The Sketch Book

bey

So. I don't know about you, but personally, I don't love all the bey-shaming that's going on on Pinterest these days. At first I laughed when I saw that pin and thought nothing of it. But when my...

thoughts on being cryptic

Social media. It generates so much stress. Eating food used to be so much simpler before the issue of photographing and sharing it came into play. Weddings once could be declared legal in the sig...

Santa Baby...

Don't you just think Santa baby is playing on repeat in her head all the time? I can't believe this little minx is the last girl of 2013. Time to change the calendar and ring in the holidays!

Beyond The Pencil Skirt

If you're looking for a little light reading about... yes, you guessed it... me! Head on over to the Levo League site to read today's Beyond the Pencil (Skirt) article about Inslee By DesignHappy ...

Live Illustration - Elizabeth Arden Holiday Showcase

 Last night I had the pleasure of live-illustrating at the Elizabeth Arden Holiday Showcase to help them celebrate the launch of their newest fragrance, UNTOLD.Guests at the event sampled and compa...

mansur gavriel - a story of the purse hunter

GUYS. I have some exciting news. I have systematically researched, hunted, and victoriously purchased a Mansur Gavriel bucket bag.I don't use the word hunted lightly here.I have never understood th...

Kendra Scott

It's a beautiful day here in New York, the perfect kind of sunny but-not-hot day. I am just returning from a picnic lunch in Washington Square Park with my sketch book. Jazz musicians were casually...

Rack It Up

Meet Ali and Bri of Rack It Up! This is their new blog header illo and part of the branding I helped them with for their new online sale-alert based website that helps you create a virtual closet o...

Dark & Stormy

 It's been a dark and stormy spring in New York... and seemingly everywhere else, seeing as every time I turn on the news there's report of another record storm "capable of spawning tornadoes" as t...

dance academy seniors 2013

Congratulations to the graduating senior dancers of the Dance Academy of Loudoun! I'm becoming something of a tradition around the DAL, as each year the moms ask me to paint the seniors as ...