Alex Woo-hoo!

I'm trying to do better at making gifts, quickly and without over thinking so my lovely friend's birthday this week presented a great opportunity for just that.

I love singing, dancing and eating whenever I'm around Alex :) He has such an amazing "host" heart, he cares so much for people, has big dreams and loves being absolutely silly. This image is about a particular night when Lana Del Rey rocked our world as we laid around pondering life and enjoying the cold hard wood floor in his new empty apartment.

Happy birthday Alex!! Here's to another year of board games and dance parties :D

fashion cat

Lady Edith

Lady Mary

I just can't seem to get enough of these girls and their dresses OuO

Petty

A little illustration I did of a friend's sponsor child.

preschool brochure

Here are a few pages out of a tri-fold brochure I recently made. I never knew a brochure could be so fun! 

I hope to do more sometime soon :)

light bulbs on a rainy day

Today was another slow day of rest + recovery from a cold, Amy's Organic Soups and drawing.

These little lights have been on my mind for awhile. I love being around people that shine. Those kinds of people that are transparent about who they are. And even though they've been through hard times and have their own struggles, they always speak light into your life.

a little early Christmas cheer

Oh and you can nowww....

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Kelly + Clint

 

Lately I have been working on getting things ready for my etsy shop, happy little heart. One of the items I've been most excited about offering is custom portraits of couples. 

These two lovebirds, Kelly and Clint, just tied the knot in July! Kelly was a friend of mine in high school that I've been able to reconnect with and I must say our rekindled friendship has revealed the true beauty of social media. Kelly has a beautiful heart and an attitude of honesty that you can see in her blog where she shares the awkward and awesome bits of everyday life :)

I hope everyone's enjoying the change of seasons! I'll be announcing the opening of happy little heart soon soon so keep your eye peeledddd

<3

Jesus Art Show

 

This is my submission for this years Jesus Art Show at Ringling College of Art + Design.

So many abstract things come to mind with the prompt simply being 'Jesus'. When I think of Jesus I think of this huge limitless love. I think of divine purpose, of creation with intention. But when I got very quiet and asked myself what have I been learning about recently… freedom was the first word that came to mind. Freedom is something the Lord has brought up to me quite a few times before. You see I've lived life with a lot of worry. I have worried about what people thought of me, about how I looked, about the possibility of being sick, about the idea of death. It's ranged from tiny things to huge things. I grew up believing I was a worry wart and there was no changing. While in college I began to realize when I live with all this worry I am only half alive. I'm partially present. Then the Lord began to show me that I wasn't made to hold onto all this worry. I am not created to sit around and be fearful, I was created to seek after the Lord and put my trust in Him. To live everyday in freedom. It was a life changing discovery and something I still strive to live out each day. So through my piece I wanted to depict things that Jesus always brings with him. These three things have changed my life and helped me become the person I know I am made to be.

the kitties

Illustration Friday - Tall

The beginning of another school year

Recent freelance done for the children's ministry at Words of Life Fellowship Church. It's hard to think everyone's heading back to school already. Where did the summer go?!

The season for weddings has arrived! I get the feeling it's going to continue on for the rest of my life.. which is pretty exciting :)

This September will be the celebration of two friends of ours, Sam + Angel.  These two have such beautiful creative hearts for the Lord and it's been such a privilege getting to know them more over the last few years. I know God has some big plans for them and I can't wait to see it all unfold.

As a way to raise money for the big day Sam and Angel have set up a online store where they are selling limited edition prints of their work and their friends work. You can find this piece and other fun work there. I also wanted to encourage you to check out their beautiful website www.samlovesangel.com. These two worked together to illustrate 'their story' and they did a fabulous job, so go peek!! :)

new series!

Hello hello! Hope everyone's been having a great and glorious summer :)

It's been awhile since I've posted so I wanted to give you a quick late night update:
Twirling Skirts of Magic finished up mid July right before my beautiful sister-in-love's wedding + my birthday + family vacations. The first dummy book has been printed and Esther and I couldn't be more excited!! A big big thanks to everyone who helped make this book a reality. This wouldn't have been possible without you. Keep an eye out, I'll be posting some of the work from the book on here soon! For now here's a sneak peek of my new series "my love for you is..."

The latest freelance for a lovely client :)
He's been working with a friend to create an online community dedicated to understanding the in's and out's of Gamification! Really interesting stuff. You can check out some of the articles they're talking about here!

Jesus Art Show

My artist statement and submission to the Jesus Art Show back at ol Ringling :) 

Jehovah Rapha

(the Lord my Healer)

Over the last few years I’ve been interested in learning more about the promises the Lord has made to His people. One thing that has intrigued me in particular is His will to heal and work miracles. These three stories are from real people.  From ordinary people who know Jesus, His character, and want to be more like Him.

In one of the villages, Jesus met a man with an advanced case of leprosy. When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.”

Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.

Luke 5:12-13

60 watt angler fish :)

Pin Up Design Contest

Here are my submissions for the Threadless Pin Up design competition!

 Click on the title to see it on a t-shirt and vote if you'd like :)

A Pin and An Arrow

Simple Sunbathing

happy Valentine's day!