As someone who drags her feet through freezing New England winters, the coming of summertime is definitely the happiest part of my year. Sunshine, fresh air, warmth; I’ll take a summer day over any other! In celebration of this seriously sweet season, I’m offering a special deal on my prints. Buy one print, get 1/2 off a second print (of equal or lesser value).

Just a little fine print: discounts will be given after the order is placed. Wish it could be automatic but unfortunately Etsy doesn’t offer that yet! Also, there is no limit to the number of prints you can purchase, so feel free to stock up on birthday presents, “just because” goodies, and early-bird holiday gifts!

I bet you can think of dozens of people who could use some art in their lives. So what are you waiting for? Get shopping!

I have been spending a lot of time lately searching through old photographs, digging through my family’s collections and diving even deeper into vast online archives. While I’m not sure exactly what has prompted this recent binge, it reminds me of the hours I spent as a child engrossed in the stories of how life used to be. Now, I’m enjoying taking these snapshots and giving them a new life.

For this piece I started with a pencil drawing of the boy carrying a wheelbarrow. After experimenting with a few colors digitally, I mixed a perfect shade of mint and painted a background directly onto some linen. Over the weekend I stitched some fabric clouds over the paint, and when everything was finished I combined all the separate elements digitally. I am so glad to live in a time when technology allows me to combine my favorite mediums this way!

I hope you like my newest experiment; I’d love to hear what you think! And if you have a spot on your wall just waiting for this fellow, you can find him in my store.

I love this candy-colored palette right now! So happy and summery. I thought this would make the perfect little gift for someone you think is a winner, so it’s for sale here in my shop:

Hooray, finally getting my shop updated with new work! I’ve been itching to pretty up my print photos, and here’s what I came up with. A recent acquisition of vintage spools of thread provided some inspiration and color, along with some of my sewing accessories. I think these new shots do a better job of emphasizing the fabric aspects of these illustrations, what do you think?

I’ve also added some of the fabric jewelry leftover from the risd alumni sale. Take a look and keep checking back for more updates!

Working on beautifying my product photos a bit! You’ll see soon…