Friday updates!

Fall is descending upon us quickly, which is awesome. I live in the wrong state to really enjoy the fullness of the autumn season, but thanks to the fall line of candles from Bath and Body Works I am able to at least smell some of it. I've burnt through two pumpkin candles already. And it's not even September yet....

I tend to feel more energized, more industrious and therefore more productive as fall draws closer. I have to believe it has something to do with the feeling of starting school. 16 years of looking forward to the fall (I loved school) seems to be rather ingrained in my head.
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I'm still kinda spread out between multiple projects, although each one is nearly wrapped up. I've finished a small english/macedonian number book for our friends who just had baby. It was a major departure from what I usually do, as it was super cartoony. Very fun project though.

And I've started attending another watercolor workshop on the beach. Small class, great instructor, very excited for the outcome. We had a model come in during the first session, which was a really great way to just dive right in.

I know what you are thinking.
"Wait, is that a picture on this blog NOT taken by a phone?"
Yep, I finally bit the bullet and purchased a scanner. (A real scanner, as opposed to the document scanner we have for office purposes.) I am still calibrating the color output and tweaking all the individual settings, but I love this machine. Will be eating ramen for another two weeks to make up for the cost but I think it will be worth it. And hopefully soon, I should be able to start creating quality prints of some of my recent work :)

2012 'Take a Walk in Her Shoes' Illustrations

I'm wrapping up a few different projects this week.
The most exciting/nerve-wracking project being the illustrated poster set for the '2012 Take a Walk in her Shoes' fashion event. I finalized the drawings last week, sent them to an online printer and readied myself to twiddle my thumbs until the posters arrived.

I have a very hard time shipping out work to a printer I've never used before. Even worse on my nerves, is work created on deadline. I really had to trust that PosterBrain.com's promise of quality/speed was up to snuff when I sent in the work to be printed.

And it absolutely was.

I was floored when I unrolled the posters. They did a phenomenal print job, the customer service during the process was top-notch, and there was even a piece of candy in the tube with the art. Easily one of the best online printing experiences I've ever had. I don't do a lot of poster work, but they have earned themselves a loyal customer when I do!

I'll be mounting the posters over the next day or so and readying my business cards, stickers and coupon codes for the fashion event on Friday. I am so thrilled to be able to lend a hand for such a fantastic organization, and will be present at the event selling and signing the posters -- with 100% of the proceeds going to the Chapman Partnership for the homeless.

It should be an exciting day...hopefully I remember my camera too!