pug life.

out of all the breeds of dogs that i've drawn, the pug hands-down wins the prize for getting the most response from folks on the interweb. so, i'm in the studio today working on some pug art, as well as revisiting some some sketches from awhile back. remember that girl pulling the wagon? i had to redraw her friends...the original crew was just not right...

hooray is for horses!

working on some new stuff in the studio...hope to post more soon. :)

our little tree, postmortem

my husband and i are suckers for the 'charlie brown' tree in the lot. we see a lot of potential in a lopsided, scrappy little tree, and this year our feelings did not waiver. our tree this year had a good run, but as you can see in my sketch, it's time for the recycling bin :( perhaps a good representation of how we feel after the holidays? hope yours was great!

one last thing...

I've been working on redesigning my website here and there, whenever I can find a free moment. My challenge to myself for the upcoming year is to try to push myself to learn a few new things computer-wise and try out some new mediums palette-wise. I get complacent and stuck on working with the same materials over and over. It's time to shake things up!

So here's to a new website for early 2012- stay tuned!

Happy holidays!

a year winding down.

a new year is around the corner, and like this exuberant fella above, i can't wait! i hate to make this brief, but i have to go participate in the madness that is the holidays :)

an important side note: my dear and talented friends, Julia Denos and Emily Goodale, have started a project to call attention to and raise money to help one of the most overlooked animals in shelters: black cats. These beautiful creatures are often unnoticed because they do not photograph well, or because of superstitions. so please, check out their beautiful prints and tell all your cat-loving friends & family!!
Find out more info at each of their blogs: http://thecinnamonrabbit.blogspot.com/
and: http://theshortlivingroom.blogspot.com/

Happy holidays!

brisk!

bundled up and ready to go! this gal is pulling "something" or "things" along in her wagon...but i suppose until i finish my new website design, you'll have to wait and see...

stay warm...mr. brisk is here to stay!

wedding bells

Hooray! I'm officially a 'Mrs.'! I cannot even believe the beautiful day we were blessed with this past Saturday. A warm, October day and evening was absolutely perfect for our little celebration. It's been over a year and half of quietly planning, creating, collecting and mildly stressing about 'our big day'. But it has come and gone and filled my heart with so much happiness. Part of the creating had to be kept secret, and now I can finally share!

The invitation...
Our sweet and sassy wedding party...


Cake toppers! (I think I captured our side-swept hair-dos pretty well)...


The real-life couple...

And the cake toppers and partial centerpieces and guest book have made it back home (notice a little 'Grandma's Gloves illustrated by Julia Denos, and Moomin peeking out)...


hopefully even more good news to come and share in the future...it's going to be a good year. :)