Crochet!

I've been getting into crocheting lately, it's a very calming activity. I've been working on a scarf, but recently I've been seeing a lot of these crocheted dolls and animals- called "amigurumi," which means "crocheted doll" in Japanese- it seems like there's a huge movement for crocheted cute things there, which has spread here. I started noticing them I think at ACen 09, but I really noticed them at ACen10. I'm a sucker for cute things, so I decided to try making one myself.

So here is a baby chick! I marathoned this today.

Look, he has a little tail!

Definitely learned a lot about crocheting doing this. It actually helped me learn the basics more than the scarf I'm currently working on (I did most of that backwards, oops), but I think he came out cute for a first try. I definitely want to try making more! Including Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet.

Letterpress notecards

I am currently interning at a local design and letterpress studio (run by basically the nicest person ever), which is a lot of fun. To learn how to use the press, I was able to design and print custom notecards. I got to experiment with different weights and textures of paper, along with trying to align plates and mix colors. Getting colors right on a letterpress is a lot harder than just mixing them together with a paintbrush. Definitely learned a lot though!

Halloweentime!

It's almost that time. We always get a ton of kids for Halloween, because the farmers get a flatbed trailer, line it with lights, and round up all the farm kids and drive them to the neighborhoods. So we'll get 40 kids at a time. It's an adventure!

valentine

I might be four months early. Though to be fair I am contemplating possible illustrative styles for my save-the-dates. I'd like to do cute illustrations without them feeling too forced.

sketches and patterns

Just some random things from my sketchbook.

I love Iron Chef. Battle Truffle!

Illustrated based on a poem someone I know wrote.

Hanging out with a dear friend watching Where the Wild Things Are.

Pattern!

Options

Half a year ago I had no idea of the various wedding "silhouettes". I know differently now.

Hearts & Tetris

Odd face, odd, vaguely Alice-inspired character, and tetriminos. Otherwise known as Tetris blocks. I love Tetris.

Inspired by some fabric I saw in the basement of the woman who owns Southern Pursenality. I don't think the particular swatch is on the website, but she makes amazing purses.