Outskirts

There is a toe-tappin band coming out of Auburn, AL right now that are fantastic and worth a listen (or two, or three) called Outskirts. I am an acquaintance of one of the band members and on her birthday was inspired to create a bit of art for them. I did it on a whim and told her they could use it however they pleased so it could show up on merchandise. You can check out their facebook page here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Outskirts/271505642888389

Spring Cards

These are a few cards I created for friends this spring. The first one is a birthday card for my wonderful friend Grace, chicks are her favorite animal! The second is a card for my friend Iggie who was donning the cap of a thespian for the Medical School Skit Night held annually here in Birmingham - the chicks in Grace's card were so fun I felt compelled to use a chick motif again. And finally, at the bottom, is the card I made for my dear friend Rachel's bridal shower. All of these were so fun to create and each person enjoyed their respective card as well!

Happy 2011!

I realize we are a good bit into the new year but I had designed this as a New Year's greeting and had wanted to post it on here. I hope everyone's 2011 has thus far been excellent and will continue to be!

Birthday Cards

These are a few birthday cards I designed for a couple of my friends. While I can claim all of the art from the top card I cannot for the bottom card - the hand drawn giraffe vectors were created by Scarletbits [Scareltbits.com] and the watercolor textures were created by Jay Hilgert [although both were benevolently released to be used in the general community.] Cards are so fun to design, and it's nice to be thinking about one person in particular the entire time you're making the design. I am looking forward to the next birthday to come up so I can design another!

Eat Up! meal plan magnets

This is a project I did as a student. My roommate was put on a specified meal plan which she had in a disorganized binder printed on basic letter paper that was tearing and getting stained from using them as she prepared her food. I set out to improve the way the meal plan would be used functionally as well as add an aesthetic value that would make it less of a chore and more like an enjoyable cooking experience. The Different breakfasts, lunches, and dinners she could choose from were printed onto magnets (which stored separately by meal in jars on the counter) to be conveniently displayed on the refrigerator. The pictures below showcase the actual magnets, how they would display on the refrigerator, and how they would store on the counter.

cookie cook book project

This is one of my favorite projects I did as a student. I picked my favorite cookie recipes and, using illustrations I made in ink and water color that I scanned in, compiled a small cook book of them. I hand bound the book (using sewing and glue) and made a hard cover for it as well. The cover type is in my handwriting.