So Long, Studio

I am in between photographing and scanning all my current projects, so I figured now was a good time to record what my first studio looked like. Posted on the wall are some of the illustrators that inspire me, including Adam Rex and Peter Brown. I also love Charley Harper, and got that book for Christmas.

The environment was great; our space has skylights, storage space, and a lot of awesome company. It has been a lot of fun working with all the other illustration students, but I am also looking forward to working in a new city and a new space.

Christmas Book Time!

For Christmas, I went to New York and visited Books of Wonder. Books of Wonder is probably one of my favorite stores of all time; it's a real treat to visit as an illustrator or a fan of children's books. I came back with really cool books (some of them signed). Tove Jansson is one of my favorite children's writers and illustrators, and I lived off of her books as a kid. She is whimsical and very Scandinavian, which is a nice change from some copycat American books. Books of Wonder had two of her children's books, so I had to buy them.

I don't know if you can tell, but I'm wearing a paper Christmas crown