working on quilt pattern ideas

sketchbook drawing of greta grossman

an old drawing of mine. my friend liz is now contemplating getting these characters as a tattoo! yowza.

a couple of weeks ago at craft night, we tried to draw people from memory. i cheated and perused facebook again. this time, i opted to draw my former intern christine. ever the helpful and intelligent intern (seriously, she was one smart cookie), christine accidentally dropped a plate of cupcakes at our art opening. she then put them back on the plate and kept serving gallery goers. well done chistine... well done.

apparently sam is my unofficial muse, as he made an appearance in my sketchbook. sometimes drawing people from memory is beyond difficult, so you know what you do? stalk them on facebook.

a new sketchbook hopefully encourages new habits. i'm hoping to be better at drawing more consistently. step one, draw something familiar... like this cat.

[my new rib ring by jennifer of odette - can't wait to see what she's working on!]

valentine's day doodle

craft night continues! a drawing from last night wherein facebook photos served as the main form of inspiration.

a really great sunday consists of a day-long adventure with friends... farmers market, dim sum, coffee, and beer. we happened upon piper + john general goods (a part of oakland's popup hood) where we came across artist nicole buffett's small books. feeling particularly inspired, we decided to make our own. mine is called "burger".











//  a great video about popup hood. here's to placing #5 oakland!

a drawing of my mama, or "mims" as i like to call her.

eating these


while planning this

lately, i've been avoiding the computer big time and consequently, that means the blog as well. i was at work on the computer per usual when my neck muscles froze up and made all activities nearly impossible. i blame excessive computer time, hence my absence. on the plus, slight incapacitation means lying on the couch all day planning the next project... and also watching episodes of my so called life nonstop... you know, for research... or something.

also - just so you know, this site is not me... but gosh, people have been thinking it is. what to do?

my monday doodle. i've got bears on the mind for some reason. with winter knitting taking over my life, i'm feeling like i've got to get back to this drawing project. just one of my ongoing projects that needs some visiting, you know?

thanksgiving - how i miss you already, my favorite holiday. i spent the past couple of days in sonoma dreaming up new projects, knitting, eating far too much, and snacking on leftovers. heaven. hope everyone had a terrific thanksgiving!

I'm working on a series of drawings of women I feel oddly connected to (though I admit, distantly). First up is Kiki Smith - an odd choice since she's so eccentric. The connection? Our affinity for all things colorless - in other words, black. I think about a friend's birthday video from when I was 7(?) wherein all of the girls present were asked their favorite color. While pink and purple were obvious favorites among the partygoers, I appeared to be the only little lady who confidently cited a genuine preference to the color black. Yes, goth is weird. But goth at 7? Weirder.

Goodbye clouds, hello summer! Homemade pizza fest (thank you Erica + Alex!) + a day at the beach + too many breakfasts at Rockridge Cafe + Mad Men = perfect long weekend.

I'm not sure where this drawing is going. Maybe nowhere? I've been thinking of a new drawing I'd like to do possibly on "real" paper. There's something about stark white sheets of paper that intimidates me though. I feel like I'm more prone to messing up. Maybe that's why I've been drawing on lined sheets in my Moleskin notebook.

I've got rabbit ears on the mind.

Sharing a sketch from this weekend for Sam - and clearly making use of my recent marker purchase...

Who is Sam? This is Sam:

(This illustration is from a paper doll I made of/for Sam a couple of months ago as a very belated birthday gift. Outfits included a Michael Jackson getup and a biblical ensemble, but I prefer him in his skivvies.)

I've been going through my old sketchbooks for the past couple of weeks - transferring old notes and revisiting sketches in hopes of consolidating the "stuff" and making sense of the gibberish. It's been an oddly enjoyable experience, but I might be kidding myself.

moleskin 03 + 04

New illustrations for the Moleskin Project...