We made it back in one piece! After a soul-nourishing and relaxing week in Michigan, our flight back to Seattle was mysteriously canceled so we had to scramble to Chicago via rental car to make our connecting flight because all the airlines were booked solid (or so I was told). We cut it super close, but cruised through Illinois toll booths, security checks and grumpy child syndrome with surprising ease. Actually, the grumpy child syndrome was non-existent because K was a champ. She hardly ... Read more
Maybelle Imasa-Stukuls Calligraphy Kit Giveaway [CLOSED]
My friends, I have an especially lovely giveaway for anyone who's ever ogled at the hand lettering trend that's been taking the world by the storm. The fabulous duo of Besotted Co. introduced me to Maybelle's work a couple of years ago, and it was of course love at first sight. Her instagram feed alone is spectacular. So when I saw her calligraphy kit at Kinokuniya a while ago, I snapped it up. Given my various obligations right now, however, the idea of starting a calligraphy habit is ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! Still plugging away at my various projects...I did, however, take a little jaunt into downtown to Drygoods Design on Wednesday to pick up a beauty of a book. The Merchant and Mills Workbook makes my neutral-loving heart sing. I want to make everything. Everything! The instructions seem to be pretty sparse, which is okay with me since I don't seem to follow instructions all that closely anyway. Oh, the photography and styling of this book are so, so good. On a side note, I ... Read more
Stay Curious
A little behind the scenes of one of the projects I worked on over the weekend. A dear friend of mine commissioned me for an illustration to give to her colleague, and I loved trying out different lettering styles. The colleague's catchphrase is "stay curious," which is a brilliant one. I have two more illustrations, another quick translation assignment (this time I'm learning all about the art of sushi plating and presentation -- so, so cool), and a craft tutorial all due pronto so I am ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! With thoughts of the upcoming Father's Day lingering in my brain, I dug up a watercolor painting I did of a seahorse a while back (daddy seahorses give birth to baby seahorses -- hundreds of them at a time!). I also remembered that male penguins keep unhatched eggs nice and toasty while the mama penguins forage for food. I love that, though I can't help but think the female penguins are getting the short end of the deal here given the harsh climate they have to ... Read more