It's the end of September and here I am, pondering life as usual. I found this watercolor doodle in my sketchbook, and it reminded me of how M used to jokingly call me "Foxtasia." He has all sorts of nicknames for me, and the cutest is probably "Honeybunny." He has a thing for animal references, as you can tell. I just read an alarming article about how easy it is to create picture books with AI. I am overwhelmed by how it’s not just picture books that AI can seamlessly generate, but anything ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
It's been quiet around here, which means things are bustling in the background. I have much to share, but one of the highlights of last week was a Little Kunoichi event. It was my last scheduled event and was held at a beautiful Japanese gift shop/gallery called KOBO. There may be some more events in the future, but that particular book reading capped what I considered the launch season. My book has been out for almost five months, can you believe it? I just found out that someone's seen it in ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! A truly random bit of info: almost every Sunday, M has what we call "DDT" or Daddy Daughter Time. He started this tradition when K was about a year old, and takes her out on a date each week. Their time together ranges in activity: bike riding or a scoop of ice cream or just lounging around. It's a win-win all around because while they bond, I get to sneak in some extra work (or fun) time. And almost every Sunday, I go to the same coffee shop and every once in a while, there is a ... Read more
Children’s Book Process (My Version) + Time Off
This is a portion of one of the cover options for my children's book that's coming out next April. Things are still getting tweaked and finalized so I'll wait a while to reveal more of the actual book -- it's funny, it takes such a long time for a book to get published, many of the aspects start to get hazy for me. The final cover ended up looking very different from what you see above, but this was my favorite concept I presented. Although I was gung ho about this design, I do love how the ... Read more
Me-Made-May 2014
I started sewing clothes for myself on a fairly regular basis last May. It's been almost a full year, and I've made loads of clothes. Back then, I held a secret aspiration to participate in Me-Made-May in a year's time, and now that event is starting tomorrow! I think I'm ready, and I just signed up. So excited. I've been wanting to participate for years. I've noticed that on many sewing blogs, folks often talk about how they constantly make these beautiful clothes that just never get worn ... Read more