Off Planet by Aileen Erin

Guys! I’m pretty excited to share this one with you! I’ve had a couple projects in the works recently that I’ve been DYING to talk about. Here’s one them!

I had the honor of collaborating with the mega-talented USA Today Bestselling author Aileen Erin on creating some promo illustrations in support of her new release, OFF PLANET, coming March 19th.

I’m almost done reading it YOU GUYS...you need to read this book. It’s sooooo good! If you love an immersive world and a strong, relatable heroine...this is your jam.

Also, OFF PLANET was picked for Apple Books’ Best Books of March! How rad is that? 

This is one illustration; I’ll share a few others I made for OFF PLANET as we approach the release date. Thank you for letting me a small part in the launch of your book, Aileen! Can’t wait to see this one top the charts soon!

Working on this was such a treat! I can’t wait to share the other illustrations with you guys soon!

You is Kind

You ever have one of those days where you feel like you can’t win? Today was one of those days for me. Things outside of my control really tried to get me down but I managed to shake it off.

It was a good day; I got a lot done with work. finished up an illustration project that I’m excited about (and will share with you guys soon). This quote from The Help kept popping into my head. (Bee tee dubs can you believe that movie is 8 years old?!) .

Here are the individual drawings, if you’re into that sort of thing. :)

The weekend begins tomorrow, loves! I’m all in for that ish. I have a couple posts in the works for this weekend, so I’ll talk to you soon!

Mac and Cheese

Hi friends! How is your week going so far? Mine has been a little nutty! I’ve been working on something that I’m pretty excited about and I hope to share with you soon. When I get excited about a project, I get hyper-focused, so I haven’t done much personal work the past few days.

I did correct that today and made this piece for someone I love.

This one goes out to my mac. We all have that person; someone who gets us, who supports us, who calls us out our BS. Someone who makes our day a little brighter, even when you’re just talking about how much your day sucked. 😆 I’m declaring today the Unofficial Mac Appreciation Day. Do you have a mac (or macs) in your life? Squeeze em tight.

And, because you know I do, here is an animated version of this illo.

Per the norm, I made this in Procreate on my iPad Pro and then animated it in Photoshop.

I’ll be back soon with more info on this fun project I’ve been drawing my booty off for. Guys, it’s been a dream for me! So excited.

Officially Live!

After drawing my butt off and wrangling some code, the site is finally somewhat ready-ish. It’s come a long way. I’m a virgo and I live up to the perfectionist stereotype in spades. My to-do list is still mighty long. But I have a couple exciting opportunities in the pipe that have accelerated things on the creative front.

So, take a look around, kick the wheels, take ‘er for a test drive. I’m excited to share this space with you guys. More to come!

Sunday Tardis

Hi friends! How was your weekend? Things have been calm here and it’s been a treat. After spending time with loved ones being crafty, eating too much and getting tipsy yesterday, we’ve stay close to home on this snowy Sunday.

You read that right, folks! We finally got some snow in the beautiful state of Oklahoma! Granted, it was only a dusting but let me enjoy it, okay?

Yay! for snow but Boo! for the really frickin’ cold day it brought with it. Luckily we didn’t much on the agenda for today. As of 6:20 PM, we’re still in our PJs. We watched Ralph Breaks the Internet earlier, which was so great. We’ve done some chores around the house and I’ve watching some Doctor Who while the last of the laundry finishes drying. That inspired today’s illustration.

And y’all know I had to add some motion to this bad boy…

Illustration created in Procreate on the iPad Pro and animated in Photoshop.

Hope you guys had a great weekend! Stay warm my fellow Okies.

Saturday Yarn

I got to spend Saturday night with some of the people I love being crafty, eating good food and drinking wine. I can’t say I’m mad about it either. :) . Here is my daily drawing for today. Made in Procreate on the iPad Pro.

And, as I have a tendency to do, I animated this illo just for fun. Here you go. Special appearance by Mia the cat.

Illustration animation rendered in Photoshop. Happy weekend friends!