Alphabet Geek Check

The ABC's of Branding:

i love this!

Well, Mr. Nysogynist... let me tell YOU!

i miss you, too
(i don't think it looks like us but that's my favorite nook for head resting!)

Beach folk in Boracay

I snorkeled!

which is a big step for a recent capsizing victim
poor picture quality = no scanner in the philippines :(

My Illustration Came True!

just pretend that the branch is ice cream :)

True Blueeee

oh, hello blue

how do your colors blend so?

with such textures and shapes

so pretty i can just eat you up!

but i'll let you live so you can see the blues again

boracay, PI

Modes of Transportation!

I love traveling for those short glimpses into everyday life.

Buses, trains, autos, rickshaws... I'll take 'em all!

sitting in the train station:

ferry to elephanta island:

my preferred way of traveling: b&g express!

Taj Mahal... yeah I guess it's nice

Just kidding!
Don't go on Fridays! They're closed, which is a fact Sandeep and I failed to check when we arrived. Oops. Either way, I got my look at the palace the next morning, but found the tourist to be so much more interesting!!

henna inspired in punjab

I got henna on my hands for the wedding. It took a really long time (for both application AND waiting for it to dry), but it was worth the experience.

with the crusties:
post crusties removal:

my own version of it, while in transit from Ludhiana to Agra:

Sandeep has the photos from the wedding so I'll add later.

Back from Indialand! Back in the PI!

Boy, was I terrible at updating... I'm a visual person! I need pictures to accompany my experiences so here they come finally
(one month later) in chronological order....

Hello from India!

I have so many sketches and photos to share,

but without ability to upload until December. Wah wah.

For now, here's a photo my lpe nyc rep (hehe)

took from Artist & Fleas in bk. She's so cute!

Auuaaauauaaaghhh

so cute so cute... I couldn't resist!

See the rest of the pumpkin contest submissions here

My Lola!

:)

New York City in the Pinas

My view from the condo in Makati.
It's about as NYC as it gets in the PI,
which is good because I miss the big apple like no other.

I think a storm's a'brewin'!!

Happy Halloween!

from the B&G kids at fort greene

New Earmuffs!

I'm never really on vacation... I'm just working wherever I go :)

These ones are going to DNA Gallery, Oklahoma City.

B&G

I miss the biscuit to my gravy.
He's the best treehouse/fort companion ever,
not to mention greatest cloud kicker.
>shakes fist at ocean & continent that divide us<

I made a wallet!

because my old one is chilling in Lake Washington with all the fishies.
I don't know why I look so serious.
I'm actually quite happy and proud of my felt & cotton wallet :)

Jeepney Time!

The jeepney is just as good for drawing & watching people as the nyc subway! Except it's a bit bumpier and I have to manage holding my sketchbook still with my drawing hand, as my other hand is occupied pressing a towel to my nose to avoid all the gross fumes & dust. Yum.

btw: this is a jeepney. 

Hello from the PI!

So I'm the Philippines! I'd have photos to post, or at least a better way of digitzing my drawings if I had a camera that didn't fall into Lake Washington. So photobooth will have to do :)

The sketch is of an actual scene I saw on the street in metro Manila. Little guy looked so scared squished between his parents haha.

Listen

Do you want to know a secret?

ooh wahh oooooh

Do you promise not to tell?

woahh oooh oooh

Closer

ooh wahh oooooh

Let me whisper in your ear

Okay, too close!!

Oh silly times. 

This is a custom order for Ms. Shannon Leith, the lovely photography guru based in Pasadena. She stumbled upon my creations in Majestical Roof & contacted me to make her very own. Her photos are lovely, & her engagement photo sessions are particularly delightfully fun.

The cardinal & branch took a good amount of time to make, not because the cardinal was difficult to sew, but because it rained so much during the summer! Finding a sunny day to go branch hunting in the park was almost impossible. Shout out to David for helping me on the hunt.

Harold & the Miles of Cupcakes

I realize I haven't mentioned anything about my children's book in progress... oops!

Well, here's a color spread :) Enjoy!