my online shop.

And these… original reproductions. Is that an oxymoron? These are altered prints. I have taken original drawings, made print reproductions of them. Varnished them, then painted on them, and then varnished them again. Fun!!!! I am getting my coloring book printed tomorrow. Cannot wait! So much excitement for the next week!