Overdue Update!

I haven't been updating this as much as I would have liked to these past few months, especially since November. I bought a house with my fiance and got married. I wish I had a few minutes to do some art in there, but everything was put on the back burner... cleaning, eating, sleeping... literally everything was put on hold.

I did get a few great projects done for the wedding! Thank you to Pinterest for an overwhelming number of ideas, projects and inspiration. I did a whole wine/chalkboard theme for the reception, and even a little bit for the ceremony. I had a great time doing the typography for all the signs. I should have a few on Etsy soon, including a listing for a custom sign like the one below.

I also put together a world landmark collage for a new version of the Untapped Cities site. Below isn't my final version, but one of the final drafts.

My sister received a custom scarf for being my maid of honor. I painted a message on it for her, (process photo below) which she can read when it's laid out, but the message looks like an abstract pattern when worn. (similar to this)

That's about all I managed to do between packing, moving, unpacking, and planning the wedding... all after I get home from a full day of work. 

What have you been up to these past few months?

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Inspiration #4

These things really struck a cord with me this week:

1. This amazing owl drawing from Pinterest:

2. Detailed drawing on Colossal:

3. Amazing Green:

4. This touching animation short by Disney:


5. Window art from Colossal:

Have you seen the Disney short yet? Isn't it so sweet!

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Oui, Paris!

I drew some Paris Landmarks for Untapped Cities Paris. Check it out and read about my process!

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Reblogged by Break Through Radio!

It makes me so happy when people notice my art and decide it is worth sharing with others! It makes me feel like my hard work is paying off. Today BTR (Break Through Radio) reblogged my latest "Subway People" post for Untapped Cities!

Read the reblog here.

Read the original here.

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Untapped Cities: Don't Forget to Look Up!

Check out my weekly column for Untapped Cities, make sure you click on the link at the bottom to see the full drawing!

Not far from the Brooklyn Bridge, watching over City Hall, stands the red terra cotta Potter Building, designed by N.G. Starkweather and commissioned by Orlando B. Potter. Constructed from 1883-86 using terra cotta manufactured by the Boston Terra Cotta Company, the Potter building replaced Potter’s World Building that was destroyed by a fire in early 1882. In 1883, The New York Timesannounced that the 11 story office building with the street level commercial space would cost $700,000. To avoid history repeating itself, the Potter Building had the most advanced fireproofing available in the 1880s.

Buildings in the 1880s usually topped out at four stories. But with technological advances, tall buildings between nine and ten stories transformed the streets of lower (Click to read more and see the art)

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Untapped Cities: History of Washington Square Park

I know most of you have seen this drawing more than once over the years of this blog. But the Untapped Cities reader-ship saw it for the first time recently.

I also wrote a little bit about the history of Washington Square Park. I bet you have no idea what lies below...

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Subway People

Click here to read my untapped column this week!

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Page 1-2

This is page 1&2 of my Sketchbook Project 2012 book.  The page is entitled 'along the line'... it will be much nicer/cleaner/clearer when I ink it.  Stay tuned...

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