There is a photo of me and my brother in a photo album that is tucked into one of my mother's overstuffed closets. It is yellowed with age by now, tinted like an instagram. I am probably four or five; my brother a year younger. In the picture, we are both sporting identical rice bowl bangs, and I am wearing a handmade powder blue polyester coat with shiny white buttons. My white tights are slightly too big and rumpled around my ankles. My brother -- without a shred of self-consciousness -- …
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Storybook Watercolors
*Alice in Wonderland* watercolor on board, 5"x5" *Tsuruhime* watercolor on board, 5"x5" *Red Riding Hood* watercolor on board, 5"x5" I created these little paintings for an art show, but was weirdly attached to them and didn't want to sell 'em. They combine my love of all things tiny with the concept of paper dolls. …
Pen Drawings
Every day, I whip out my sketchbook and doodle with my new favorite pen (0.4mm is the best). These are the ones I like from the last few days: …
Polka dotty
At an excruciatingly glacial pace, I am working on customizing WordPress and getting an etsy shop up and running. Perhaps you'd like to see a little cheerful illo I worked on today? I've been a big fan of polka dots before it became the hot trend and combined with sunshine yellow shoes, it's an outfit I want for myself. …
Drizzly Summer
Another grey day and another digital drawing. Maybe it's because I live in the Pacific Northwest, but I really enjoy drawing clouds and raindrops. It's chilly and un-summery outside, but I've got my trusty cafe au lait beside me and I'm admiring the many tattooed hipsters flowing in and out of the coffee shop. I've never had any desire to get inked myself but I actually love tattoos. If I were to get one, what would it be? There might have to be some stripes (I do love me some stripes!), and …