The Sketch Book

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...

Erika's Girls

Meet Erika's bridesmaids, I sketched each of these lovely ladies for her to give them to thank them for being a part of her wedding. Aren't they fabulous, each with very unique style and personali...

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...

emily maynard + towne & reese + inslee sketches

Hello! Introducing my sketches for  Emily Maynard Jewelry! Emily, the former bachelorette star, has become a lifestyle and fashion presence since her TV fame and is now designing jewelry in partner...

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...

Inslee By Design available at SHOPBOP

 In case you all missed this instagram, I thought I'd repost it here because I am oh-so excited to share this news with you all!SHOPBOP - one of my very favorite, go-to places for online shopping i...

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...

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 ...