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I'm a huge Happy Rant podcast fan and it was like a dream when they asked to use my drawings on a mug! It makes the Lagares Roaster's coffee taste even better.

Get your own mug here!

Yer a wizard, Harry!

I just started re-reading some of the Harry Potter books recently, so this #31daysofHarryPotter is timely! It's so fun to get lost in those stories again and see new details I missed before.

Must be a Weasley

I don't have time to do all 31 days of July, but it has been fun to do a few Harry Potter characters!

Expecto Patronum!

A sketch of Hermione for #31daysofHarryPotter! She was always my favorite character.

Sweater vest

So excited for the new season of the British Baking Show!! Go, James!

Ta Daaaa

I need to try this painting technique more often!

Care for a cuppa?

The fine folks over at Two Leaves + a Bud tea company now sell notecards with my original tea-inspired illustrations! Be sure to check them out as well as their other wonderful products.

"The Kingdom Without Rhyme"

"The Kingdom Without Rhyme" has arrived! Click here to get your own copy!

Pictured above is one of the illustrations from the book: the village doctor tries some homemade remedies to cure the king of his rhyming curse.

Bursting into Bloom

I finally figured out how to film a work-in-progress video! This is going to be fun.

Music credit: Joshua Bell, "Aucassin and Nicolette" by Fritz Kreisler.

Won't you be my valentine?

Happy Valentine's Day! Here are some free illustrated valentines for all your Feb. 14th needs. 

(Pro tip: use cardstock!)

: Download here :

Ding-Dong Merrily on High

It's that time of year again! As my gift to you, here are free printable gift tags for all your gift-giving this Christmas.

: Download Here :

(Pro tip: for best results, use white cardstock and put your printer settings on "best".)

Merry Christmas!!

xoxo

Shop Update!

I'm delighted to announce a bunch of new items are now available over on my Etsy shop!

You can find original framed art and some fun illustrated Father Christmas notecards just in time for December 25th.

The woman, the myth, the legend

I can't even believe it but I got a chance to meet one of my illustration heroes, Jan Brett!

To see a comic of the adventure, click here.

Bon voyage, sketchbook

Through SCBWI, I had the pleasure of participating in a fun little project with a traveling sketchbook.

I wanted to paint a place I would want to walk into and explore... a cozy cafe with a cat seemed just about right.

Happy Trees

I so wish I could share all the illustrations I've been working on for the new book from Mograce Publishing, "The Kingdom Without Rhyme". It will be released in spring 2018.

Until then, here's a look at painting happy trees.

Kwishuuuuuuu Wwwuuummwwumm

That's my best impression of how a lightsaber sounds. Just popping in with a little taste of #inktober!

Two Generations of Watercolor

So excited to be hanging my first professional art show with my dad! This show will be up in the Cazenovia Public Library in October and November.

ready, set...bake!

Doodling my favorite bakers from the Great British Baking Show on this rainy Monday.

scribblings

*I watched a quietly delightful documentary last night called Kedi, about the street cats of Istanbul. But now I want one!

*So excited for the new season of The British Baking Show! As Mary Berry would say, "it's sheer perfection." 

*If you're going to be in the Adirondack area on July 6th, come to Timberline Cafe + Bakery for a book signing event with me and author Maurice Hebert! It starts at 4:00 and there will be coffee, tea, books, and general bonhomme. 

hot off the press

The thrill of seeing an illustration in print never gets old. These two found a place in SCBWI's Spring Bulletin. So delighted!

In other news, this chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe from Alton Brown sure does hit the spot. 

In the earbuds: Ed Sheeran