This week I decided to make a fun homage to my current neighbourhood, through an illustrated map! Then I decided to see how I could add little animations, without getting too deep into the weeds.
Here’s the result!
Downloadable Weekly Planner
I’ll admit a guilty pleasure - I love planners. I love visualizing and making plans for the future. I think like a lot of people this year has put all far into the future plans to a standstill. But what we can do is still look to the near future, and make small steps towards our goals.
I watched a recent video by Furry Little Peach where she talked about her approach to planning her week and I really liked it. I wasn’t convinced it would work enough for me to invest in an expensive planner, but I wanted to give it a try. So I made my own style of planner sheet to try out — complete with room for doodling.
When I think about my week as an illustrator/freelancer my day actually starts on Friday so I made a version for myself as well starting then and with equal space for weekend days. I also added a section for wellness and creativity to remind myself to care for my body + mind and to allow myself to play with art just for myself.
Download these: Plain for doodles + Coffee Illustration Sheet HERE.
PRINT: Swimming Tigers in Rose
I first saw tigers as a kid on a trip up to Toronto to visit the Toronto Zoo. Ever since then I have been in love with tigers. Once, inspired by the famous zebra wallpaper in Wes Anderson’s film The Royal Tenenbaums, I attempted to create a full room wallpaper mural except with tigers, with just base paint and many thin pens/sharpies! I’d underestimated the time required to draw each by hand and in the end cut it down to one wall.
I channelled that inner tiger for this print. This aim of this print was captures grace of tigers as they pounce across water. It was created digitally in Procreate.
This print is currently only available in my Society 6 shop.
EDIT: You can now get this print as a face mask.
PROJECT: Floral Book Plate for the modern bibliophile
I have a collection of books inherited from my late father. I love to look inside them and see his scribbled notes and thoughts. I have a few newer books too and wanted to put a little more of myself in them so I made these book plates.
I love the feel of these floral plates, they pair perfectly with Austen and modern romantics.
During lockdown I’ve tried to start reading. Just finished my second book!
Designs now on SPOONFLOWER!
Great news guys — you can now find a few of my designs on the fabric and wallpaper website Spoonflower! I’m just dipping a baby toe for right now so it’s only a few faves that I thought would translate best to fabric uses my Whale Pattern, my Ginkgo pattern and one of my swam patterns. I hope to add more items by this fall.
Check out my spoonflower shop!
Check out my spoonflower shop!
