The Sketch Book

Devotion

 I'm feeling very end-of-summer camp this morning. Fall is creeping into the air in NYC and I just got back from a weekend of swimming in a lake and dancing out under the stars in a field with all ...

happiness/peonies/chevrons

So I took a little time this week to see what is happening on the internet. Because, after all, if I expect people to come find out what is happening on my blog, it only seems fair that I find out ...

August at Layla Grayce

I'm guest posting today on the Layla Grayce blog: The Backroom!Layla Grayce is an online boutique destination for design, clothing and gifts. I illustrated some of my favorite items from their col...

some news

July resolution accomplished. It's time to pack up my brushes and paints and move out of my work-at-home slump. (And much faster than I ever dreamed possible) I'll be moving Inslee By Design centra...

the roxy

 Last night I had a much needed meeting of the minds with fellow independent creatives Roxy Owens of Society Social, Loren Barham of Loren Hope and Mackenzie Horan of Design Darling.Each one of the...

shoe resolution

 Month of August resolution: find a pair of shoes that I don't hate. Running shoes that is. And then run around in them. A lot. I'm convinced that finding the right shoes in the right color is the ...

Happy August

Time for a new calendar page! Happy August!And even more exciting - time for a NEW CALENDAR!!!  (poor August, she is always getting overshadowed by the release of the new version of the calendar) T...

book signing at W atlanta - buckhead

Today I'll be hanging out with Emily Giffin at Urban Chic in DC, you may remember this illustration that I did for the invitation. But I wanted to share another EG related illustration too. This ...

Maison Ilan - Le Chambertin 2010

This is something new and different and totally exciting for me to share with you all.Behold my very first wine label design.From my embarrassingly limited understanding of the world of wine, this ...

sketches from last night

A few sketches from illustrating for Coye Nokes last night. We met at Coye's bright and airy studio above Chelsea Market for prosecco and shoe sampling. Her friends each got to choose a pair of s...