Category Archives: Kids Art

Land of Nod :: Twelve Days of Christmas Ornaments

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

I’m so honored to have my new 12 Days of Christmas Ornaments (and an interview) featured on The Land of Nod’s blog today! The Land of Nod is a company I’ve worked with for a few years, and they are known for working with independent artists and designers. Last year, they asked me to design 12 ornaments based on the 12 Days of Christmas, and I jumped at the chance. The final designs for nine of the ornaments are below. You can order the ornaments here. Each ornament is hand-painted by an artisan with my designs making each set unique (they will look slightly different than the original designs you see below).

Enjoy!

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Sunburst #2

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

As promised, another vintage-inspired sunburst.

Have a good day, friends.

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A Burst of Sun

Thursday, April 12, 2012

I love those rainy days when it (if like magic) stops raining and the sun comes out just when you are doing something outdoors. Today I got up to go swim my laps, and it was pouring rain (hailing, actually). And just when I got onto the pool deck the clouds cleared and the sun came out. They sky remained blue for the entire hour of my swim, and it was so nice.

I love vintage-inspired sun burst imagery, and the painting above is the first in a series of sun bursts that I’ll be making over the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned for more.

Also: thank you for all the love you’ve given me about the opening of my new shop yesterday! I haven’t had a chance to thank everyone individually who posted/tweeted/FB’d about it. It was heartfelt. Thank you.

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Elephant

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Newish work. A little elephant. Available for license.

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Forest

Monday, April 2, 2012

This is a little drawing I made last year. You can purchase an archival print of it here.

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More Kids Art

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Here are a few more pieces from the collection I featured yesterday. Enjoy and have a great Tuesday.

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Happy Monday

Monday, December 5, 2011

A couple of years ago I started creating kid-friendly characters in my artwork. It began with the owl you see above (and a bird, not pictured here). And then this past year I added the squirrel and hedgehog. I love creating bright and bold artwork for kids! I’ll share a few more tomorrow.

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More Magical Kingdoms

Thursday, October 27, 2011

You may recall a couple of weeks ago, I posted some new illustration work I’d done for the children’s market. Here are a few more pieces in that series. Both are available for license through my agency. They are made from gouache + vintage paper (one of my favorite combinations, incidentally). Enjoy.

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The Dictionary of Extraordinary Ordinary Animals

Thursday, October 20, 2011

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Last year I worked for nine months painting 150 full color illustrations for the most amazing children’s book. The experience was grueling (I even broke my arm right before the deadline!) but it was a labor of love. I am so happy to announce that the book, The Dictionary of Extraordinary Ordinary Animals, is now available! I feel so grateful to have worked with authors Lisa McGuinness and Leslie Jonath and the amazing Sara Gillingham (book designer), and I would do it all over again. You can get your copy here or at your local book store.

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Magical Kingdoms

Thursday, October 6, 2011

One of my favorite ways to spend the afternoon is making drawings inspired by the odd combination of medieval villages and mid-century style illustration. These are all drawn on vintage paper with gouache and ink. You can see more of my children’s themed artwork {including more from this series} in my online portfolio.

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Hello! Welcome!

Friday, September 30, 2011


Hello friends and welcome to my brand new blog! This is a place where I will post daily images of my work and things that inspire me. I hope you will follow along. Until tomorrow, au revoir!

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