Recent work for the Boston Globe

A couple weeks ago I had an illustration in the Boston Globe's "Globe 100" Magazine.

This illustration was for an article about how JetBlue is encouraging its customers to buy credits to offset their carbon footprint from flying. You can read the article on the Globe's website.
Here is how it looked with the article in the magazine:

Drawings as Gifts

Recently, I've done a couple gift drawings for people. The first was a portrait of my mother.

This was done as a birthday present for her. She had requested that I draw her a portrait of her for her birthday. I was a little nervous because doing portraits of people can be kind of a tricky thing and there is always the danger they won't like it. But she seems to have liked it and it was a successful gift!

This second drawing I gave to my boss who left the Children's Museum of the Arts last month. (I work there part-time as a teaching artist).

I took this drawing as an opportunity to play more with ink blotches and letting the ink flow uncontrolled a bit in the drawing. I think the results came out pretty good as well, and I will definitely be playing more with that in the future.

Needham Open Studios this weekend

This blog is a bit last minute. But, I am in the Needham Open Studios today and tomorrow.

If you check out www.needhamopenstudios.com, I am at location #9 on the map. I'm showing small originals, prints and cards. I will be sharing the space with Susan Anderson, Anne Tochka, and Zurdacrafts. (Zurdacrafts on Saturday only!) If you are in the Boston area you should come by and check it out.

Opening at Climate/Gallery tonight

I have three small pieces in the "Never Think Small Redux" show at Climate/Gallery this month. The opening is tonight! The show will be up through April 25th.

Happy (almost) Spring!

Spring is almost here! And it is finally beginning to feel a bit like spring here in Brooklyn. I am very ready for nicer weather. Here is a new springtime drawing I've just finished.
A print, as always, available in the Etsy shop.

"Homemade Brooklyn" in Greenpoint this weekend

I have work at the "Homemade Brooklyn" pop-up shop this weekend in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Come by March 12th-March 14th, 11am-8pm to check out the shop, which will be full of work from Brooklyn-based artists, designers and craftspeople. It is at Kill Devil Hill at 170 Franklin Street, Brooklyn. There is also an opening party Friday, March 12th 6pm-11pm.

New Cat Pillows

I've been working on a fun little project- making new cat pillows! I had to figure out how to block print on fabric for these, and there was a lot of trial and error involved. I am getting the hang of it now. I'm currently trying to save up for a sewing machine, but in the meantime I am getting pretty good at sewing by hand.
These are different than the ones I used to make not only because they aren't silkscreened, but also because they have fun decorative patterned fabrics on their reverse side instead of another cat image. You can check them out as I begin to list them in my Etsy shop.