August has been a fun and busy month, filled with road-tripping, packing and unpacking, making prints, sketching, and not a lot of cooking. I had the pleasure of getting away on a couple of weekends with my good friend, Maresa, of Dusty Rose VIntage to participate in the Phoenicia Flea, a traveling makers' market organized by James Anthony and Paul Lowe, of Sweet Paul. The first weekend we hit Accord, NY where we set up shop at the beautiful Westwind Orchard, an organic apple farm where, if you come on the right weekend, you can get beautiful, zucchini blossom-topped wood-fired pizzas. Weekend two took us to Asbury Park, NJ, right on the boardwalk next to the amazing Market at 5th Ave. , a really interesting makers' market in its own right. On the way home from Jersey, we paid a visit to Seven Arrows Organic Farm, where Farmer Meg gave us a tour of the farm and introduced us to all her hard working animal companions. This month I met so many wonderful people all doing what they love, weathering the inconsistencies of small business ownership, smiling at the little victories, and laughing at the unpredictability of it all. Made me happy. Here are some silly pics from the months happenings.
In Conversation with BJD Craft Works
Looking for something to listen to? Then maybe you'd like to check out my recent interview with BDJ Craft Works, a project of Austin-based wood worker Brian David Johnson. I had him over to the studio a few weeks ago to talk about the creative process and how I started working as an illustrator. We cover a lot of ground, from the first drawing class I took-- age 7, Drawing Animals, Kendall College of Art & Design, to some of my first illustration gigs, to now. It was a really lovely conversation, led by a truly nice human being. And regardless of whether you listen to the podcast, check out his beautiful work!
and I love this photo of his woodworking studio...