Tag Archive: chicago

  1. Fresh

    Attended an amazing class led by Jeremy Tinder  almost two weeks back that gave me some great new perspectives and ideas on how to improve my process.  All of my burning, nerdy questions were resolved! He showed me what kinds of pens and brushes to use- I’ve started using India Ink instead of gouache because the ink …

  2. Elv-olution

    Just illustrated and designed a fun poster for a children’s Christmas play about how the elves ended up in the North Pole.  It’s being performed for two nights only here in Chicago at the Greenhouse Theater.  www.greenhousetheater.org Hooray! This was really fun and I’d love to do more jobs like this (for any show or band …

  3. Fruit Flies

    This summer, my sister and I had a bad run in with some small flying bugs.  We still haven’t completely gotten rid of all of them, but their numbers seem to be dwindling.  Fruit flies, most of you are familiar with, especially if you were once a college student. Typically fruit flies will follow you into the house via …

  4. Drink n Draw at Spudnik Press

    Went to Spudnik Press‘ bi-monthly Drink and Draw event Wednesday with my friend Devon. Much silliness ensued, this drawing being a good example (Devon and I picked one noun, verb and adjective: in this case they were animal, sparkly and sitting).  Later everyone there tried to draw the continental United States from memory- it was …

  5. PARK(ing) Day 2012

    Back in 2009, I stumbled on PARK(ing) Day, an international public space event. I’ve always loved the idea, which is to take over a city parking spot for a day and create a mini park there (any kind of park! a rose garden, a skate park, a cafe) where people can hang out and enjoy …