When my uber-talented friend, Kate Woodrow approached me this spring about working on a logo and branding for her new literary agency and creative consultancy, Present Perfect Dept., I was completely thrilled. Before starting Present Perfect Dept. this year, Kate was a Senior Editor at Chronicle Books. She has an incredible knack for working with artists and […]

A few days ago, we returned from a glorious week of vacation at Lake St. Catherine in Poultney, Vermont. This vacation is a special one for our family – we gather every year with an incredible group of friends and all of our wild kids. We spend our time together swimming in the lake, eating delicious food, watching rain storms, playing […]

Friends, I am completely thrilled to share some very exciting news! Chronicle Books recently asked me to make illustrations for their Behind the Bar: Two Tea Towels, a product they have coming out next year. Earlier this spring, I painted several dozen ink illustrations of classic bar tools and bar glasses for them. For inspiration, I looked at images of vintage […]

I’m so excited to announce that my work is featured on Designlovefest today! Designlovefest is a gorgeous lifestyle blog that regularly showcases artists’ work as free downloadable desktop wallpaper in their series Dress Your Tech. Such a fun idea, yes? I was completely thrilled when they asked to feature my work and very honored by the opportunity. If you’ve never spent […]

It’s rainy outside, but pretty colorful on my desk today.

Hi Friends! It’s been long time since my last post. It’s good to be back!  Earlier this year I had the pleasure of working with the incredibly talented and thoughtful photographer, Martha Swann, on recreating her logo and branding. As you can see from her work, she has a brilliant eye for color, light, and […]