Here's the news I promised... drumroll, please!



I'm so excited to announce that I've been selected to be one of 10 Crafty Bastards running for Craftiest Bastard 08! I'm their 'Paper Products' category pick. Voting is open now through October 1st. Please click here to go to the voting page. Vote early + vote often, and of course, tell your friends to vote too!

The Crafty Bastards fall event will be on September 28th, and you can also vote then. I'll be in booth 72, please do be sure to visit and say hi!

This coming weekend are my first two big shows of the season. Friday and Saturday will be Arts on Foot, on the south sidewalk of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, booth 21. Then Sunday is Adams Morgan Day, Sean and I will be set up in the Arts on Belmont section, booth 16.

Am I ready? Of course not! With just 24 hours to go for everything to be all packed up, I'll probably start thinking up ways to redesign my booth display tonight. And of course, campaign promises.

Meet my latest hand printed Moleskine creation for September, Skeleton Tree:

It started from a drawing in my own Moleskine in January while I was sitting outside among many trees, waiting for a friend.

I've screenprinted the illustration on both kraft and black covers, and both versions are posted in my Etsy shop.


Exciting news from August was having my work featured in HOW Magazine! Being a designer by profession, it was truly an honor to be featured in this awesome publication.



I've been busy in my studio working on a whole lot of new things for all of my upcoming shows. This coming weekend will be the busiest ever, I have three full days of shows in a row! Friday and Saturday is Arts on Foot, then Sunday is Adams Morgan Day. I keep the event list on the right sidebar of my blog updated and also started a monthly newsletter! If you'd like to subscribe, please enter your email address also located in the sidebar of my blog!

It's hard to believe that August flew by so quickly. I do hope you're all enjoying the last days of summer. It's time for me to sign off to get back to my studio, some more exciting news is coming up soon!

Introducing my latest illustrated, hand printed Moleskine for August 2008: Fly Away.



This illustration is based on an sketch I drew in my own Moleskine a few months back. After drawing and redrawing, I finally settled on this version, now available on both large and extra large Moleskine cahiers!


Fly Away on an extra large Moleskine [above] and large Moleskine [below]


This multi-layered print was handprinted by me in small batches, and as always, is available for sale in my Etsy shop.

Something exciting opened last Friday: the Pyramid Atlantic Community Arts Store!

Sean and I will have some of our artwork there, and of course notebooks and lunch bags as well!

I got to take a peek inside when I dropped off my work, and it looks amazing. The organisers have done an incredible job setting it up. Downtown Silver Spring will have the awesomest handmade shop in the area.

The address is: 924 Ellsworth Drive in downtown Silver Spring. Store hours will be: Thursdays: 12–8pm, Fridays: 12–7pm, and Saturdays: 10am to 7pm

Looking for more info? Check out the Pyramid Atlantic site.

Introducing my latest illustrated Moleskine notebook for July, Blue Tulips:


....and some of the latest additions to my screenprinted Moleskine series:

Imaginary Friend on an extra large Moleskine (left) and large Moleskine (right)


Knit Buddies (left) extra large Moleskine, and right: new edition Roxy

If you didn't make it to Crafty Bastards this past weekend, here's a peek at what our space looked like from where I was sitting:



Spring was such a busy time, Artomatic came and went, and then Crafty Bastards, and soon it'll be December again. I'm planning to introduce a new notebook each month from now till the end of the year, so check back soon to see how I'm doing. I have a stack of illustrations waiting to be used, and I can't wait to see how those look printed. But I'm going to try and be patient and work on them slowly, one month at a time. And like all the rest, they will be sold individually via my etsy shop.