Hello, hello! My goodness, has it really been so long since I last updated here? I just wanted to pop in to say "Happy Thanksgiving!!" I wish I could send you all flowers, but these watercolor blooms will have to do. I hope my mother-in-law isn't reading this because this is a card I painted for her that I just posted in the mail. It's been a whirlwind of a year full of HUGE events. So whirlwind, in fact, that I can't even wrap my head around all that's happened. The Japan trip changed my ... Read more

Happy Friday! I shared the beginning of my sea life doodles on Instagram a few days ago, and this is how I ended up filling up the sheet. Every so often, I pause and revel in the fact that this is my job - watercoloring is so fun!! These illos will get incorporated somehow into the next book, the final art of which is due in a month. I'm making slow but steady progress... So this means that I might be absent from here for long stretches again, especially since I'll be going on book tour for ... Read more

Happy Friday, my friends! I've been quiet here, there, everywhere. Thinking a lot, reading a ton. Speaking of reading, I created the poster above for Sasquatch Books for an upcoming event. Obviously, I had fall on my mind. I also made a spring version: Which do you like better? I believe it's getting printed right now, though I don't know which version they decided to go with. I'm betting autumn. I haven't felt engaged online for a long time. Not because there isn't great content ... Read more

Happy Friday! I always start off with an ambitious list of things I'm determined to complete while my mom is here in Seattle. Since my mom is the world's greatest babysitter (Homemade Japanese feasts and treats! Art lessons! Never-ending willingness to play board games and charades!), I feel a certain amount of pressure to get as much work done as possible. And every time, I don't even make a dent in my list and throw in the towel mid-week. As far as spring break goes, it's been mellow and ... Read more