The Sketch Book

Ashley's Bridal Party

Here's a bevy of bridesmaid beauties to start this Friday! W&L alumni, you may see some familiar faces here! What do you think, have I been a bridesmaid machine lately or what?

wedding dress shopping

disclaimer: this is most definitely not a sketch of my wedding dress so don't get too excited!So... I've been trying on wedding gowns since April, stalking wedding gown designers websites since I l...

have a simply luxurious weekend

 Don't you wish you were her? She's a new sketch for Shannon of The Simply Luxurious Life to help celebrate her new section on her blog about french-inspired living. Shannon has the best taste, her...

back to school

 I know, I know I know. How cute is she?! This was a recent commission for Megan, a Georgetown student.Doesn't it just make you want to crack open a new package of flash cards? Back in my day, we w...

August

 Happy August - a day late! Time to hop on that rusty old beach bike and head into town for some fresh cut sunflowers and soak up what's left of summer this weekend.August for me is always a time o...

we scream for ice cream

 Petit fours vs. dessert crepes? Carrot cake or caramel cake?These are the difficult decisions I am faced with as next May 17th approaches. I am just returning from a wild weekend of planning for t...

Roman Memory

 Exciting news, the 2014 calendar is D.O.N.E.Every year calendar-creating time is a time of creative evolution and a lot of me telling everyone how stressed I am. I'm glad it's over and I can resum...

July 2013

I can't believe it's calendar changing day yet again. I barely had a chance to get to know June! This summer is flying by. July is here, rocking one of my favorite combinations - sweaters and bikin...

the almighty cronut

 Have you heard of the cronut? I won't ask if you've tasted one, because apparently this is the pastry equivalent of asking if you regularly dine at the French Laundry. Apparently the bakery that c...

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...