Love these illustrations on my new cookie molds! The molds are replicas from the 17th century but they look so current to me. 

I had fun doing this spot illustration for Wisconsin Restaurant magazine, a statewide publication about food and restaurant trends.  Beer and Chocolate? Yes please!

This is my prized find from my treasure hunting this weekend.  I literally gasped with delight when I first saw it.  I have long been in love with antiqued writing for children and My Pets, published in 1929, is packed with quirky favorites such as The Adventures of Saucy Rabbit and His Friends and Pansy Playmates. 

My family has a tradition of making silly homemade birthday cards for each other…Happy Birthday Dad! 

The first hint of what’s to come…Summer 2012

I had the honor of designing and illustrating the invitations for my brother’s upcoming wedding this summer.  They are having it outside their home in South Dakota, surrounded by bison and endless fields. Weddings are my favorite but I have a feeling this one will be extra special… 

It was fun to spot my cards on Design Work Life this morning! 

I am honored to be included in the Art in Your Home series on Bloesem! It was an interesting exercise to step back and see how I choose to display my life and how that directly affects my style of work. For those of you interested in seeing the space I work in and understanding more about my backstory, check it out here!

A GIVEAWAY!!! Enter by Wednesday, May 2nd at www.thebrightsideproject.com to win free product from me!  I am giving away a set of Happy Day notecards and a Puppet Love print.  Good luck! 

It was an honor to be part of The Bright Side Project!  I love their optimistic outlook and especially their mission, “To bring you sunshine everyday.”  Click here to check out my interview and stay tuned for a giveaway soon! 

A big thanks to Print and Pattern for featuring my Yay Day cards today! 

Do you recognize this little five legged guy?  He made a cameo appearance in my animation and since then he just won’t leave me alone!  I keep telling him that my next film won’t be for a few months! He has turned out to be a great assistant in the studio though; he has been reviewing my work, checking over contracts, he even acts as my typist. I’m lucky to have such eager help.  

Yay Day Cards now available in the shop! Get yours here!