Hot Off the Press

This is a little sneak peak at a new card line that is in production right now. I'm loving the white on kraft.

6 New Pocket Notebooks in my shop!

I am stoked about the way these turned out. I'm loving kraft paper more and more because its good for the planet and ink looks beautiful on it. Each book has 32 blank pages of recycled paper. These make awesome stocking stuffers and I hope they do well over the holiday season.

Pocket Full of Posies Pocket Notebook


Worker Bee Pocket Notebook


The Traveler Pocket Notebook


Shattered Pocket Notebook


Penguin and Polar Bear Pocket Notebook. This design is a collaboration between myself and diskgrunt. Yay!

2010 Desk Calendar has Launched!

After many weeks of frozen pizzas and long hard hours on the printing press I am thrilled to announce that my 2010 calendar is for sale in my Etsy Shop. They will also be for sale at the Black Friday Handmade Holiday Popup Show at Tribute Gallery if you live in Portland and want to see them in person.

My main inspiration for the illustrations was nature + geometry. As with alot of my work, pattern is a heavily used element. I absoutely love sitting down and making patterns so it was only natural for me to have several in my 2010 calendar. I also tried to keep my line work feeling free and I really tried to embrace the little imperfections. Sometimes its hard to predict how your illustrations will change when they go from paper to computer to print, but I'm getting much better and smarter with the way I work. The ink selection has such a big impact on the final print. I think I was even suprised how changing one color can totally change the emotional response to a print. In the end I hope people enjoy the prints and can get some bit of happiness by seeing them on their desk.





I have learned so much the past two weeks while printing. I want to give a huge thanks to diskgrunt for all of his help printing the calendar. It would not have ever happened without him. Also, if you know of any botiques in your area that would be a good match for my calendar, please let me know.

Calendar Process Photos

I am soooo close to finishing the 2010 calendar. It should be up in the shop by Friday. Woot! I wanted to share some of my process photos.

Sneak Peak at 2010 Silk Screen Calendar

I'm printing this years calendars again with the assistance of Diskgrunt over at his independent silkscreen press "The Pull" in North Portland. It is awesome to see my ideas come to life. I am deep in the production process of getting all of the calendars printing. It is fun and intense and so different that my normal day of 8-10 hours in front of a computer. My back isn't happy with me but I'm enjoying myself. So far I have 4 months printed so I'm a 1/3 of the way done. Woot! Stay tooned for more updates.

Also, if you ever have a project you want to silk screen, make sure to contact Diskgrunt. He is a very talented illustrator and runs a nice silkscreen shop.

Etsy Sneak Peak: Itty Bitty Greetings

This past weekend I have been making these really cute itty bitty envelopes out of my silk screen patterns. They are really fun to hold and play with. I'm such a sucker for miniatures. I'm not sure what it is, but they make me want to squeal and dance. Woot!

New Calendar in my Etsy Shop

Check out my latest etsy item here. This project has been really fun for me becuase it forced me to get off the computer and make with my hands. The process of screenprinting is very time consuming and I spent every free moment for 2 weeks preping the screens or running the press. That being said, the final product is worth it. There is something very satisfying about seeing the ink on the paper and feeling the textures. You can find more photos of my process here. Special thanks to diskgrunt! I would not have been able to do this project without you.