Hello, hello! Now that Ba-chan, The Ninja Grandma has officially launched, I am sewing like a fiend. You may or may not know that I sew in my bedroom. In our sweet little townhouse, we have a disproportionately huge master bedroom and though I love me some airy minimalism, it seemed a shame to let all that space go to waste. I've carved out a little corner as my "atelier" and for the last 6 or so years, this has been working out pretty well. One of the downsides, however, was that I pushed ... Read more
Espadrilles Kit by A Happy Stitch
Hello, my friends! Amid the swirl of book launch prep, I also made shoes. SHOES. Espadrilles, to be exact. The Espadrilles Kit from A Happy Stitch, to be even more exact. They look legit, right? When my lovely friend Melissa of A Happy Stitch contacted me to see if I'd like to try my hand at shoe-making, I was all in. I was actually a little nervous. There were some super long and curvy needles involved and the very helpful and thorough kit included "needle pullers" (plastic thimble ... Read more
Behind the Scenes with Ba-chan, The Ninja Grandma + FREE GIFT AND GIVEAWAY! [CLOSED]
Today is the day! Hooray! Hooray! My friends, what an incredible ride these last few years have been. Ba-chan, The Ninja Grandma marks the fourth book I've published with Sasquatch Books (and third with their children's imprint Little Bigfoot). My head spun while typing that. What's been fascinating for me is how different the experience has been for each book. Little Kunoichi, The Ninja Girl -- my first book baby -- effortlessly popped out with virtually no changes, nary a stretchmark. I ... Read more
Book #4: BA-CHAN, THE NINJA GRANDMA!!!!!!
Hello, hello! Long time, no blog...the last five months whisked by and I have no excuses for not updating at all. I've been focusing on "being in the moment" and have fully enjoyed immersing myself in spring/summer activities and projects! Now that it's September (my favorite month of the year), I'm feeling that usual surge of energy to get back into action. We did so much this summer: some traveling, a few camps for K, a ton of time with family and friends. And we got a kitten! I've become a ... Read more
Happy Friday + A Flower Shower
Happy Friday! I've been painting a lot lately, experimenting with the many, many watercolor and gouache paints that I have. I'm in between big deadlines right now so I gave myself a break for the entire month of March to basically goof off. These illos aren't for any particular project and it's lovely to just aimlessly sketch. The plan was to simply read and sort of putz around for a month, but then - as per usual -- I found myself making a massive to-do list of sewing, home improvement and ... Read more